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Chapter 3 – Using Your Wireless Modem
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiModem GPRS USB Wireless Modem User Guide 35
Setting the Access Point Name (APN)
So that your GPRS wireless modem can connect to your provider’s network, you must tell the modem
the Access Point Name (APN) to which it will connect. The APN is a server name that your account is
setup on with your provider. Your provider gives you the APN. Well-known APNs include:
● AT&T: PROXY, or INTERNET, or PUBLIC
● T-Mobile: INTERNET2.VOICESTREAM.COM, or INTERNET3.VOICESTREAM.COM, or
WAP.VOICESTREAM.COM
● Rogers AT&T of Canada: INTERNET.COM
To set the APN:
1. From the Start button, select Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. The Phone and Modem Options window appears. Select the Modems tab.
4. On the Modems tab, select the Multi-Tech wireless modem listed in the table and click Properties.
5. A Properties window for your modem opens. Select the Advanced tab.
6. From the Extra Settings group, in the Extra initialization commands text box, type:
AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”<APN>”
where <APN> is the correct APN for your account.
For example:
AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”ISP. AT&T”
7. Click OK to close the modem Properties window.
8. Click OK to close the Phone and Modem Options window.