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Chapter 8 – Remote Configuration and Country Code Configuration
SocketModem Global MT5634SMI Developer’s Guide 67
Chapter 8 - Remote Configuration and
Country Code Configuration
Remote Configuration
Remote configuration is a network management tool that allows you to configure modems anywhere in your
network from one location. With password-protected remote configuration, you can issue AT commands to a
remote SocketModem for maintenance or troubleshooting as if you were on-site.
Basic Procedure
The following steps are valid regardless of whether the connection is established by the local or the remote Multi-
Tech modem.
1. Establish a data connection with a remote SocketModem.
2. Send three remote configuration escape characters followed by AT and the setup password, and press
Enter. 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 Enter.
5. Type ATO and press Enter to exit remote configuration. You can now break the connection in the normal
way.
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.
2. In the terminal window, type AT#SMTSMODEM (or AT#Syyyyyy if you have replaced the MTSMODEM
password with yyyyyy) and press Enter. 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=yyyyyy, where yyyyyy stands for the password, and press Enter. The
password can include any keyboard character and can be up to eight characters long. The modem responds
with OK.
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 remotely configure the modem you must use the new setup
password.
Caution: You can only change the setup password locally; you cannot do it remotely. Also, passwords are case
sensitive. The next time you enter the password, it must be in the same case as you set it up.