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AirLink Communications, Inc. August 9, 2001 Page 7 AirLink Raven II CDPD Modem 16. Select the Connection tab and set the Connection Preferences to: Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Uncheck (disable) “Wait for dial tone before dialing.” 17. Select Port Settings. You should see the Advanced Port Settings dialog. Check the box for Use FIFO buffer if appropriate. If the button is enabled, it is probably appropriate. 18. Select OK. You should go back to the Connection tab. 19. Select Advanced. You should see the Advanced Connection Settings dialog. 20. Set Use Flow Control and Hardware, then select OK. Only hardware flow control is available. 21. Select OK on the "AirLink CDPD Modem Properties" dialog box. 22. Select Close on the "Modem Properties" dialog box. 2.2.2 Creating the PPP Connection This section details the configuration of the Windows Dial-Up Networking PPP Connection. 1. Select Start> >>>>Settings> >>>>Dial-Up Networking. If Dial-Up Networking is not installed, please go to Control Panel> >>>> Add/Remove Programs> >>>> Windows Setup> >>>> Communications> >>>> Dial-Up Networking and check the box next to it. During this installation, you may be prompted for your Windows CD and have to reboot afterwards. Page 8 AirLink Communications, Inc. User’s Manual 2. Double-click on the Make New Connection icon. 3. In the "Make New Connection" dialog box, type in the connection name: CDPD Modem PPP Note: The PPP connection name is important as Wireless ACE will look for this entry name later. 4. For “Select a device” choose: AirLink CDPD Modem. 5. Select Next. 6. Make the following selections: Area code = (leave it blank) Telephone number = PPPP (this is not a typo) Country code = United States of America (unless you live somewhere else) 7. Select Next. 8. Select Finish. You should now have a new icon in the "Dial-Up Networking" window named "CDPD Modem PPP." 9. Right-click on the new icon and select Properties from the menu. 10. It should display the contents of the "General" tab. Ensure that Use country code and area code is not checked (disabled). AirLink Communications, Inc. August 9, 2001 Page 9 AirLink Raven II CDPD Modem 11. Select the "Server Types" tab. Make the following selections: Type of Dial-Up Server = PPP: Internet, Windows 2000/NT, Windows ME. Uncheck (disable) all the other options except for TCP/IP. 12. Click on the TCP/IP Settings button. Page 10 AirLink Communications, Inc. User’s Manual 13. Leave Server assigned IP address and Server assigned name server addresses checked. 14. (optional) If you will be using your modem as an internet connection for browsing websites, using FTP, etc., you will need Domain Name Service (DNS) servers listed here. To enter the addresses, check (enable) Specify name server addresses and enter the IP address of the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS servers. If you are unsure about where to obtain these numbers, contact your system administrator or CDPD Service Provider. 15. Uncheck (disable) Use IP header compression. 16. Select the "Security" tab. AirLink Communications, Inc. August 9, 2001 Page 11 AirLink Raven II CDPD Modem 17. Clear the User Name, Password and Domain field. 18. Uncheck (disable) all of the other options. 19. Select the "Scripting" tab. 20. Uncheck (disable) Start terminal screen minimized. 21. Select the "Dialing" tab. 22. Uncheck (disable) Enable idle disconnect, also uncheck Disconnect when connection may not be needed. Page 12 AirLink Communications, Inc. User’s Manual 23. Select OK. Now you may test the PPP connection you have created if you wish. Otherwise you will be configuring Wireless ACE to startup your PPP connection automatically, later in the manual. 1. Double-click on the "CDPD Modem PPP" icon in the Dial-Up Networking window. 2. You should see a "Connect To" dialog box. Verify the following settings: User name and Password are blank. Phone number = PPP (note that three P's appear here even though four were entered earlier. That is normal with Windows Millennium Edition.) 3. Select Connect. You should see a "Connecting to CDPD Modem PPP" dialog box. Windows will establish a PPP session with the modem. When it succeeds, it will display the Dial Up Networking icon on the right of the Windows task bar (the two small computers)at the bottom of the screen. Double-click on this icon for connection status information. Hovering over it (moving the mouse there but not clicking) causes Windows to display reports on the number of bytes sent and received. If you fail to establish a connection, review your settings starting with the Configuring the Modem section. A list of error messages and quick solutions are listed in the Troubleshooting section. Proceed to the next section on Wireless ACE to setup your modem with it’s IP address and Side Preference so you can begin using it. AirLink Communications, Inc. August 9, 2001 Page 13 AirLink Raven II CDPD Modem 2.3 Installing and Using Wireless ACE This section walks through installing Wireles...
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Network Equipment - Raven II (711.84 kb)
Network Equipment - Raven II (711.84 kb)
Network Equipment - Raven II (711.84 kb)