Multitech MT9234ZBA-USB Modem User Manual


 
24 MultiTechSystems,Inc.MT9234ZBAUSBUserGuide
Chapter 3 – Operating the Modem
FrontPanel
TheMultiModemproducthas6LEDindicatorsonthefrontpanelthatindicatestatus,configuration,andactivity.
TransmitData.TheTDLEDflasheswhenthemodemistransmittingdatatoanothermodem.
ReceiveData.TheRDLEDflasheswhenthemodemisreceivingdatafromanothermodem.
CarrierDetect.TheCDLE
Dlightswhenthemodemdetectsavalidcarriersignalfromanother
modem.Itisonwhenthemodemiscommunicatingwiththeothermodemandoffwhenthe
linkisbroken.
Of
f
Hook.TheOHLEDlightswhenthemodemisoffhook,whichoccurswhenthemodemis
dialing,online,oransweringacall.TheLEDflasheswhenthemodempulsedials.
TerminalReady.TheTRLEDlightswhenacommunicationsprogramisusingthemode m. It
meansthemodemisrea
dyforanoutgoingorincomingcall.Itgoesoffwhenthe
communicationsprogramdisconnects.Whenitgoesoff,aconnectedmodemalsodisconnects.
Power.ThePWRledlightswhenthesystem is applyingpowertothemodem.
ConnectingtotheInternet
YourMultiTechmodem isyourgatewaytotheInternetandtheWorldWideWeb.ToaccesstheInternetand
Webviayourmodem,youmustestablishadialupaccountwithanInternetserviceprovider(ISP).Tolocatean
ISPnearyou,lookinalocaldirectoryorcomputerpublication.You
rISPshouldprovideyouwiththefollowing
information:
Username(alsocalleduserID)
Password
Accessnumber(thenumberyoucalltoconnecttotheserver)
Hostnameand/ordomainname
DomainNameServer(DNS)serveraddress
If,besidestheWeb,youusetheIntern etforemailandnewsgroups,yourISPshouldalsoprovideyouwiththe
followinginformation:
EmailorPOPmailaddress
POPserveraddress
MailorSMTPaddress
NewsorNNTserveraddress