Specifications

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Cisco IOS Dial Technologies Configuration Guide
Configuring and Managing Integrated Modems
The Cisco IOS software provides commands that manage modems that reside inside access servers or
routers in the form of modem cards. This chapter describes the modem management tasks. It includes
the following main sections:
• Modems and Modem Feature Support
• Managing Modems
• Configuration Examples for Modem Management
For additional instructions for configuring Cisco access servers, see the chapter “Configuring and
Managing Cisco Access Servers and Dial Shelves” in this publication.
To identify the hardware platform or software image information associated with a feature, use the
Feature Navigator on Cisco.com to search for information about the feature or refer to the software
release notes for a specific release. For more information, see the “Identifying Supported Platforms”
section in the “Using Cisco IOS Software” chapter.
Modem initialization strings are listed in the “Modem Initialization Strings” appendix. For a complete
description of the commands mentioned in this chapter, refer to the Cisco IOS Dial Technologies
Command Reference. To locate documentation of other commands that appear in this chapter, use the
command reference master index or search online.
Modems and Modem Feature Support
The Cisco IOS software supports three types of integrated modems for Cisco access servers and access
routers:
• Modem ISDN channel aggregation (MICA) digital modem
• NextPort digital modem
• NM-AM network module analog modem
Table 6 lists device support for each of the Cisco access server hardware platforms.