Testing Your Connections; Modem Connection Test - AT&T DataPort PCX Modem User Manual

Testing Your Modem
If you are installing the DOS version, insert the diskette into your
disk drive, change to either drive a: or drive b:, and type dosinst
at the DOS prompt. Respond as prompted by the program.
See Appendix C for information about the initialization command
string for QuickLink II Fax.

Testing Your Connections

The purpose of this section is to verify both the modem-to-
computer connection and the modem-to-dial-line connection.

Modem Connection Test

1. Turn your computer ON.
(The internal DataPort PCX modem derives power from the
PC; therefore, it automatically powers ON.)
2. If you are using the QuickLink II Fax software supplied
with your modem, install and start the software. If you
have already installed the software you intend to use, go
to Step 3.
Follow the installation and start-up procedures described in
the QuickLink II Fax support documentation. An overview of
the installation appears at the beginning of this chapter.
3. Start your communications program.
Refer to your software's documentation for start-up
procedures.
If you decide not to use the provided software, then select
the DataPort PCX modem driver that appears in your
software. If a DataPort PCX driver is not listed, try the
suggestions in Appendix C. You must have installed the
Compression and Error Correction Software Drivers
discussed earlier in this chapter.
If you are unable to set up your software for the DataPort
PCX, load the QuickLink II Fax software on your computer
and use it to dial into the AT&T Paradyne BBS. Information
specific to your software may be available on the BBS.
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Issue 2 July 1995