User guide

Windows Computers 13
Configuring Your Windows PC
Configuration differs depending on the type of Globalstar data service you
want to use: packet data, asynchronous connection with PPP data, or
asynchronous data only, as shown in the following table.
Tip
The easiest way to configure a modem driver and Dial-Up
Networking connection is to use the “Quick Start Installation” on
page 14, where a wizard does most of it for you.
What you need to configure for Windows
Type of Globalstar
data service:
Modem driver required? Dial-Up Networking
Connection required?
Packet data
connections
Example: browsing
the Internet or
sending email
Yes
A modem driver lets your
QUALCOMM Globalstar
Tri-Mode Phone act as a
wireless modem.
Go to: page 14
Yes
Dial-Up Networking lets
you access the Internet
using Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP).
Go to: page 14
Asynchronous
connections that
access packet
(PPP) data
Example: dialing into
a modem behind a
firewall, then
accessing a
corporate intranet
Yes
Windows 95/98:
You can use the same
modem driver you
configure for packet data.
Go to: page 14
Windows NT/2000:
You must set up a second
modem driver with a
different AT command.
Go to: page 14
Yes
You must configure a
separate Dial-Up
Networking connection for
an asynchronous
connection—if you will use
it to access packet data.
Go to: page 14
Asynchronous data
connections only
Example: dialing into
a BBS
No — If you use
HyperTerminal or a similar
program and just connect
using a serial port (e.g.,
COM1). Go to: page 54
Yes — If you use
HyperTerminal or a similar
program and connect by
selecting a modem driver.
See modem driver details
above.
No
Connect using
HyperTerminal or a similar
program, without using
Dial-Up Networking.
Go to: page 54