Actiontec 56K - Manuals

6 Product Features The Actiontec 56K Internal PCI Modem contained in this package has the follow-ing features. l Conforms to the ITU-T V.90 specification with auto-negotiation of V.90, V.34,V.32bis, V.32, V.23, V.22bis, V.22, V.21, Bell 212A, and Bell 103 protocols. l Supports Group 3: class 1 and 2...

7 Installing the Modem System Preparation Before you begin the installation of your 56K Internal PCI Modem, all currentlyinstalled modems should be removed. This will help prevent hardware conflictsbetween the new modem and any previously installed modems. For Windows 95/98/NT Before you physically ...

10 Device Driver Installation and Configuration Configuring Windows 95 Step 1 After you have installed the modem into your machine, turn on the powerand allow the system to boot normally. Step 2 After Windows 95 loads, it will detect new hardware. The modem willbe identified as a “PCI Card”. Select ...

11 Step 3 At the next screen, Windows will ask if you want to use the driver itfound. Click the Finish button. Windows will complete the installationof the drivers for the modem. Step 4 To verify that the modem has been properly installed, go to Start-Settings-Control Panel and double-click the Mode...

12 Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Step 1 After you have installed the modem into your machine, turn on the powerand allow the system to boot normally. Step 2 Insert the installation CD_ROM. Now go to Start-Run. Type in“d:drivers\pciven\winnt\setupnt.exe” and click OK. Step 3 After the program has finish...

13 Step 7 The COM port will be the next one higher than those currently installed.(In the above example, COM1 is already installed, so the modem is foundon COM2.) In most cases Windows NT will detect the modem as a“Standard Modem”. Click the Change button. Step 8 Insert the installation diskette or ...

14 Configuring DOS and Windows 3.1X Note: Not all communications programs are supported under DOS due to PCI IRQ requirements. Unless your application can support IRQ 9 or aboveand can address nonstandard COM Port addresses, it may not be able tosupport this modem. Step 1 After you have installed th...

15 To configure the modem’s country setting, open a terminal program suchas Hyper Terminal. At the command prompt, type: at<enter>. The re-sponse should be “OK”. Now type one of the following commands de-pending on the country where the modem will be operated. Canada: at%T19,0,1c<enter> ...

16 Configuring OS/2 WARP Note: If your computer system uses Phoenix BIOS, you must disable PnP OSsupport for the modem to be recognized in OS/2. See your computerusers manual for information on accessing and changing your systemBIOS settings. Step 1 After you have installed the modem into your machi...

17 Step 9 You will need to modify your config.sys file. Find the entry for COM.SYS(It should be just after the KEYBOARD.DCP statement and before theVIOTBL.DCP statement. If it is not, arrange the order of the statementsso that this requirement is satisfied.) If there is no COM.SYS orVCOM.SYS stateme...

18 Step 4 Under the Device Name column, try to locate all of the “UnknownDevices”. For each unknown device you find, move the cursor to eachrow and press F6 for information. Look for the item “Board ID”. Youwill be looking for a board with ID “0x11c10480”. Step 5 Once you find the board, press <e...

25 Configuring Your Modem’s Country Code After following the steps for your operating system and after the system has re-started, you may need to issue an AT Command to configure the modem to use thePSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) of your country. The modem can beconfigured for: Canada, Jap...

26 AT Commands Affecting ITU-T V.90 Operation There are 3 S-registers which support K56flex, V.90, and V.34 connections. TheS37 register is used to control the upstream V.34 rate. S38 sets the maximumdownstream speed that the modem attempts to connect. To disable V.90, set S38to 0. Use the S109 regi...

27 Examples at&fs38=0s109=0 This will disable all 56K connections at&fs38=1s109=1s37=14 This will disable V.90 connections. The modem will try to connect at K56flex rates with the V.34upstream rate limited to 21.6K bps. at&fs38=1s109=2 This will cause the modem to attempt a V.90 connecti...

28 Help and Service Information General Troubleshooting Tips Modem is not detected on power-up: l Check your system BIOS IRQ assignments and make sure that at least twointerrupts (especially any unused interrupts) have been assigned to the PCIbus. Go to your system BIOS’s Setup routine and find the ...

29 Can’t Connect at 56K Rates: Note: Current FCC regulations limit your maximum connection rate to 53Kbitsper sec. l The number you are calling may not support V.90 or K56flex protocols. SomeISP’s (Internet Service Providers) have special numbers that you must call toconnect at 56K rates. Contact yo...

30 Reconfiguring a Windows Dial-Up Networking Connection When you attempt to check your modem after configuration, or to configure aDial-Up Networking connection, Windows may issue a “COM Port open” errormessage. This means that previously installed modem configurations using thesame COM Port as the...

31 Notices Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instal-lation. This equip...

32 Telecommunications Regulations The following three statements are provided in accordance with the Federal Com-munications Commission (FCC) and CDOC (Canada) regulations. Please readthese statements carefully before installing your modem. FCC Part 68 Requirements This equipment complies with Part ...

33 CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, butshould contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as ap-propriate. NOTICE: The LOAD NUMBER (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotesthe percentage of the total load to be connected to a telep...