Multi-Tech Systems MT9234MU Modem User Manual


 
32 MultiTechSystems,Inc.MT9234MUUserGuide
Chapter 4 – Remotely Configuring
Modems
Remoteconfigurationisanetworkmanagementtoolthatallowsyoutoconfiguremodemsanywhereinyour
networkfromonelocation.Withpasswordprotectedremoteconfiguration,youcanissueATcommandstoa
remoteMT9324MUmodemformaintenanceortroubleshootingasifyouwereonsite.
Thefollowingstepsarevalidregardlessofwhethertheconnectionisestablishedbythelocalortheremote
MultiTechmodem.
Toconfiguremodems:
1. EstablishadataconnectionwitharemoteMT9324MUmodem.
2. SendthreeremoteconfigurationescapecharactersfollowedbyATandthesetuppassword,andpress
ENTER.Example:%%%ATMTSMODEM.Youhavefourtriestoenterthecorrectpasswordbeforebeing
disconnected.Ifthepasswordiscorrect,theremotemodemrespondswithOK.
3. YoucannowsendATcommandstocon f iguretheremotemodem.
4. Whenyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheremotemodem,savethenewconfigurationbytypingAT&W0,and
pressingEnter.
5. TypeATOandpressEntertoexitremoteconfiguration.Youcanthenbreaktheconnectioninthenormal
way.
Caution:Ifyouhangupwhileyouareinremoteconfigurationmode,itmaylockuptheremotemodem.
ChangingtheSetupPassword
MultiTechmodemsareshippedwithadefaultsetuppassword(MTSMODEM).Becauseanyonewhohasan
owner’smanualknowsthedefaultsetuppassword,forsecurityyoushouldchangethepasswordandpossibly
alsotheremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.
1. OpenadatacommunicationsprogramsuchasHyperTerminal.
2. Tochangethepassword,typeAT#S=xxxxxxxx,wherexxxxxxxxstandsforthepassword,andpressENTER.
Thepasswordcanincludeanykeyboardcharacter,andmustbeonetoeightcharacterslong.Themodem
respondswithOK.
3. Thenewpasswordissavedautomatically.Youcan noweitherentermoreATcommandsorexitthedata
communicationsprogram.Thenexttimeyouremotelyconfigurethemodem youmustusethenewsetup
password.
Note:Youcanonlychangethesetuppasswordlocally;youcannotdoitremotely.Also,passwordsarecase
sensitive.Thenexttimeyouenterthepassword,itmustbeinthesamecaseasyousetitup.
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