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Chapter 3 – Operating the Modem

FrontPanel

TheMT9234MUhas4LEDsonthefrontpanelindicatingstatus,configuration,andactivity:

● Data.TheDataLEDflasheswhenthemodemistransmitting/receivingdatato/fromanothermodem.

● CarrierDetect.TheCDLEDlightswhenthemodemdetectsavalidcarriersignalfromanothermodem.Itis

onwhenthemodemiscommunicatingwiththeothermodemandoffwhenthelinkisbroken.

● Off‐Hook.TheOHLEDlightswhenthemodemisoff‐hook,whichoccurswhenthemodemisdialing,online,

oransweringacall.TheLEDflasheswhenthemodempulse‐dials.

● TerminalReady.TheTRLEDlightswhenWindowsdetectsandinitializesthemodem.

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ConnectingtotheInternet

ToaccesstheInternetandWebthroughyourmodem,establishadial‐upaccountwithanInternetservice

provider(ISP).TolocateanISPnearyou,lookinalocaldirectoryorcomputerpublication.Tohelpyou establish

anaccount,yourISPprovidesyouwiththefollowinginformation:

● Username(alsocalleduserID)

● Password

● Accessnumber(thenumberyoucalltoconnecttotheserver)

● Hostnameand/ordomainname

● DomainNameServer(DNS)serveraddress

If,besidestheWeb,youusetheIntern etfore‐mailandnewsgroups,yourISPcanalsoprovideyouwiththe

followinginformation:

● E‐mailorPOPmailaddress

● POPserveraddress

● MailorSMTPaddress

● NewsorNNTserveraddress

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30 Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.MT9234MUUserGuide

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