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Comet 3356P-LAN

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

ZyXEL

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CCESSING THE INTERNET AND INTRANET

Summary of Contents for Comet 3356P-LAN

Page 1: ...Comet 3356P LAN User s Manual Version 1 0 ZyXEL ACCESSING THE INTERNET AND INTRANET ...

Page 2: ...and brand names mentioned in this manual are used for plain informational purposes Trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective owners FCC Part 15 Information This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interferenc...

Page 3: ... If possible they will notify you in advance But if advance notice isn t practical you will be notified as soon as possible You will be informed of your right to file a complaint with the FCC Your telephone company may make changes in its facilities equipment operations or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of your equipment If they do you will be notified in advance to give you a...

Page 4: ...et outside North America Product information Visit our site on the World Wide Web http www zyxel com FTP Information such as ZyXEL software and ROM updates for North America can be found at this FTP address ftp zyxel com For European versions and related files use the address ftp zyxel co at Postal Service You can send written communications at the following address ZyXEL Communications Corporatio...

Page 5: ...AN Manager Installation 4 Packet Driver Installation 6 Windows for Workgroups 3 11 Installation 6 Windows NT 3 51 Installation 7 Windows NT4 0 Installation 8 Windows 95 Installation 10 Artisoft Lantastic 6 0 Installation 10 3 Basic Modem Operation 13 Understanding AT Commands 13 Using the Windows 95 Hyper Terminal Program 13 Dialing and Answering Techniques 14 Dialing using the ATD Command 14 Auto...

Page 6: ...s 17 Dialing Stored Phone Numbers 18 Saving Settings and User Profiles 18 Default Modem Settings for PC s 18 4 AT Command Set Summaries 21 Basic AT Command Set 21 Extended AT Command Set 23 Extended AT Command Set 24 Extended AT Command Set 24 Extended AT Command Set 25 5 Status Registers Result Codes 27 Result Code Options 29 ...

Page 7: ...nd Ethernet LAN adapter The modem can be used as both a send receive fax machine and a data modem When connecting to another modem fax the modem automatically negotiates the fastest speed possible The PC Card FAX MODEM LAN is designed to work with many of the popular fax modem and LAN communication software packages Some software packages will control and configure the fax modem for you automatica...

Page 8: ...2 Introduction ...

Page 9: ...rd Now the hardware installation is completed The PC Card is powered directly by the PC 3 Connect the RJ 45 8 pin plug to the LAN and the RJ 11 6 pin plug to the telephone wall outlet Non Windows 95 Windows NT Operating Systems Novell Netware Installation Follow the steps bellow to complete Novell Netware installation 1 Insert the driver diskette into the floppy drive and set to the appropriate dr...

Page 10: ...nd set the frame type The frame type default is set to 802 3 for Netware 3 11 server and 802 2 for Netware 3 12 and 4 x servers The frame type set in NET CFG must match that set in Netware servers 3 Using following format to create a startup batch file CARDEN IOP nnn IRQ nnn COM n MIR n LSL Link Support Layer Module provided by Novell LM28ODI Hardware Specific Module IPXODI IPX Protocol Stack Modu...

Page 11: ...lues then press Enter When you are finished press OK to exit 6 The installation program will install all necessary drivers and modify your computers AUTOEXEC BAT and NET CFG directories 7 Select Yes then press Enter to modify the files 8 Reboot your computer and the new settings will take effect Example of PROTOCOL INI PROTMAN DRIVERNAME PROTMAN DYNAMIC YES PRIORITY NETBEUI NETBEUI_XIF Drivername ...

Page 12: ...press Enter 2 Select Windows for Workgroups from the Network Operating System screen 3 If current settings are correct select Start Installation and go to step 13 Otherwise select Modify Parameters to make modifications 4 Move the cursor to the setting you wish to change then press Enter When the configuration is accepted press Enter from the OK field to exit the screen and go back to step 3 5 Sel...

Page 13: ...oose Program Manager Main Control Panel Ports and remove all serial port support After all serial port devices are removed press Close Adding PCMCIA to Your Laptop 1 Choose Program Manager Main Control Panel Devices 2 Select PCMCIA 3 Press STARTUP 4 Select BOOT then press OK 5 When all PCMCIA adapters are added press Close and restart Windows Check the Event Viewer after your system reboots Ethern...

Page 14: ...evices 11 When all settings are completed press OK Windows NT will load network and grant configurations for NWLink TCP IP Netbeui Typically configurations for each network are unique Ask your network administrator for help if you want to change them 12 Once all network software is loaded press OK The configuration and bindings for the PC Card might ask for confirmation Answer any questions accord...

Page 15: ...hen enter the correct path 7 Select the only choice for the Ethernet Fax Modem PC Card then press OK and NEXT 8 Windows NT 4 0 will grant configurations for TCP IP NWLink IPX SPX NetBEUI Typically configurations for each network are unique Ask your network administrator for help if you want to change them 9 Click Next twice to use default NETWORK SERVICES settings 10 Enter the correct path for NT ...

Page 16: ... 4 Reboot the system Windows 95 Installation 1 Windows 95 should automatically detect new hardware From the New Hardware Found dialog box select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer 2 Enter the correct path i e A then insert Ethernet Fax Modem PC Card driver disk The driver will be installed automatically and system may ask for the Windows 95 installation CD disks to update the exist...

Page 17: ...and go to step 6 Otherwise select Modify Parameters to make changes 5 Move the cursor to each field you want to make modification and press Enter to set the correct values Click Enter then OK 6 After installation is complete reboot the computer to have new settings take effect ...

Page 18: ...12 Installation ...

Page 19: ...other modem it is said to be on line or in data mode In this mode the characters sent to the Comet by your computer are transmitted to the remote modem rather than being interpreted by the Comet as commands Using the Windows 95 Hyper Terminal Program In order to issue an AT command statement you first need to run a communication program such as the Microsoft Windows Hyper Terminal program This pro...

Page 20: ...he manual answer command Type ATA Enter The Comet will pick up the phone line and try to communicate Normally this command is only used to answer an incoming call made from another modem Thus the high pitched noise you will hear from the speaker To abort the operation press any key or select Disconnect from the Call menu Dialing and Answering Techniques Depending on what communications software yo...

Page 21: ...TH0 Manually Disconnecting a Call ATH Making Your First Connection Use the connection you created in the Hyper Terminal program to dial the ZyXEL BBS If you are using a different terminal program run the program according to the instructions provided with it Start the terminal program by double clicking the Test Connection icon When the terminal window appears enter the dial command with ZyXEL s B...

Page 22: ...ssue the ATE1 command When a command is successfully issued and accepted a modem responds with what is called a Result Code The Comet supports both verbose result codes i e OK and numerical result codes i e 0 You can use the ATV command to set it one way or the other as follows Command Description ATV0 Select numerical result code ATV1 Select verbose result code There are a few basic commands that...

Page 23: ...erating characteristics Whenever you send an AT command to your modem you are actually changing the value of an S register You can use the Sr command to view the value of S register r For example to view the value of S register S0 which controls auto answering type ATS0 and press Enter The modem responds with a three digit character showing the value of this register followed by OK A value of 002 ...

Page 24: ... are some cases where you may wish to save the settings you have made as the default settings that are recalled when the Comet is powered up The AT W command stores the current settings as the power on profile The following table lists the syntax for the command involved in storing recalling and viewing the profile settings AT V Views the current settings and the stored phone numbers AT W Stores t...

Page 25: ...Basic Modem Operation 19 AT Command Description C1 Use both V 42bis and MNP 5 data compression ...

Page 26: ...20 Basic Modem Operation ...

Page 27: ... Dn Dial command beginning the dialing sequence The string n telephone number and modifiers listed as follows is entered after the D command L Re dial last number Should be the first character following ATD ignored otherwise P Pulse dial R Reverse dial Originate call in answer mode go on line in answer mode S n Dial the phone number stored in NVRAM at location n n 0 1 2 3 T DTMF tone dial W Wait f...

Page 28: ... W0 CONNECT result code reports DTE speed Disable protocol result codes see also the Result Code Options Table W1 CONNECT result code reports DTE speed Enable protocol result codes W2 CONNECT result code reports DCE speed Enable protocol result codes Xn Select result codes call progress options X0 Display CONNECT or 1 for all speeds Ignore dial tone and busy tone detection X1 Display connect messa...

Page 29: ...low control K3 Enable bi directional hardware flow control CTS RTS K4 Enable bi directional software flow control XON XOFF Pn Pulse dialing make break ratio selection P0 Make 39 Break 61 international version Default Make 33 Break 67 for use in 20 pps Japanese version P1 Make 33 Break 67 international version Make 33 Break 67 for use in 10 pps Japanese version Default Qn Async communications mode ...

Page 30: ... to connect in MNP mode If this fails the modem connects in buffer mode N4 V 42 or disconnect The modem attempts to connect in V 42 mode If this fails the call will be disconnected Qn Local flow control options Q0 Disable flow control same as AT K0 Q1 XON XOFF software flow control same as AT K4 Q3 RTS CTS hardware flow control same as AT K3 Tn Set inactive timer for buffer mode only n 0 Disable i...

Page 31: ...xtended AT Command Set Command Options Function Description Cn Data calling tone options C0 Disable data calling tone C1 Enable data calling tone the freq is 1 300 Hz with a cadence of 0 5 sec ON and 2 sec OFF Manufacturer default ...

Page 32: ...26 AT Command Set Summaries ...

Page 33: ...character if this register is set to a value greater than 32 008 S6 Set the length of time in seconds that the modem must wait minimum 2 seconds even if the value is less than 2 after going off hook before dialing the first digit of the telephone number 2 65 For international version 002 4 65 For Japanese version 004 S7 Set the time in seconds that the modem must wait before hanging up because car...

Page 34: ...ps connection 13 Attempt a 19200 bps connection 14 Attempt a 21600 bps connection 15 Attempt a 24000 bps connection 16 Attempt a 26400 bps connection 17 Attempt a 28800 bps connection 18 Attempt a 31200 bps connection 19 Attempt a 33600 bps connection S38 56K Dial Line Rate Options Set to maximum downstream speed at which the modem attempts to connect 001 0 56K disabled 1 56K enabled Auto speed se...

Page 35: ...y mode If a number between 1 and 4 is entered for this register it will set the value to 5 030 S91 6 15 Transmitting power level adjustment Japanese version only Range 6 dBm to 15 dBm Default 15 dBm 014 Result Code Options Result Code Options Table ATV0 ATV1 X0 X1 X2 X3 X4 X7 0 OK 9 9 9 9 9 9 1 CONNECT 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 RING 9 9 9 9 9 9 3 NO CARRIER 9 9 9 9 9 9 4 ERROR 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 CONNECT 1200 EC 6 ...

Page 36: ...LL DTE DCE speed DCE speed line speed DTE speed EC only appears when the Extended Result Code options are enabled For Blacklisting function enabled countries only Extended Result Code Options Table ATV0 ATV1 W0 W1 W2 W2 V0 5 CONNECT 1200 9 9 5 CONNECT 1200 EC 9 9 10 CONNECT 2400 9 9 10 CONNECT 2400 EC 9 9 11 CONNECT 4800 9 9 11 CONNECT 4800 EC 9 9 12 CONNECT 9600 9 9 12 CONNECT 9600 EC 9 9 13 CONN...

Page 37: ...73 CONNECT 38000 EC 9 74 CONNECT 40000 9 74 CONNECT 40000 EC 9 75 CONNECT 42000 9 75 CONNECT 42000 EC 9 76 CONNECT 44000 9 76 CONNECT 44000 EC 9 77 CONNECT 46000 9 77 CONNECT 46000 EC 9 78 CONNECT 48000 9 78 CONNECT 48000 EC 9 79 CONNECT 50000 9 79 CONNECT 50000 EC 9 80 CONNECT 52000 9 80 CONNECT 52000 EC 9 81 CONNECT 54000 9 81 CONNECT 54000 EC 9 82 CONNECT 56000 9 82 CONNECT 56000 EC 9 86 CONNEC...

Page 38: ...32 Status Registers Result Codes NoEC No error control and data control protocols ...

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