Modem and Local Area Networks Document Part Number: 383057-002 October 2005
Contents 1 Modem Using the modem cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a country-specific modem cable adapter . . . . . . . . . . Modem country selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the current country selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding new locations when traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solving travel connection problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preinstalled communication software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Modem The computer’s internal modem is connected to an analog telephone line by means of a 6-pin, RJ-11 modem cable. In some countries, a country-specific modem cable adapter is also required. Jacks for digital PBX systems may resemble analog telephone jacks, but they are not compatible with the modem. Å WARNING: Connecting the computer’s analog modem to a digital line can permanently damage the modem. Immediately disconnect your modem cable if you accidentally connect it to a digital line.
Modem Using the modem cable Å WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the RJ-45 (network) jack. To connect a modem cable: 1. Plug the modem cable into the modem jack 1 on the computer. 2. Plug the modem cable into the RJ-11 telephone wall jack 2. On select models, information about modem commands and dial modifiers is included in the modem guides located in the Help and Support Center.
Modem Using a country-specific modem cable adapter Telephone jacks vary by country. To use the modem and the modem cable outside the country in which you purchased the computer, you must obtain a country-specific modem cable adapter. To connect the modem to an analog telephone line that does not have an RJ-11 telephone jack: 1. Plug the modem cable into the modem jack 1 on the computer. 2. Plug the modem cable into the country-specific modem cable adapter 2. 3.
Modem Modem country selection Viewing the current country selection To view the current country setting for your modem: 1. Select Start > Control Panel. 2. Click the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options icon. 3. Click the Regional & Language Options icon. 4. Under Location, view your present location. Adding new locations when traveling By default, the only location setting available to your modem is a location setting for the country in which you purchased the computer.
Modem To add a location setting for your modem: 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections. 2. On the upper menu in the left panel of the Network and Internet Connections window, click Phone and Modem Options. 3. On the Dialing Rules tab, click New. (The New Location window is displayed.) 4. In the Location name box, type a name (home, work, etc.) for the new location setting. 5. Click a country or region from the Country/Region drop-down list.
Modem Solving travel connection problems If you experience modem connection problems when using the computer outside of the country in which you purchased it, try the following suggestions. ■ Check the telephone line type. The modem requires an analog, not a digital, telephone line. A line described as a PBX line is usually a digital line. A telephone line described as a data line, fax machine line, modem line, or standard telephone line is probably an analog line. ■ Check for pulse or tone dialing.
Modem 5. Click Edit. 6. Click either Tone or Pulse. 7. Select OK > OK. ■ Check the telephone number you are dialing and the response of the remote modem. Dial a telephone number, make sure there is a response from the remote modem, and then hang up. ■ Set the modem to ignore dial tones. If the modem receives a dial tone it does not recognize, it does not dial and displays a “No Dial Tone” error message. To set the modem to ignore all dial tones before dialing: 1.
Modem If you continue to receive the “No Dial Tone” error message after clearing the Wait for Dial Tone Before Dialing check box: 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections. 2. On the upper menu in the left panel of the Network and Internet Connections window, click Phone and Modem Options. 3. Click the Dialing Rules tab. 4. Click your current modem location setting. 5. Click Edit. 6. Select your current location from the Country/Region drop-down list.
2 Local area networks Connecting to a local area network (LAN) requires an 8-pin, RJ-45 network cable. If the network cable contains noise suppression circuitry 1, which prevents interference from TV and radio reception, orient the circuitry end of the cable 2 toward the computer. computer may look different from the illustrations in ✎ Your this guide. The location of the network jack varies by model.
Local area networks To connect the network cable: 1. Plug the network cable into the network jack 1 on the computer. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a network wall jack 2. Å 10 WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the RJ-45 (network) jack.
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