Cooper SMP 4 - Setting Up a Dial-Up (Modem) Connection

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22.2.1 Setting Up a Dial-Up (Modem) Connection
The following table outlines the procedure for setting up a dial-up (modem) connection between a
PC running Windows 2000, and an SMP Gateway.
You must perform the steps in the order presented in the table.
Step To do this Follow these steps:
1
Set up the
SMP Gateway to
accept a dial-up
connection
Perform this step for each SMP Gateway with which you want to
communicate via modem.
1. In SMP Manager, select the SMP Gateway to be configured.
2. From the Tools menu, click Telnet.
3. Type RASMGR to start the RAS Manager application.
4. Type “L”, to display the device list. The device list is actually the list
of ports on the SMP Gateway, including the console port.
5. Type “M”, to modify the SMP Gateway’s COM port you will use for
the dial-up connection.
6. Type the number of the MODEM device to be modified. Note that
you cannot specify the number of the console port, as the latter does
not support modem connections.
7. All the default settings should be OK, except for the last one: Use
Device for Incoming Connections. Type “Y” to allow incoming
connections on the port.
8. Press “Q” to exit RAS Manager, and then close the telnet window.
2
Install the
modem, if
necessary
1. From Windows’ Start menu, click Settings, and then click Control
Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options dialog box, click the Modems
tab.
If the modem you plan to use appears in the list, skip the rest of this step
and proceed to the next item in the table, since your modem is already
installed. Click Add.
4. In the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog box, allow Windows
to detect your modem automatically, and then click Next.
5. In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Next.
6. Choose whether you want Windows to search for a suitable driver or
whether you want to choose the driver from a list. Click Next.
7. If you have an installation CD, insert it in the drive, click CD-ROM
drives and clear the other checkboxes; otherwise, click Microsoft
Windows Update and clear the other checkboxes. Click Next.
8. Once Windows advises you that it has found the driver, click Next.
9. Once Windows has finished installing the driver, click Finish.
10. Click Finish to close the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog
box.
11. Click OK to close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box.