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® MultiModem MT9234ZBA-Series MT9234ZBA MT9234ZBA-V User Guide Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
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This model has approvals in many countries so you can ship one SKU (stock unit) virtually anywhere in the world. Localization kits are available for country-specific power cords, phone cords and telco adapters. Go to www.multitech.com/globalmodem for details. AT Commands Information The AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes for the MT9234ZBA-Series Modems are published in a separate Reference Guide.
Chapter 1 – Introduction Technical Specifications The MT9234ZBA-Series modem meets the following specifications: ® MultiModem Trade Name MT9234ZBA or MT9234ZBAV Model Number 56K speeds when accessing a V.90 or V.92 server Server-to-Client Up to 48Kbps when accessing a V.92 server Client-to-Server 33600, 31200, 28800, 26400, 24000, 21600, 19200, 16800 bps, Client-to-Client...
Chapter 2 – Installation Chapter 2 – Installation This chapter shows you step-by-step how to set up your Multi-Tech MT9234ZBA modem. Safety Warnings • Use this product only with UL- and CUL-listed computers (U.S.A. and Canada) • To reduce the risk of fire, use only 26 AWG (.41mm) or larger telephone wiring. •...
Chapter 2 – Installation Location of the Jumpers Note: The Speaker Mode Jumper is for a Modem with the Voice Option Changing the Dial-Up/Leased-Line Jumper As shipped from the factory, your modem is configured for normal dial-up operation. That is, the modem must dial a phone number to connect to another modem.
Chapter 2 – Installation Step 2: Connect the Modem to Your PC Turn off your computer. Place the modem in a convenient location, and then connect it to your computer’s serial port, the telephone line or leased line, AC power, and, optionally, your telephone. Connections - No Voice Connections With Voice Connect the Modem to Your PC...
Chapter 2 – Installation Connect Speakers (Voice Option) For speakerphone or voice mail applications, use a 1/8-inch plug male-to-male stereo patch cord to connect the SPKR jack on the side of the modem to the LINE IN jack on your sound card. If your sound card does not have a LINE IN jack, use its MIC jack.
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Chapter 2 – Installation Click on the next button to start the driver pre-installation. You will be prompted confirm the installation of the driver. Click the Install button to continue. There will be a transitory screen, then the process will complete. Click on the Finish button. Connect your modem to an available serial port.
Euro/NAM AT%T19,0,34 (default) A list of country/region codes can be found on the Multi-Tech Web site at: http://www.multitech.com/en_US/PRODUCTS/Categories/Device_Networking/global_modems/configuration.asp The Global Modem Country Approvals page displays. On this page you can view approvals, configuration strings and responses by country and products.
Chapter 3 – Operation Chapter 3 – Operation About the Front Panel The LED indicators on the front panel indicate status, configuration, and activity: Flashes when the modem is transmitting data to another modem. TD – Transmit Data. Flashes when the modem is receiving data. RD –...
Chapter 4 – Remote Configuration Chapter 4–Remote Configuration Remote configuration is a network management tool that allows you to configure MultiModem ZBA units anywhere in your network from one location. With password-protected remote configuration, you can issue AT commands to a remote modem for maintenance or troubleshooting as if you were on site.
Chapter 5 – Callback Security Chapter 5 – Callback Security This chapter describes how to use callback security with your modem. Callback security protects your network from unauthorized access and helps control long-distance costs. When callback security is enabled, all callers are requested to enter a password.
Chapter 5 – Callback Security Setting Callback Security Message Parity The modem’s password prompt and messages parity must match the parity of the computer to which the modem is connected. Open a data communications program such as HyperTerminal. In the terminal window, type AT#Sxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxx is your password. Press E .
Chapter 5 – Callback Security Calling Procedures Use the following procedures to call a modem that has callback security enabled. Note that Autoanswer must be enabled on the calling modem (S0=1). Password-Only Callback Use this procedure when calling from a fixed location. Using a data communications program such as HyperTerminal, dial the number of the callback modem.
Chapter 5 – Callback Security Extension-Entry Callback Use this procedure when calling from an extension at the callback number. The password that you use must be set up for an optional extension-entry callback. Using a data communications program such as HyperTerminal, dial the number of the callback modem. When the connection is established, the callback modem responds with the following message: Password>...
Chapter 5 – Callback Security Callback Security Commands The AT Commands related to Callback Security are included in the AT Commands Reference guide included on MT9234ZBA-Series product CD. Callback Assignments Form Location Password Telephone Number Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MT9234ZBA-Series User Guide (S000387D) Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting Your modem was thoroughly tested at the factory before it was shipped. If you are unable to make a successful connection, or if you experience data loss or garbled characters during your connection, it is possible that the modem is defective. However, it is more likely that the source of your problem lies elsewhere.
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Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting • The serial port might be defective. If you have another serial port, install the modem on it, change the COM port setting in your software, and try again. • The modem might have a problem beyond the scope of this user guide. If you have another Multi-Tech modem, try swapping modems.
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Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting The Modem Disconnects While Online • If you are not using Modem on Hold, Call Waiting can interrupt your connection when someone tries to call you. If you have Call Waiting service, disable it before each call. In most telephone areas in North America, you can disable Call Waiting by preceding the telephone number with *70 (but first check with your local telephone company).
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Chapter 6 – Troubleshooting Data Is Being Lost • If you are using data compression and a high speed serial port, set the serial port baud rate to two to six times the data rate. • Make sure the flow control method you selected in software matches the method selected in the modem. •...
Identify the current version of the firmware at the Multi-Tech Web site. If your modem already has the current firmware, there is no need to update it. Using your favorite Web browser, go to http://www.multitech.com/en_US/SUPPORT/Updates/Firmware/. Scroll down to your modem model number.
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Readme file. Copy the upgrade .HEX file into the Flash Wizard folder, which, in a default installation, is at C:\Program Files\MultiTech Systems\Flash Wizard\. Step 5: Clear Your Stored Parameters Before you flash your modem, you should record the parameters that are currently stored in it, so you can reprogram it after flashing.
Appendix B – Regulatory Compliance Appendix B – Regulatory Compliance FCC Part 15 Regulation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to 47 CFR – FCC Part 15 regulations. The stated limits in this regulation are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential environment.
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Appendix B – Regulatory Compliance Canadian Limitations Notice Notice: The ringer equivalence number (REN) assigned to each terminal device provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the ringer equivalence numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5.
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Appendix B – Regulatory Compliance New Zealand Telecom Warning Notice The grant of a Telepermit for any item of terminal equipment indicates only that Telecom has accepted that the item complies with minimum conditions for connection to its network. It indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom, nor does it provide any sort of warranty.
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Appendix B – Regulatory Compliance Brazil Special Cable – for MT9234ZBA model only Attention: A special phone cable is required for regulatory compliance. Um cabo especial para telefone é requerido para a conformidade regulatória. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MT9234ZBA-Series User Guide (S000387D) Downloaded from Elcodis.com electronic components distributor...
Appendix C – Environmental Information Appendix C – Environmental Information WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Statement July, 2005 The WEEE directive places an obligation on EU-based manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and importers to take-back electronics products at the end of their useful life. A sister Directive, ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) complements the WEEE Directive by banning the presence of specific hazardous substances in the products at the design phase.
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Appendix C – Environmental Information Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Certificate of Compliance 2002/95/EC Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. confirms that this product now complies with the chemical concentration limitations set forth in the directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament (Restriction Of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment - RoHS) These Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Appendix D – Installing a Modem under Linux Appendix D – Installing a Modem under Linux This appendix explains how to install a modem on a computer operating under the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system. Other versions of Red Hat and other Linux operating systems should be similar. Briefly, in Linux, you do not need drivers for most standard external modems and most internal ISA bus modems.
Appendix E – Connecting to a Cisco Router Appendix E – Using Out of Band Management This appendix covers the setting up of a router. The router's console port, for example on a Cisco router, is an asynchronous serial port configured as data communications equipment (DCE). Step 1: Configure the Modem for your Country or Region Configure the modem defaults to match the requirements of the country/region in which it will be used.
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Appendix E – Connecting to a Cisco Router Step 3: Console Port Final Setup Send the following command string to the modem connected to the console port of the Cisco router: AT%R1&W0 The %R1 command sets E0, Q1, &D0, &K0, $SB9600, and %S1, and the &W0 command stores the commands to memory.
Index AT commands Leased Line Operation ............7 &W ................13 Leased-Line Operation ............ 12 O 13 LED Indicators............12, 19 AT Commands ..............4 Line Connection ..............8 Autoanswer ..............21 Linux ................32 Lost Data ................. 22 ...
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