3Com Dual 56K User Manual page 148

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PPENDIX NSTALLING AND
Installing the LAN
Modem COM Port Driver
U V FAX M
SING THE IRTUAL
After your computer has been rebooted, the Virtual Fax Modem icon will be
placed in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop.
The Presets field located in the Virtual Fax Modem application has been
pre-selected for use with the LAN Modem and should be left set to its default
value.
The next step is to install the LAN Modem Virtual COM port driver into the
Windows operating system.
Once you have installed the Virtual Fax Modem application, you must install the
COM port driver on each computer that will use a Virtual Fax Modem.
Once your computer has rebooted (as a result of Step 5 from the previous section
"Installing the Virtual Fax Modem Application"), the Install Modems screen opens.
1 Click Install Modems.
The Modem Properties window opens.
Windows 2000 users will see the Phone and Modem Options screen.
2 Click Add to add the new modem.
If installing on a laptop computer with a PCMCIA card, you may prompted to
choose the type of modem you want to install. In this case, choose Other and then
click Next.
3 Click Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list, and then click Next.
4 Select 3Com Corp from the Manufacturer's list on the left.
5 Select OC Dual 56K LAN Fax Modem from the Models list on the right and click
Next.
6 Select the virtual port which you previously designated in the Select Ports screen
(COM 5, in this example) and click Next.
Windows installs the new modem.
Windows 2000 users may be prompted by the Digital Signature Not Found screen.
In this case click Yes to continue.
7 Click Finish to complete the modem installation.
8 Click Continue on the Install Modems screen.
9 Click Close to close the Modem Properties screen
This completes the LAN Modem COM port driver installation.
The final step is to configure the LAN Modem to further define the manner in
which the Virtual Fax Modem operates.
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