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MINI-MODEM (56 KBPS DATA/FAX MODEM)
• Enter “terminal” mode, where you can speak most
directly to the modem by issuing AT commands.
• Launch a datacomm session through a set of
modem configurations which you select and then
associate with a target telephone number. Once
you have created, saved, and named this set of
information according to your connection needs
and your datacomm software’s conventions, the
software then simplifies your dialing, because you
needn’t reconfigure your modem or run the risk
of mistakenly keying-in incorrect information.
If you use modern communications software (such as
Web browsers and Internet dialers), you may never have
to use AT commands, although they can sometimes be
useful for quick configuration adjustments.
If you’re controlling the Mini-Modem in “terminal”
mode, you’ll need to know how AT commands work.
AT stands for attention, and alerts the modem that a
command follows. You may enter these commands with
either upper- or lower-case characters. Entering AT
automatically sets the modem’s serial baud rate to match
your computer’s and also sets the modem’s parity. It also
clears the modem’s command buffer. Once you’re in