Specifications

Chapter3—UsingYourWirelessModem
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2. Ifthemodemindicatesthatitisnotregistered,verifythesignalstrengthtodetermineiftheproblemisthe
strengthofthereceivedsignal.
ToverifytheMTCMREV2:
1. OpenaterminalprogramandsendthecommandAT!STATUS
2. Severallinesofinformationarereturned.Thesecondfromthefinalresponseiseither‘Modemhas
registered’or‘ModemhasNOTregistered’.
CheckingtheModem’sIdentity
UsetheATIcommand(Note:ThiscommandisillustratedusingthecapitalletterIafterAT)
TypeATI0(Note:Thecommandendsinazero)
Themanufacturingdatadisplays.
ConnectingtotheInternet
YoucansetupInternetaccessusingWindowsDialUpNetworking(DUN)onthecomputerthattheMultiModem
iCellisserving.ForaGPRSnetwork,youmustcreateanAccessPointNameinthePhoneandModemOptions
dialoginWindowsControlPanelandthencreateyourWindowsDUN.
ConnectingtoaCDMANetworkforInternetAccess
Onceyouhaveactivatedyourwirelessaccount,youcanestablishyourInternet connectionthroughaWindows
dialupsession.Setupproceduresvaryaccordingtothetypeofwirelessserviceproviderused.
Requirements
OneMultiModemiCellmodem
Themodemmustbegettingapropersignalandbeshowinganetworkregistrationthroughthewireless
provider’snetwork
APCrunningWindowsXPor2003withtheMultiTechdriversinstalledforyourparticularmodel
ThefollowinginstructionsareforWindowsXPSP2andWindows2003.EveryPCmayhaveslightdifferenceswhich
maycausetheinstructionstobedifferent.Usetheseinstructionsasaguidetohelpyouund
erstandwhatis
requiredtosetupanInternetconnectionthroughyourwirelessserviceproviderforalloperatingsystems.
ConnectingtoanEDGE/GPRSNetworkforInternetAccess
AfteryouinserttheSIMcardandcompleteallsetupsteps,youcanestablishanInternetconnectionthrougha
Windowsdialupsession.
BeforeYouBe
gin
Beforeyoubegin,makesure:
YouhaveoneMultiModemiCellmodem,withanactiveSIMcard
Themodemreceivesapropersignalandshowsanetworkregistrationthroughthewirelessprovider’s
network
YourPCisrunningWindowsVistaorXP,withtheMultiTechdriversinstalled
ThefollowinginstructionsareforWindowsVistaandXP.EveryPCmayhaveslightdifferenceswhichmaycause
theinstructionstobedifferent.Usetheseinstructionsasaguidetohelpyouunderstandwhatisrequiredtoset
upanIn
ternetconnectionthroughyourwirelessserviceproviderforalloperatingsystems.