Specifications

Chapter3‐Operation
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Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.MT9234ZBA‐USBUserGuide(S000473A)
Chapter 3 – Operation
FrontPanel
TheMultiModemproducthas6LEDindicatorsonthefrontpanelthatindicatestatus, config uration,andactivity.
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TransmitData.TheTDLEDflasheswhenthemodemistransmittingdatatoanothermodem.
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ReceiveData.TheRDLEDflasheswhenthemodemisreceivingdatafromanothermodem.
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CarrierDetect.Th
eCDLEDlightswhenthemodemdetectsavalidcarriersignalfromanother
modem.Itisonwhenthemodemiscommunicatingwiththeothermodemandoffwhenthelinkis
broken.
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Off‐Hook.TheOHLEDlightswhenthemodemisoff‐hook,whichoccurswhenthemodemisdialing,
online,orans
weringacall.TheLEDflasheswhenthemodempulse‐dials.
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TerminalReady.TheTRLEDlightswhenacommunicationsprogramisusingthemodem.Itmeans
themodemisreadyforanoutgoingorincomingcall.Itgoesoffwhenthecommunicationsprogram
disconnects.Whenitgoesoff,aconne
ctedmodemwillalsodisconnect.
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Power.ThePWRledlightswhenthemodemisinstalledinWindows.
ConnectingtotheInternet
YourMulti‐Techmodem is yourgatewaytotheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.ToaccesstheInternetand
Webviayourmodem,youmustestablishadial‐upaccountwithanInternetserviceprovider(ISP).Tolocatean
ISPnearyou,lookinalocaldirectoryorcomputerpublication.You
rISPshouldprovideyouwiththefollowing
information:
● Username(alsocalleduserID)
● Password
● Accessnumber(thenumberyoucalltoconnecttotheserver)
● Hostnameand/ordomainname
● DomainNameServer(DNS)serveraddress
If,besidestheWeb,youusetheIntern etfore‐mailandnewsgroups,yourISPshouldalsoprovideyouwiththe
followinginformation:E‐mailorPOPmailaddress;POPserveraddress;MailorSMTPaddress
InternetConnection
BeforeyoucanconnecttotheInternet,youmustsetuparemote‐nodeclientprog
ramonyourcomputer.Most,if
notall,Windowsbrowserscanautomaticallyopenthisconnection.Forinstructionsonhowtosetupthis
connection,consultyourISPoryouroperatingsystem’sonlinehelporprinteddocumentation.ManyISPsinclude
withtheirserviceaprogramthatwillinstallandconf
igurethisconnectionautomatically foryou.
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