Chapter 3 – Using Your Wireless Modem
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiModem GPRS USB Wireless Modem User Guide
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Setting the Access Point Name (APN)
So that your GPRS wireless modem can connect to your provider’s network, you must tell the modem
the Access Point Name (APN) to which it will connect. The APN is a server name that your account is
setup on with your provider. Your provider gives you the APN. Well-known APNs include:
●
AT&T: PROXY, or INTERNET, or PUBLIC
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T-Mobile: INTERNET2.VOICESTREAM.COM, or INTERNET3.VOICESTREAM.COM, or
WAP.VOICESTREAM.COM
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Rogers AT&T of Canada: INTERNET.COM
To set the APN:
1.
From the
Start
button, select
Control Panel
.
2.
In the Control Panel, double-click
Phone and Modem Options
.
3.
The Phone and Modem Options window appears. Select the
Modems
tab.
4.
On the Modems tab, select the Multi-Tech wireless modem listed in the table and click
Properties
.
5.
A Properties window for your modem opens. Select the
Advanced
tab.
6.
From the Extra Settings group, in the
Extra initialization commands
text box, type:
AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”<APN>”
where <APN> is the correct APN for your account.
For example:
AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”ISP. AT&T”
7.
Click
OK
to close the modem Properties window.
8.
Click
OK
to close the Phone and Modem Options
window.