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A
PPENDIX
B: I
NSTALLING
AND
U
SING
THE
V
IRTUAL
FAX M
ODEM
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.
Installing the LAN
Modem COM Port Driver
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.
Summary of Contents for U.S. Robotics 56K Voice
Page 10: ...GLOSSARY 3COM CORPORATION LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY REGULATORY AND APROVAL INFORMATION...
Page 30: ...30 CHAPTER 2 DUAL 56K LAN MODEM FUNCTIONALITY DESCRIPTION...
Page 46: ...46 CHAPTER 4 INSTALLING THE DUAL 56K LAN MODEM...
Page 58: ...58 CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURING THE DUAL 56K LAN MODEM FOR INTERNET ACCESS...
Page 124: ...124 CHAPTER 9 PLACING RECEIVING AND DISCONNECTING CALLS...
Page 136: ...136 CHAPTER 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE...
Page 146: ...146 APPENDIX A NETWORKING PRIMER...
Page 154: ...154 APPENDIX D FACTORY DEFAULTS...
Page 156: ...156 APPENDIX E SPECIFICATIONS...
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