Modem and Networking
Hardware and Software Guide
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To add a new country location:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections > Phone and Modem Options > Dialing
Rules
tab.
✎
The first time you select the
Dialing Rules
tab, you will be
prompted to enter your area code information in the
Local
Information
window.
2. Select the
New
button and assign a name (home, work, etc.).
3. Select the Country/Region from the drop-down list.
✎
The drop-down list may include countries not supported by the
modem. Unless you select a supported country, the country
selection will default to USA or UK.
4. Select
OK > OK.
Solving Travel Connection Problems
If you experience connection problems while using the modem
outside your home country, the following suggestions may help:
■
Check the telephone line type
The modem requires an analog, not a digital, telephone line.
A line described as a PBX line is usually a digital line. A
telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line,
modem line, or standard telephone line is probably an
analog line.
