Multitech MT9234ZBA-USB Modem User Manual


 
26 MultiTechSystems,Inc.MT9234ZBAUSBUserGuide
Chapter 4 – Remotely Configuring
Modems
Remoteconfigurationisanetworkmanagementtoolthatallowsyoutoconfiguremodemsanywhereinyour
networkfromonelocation.Withpasswordprotectedremoteconfiguration,youcanissueATcommandstoa
remoteMultiModemproductformaintenanceortroubleshootingasifyouwereonsite.
RemoteConfigurationOverview
ThefollowingstepsarevalidregardlessofwhethertheconnectionisestablishedbythelocalortheremoteMulti
Techmodem.
1. EstablishadataconnectionwitharemoteMultiModemproduct.
2. SendthreeremoteconfigurationescapecharactersfollowedbyATandthesetuppassword,andpressENTER.
Example:%%%ATMTSMODEM.Youhavefourtriestoenterthecorrectpasswordbeforebeingdisconnected.
Ifthepasswordiscorrect,theremotemodemrespondswithOK.
3. YoucannowsendATcommandstocon f iguretheremotemodem.
4. Whenyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheremotemodem,savethenewconfigurationbytypingAT&W0,and
pressingEnter.
5. TypeATOandpressEntertoexitremoteconfiguration.Youcanthenbreaktheconnectioninthenormalway.
CAUTION:Ifyouhangupwhileyouareinremoteconfigurationmode,theremotemodemmightlockup.
SettingUpModemsforRemoteConfiguration
Thissectiondescribeshowtochangethesetuppasswordandtheremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.
ChangingtheSetupPassword
Modemsareshippedwithadefaultsetuppassword(MTSMODEM).Asaprecaution,changethedefaultsetup
passwordforyourMultiTechmodems.
Tochangethepassword:
1. OpenadatacommunicationsprogramsuchasPhoneToolsorHyperTermi nal.
2. Tochangethepassword,typeAT#S=xxxxxxxx,wherexxxxxxxxstandsforthepassword,andpressENTER.
Thepasswordcanincludeanykeyboardcharacter,andmustbeonetoeightcharacterslong.
3. ThemodemrespondswithOK.Thenewpasswordissavedautomatically.
YoucannoweitherentermoreATcommandsorexitthedatacommunicationsprogram.Thenexttimeyou
remotelyconfigurethemodemyoumustusethenewsetuppassword.
Note: Youcanonlychangethesetuppasswordlocally;youcannotc
hangethepasswordremotely.Also,
passwordsarecasesensitive.