Multi-Tech MT5600BA, User Manual

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MultiModemII User Guide
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Introduction
Remote configuration is a network management tool that allows you to configure
modems anywhere in your network from one location. With password-protected
remote configuration, you can issue AT commands to a remote MultiModemII mo-
dem for maintenance or troubleshooting as if you were on-site.
Basic Procedure
The following steps are valid regardless of whether the connection is established by
the local or the remote MultiModemII modem.
1. Establish a data connection with a remote MT5600BA or MT5600BL modem.
2. Send three asterisks to initiate remote configuration. The remote modem responds:
Online Remote Access
Remote password:
3. Type the remote configuration password, and then press E
NTER
. The default is
“MULTITECH.” It is not case-sensitive.
• If the password is incorrect, the word
CONNECT
appears, and the local
modem is returned to online mode.
• If the password is correct, an
>AT_
command prompt appears.
4. Type AT commands to configure the remote modem. It is not necessary to
precede the commands with “AT.”
5. When you have finished configuring the remote modem, type *E and press
E
NTER
to exit remote configuration mode and return to online data mode. You
can now break the connection in the normal way.
Note: The dialing command is not allowed in remote configuration mode.
Setup
Multi-Tech modems are shipped with a default setup password (MULTITECH). Be-
cause anyone who has an owner’s manual knows the default setup password, for
security you should change the password and possibly also the remote configuration
escape character.
Changing the Remote Configuration Password
The remote configuration password can be changed only from the front panel of the
modem:
1. Turn on the modem.
2. Starting at the STATUS screen, press
â â â à à â à
to access the ENTER
PASSWORD screen.