Specifications

Configuring Diva Mobile for Windows XP
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Configure Multilink PPP (optional)
(For ISDN connections only) If your Internet service provider supports Multilink PPP, you
can use both B-channels to attain a connection speed of 128 kbps. Since Multilink PPP
connections use both B-channels, the cost of your connection will increase.
1. Click ‘Start > Connect To > Show all connections’. Right-click the entry for your Internet
connection, and then select ‘Properties’.
2. In the ‘Properties’ dialog box, click the ‘General’ tab.
3. From ‘Connect using’, make sure that both ISDN channels for the Diva Mobile are
selected.
4. If both of your B-channels must call the same number (for the connection), select ‘All
devices call the same numbers’.
If the second B-channel dials a different ISDN number, type the ISDN number in
‘Phone number’.
5. Click the ‘Options’ tab and, under ‘Multiple devices’, select one of these options:
•‘Dial all devices’: Select this option if you always want to use both of your B-channels
for the connection.
•‘Dial devices only as needed’: Select this option if you want to use both of your
B-channels only when required. To configure additional settings for this option, click
‘Configure’ (refer to the Windows XP online help for descriptions of the options in
the displayed dialog box).
Note: This option can be used only if it is supported by your ISP.
•‘Dial only the first available device’: Select this option if you want to use the first
available B-channel.
6. Click ‘OK’ to close the ‘Properties’ dialog box for your connection.
To connect to the Internet:
After you have set up the connection to your Internet service provider as described
previously, you can to connect to the Internet.
1. To connect to the Internet, launch your Web browser or email application. A dialog
box appears that prompts you to connect.
Note: If you want to automatically connect to the Internet each time you start your
Web browser or email application, select ‘Connect automatically’.
2. Click ‘Connect’. When the connection is established the ‘Status’ dialog box appears.
You can browse the Internet or check your email using any Web browser or email
application.
3. To terminate the connection, click ‘Start > Connect To > Show all connections.
Right-click the entry for your Internet connection, then select ‘Disconnect’.