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Tech Note: Configuring a Modem for an ADR

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Configuring the Modem

To configure the modem , you'll first need to plug the modem into the PC with a serial cable and use the ADR Modem

Configurer utility to select the proper .mdm file. Follow these steps:

1. Using a serial cable, connect the modem to the PC where the properly configured modem file (.mdm) is stored.

Make sure the modem has power.

2. Go to Start menu and open the Programs list. Open the Peek group and launch the ADR Modem Config

Tool. The utility's window will appear.

Figure 3 – ADR Modem Configurer utility

3. In the Modem File Selection field, select the required .mdm file that you selected or edited in the last section.

4. In the Baud Rate field, set the baud rate to the same baud rate the ADR will use to communicate to its modem.

(19200 is the recommended baud rate for most ADR units.)

5. Select the Comm Port that this PC will use to communicate with the modem.

6. If you want to store a record of the communications that occur during the configuration (always a good idea), make

sure the Debug File On box is checked.

7. Press the Reset Modem button to start the configuration of the modem. It should only take a few seconds to

complete.

The ADR Modem Configurer Program will give an indication of whether the modem was properly configured or not. If

the Debug File option was selected, you can view the details of the configuration by opening the log file. This text file is

named ADR MODEM CONFIGURER.DBG, and is stored in the same folder as the ADR Modem Configurer.

select the modem setup file (.mdm) here

enter the serial port used by the PC

Important: This must be set to the same

baud rate that will be used by the ADR to

communicate with the modem

use this button to trigger the configuration

this box displays the text commands that are

being sent to the modem

this box displays the responses that the

modem sends back

Note: To store a log of these messages, make

sure the Debug File On check box is checked

before you press the Reset Modem button.