Establishing Communication; Software Connections; If The Connection Fails - Motorola iM1000 User Manual

Establishing Communication

To set up your iDEN modem for packet data services using AT commands,
you must first establish basic communication with the modem.
If you have not connected the data cable to the computer and your modem,
do so now. If you need instructions, see "This section provides information
for connecting the data cable and installing the software." on page 16.

Software Connections

After you establish the hardware connections, you must run a terminal
software program on your computer. The terminal program provides simple
communication through the computer serial port.
To test the connection,
1. Type ATi4 in the Terminal Window.
2. Press Enter. You should see one of the following messages:
MOTOROLA
OK

If the Connection Fails

If the message,
OK
AT command, check the connections and try again. Make sure that:
√
The modem is powered on.
√
The cable is connected according to the instructions in
"This section provides information for connecting the data
cable and installing the software." on page 16.
√
The serial (COM) port on the computer, to which the cable
is connected, is the same as the serial port specified in your
communication software.
√
The communication program that you are using is listed in
"
Configuring Communications Software
√
The software is configured according to the procedure
described in this section.
If, after taking the above measures, the connection continues to fail, see
"TROUBLESHOOTING" on page 53.
,
IDEN
- or -
, or the message, 0, does not display when you issue the
APPENDIX
,
MOTOROLA IDEN
0
" .
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