Specifications
Chapter3—UsingYourWirelessModem
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2. Ifthemodemindicatesthatitisnotregistered,verifythesignalstrengthtodetermineiftheproblemisthe
strengthofthereceivedsignal.
ToverifytheMTCMR‐EV2:
1. OpenaterminalprogramandsendthecommandAT!STATUS
2. Severallinesofinformationarereturned.Thesecondfromthefinalresponseiseither‘Modemhas
registered’or‘ModemhasNOTregistered’.
CheckingtheModem’sIdentity
UsetheATIcommand(Note:ThiscommandisillustratedusingthecapitalletterIafterAT)
● TypeATI0(Note:Thecommandendsinazero)
● Themanufacturingdatadisplays.
ConnectingtotheInternet
YoucansetupInternetaccessusingWindowsDial‐UpNetworking(DUN)onthecomputerthattheMultiModem
iCellisserving.ForaGPRSnetwork,youmustcreateanAccessPointNameinthePhoneandModemOptions
dialoginWindowsControlPanelandthencreateyourWindowsDUN.
ConnectingtoaCDMANetworkforInternetAccess
Onceyouhaveactivatedyourwirelessaccount,youcanestablishyourInternet connectionthroughaWindows
dial‐upsession.Setupproceduresvaryaccordingtothetypeofwirelessserviceproviderused.
Requirements
● OneMultiModemiCellmodem
● Themodemmustbegettingapropersignalandbeshowinganetworkregistrationthroughthewireless
provider’snetwork
● APCrunningWindowsXPor2003withtheMulti‐Techdriversinstalledforyourparticularmodel
ThefollowinginstructionsareforWindowsXPSP2andWindows2003.EveryPCmayhaveslightdifferenceswhich
maycausetheinstructionstobedifferent.Usetheseinstructionsasaguidetohelpyouund
erstandwhatis
requiredtosetupanInternetconnectionthroughyourwirelessserviceproviderforalloperatingsystems.
ConnectingtoanEDGE/GPRSNetworkforInternetAccess
AfteryouinserttheSIMcardandcompleteallsetupsteps,youcanestablishanInternetconnectionthrougha
Windowsdial‐upsession.
BeforeYouBe
gin
Beforeyoubegin,makesure:
●
YouhaveoneMultiModemiCellmodem,withanactiveSIMcard
● Themodemreceivesapropersignalandshowsanetworkregistrationthroughthewirelessprovider’s
network
● YourPCisrunningWindowsVistaorXP,withtheMulti‐Techdriversinstalled
ThefollowinginstructionsareforWindowsVistaandXP.EveryPCmayhaveslightdifferenceswhichmaycause
theinstructionstobedifferent.Usetheseinstructionsasaguidetohelpyouunderstandwhatisrequiredtoset
upanIn
ternetconnectionthroughyourwirelessserviceproviderforalloperatingsystems.