Verifying Correct Sm56 Installation - Motorola SM56 Quick Start User Manual

1. Open the Windows NT Control Panel.
2. Double click the Modems icon....the Install New Modem dialog appears.
3. Click the "Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list" check box. Then click Next.
4. Click the Have Disk button.
5. Browse to the Windows NT SM56 modem install software. Click misgmodm.inf to highlight it.
Then click Open, then click OK.
6. Select the Motorola SM56 Modem (note that the product name listed will vary depending on
which modem you have -- Data/Fax/, Data/Fax/TAM, etc.) from the list. Click Next.
7. Click the port number selected in Step 1 above to highlight it as the COM port for the modem.
Then click Next. The wizard will now copy all the necessary files and install the SM56 modem on
your PC.
8. When complete, restart the PC to activate and start the COM port and SM56 modem devices.
You are now ready to use the modem.
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Verifying Correct SM56 Installation

Verify that the SM56 software and hardware installation was completed correctly as follows.
Verifying SM56 Software Installation
1. Verify correct COM port selection.
You can check COM port installation through the Modems icon in the Control Panel or through
the SM56 Control Panel application (see below). Normally, the SM56 will install on COM2,
COM3, or COM4. Sometimes, however, depending on your computer system setup or Windows
setup, the SM56 may install on COM5 (or higher).
Although the modem functions correctly on COM5, many Internet Service Provider (ISP) software
applications (such as AOL) do not work if the modem is on a COM port number higher than
COM4. If the SM56 installs on COM5 (or higher), refer to the Troubleshooting section for
assistance.
2. Run simple diagnostic from the SM56 Control Panel.
The SM56 software modem provides an informative Control Panel that reports:
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Modem status: in use/not in use; dialing; negotiating a connection; actual connect rate (updated
in real time during a connection)
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A button to access the on-line User's Guide
The SM56 Control Panel program also provides access to two Windows components:
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COM port and IRQ information
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A diagnostic utility that sends the modem ATI commands and displays the results: software
build, modem type (DF or DFV), and more.