Instructions

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3. Select Setup a dial-up connection.

4. If more there is more than one modem installed then you will be asked to select which one you want to use.

Select the correct one from the list.

5. You will now be prompted for your ISP connection details (telephone number, username and password).

Enter the phone number for dialing in to the DT80 modem.

Enter the username and password specified in the DT80 profile (by default

DATATAKER and DATATAKER,

note these are case sensitive).

Enter a name for the connection, e.g. "DT80 modem ppp". Press Connect.

6. Windows will report that the connection attempt failed. Select Setup the connection anyway to save the

connection details.

7. Press Close.

 Additional Settings

A few further settings are required (these are applicable to both XP and Vista/ Windows 7)

1. Select Connect to a network, then select the PPP connection that you just created. If required, press

Connect.

The Connect dialog (Figure 101) will now be displayed. Click Properties.

2. The connection properties page will now be displayed. On the General tab, click Configure.

Figure 105: PPP Modem Configuration for modem connection (Windows XP)

For a modem connection, the Maximum speed setting should normally be set higher than the modem connect

speed (e.g. set to 115200 for a 56kbps modem). Unlike the direct cable connection case, it does not

need to

match the DT80 port speed.

The modem error control and compression options should also be enabled. Enabling the modem speaker is

optional. Press OK.

3. On Windows XP, select the Networking tab, then press Settings. On Windows Vista/ Windows 7, select the

Options tab then press PPP Settings. This will display the PPP Settings dialog (Figure 94). As with the direct

connection, disable the Enable software compression option, then press OK.

4. On the Networking tab, select the Internet Protocol option (Internet Protocol Version 4 on Windows 7) and

then click Properties.

5. Click Advanced to display the Advanced TCP/IP Settings dialog (Figure 95). As with the direct connection, the

Use default gateway option should be disabled

to prevent Windows from attempting to use the PPP

connection as its default Internet connection.