User manual

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3.1.1 Dialing Computer................................................................................................30
3.1.2 Operating System ................................................................................................31
3.1.3 A cautionary note on laptop computers and Windows NT .................................31
3.1.4 Modem and multi-port serial I/O hardware recommendations ...........................31
3.1.5 Modem Phone Line(s).........................................................................................32
3.1.6 Security................................................................................................................32
3.2 TCP/IP ..........................................................................................................................32
3.2.1 Issues with Windows 95A...................................................................................32
3.2.2 Firewalls and TCP/IP ..........................................................................................33
3.2.3 Software that can interfere with TCP/IP operation .............................................33
3.3 Winsock 2 and HTML Help .........................................................................................33
3.4 Preparing to install and run PhoneSweep .....................................................................34
3.5 Installing PhoneSweep..................................................................................................35
3.6 Hardware License Protection........................................................................................35
3.6.1 Laptop models known to have problems with the dongle:..................................36
3.6.2 Software known to interfere with dongles on the parallel port ...........................36
3.6.3 Instructions for installing the optional USB dongle............................................36
3.7 Selecting Modems for use with PhoneSweep...............................................................37
3.8 Recommended Modems ...............................................................................................39
3.8.1 3.3v chipset Modems approved for PhoneSweep 3.01 and above ......................39
3.8.2 Other modems tested by Sandstorm....................................................................40
3.8.3 Modems Not Recommended...............................................................................40
3.8.4 Modems recommended by customers in other countries ....................................40
3.9 Recommended ISDN-capable modems ........................................................................41
3.9.1 ISDN sweeps in foreign countries.......................................................................41
3.10 Scanning in Multiple Countries ....................................................................................41
3.11 Testing COM ports, Modems using checkmodems.exe ...............................................42
3.12 Configuring your PC to support 4 or more Modems ....................................................43
3.12.1 IRQs and I/O addresses .......................................................................................43
3.13 Equipping a Desktop Computer with Multiple Modems..............................................45
3.13.1 Installation advice for multi-port cards ...............................................................45
3.14 Equipping a Desktop with multiple modems for PhoneSweep Plus 12 and 16............46
3.15 Equipping a Laptop with Multiple Modems.................................................................47
3.16 Uninstalling PhoneSweep .............................................................................................47
3.17 Reinstalling PhoneSweep .............................................................................................47
4 Setting Up a Sweep..............................................................................................................48
4.1 Setting Up And Managing Calling Profiles..................................................................48
4.1.1 What information is contained in a profile?........................................................49
4.1.2 Overview of profile management........................................................................50
4.2 Adding Phone Numbers to a Profile .............................................................................50
4.2.1 What numbers can PhoneSweep call?.................................................................51
4.2.2 The Add Phone Numbers dialog box ..................................................................52
4.2.3 Adding a single phone number or a range of phone numbers.............................53
4.2.4 Telling PhoneSweep when to call phone numbers (Time Periods) ....................54
4.2.5 Adding Notes for a single phone number or range of phone numbers ...............54
4.2.6 Editing and deleting phone numbers and associated time periods and notes......54