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Chapter 2 - Installation

MT128ISA/PCI

Windows 95  Multilinked Channel Access (VCOMM)

Before attempting to make a 128K MLP connection, verify that your ISP supports the 128K
Multilinking PPP protocol.

In this example, Universal modems will be set up for 128K MLP Internet access.

Verify the Universal modems have been set up on your system by clicking
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Modems.

1. If the modems are not installed, from the desktop, click on Start>Settings>Control

Panel>Modems>Add.  Check the Don’t detect my modem; I will select it from a list box.
Click Next and Have Disk.  Insert the installation diskette in the appropriate drive and
allow the system to install the MDMASU.INF file.

2. Click Next to select the ISDN-Universal-1 (64K) Adapter from the list box and click Next.

3. Select the ISDN COM Port (in this example, COM5) and Click Next>Finish.  The system

will install the modem.

Figure 2-20. Selecting a COM port

4. When the Modem Properties screen appears, the ISDN-Universal-1 Adapter is listed.
Click on Add to install the second adapter.

5. Repeat installation steps 1-3 in this section to associate ISDN Universal-2 Adapter to the
ISDN ComPort2 (Com6).  Click Finish>Close to complete the installation.

You are ready to set up multilinking.

1. From the desktop, select Start> Programs>Accessories>Dial-up Networking.

2. Double click on Make New Connection.

3. Provide a descriptive name for this new connection and select the ISDN Universal-1

Adapter.  Use the Configure button to make changes to the port association, connection
speed, preferences call preferences, call connection options and modem status.  Click
OK and Next when complete.

4. Enter the phone number this connection will dial.  Click Next>Finish to complete the new

Dial-up networking connection.

5. To enable multilinking for this connection from the Dial-up Networking folder, right click on

the icon for this new connection and select Properties.

Summary of Contents for MultiModem ISDN MT128ISA-UV

Page 1: ...Models MT128ISA UV MT128PCI SD MT128PCI SV User Guide...

Page 2: ...ion Description A Manual released at Revision A 1 15 1998 B Manual revised to include updates for driver version version 2 52 for Windows 95 98 NT and version 3 40 for WIndows 2000 PCI adapter support...

Page 3: ...Application Interface Setup 21 Windows 3 1 Removal of the ISDN Drivers 21 Windows 95 Installation and Configuration 22 Windows 95 and the NDISWAN interface 23 Windows 95 Single Channel Access NDISWAN...

Page 4: ...ws 2000 POTS Voice Port Configuration 58 Windows 2000 Removal of the ISDN Drivers 59 Chapter 3 AT Commands 60 AT COMMANDS 61 Introduction 61 Commands and Descriptions 61 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 63 T...

Page 5: ...Chapter 1 Introduction and Description...

Page 6: ...ed expansion slot There are two ISDN interface options ST and U If you purchased the ST interface adapter MT128PCI SD SV you need an ISDN NT1device connection to the ISDN switch If you purchased the U...

Page 7: ...NDISWAN Miniport Automatic detection of incoming calls as voice or data V models Supports Windows 3 1 Windows 95 OSR 2 Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Multilink PPP connection Supports Microsof...

Page 8: ...interface This interface is similar to a modem interface and enables existing applications based on AT commands to access ISDN Chapter 3 describes AT commands used to control your MultiModem ISDN ter...

Page 9: ...es WinISDN CAPI 2 0 Windows Comm API with AT command sets COM port emulation NDISWAN Miniport for Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT and Windows 2000 Supported Applications Applications with WinISDN int...

Page 10: ...Chapter 2 Installation...

Page 11: ...with the long length of the U loop and the noisy environment it operates in At the customer premises the U loop is terminated by an NT1 network termination 1 device An NT1 is a device which provides...

Page 12: ...er Source 3 Not applicable 3 Tx Rx 4 Rx Tx 5 Rx Tx 6 Tx Rx 7 Power Sink 2 Not applicable 8 Power Sink 2 Not applicable Table 2 1 S T Interface Connector Specification U Interface The U interface uses...

Page 13: ...ne has been disconnected at the network interface 5 Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines 6 Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may b...

Page 14: ...2 2 Internal ISDN ISA Adapter Illustration Figure 2 3 Internal ISDN PCI Adapter Illustration 2a Turn off your computer power and remove the PC cover 2b If you are using an ISA card select an empty IS...

Page 15: ...connector cable Figure2 4 Modular Analog and BRI Connections 4a Make the ISDN connection by connecting the MT128PCI SD SV adapter and the NT1 with the RJ 45 cable connector and insert the ISDN BRI li...

Page 16: ...et a remote Local Area Network or for RAS installations Upon installing NDISWAN the following adapters and protocols are installed on your system IINWAN95 ISDN Adapter NDISWAN IINWAN95 ISDN Adapter VC...

Page 17: ...col is for connecting to Internet and other communications servers at 64 kilobits per second Only one B channel is used leaving the other free if supplied by your ISDN service provider for a different...

Page 18: ...any will provide the necessary SPID values SPID1 refers to the first ISDN line SPID2 refers to the second ISDN line MSN POTS MSN Multiple Subscriber Number is a supplementary service generally used by...

Page 19: ...Configuration dialog box see figure 2 5 Complete the necessary information in the text boxes of ISDN Configuration dialog box See Chapter 2 Before You Begin for more information about configuring you...

Page 20: ...ernet and run applications such as Netscape Navigator TRUMPET users should modify the Network Configuration and Script files to access the Internet through terminal adapters See Appendix C for an exam...

Page 21: ...installation Insert the ISDN driver diskette CD into the appropriate disk drive Follow the instructions to allow Windows 95 to automatically select the ISDN100 INF file and process the necessary insta...

Page 22: ...program Windows 95 and the NDISWAN interface To connect through the NDISWAN adapter with Windows 95 you must have Microsoft Microsoft DUN Dial up Networking or the Microsoft Accelerator Pack installed...

Page 23: ...he installation Reboot the system as prompted Windows 95 Single Channel Access NDISWAN Next you ll need to create a Dial Up Networking profile for this connection 1 Select Start Programs Accessories D...

Page 24: ...on options by clicking Configure 6 Click on the Server Types tab to configure logon options encryption log file information and network protocol options including TCP IP settings for your remote serve...

Page 25: ...ISWAN 128 MLP Setup Your NDISWAN adapter is now ready to make a multilinked connection to your ISP and access the Internet Double click on the Dial up Networking connection icon just created Enter you...

Page 26: ...dem Installation Note The screens which follow will differ based on the modem type selected 4 Click Next and select the port to use with this modem Click Next Finish Figure 2 16 Linking the Virtual mo...

Page 27: ...and select a device Click Next to continue Complete the area code and phone number fields for your connection Click Next Finish 2 From the Properties screen select the Configure tab for this ISDN Inte...

Page 28: ...e system will install the modem Figure 2 20 Selecting a COM port 4 When the Modem Properties screen appears the ISDN Universal 1 Adapter is listed Click on Add to install the second adapter 5 Repeat i...

Page 29: ...ome available to configure The following example uses the RVS ISDN V 120 modem Before beginning ensure the RVS COM Comm Center is running the icon will appear on the Windows 95 Task Bar CAPI Single Ch...

Page 30: ...odem repeat the process associating the second modem with the second COM port defined in RVS COM Now you are ready to set up the Dial Up Networking for this 128K MLP connection 1 Make a new connection...

Page 31: ...lecting Start Settings Control Panel Modem then Remove Do not reboot Windows 3 Remove the ISDN adapter from the multifunction adapters listing by selecting Start Settings Control Panel System Device M...

Page 32: ...the Automatic setting can be selected as the Switch protocol If you have connection problems you will want to return to this screen and specify the actual ISDN switch type as provided by your ISDN ser...

Page 33: ...ick OK The Windows 98 CAB cabinet files are required to complete the adapter installation You will be prompted to insert the original Windows 98 CD ROM or direct Windows 98 to the directory in which t...

Page 34: ...is example 3 Click the Multi Link tab then the Use Additional Devices radio button Click Add and select the second IINWAN95 device MT ISDN Line 02 from the list box If the area code and phone number f...

Page 35: ...model 3 Click Next and associate the virtual modem chosen to an available ISDN COM Port Each modem type will automatically issue the appropriate protocol command to the ISDN driver when you select it...

Page 36: ...128K ML PPP connection first confirm that your ISP supports this function This example uses Universal 1 and Universal 2 virtual modems for the128K MLP connection Verify the ISDN Universal 1 and ISDN...

Page 37: ...based on the CAPI API see Appendix B you must install an application such as RVS COM Lite Refer to Appendix C of this manual for RVS COM Lite installation instructions After installing RVS COM severa...

Page 38: ...the second modem with the second COM port defined within RVS COM Now you are ready to set up Dial Up Networking for this 128K MLP connection 1 Make a new Dial Up Connection by clicking Start Programs...

Page 39: ...apter COMports by selecting Start Settings Control Panel Modem Click Remove Do not reboot Windows 3 Next remove the ISDN multifunction adapter by selecting Start Settings Control Panel System Device M...

Page 40: ...ou are using a PCI adapter select PCI Set the Bus Number to 0 Click OK 5 Windows NT copies the ISDN driver into your system and displays the ISDN PC Adapter Configuration screen as shown in figure 2 2...

Page 41: ...inue The RAS Setup Message appears as shown in 2 27 Click OK to continue the installation Figure 2 27 Remote Access Service Setup Message 9 Click OK to install and setup RAS 10 The screen shown in fig...

Page 42: ...nd Receive calls then click OK Figure 2 30 Configure Port Usage Installation If you choose Dial out only click OK and then click the Network tab Select the protocol you will use If you are going to ac...

Page 43: ...ountry Region or Area code click on the Telephony dialing properties box and fill in your dialing information If your ISP or remote server has more than one phone number that can be dialed click on Al...

Page 44: ...ready to make a connection with your ISP or remote server using multilinked channels To use this new MLP connection open the Dial Up Networking folder and select the NDISWAN multiple linked channel e...

Page 45: ...st on the left side of the window The RVS modems will display in the models column on the right side of the window Select the RVS COM modem you would like to use for your ISDN connection in this examp...

Page 46: ...the devices to RAS for this connection click Continue Restart the computer as prompted Note If you add a modem at a later date it must be added to Windows NT RAS before it can be used To add the modem...

Page 47: ...y in this section You are now ready to create your Dial Up Networking connection for multilinking In this example the Single Channel Access connection will be modified to allow for multilinking 1 Clic...

Page 48: ...2000 driver diskette in the A drive 2 Use Explorer to view the contents of the diskette in drive A 3 Double Click on the MT128 self extracting file icon 4 The WinZip Self Extractor will display The de...

Page 49: ...e 2 39 Completing the installation of the ISDN MT128 Adapter When the installation is complete reboot the computer Configuring NDISWAN for Windows 2000 1 Use the Windows 2000 Device Manager to configu...

Page 50: ...ur switch type requires ISDN Phone Number and SPID information screen similar to figure 2 42 appears Figure 2 42 Configuring ISDN Phone Number and SPID Information a Highlight the first Channel and en...

Page 51: ...SWAN connection you must set up a Dial Up Networking connection To launch the Windows 2000 Network Dial Up Wizard select Start Settings Network Dial up Connections Make New Connection 1 At the Welcome...

Page 52: ...ded You will be given an opportunity to configure your optional Internet Mail account When finished setting up your account and dial up connection information click Next Finish To use this new Dial Up...

Page 53: ...ears select Yes to continue then Finish You will be returned to the Phone and Modem Options Modem tab If you need to add a second CAPI compliant device to set up a multilinking click the Add button an...

Page 54: ...ext you ll create a Dial Up connection definition for this connection by modifying the CAPI Single Channel Access connection created in the previous section 1 Go to Start Settings Network and Dial Up...

Page 55: ...es the fields used in configuring this device Alias Name Displays the alias name for this ISDN device You may change this field if desired ID This field displays the CAPI application ID as well as err...

Page 56: ...ld blank if your ISDN provider does not use MSN services 3 When you have completed configuration of this screen click OK to return to the ISDNLink Configuration screen figure 4 48 You are now ready to...

Page 57: ...w link and click Edit Enter the remote telephone number in the Call out number field If your telephone company provides a Call out subaddress enter it here Click OK on each screen to exit channel conf...

Page 58: ...or SAD number before activating the device click on Enable Filter of the corresponding service Click on OK to complete the configuration Windows 2000 Removal of the ISDN Drivers Remove the ISDN adapt...

Page 59: ...Chapter 3 AT Commands...

Page 60: ...o Sync PPP modem ATB41 Async to Sync PPP conversion in ML PPP mode compatible with Microsoft ISDN Accelerator pack ATB42 Async to sync PPP conversion to MLPPP ATB43 Async to sync PPP conversion in MLP...

Page 61: ...20 minutes default is 5 Disconnects second channel if average data flow is below n bytes set byATS53 in 5 minutes Only available in MLPPP BOD mode ATB43 ATVn Verbose command ATV0 Return digit result...

Page 62: ...Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...

Page 63: ...feature If you have a PnP BIOS and identify an IRQ conflict change the value manually to an unassigned IRQ Reboot the computer after making any changes Q In Windows 3 1 what does the message System i...

Page 64: ...rror messages the ISDN card and driver are working properly In Windows 2000 you may run LINETEST EXE to perform a line test It will ask you to enter an ISDN telephone and make a call Enter a local num...

Page 65: ...iver 4 Redefine the modems to RAS The two ISDN ports will appear Q How can I set the phone number for outgoing calls and MSN checking for incoming calls using the NDISWAN interface in Win95 and WinNT...

Page 66: ...PnP operating system If Windows NT detects a PnP card during start up the operating system has previously installed ISAPNP this is commonly installed with sound cards such as SB16 or AWE32 When Windo...

Page 67: ...atus of the ISDN B and D channels between the terminal adapter and the ISDN switch network will display Note Before using Line Test make sure your ISDN line is not in use LineTest Error Messages CAPI...

Page 68: ...information for the ISDN B channels and CAPI is presented in Hex format Figure 4 2 Options Dialog Box CLOSE Terminates the ISDN Log function ISDN Log Error Messages You may encounter the following run...

Page 69: ...ter Device Properties Resources Disable the Use automatic settings option Select Interrupt Request Change Setting and select an available IRQ value If IRQ 5 is not available IRQ 10 or 12 are often goo...

Page 70: ...Chapter 5 Warranty Service and Technical Support...

Page 71: ...d MTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ITS LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS On line Warranty Registration If you would like to reg...

Page 72: ...ultitech com support Service If your tech support specialist decides that service is required your terminal adapter may be sent freight prepaid to our factory Return shipping charges will be paid by M...

Page 73: ...tech com Ordering Accessories SupplyNet Inc supplies replacement transformers cables and connectors for select Multi Tech products You can place an order with SupplyNet via mail phone fax or the Inter...

Page 74: ...Appendices...

Page 75: ...ompany will notify the customer as soon as possible Also you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary 5 The telephone company may make changes in i...

Page 76: ...ndesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Industry Canada...

Page 77: ...ety and Terminal Directive Compliance EMC Safety and Terminal Directive Compliance The CE mark is affixed to this product to confirm compliance with the following European Community Directives Council...

Page 78: ...mport Emulator and allows AT commands to enable ISDN features such as HDLC X 75 V 120 or Async to Sync PPP note this emulation does NOT support fax features In Windows 3 1 the VCOMM API is enabled onl...

Page 79: ...s a Windows device driver interface that enables a single network interface card NIC to support multiple network protocols For example with NDIS a single NIC can support both TCP IP and IPX connection...

Page 80: ...TCP IP stack including PPP and COM port interface You should change the following parameters to access ISDN 128K driver in Windows 3 1 Run AT Console first to enable COM port emulation 1 Select Setup...

Page 81: ...n output atb4 13 if input 10 OK n display Modem is not responding n abort end setup our modem commands output at modemsetup 13 input 10 OK n send phone number n 0 repeat if n attempts display Too many...

Page 82: ...modems to use the X 75 protocol you must include the ATB3n command in the Advanced Connection Settings screen as shown below Figure C 2 HyperTerminal for Point to Point or BBS Connection At the recei...

Page 83: ...ar select Start Run Enter D SETUP EXE substitute the appropriate drive letter for your CD drive if necessary Click OK 3 You will be asked to type in the key for your copy of RVS COM Depending on the v...

Page 84: ...inal 83 I Installation and Configuration 33 Internet Access 14 ISA 15 Configuring for Your ISDN Switch 19 ISDN BRI Line 12 ISDN Configuration Display 20 ISDN Group Folder 20 ISDN Line Test 55 ISDN LOG...

Page 85: ...ation 58 Windows 2000 and the CAPI Interface 54 Windows 2000 Installation and Configuration 49 Windows 2000 Multilinked Access NDISWAN 53 Windows 2000 MLPPChannel Access CAPI 55 Windows 2000 Removal o...

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