3Com 3C886 - OfficeConnect 56K LAN Modem Router, User Manual

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Receiving Calls
The 56K LAN Modem can receive both voice and data calls, as follows.
Receiving Voice Calls Voice calls received by the 56K LAN Modem will be routed to any analog
equipment connected to the Phone port, by default, assuming that a data call is
not currently connected. For assistance with installing an external analog device,
refer to chapter 3, “Installing Analog Equipment”.
Receiving Data Calls The 56K LAN Modem can receive incoming data calls for the following purposes:
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Making changes to the previously defined service providers.
Refer to Chapter 6, “Configuring the LAN Modem from a Remote Location,”
for instructions.
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Downloading the latest firmware
Refer to Chapter 8, “Downloading Firmware to Your 56K LAN Modem,” for
instructions.
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Reviewing 56K LAN Modem statistics
Refer to Chapter 8, “Reviewing Statistics,” for instructions.
Auto Answer must be enabled for your LAN Modem to receive an incoming data
call. Note that Auto Answer is disabled by default.
Auto Answer The Auto Answer feature allows your LAN Modem to automatically answer an
incoming call after a user-specified number of rings. By default, Auto Answer is
disabled. In this case, all incoming calls are routed to any analog equipment
connected to the Phone port.
You can choose to have your LAN Modem automatically answer incoming calls, or
you can leave Auto Answer disabled (the default). To set or change this value, do
the following.
1 From the LAN Modem’s main page, click the Maintenance button from the left
frame.
The Maintenance page opens.
2 From the “Auto Answer on ring number” drop down list, choose the number of
rings before your LAN Modem automatically answers an incoming call. To set your
LAN Modem to never answer incoming calls, choose “Disable.”
3 Click Submit .
Incoming calls for data transfer are not supported. For example, you cannot call
into the 56K LAN Modem to use a computer as a server that others would dial
into and use for accessing information.