Specifications

Chapter4–RemoteConfiguration
Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.MT9234ZBA‐USBUserGuide(S000473A) 21
Chapter 4 – Remote Configuration
Remoteconfigurationisanetworkmanagementtoolthatallowsyoutoconfiguremodemsanywhereinyour
networkfromonelocation.Withpasswordprotectedremoteconfiguration,youcanissueATcommandstoa
remoteMultiModemproductformaintenanceortroubleshootingasifyouwereonsite.
BasicProcedure
ThefollowingstepsarevalidregardlessofwhethertheconnectionisestablishedbythelocalortheremoteMulti‐
Techmodem.
1. EstablishadataconnectionwitharemoteMultiModemproduct.
2. SendthreeremoteconfigurationescapecharactersfollowedbyATandthesetuppassword,andpress
ENTER.Example:%%%ATMTSMODEM.Youhavefo
urtriestoenterthecorrectpasswordbefore
beingdisconnected.Ifthepasswordiscorrect,theremotemodemrespondswithOK.
3. YoucannowsendATcommandstoconfiguretheremotemodem .
4. Whenyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheremotemodem,savethenewconfigurationbytyping
AT&W0,andpressingEn
ter.
5. TypeATOandpressEntertoexitremoteconfiguration.Youcanthenbreaktheconnectioninthe
normalway.
CAUTION:Ifyouhang‐up/disconnectwhileyouareinremoteconfigurationmode,itmaylockuptheremote
modem.
Setup
Multi‐Techmodemsareshippedwithadefaultsetuppassword(MTSMODEM).Becauseanyonewhohasan
owner’smanualknowsthedefaultsetuppassword,forsecurityyoushouldchangethepasswordandpossiblyalso
theremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.
ChangingtheSetupPassword
1. OpenadatacommunicationsprogramsuchasPhoneToolsorHyperTerminal.
2. Tochangethepassword,typeAT#S=xxxxxxxx,wherexxxxxxxxstandsforthepassword, andpress
ENTER.Thepasswordcanincludeanykeyboardcharacter,andmustbeonetoeightcharacterslong.
ThemodemrespondswithOK.
3. Thenewpasswordissavedautomati
cally.YoucannoweitherentermoreATcommandsorexitthe
datacommunicationsprogram.Thenexttimeyouremotelyconfigurethemodemyoumustusethe
newsetuppassword.
Note:Youcanonlychangethesetuppasswordlocally;youcannotdoitremotely.Also,passwordsareca
se
sensitive.Thenexttimeyouenterthepassword,itmustbeinthesamecaseasyousetitup.
ChangingtheRemoteEscapeCharacter
Toincreasesecurity,youcanchangearemotemodem’sremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.Theremote
configurationescapecharacterisstoredinregisterS9.Thefactorydefaultis37,whichistheASCIIcodefo rthe
percentcharacter(%).ForASCIIcodecharacters,refertoAppendixE.SettingS9to0(zero)disablesremote
configurationentir
ely—butifyoudothisremotely,youwon’tbeabletochangeitbackremotely!
1. Establisharemoteconfigurationlinkwiththeremotemodemasdescribedin“BasicProcedure.”
2. TypeATS9=n,wherenistheASCIIcodeforthenewremoteconfigurationescapecharacter,
thenpressENTER
.
3. SavethenewvaluebytypingAT&WandpressingENTER.
4. TypeATO<CR>toexitremoteconfiguration.
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