Specifications

Chapter3—UsingYourWirelessModem

Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.MultiModemiCellUserGuide 36

SettinguptheAccessPointName(APN)intotheModem’sPropertiesonyourPC

Forsomemodelstoconnecttoyourprovider’snetwork,youmusttellthemodemtheAPNtowhichitconnects.

TheAPNisaservernamethatyouraccountissetuponwithyourprovider.Yourprovider giv

esyoutheAPN.

1. ClickStartthenControlPanel.

2. InControlPanel,double‐clickPhoneandModemOptions.

3. InthePhoneandModemOptionsscreen,clicktheModemstab.HighlightyourMultiModemlistedinthe

tableandthenclickProperties.

4. APropertieswindowforyourmodemdisplays.ForWindowsVistaandlateroperatingsystems,clickChange

Settings.

5. ClicktheAdvancedtab.IntheExtraSettingsgroup,intheExtrainitializationtextbox, enter: 

AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”<APN>”

For<APN>,enterinthecorrectAPNforyouraccount.

Forexample:AT+CGDCONT=1”IP”,”ISP.AT&T”

6. ClickOKtoclosethePropertieswindow.ThenclickOKtoclosethePhoneandModemsOptionswindow.

CreatingDialUpConnectioninWindowsVistaandXP

1. SelectStartandthenControlPanel.

2. IntheControlPanel,double‐clickNetworkConnections. 

3. OntheNetworkConnectionsscreenontheleft‐handsideunderNetworkTasks,clickCreateanew

connection.

4. TheNewConnectionWizardappears.ThewizardstepsyouthroughInternetconnectionsetup.ClickNext.

5. OntheNetworkConnectionTypescreen,selectConnecttotheInternet,andthenclickNext.

6. OntheGettingReadyscreen,selectSetupmyconnectionmanually,andthenclickNext.

7. OntheInternetConnection screen,selectConnectusingadial‐upmodem,andthenclickNext.

Note:AfterclickingonNext,youmayormaynotbeaskedtoselectwhichmodemtouse.Ifyouhavemore

thanonemodeminstalledinyourPC,youmustselectthepropermodemtous

e.Ifasked,selecttheMulti‐

Techwirelessmodemthatyouinstalled.

8. OntheConnectionNamescreenintheISPNamebox,typeinanameforyournewconnection.Youcangiveit

anynamethatyouwouldlike.Afteryouhavetypedinaname,clickNext.

9. OnthePhoneNumbertoDialscreen,typeinthenumberthatspecifiestothemodemtoconnecttoyour

provider’sInternetservice.

a. Type*99***1#.

b. ClickNext.

c. ForCDMAandEV‐DOmodems,type#777.

d. ClickNext.

10. OntheConnectionAvailabilityscreen,specify ifanyonecanusethisconnectionoriftheconnectionisjustfor

youruse.SelectthedesiredradiobuttonandclickNext.

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