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ActionTec 56K PCI Master User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Contacting Action tec Customer Support ... 3 Product Registration ... 4 Safety Information ... 4 Product Features ... 6 Package Contents ... 6 Installing the Modem ... 7 Hardware Installation ... 7 Device Driver Installation and Configuration ... 10 Configuring Windows 95 ...

  • Page 3: Contacting Action Tec Customer Support

    Friday to provide professional support. New drivers and firmware are released as need arises to insure maximum compat- ibility and operation of your new 56K Internal PCI Modem. Find out about these and other new Actiontec products on the web at: http:\\www.actiontec.com.

  • Page 4: Product Registration

    Product Registration The installation CD that came with your modem contains a file called registra- tion. This file will take you to the Actiontec web site: http://www.actiontec.com/registration Please fill in the required fields so that you can get prompt support and notifica- tion of periodic product upgrades.
  • Page 5 • Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm. DANGER: When using your telephone equipment basic safety precautions should always be fol- lowed to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and injury to persons, including the following: •...

  • Page 6: Product Features

    Telephone cord Installation diskette or CD-ROM. Software License Agreement. As you examine these items, look for any physical damage. Retain your proof of purchase and packaging material in the event that you need to return your 56K PCI Internal Modem.

  • Page 7: Installing The Modem

    Installing the Modem System Preparation Before you begin the installation of your 56K Internal PCI Modem, all currently installed modems should be removed. This will help prevent hardware conflicts between the new modem and any previously installed modems. For Windows 95/98/NT Before you physically remove the old modem, go to Start-Settings-Control Panel and double-click the Modems icon.
  • Page 8 Step 4 Remove the screw securing the expansion slot cover behind one of the computer’s available PCI expansion slots. Lift the expansion slot cover out as shown below. See the caution statement on page 6. Figure 1: Removing the Backplate Step 5 Firmly, but gently, insert the modem into the available PCI expansion slot.
  • Page 9 Step 6 Put the chassis cover back on the computer. Step 7 Be sure that all power switches are in the OFF position, then reconnect the power cables to the computer and its peripherals. Step 8 Connect the telephone line cable to the Line (Telco) jack on the back of the modem.

  • Page 10: Device Driver Installation And Configuration

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

  • Page 11: Configuring Windows 98

    Step 3 At the next screen, Windows will ask if you want to use the driver it found. Click the Finish button. Windows will complete the installation of 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 Modems icon.

  • Page 12: Configuring Windows Nt 4.0

    Configuring Windows NT 4.0 Step 1 After you have installed the modem into your machine, turn on the power and 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 finished unpacking the driver and setting it up, a screen like the one shown below will be displayed.
  • Page 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 found on COM2.) In most cases Windows NT will detect the modem as a “Standard Modem”.

  • Page 14: Configuring Dos And Windows 3.1X

    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 above and can address nonstandard COM Port addresses, it may not be able to support this modem.

  • Page 15: Windows 3.1X

    To configure the modem’s country setting, open a terminal program such as 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: Japan: United States:...

  • Page 16: Configuring Os/2 Warp

    Configuring OS/2 WARP Note: If your computer system uses Phoenix BIOS, you must disable PnP OS support for the modem to be recognized in OS/2. See your computer users manual for information on accessing and changing your system BIOS settings. Step 1 After you have installed the modem into your machine, turn on the power and as OS/2 boots, look for the OS/2 logo in the upper left corner of the screen.

  • Page 17: Configuring Unixware

    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 the VIOTBL.DCP statement. If it is not, arrange the order of the statements so that this requirement is satisfied.) If there is no COM.SYS or VCOM.SYS statement, add these to your config.sys file (see the example for the proper syntax).

  • Page 18: Configuring The Modem For Linux (Verified For Red Hat 5.2 And 6.0)

    Step 4 Under the Device Name column, try to locate all of the “Unknown Devices”. For each unknown device you find, move the cursor to each row and press F6 for information. Look for the item “Board ID”. You will be looking for a board with ID “0x11c10480”. Step 5 Once you find the board, press <enter>...
  • Page 19 # ./MAKEDEV ttySx Where x is the COM port. This will create the appropriate files. Note: There is no MAKEDEV in OpenLinux. The commands will be as follows (as root): # mknod /dev/ttyS4 c 4 68 # mknod /dev/cua4 c 5 68 Note: Versions of Linux with the 2.2x kernel or newer versions of Linux, the / dev/cua4 device is obsolete.
  • Page 20 Step 4 Write down the first input/output range and IRQ. In this case, the I/O address is 0x6400 and the IRQ is 11. Type # setserial /dev/modem uart 16550A port 0x6400 irq 11 (The IRQ and port may vary depending on the results from step 3.) Step 5 Try out the settings in a program such as minicom.
  • Page 21 Setting Up and Using PPP (Minimal Setup) This section explains one way to set up a PPP connection from the command line. It does not go into tools such as linuxconf or KPPP. Step 1 The documentation for PPP comes with some sample dial-in scripts. They are located under /usr/doc/ppp-2.3.5/scripts.
  • Page 22 # chmod 711 ppp-on # chown root ppp-on # chgrp root ppp-on Step 6 Open up the /etc/resolv.conf file. In it, enter the IP addresses of the ISP’s DNS’s as follows: nameserver x.x.x.x where x.x.x.x is the IP address of the DNS. Enter each one on its own line in the same format.
  • Page 23 Step 1 Open up KPPP from the KDE menu. It is most likely located under the Internet subfolder. Step 2 When KPPP starts up, click the Setup button. Step 3 Before setting up individual PPP accounts, the modem itself needs to be configured.
  • Page 24 Step 3 Choose PPP and click Accept Step 4 Enter the ISP’s phone number, your user name and password. Note that the password will be stored unencrypted in a text file, so if security is an issue, you may choose to not enter the password until actually dialing. Step 5 Click Accept to save the new record.

  • Page 25: Configuring Your Modem's Country Code

    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 the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) of your country. The modem can be configured for: Canada, Japan, and the United States.

  • Page 26: At Commands Affecting Itu-T V.90 Operation

    To disable V.90, set S38 to 0. Use the S109 register to select between K56flex and V.90 protocols. Use the S109 register to disable 56K connections or to choose between K56flex and V.90 protocols. The default setting (S109=1) will attempt K56flex and then V.34 depending upon the central site modem being called and your phone line...
  • Page 27 Disable all 56K connections K56flex only, V.90 disabled (default) V.90 only. K56flex disabled This will disable all 56K connections will try to connect at K56flex rates with the V.34 upstream rate limited to 21.6K bps. This will cause the modem to attempt a V.90 connection only.

  • Page 28: Help And Service Information

    ISA card to the PCI bus. Turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the system. Check that the 56K PCI Internal Modem is properly inserted into the PCI slot. Remove the card and reinsert it if necessary.
  • Page 29 The number you are calling may not support V.90 or K56flex protocols. Some ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) have special numbers that you must call to connect at 56K rates. Contact your service provider and ask if the number you are calling supports V.90 or K56flex connections to their service.

  • Page 30: Reconfiguring A Windows Dial-Up Networking Connection

    Dial-Up Networking connection, Windows may issue a “COM Port open” error message. This means that previously installed modem configurations using the same COM Port as the Actiontec 56K PCI Internal Modem may be interfering with its operation. This interference is most likely due to the presence of an old Dial-Up Networking configuration.

  • Page 31: Notices

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

  • Page 32: Telecommunications Regulations

    Telecommunications Regulations The following three statements are provided in accordance with the Federal Com- munications Commission (FCC) and CDOC (Canada) regulations. Please read these statements carefully before installing your modem. FCC Part 68 Requirements This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC Registration Number and Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment.
  • Page 33 CAUTION: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as ap- propriate. NOTICE: The LOAD NUMBER (LN) assigned to each terminal device denotes the percentage of the total load to be connected to a telephone loop which is used by the device, to prevent overloading.

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