Communicating with your modem
After you complete the fax/modem installation, you can install your communication
software and use it to communicate with you fax/modem.
There are two ways you can communicate with you modem, indirectly using the features
provided in your communication software or directly using AT commands.
The indirect communication methods allows you to use the commands in your
communications software to perform operations such as dialing or answering a call, file
transfers, and terminal emulation. With this method, communications software acts as a
buffer between you and your modem, dictating the amount of direct interaction you will
have with your fax/modem. For example, your communications software may have menus
and commands that let you dial and answer calls.
If your communication software includes fax capabilities, you can also use it to send faxes
to and receive them from fax machines and fax/modem. The manual that came with your
communications software should describe how to perform these data and fax activities.
The direct communication method, on the other hand, lets you access your fax/modem
directly by sending AT commands from you keyboard and viewing the fax/modem result
codes sent to your computer screen. To use this method, use your communication
software to place your computer into local terminal or direct-connect mode (the manual
that came with you communications software should explain how to do this). The rest of
