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Chapter 5 - Remote Configuration
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MT5634ZBA-Series User Guide 19
Chapter 5 - Remote Configuration
Remote configuration is a network management tool that allows you to configure MT5634ZBA modems
anywhere in your network from one location. With password-protected remote configuration, you can issue
AT commands to a remote modem for maintenance or troubleshooting as if you were on site.
Basic Procedure
The following steps can be used when the connection is established by the local or the remote modem.
Note: The remote computer must be running and a communication program must be ready for a data
connection, which will be indicated by a lighted TR indicator on the front of the modem.
1.
Establish a data connection with a remote MT5634ZBA modem.
2.
Send three remote configuration escape characters followed by AT and the setup password, and
press E
NTER. Example: %%%ATMTSMODEM. You have four tries to enter the correct password
before being disconnected. If the password is correct, the remote modem responds with OK.
3.
You can now send AT commands to configure the remote modem.
4.
When you have finished configuring the remote modem, save the new configuration by typing
AT&W0 and pressing E
NTER.
5.
Type ATO and press ENTER to exit remote configuration. You can now break the connection in the
normal way. CAUTION: If you hang up while you are in remote configuration mode, the modem
may lock up.
Setup
Multi-Tech modems are shipped with a default setup password (MTSMODEM). Because anyone who has
the User Guide knows the default setup password, you should change the password and possibly also the
remote configuration escape character.
Changing the Setup Password
1. Open a data communications program such as HyperTerminal or PhoneTools.
2.
In the terminal window, type AT#SMTSMODEM (or AT#Sxxxxxxxx if you have replaced the
MTSMODEM password with xxxxxxxx) and press E
NTER. The modem responds with OK if the
setup password is correct, and ERROR if it is wrong.
3.
To change the password, type AT#S=xxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxx stands for the password, and
then press E
NTER. The password can include any keyboard character, and can be up to eight
characters long. The modem responds with OK. CAUTION: Passwords are case-sensitive.
The next time you enter the password, it must be in the same case as you set it up.
4.
The new password is saved automatically. You can now either enter more AT commands or
exit the data communications program. The next time you wish to set up the modem, you must
use the new password.
Changing the Remote Escape Character
To further improve security, you can change a remote modem’s remote configuration escape character
either locally or remotely. The remote configuration escape character is stored in register S9. The
factory default is 37, which is the ASCII code for the percent character (%). Setting S9 to 0 (zero)
disables remote configuration entirely. CAUTION: If you do this remotely, you won’t be able to change
it back remotely.
1.
Establish a remote configuration link with the remote modem as described in Basic Procedure.
2.
Type ATS9=n, where n is the ASCII code for the new remote configuration escape character,
and then press E
NTER.
3.
Save the new value by typing AT&W and pressing ENTER.
4.
Type ATO and press ENTER to exit remote configuration.