Airlink AML001 User Manual

PCI Modem Card
User’s Manual
Copyright 2002 All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by any means without the prior written permission. Other trademarks or brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
April 2002, Rev01

Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1
1.1 Features............................................................................................................1
1.2 System Requirements........................................................................................2
1.3 Package Contents..............................................................................................2
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................................................... 3
2.1 Installing the Card ............................................................................................3
2.2 Connection ....................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION........................................................5
3.1 For Windows 95 ............................................................................................... 5
3.2 For Windows 98 ............................................................................................... 7
3.3 For Windows Me.............................................................................................. 9
3.4 For Windows NT4.0....................................................................................... 10
3.5 For Windows 2000 ......................................................................................... 12
3.6 For Windows XP............................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURING COUNTRIES ......................................................17
4.1 For Windows 95/98/Me .................................................................................. 17
4.2 For Windows NT4.0....................................................................................... 18
4.3 For Windows 2000/XP....................................................................................20
CHAPTER 5 VERIFY MODEM INSTALLATION............................................. 21
5.1 For Windows 95/98/Me .................................................................................. 21
5.2 For Windows 2000/XP....................................................................................23
CHAPTER 6 UNINSTALLING THE DRIVERS .................................................25
6.1 For Windows 98/Me....................................................................................... 25
6.2 For Windows NT4.0....................................................................................... 26
6.3 For Windows 2000/XP....................................................................................27
APPENDIX A AT COMMANDS .......................................................................... 29
A.1 AT Commands...............................................................................................29
A.1.1 Data and General Commands............................................................... 29
A.1.2 FAX Commands .................................................................................60
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A.2 Result Codes..................................................................................................64
A.3 S-Registers .................................................................................................... 66
APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 69
APPENDIX C GLOSSARY................................................................................... 75
APPENDIX D ASCII CODE TABLE ................................................................... 79
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Chapter 1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new 56K modem! This handbook will help you through the installation procedure. You also can use the commands in this book to customize the performance of your modem, although this is not required for normal operation.

1.1 Features

Two-chip soft modem solution with an integrated 5 V tolerant PCI
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interface
Data mode capabilities:
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ITU-T V.92* : 56000 bits/s—28000 bits/s
ITU-T V.90* : 56000 bits/s—28000 bits/s
ITU-T V.34: 33600 bits/s—2400 bits/s
V.32bis, and fallbacks
V.42 and MNP error correction (LAPM)
V.44, V.42bis and MNP Class 5 data compression
FAX mode capabilities:
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ITU-T V.17, V.29, V.27ter, and V.21 Ch 2
ITU-T T.31 Class 1 FAX
Compatible with transformer-based and silicon DAA circuits:
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Line-powered silicon DAA
Bit I/Os to support domestic and international DAAs
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Supports standard PCI and Mini PCI buses with PCI version 2.2
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Ideal for mobile computing and high performance/low power
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applications
Flexible power management modes
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Common driver across multiple platforms
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Operating system support:
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Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT 4.0/XP
PC 2001 compliant
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* Due to FCC limitations, speeds of 53 kbits/s are the maximum permissible transmit power levels during download transmission. Actual data speeds will vary depending on the line conditions.

1.2 System Requirements

Pentium® III or above
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Windows 95®/ 98®/ Me®/ NT4.0®/ 2000® / XP® operating system
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One available PCI slot
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32 MB RAM or more
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CD-ROM drive
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1.3 Package Contents

Your PCI modem package must include the following items:
PCI Modem Card
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Software Utility/Driver CD
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Quick Installation
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Installing the Card

Step1 With the power to your computer disconnected, remove PC casing.
Note: Some PCI compliant motherboards supply power to the slots even when the PC is turned off. To prevent damage to your PC or PCI modem card, always unplug the power cord when installing or removing PCI modem cards.
Step 2 Press the PCI card into the empty PCI slot firmly, and secure it
with screws to your computer.
Step 3 Reinstall the casing on your computer.

2.2 Connection

Step 1 Plug one end of the phone cord into LINE jack and the other end to
the wall phone jack.
Step 2 When you are not using the modem, you can use a telephone on the
modem’s phone line. Plug your telephone’s cord into the modem’s PHONE jack.
The figure below illustrates the typical connection of internal modem card.
After hardware installation, turn on your computer and the system should detect the modem upon startup. Proceed to next section to install the drivers.
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Chapter 3 Software Installation

3.1 For Windows 95

Start Windows 95 and insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive to start driver installation.
Step 1 The Update Device Driver Wizard screen will appear detecting a
new device and request for the driver. Click Next.
Step 2 Windows will be unable to locate the driver; click Other
Locations.
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Step 3 Click Browse to specify the path to X:\Driver\Win9x where X is
the CD-ROM drive letter and click OK.
Step 4 Windows will find the location of the driver; click Finish.
Step 5 When prompted to insert disk, click OK.
Step 6 In Copying Files window, click Browse to specify the path to
X:\Driver\Win9x where X is the CD-ROM drive letter and click OK.
Step 7 Windows will continue to detect the voice device. Click Next and
then repeat steps 2-4 to complete the installation.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.
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3.2 For Windows 98

Start Windows 98 and insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive to start driver installation.
Step 1 The Add New Hardware Wizard screen will appear detecting a
new device and request for the driver. Click Next.
Step 2 Select Search for the best driver for you device and click Next.
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Step 3 Check Specify a location, click Browse to specify the path to
X:\Driver\Win9x where X is your CD-ROM drive letter and click OK. Then click Next.
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Step 4 Windows will find the location of the driver; click Next.
Step 5 Click Finish.
Step 6 Windows will continue to detect the voice device. Click Next and
then repeat steps 2-5 to complete the installation.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.
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3.3 For Windows Me

Start Windows Me and insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive to start driver installation.
Step 1 Your computer detects new hardware and displays the Add New
Hardware Wizard window. Select the Specify the location of the driver option and click Next.
Step 2 Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive. Select Search
for the best driver for your device and then check only the Specify a location box. Click Browse to specify the path to X:\Driver\WinME where X is your CD-ROM drive letter and
click Next.
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Step 3 When Windows finds the driver file for the device, click Next.
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Step 4 When the following window appears, click Finish.
Step 5 Windows will continue to detect another device. Repeat Steps 1-4.
Step 6 When New Hardware Found windows appear, wait for Windows
to complete the installation.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.

3.4 For Windows NT4.0

Step 1 Click Start menu and then click Run. Click Browse to open the
file Setup.exe from X:\Driver\NT40 where X is your CD-ROM drive letter and click OK.
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Step 2 When confirm message appears, click OK.
Step 3 When prompted to restart your computer, click OK.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.
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3.5 For Windows 2000

Start Windows 2000 and insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive to start driver installation.
Step 1 The Found New Hardware Wizard screen will appear detecting a
new device and request for the driver. Click Next.
Step 2 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and click Next.
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Step 3 Check only Specify a location, and click Next.
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Step 4 Click Browse to locate the path of the driver: x:\Driver\W2K
(where x: represents your CD-ROM drive) and click OK.
Step 5 Windows will find the location of the driver; click Next.
Step 6 If Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click Yes to
continue.
Step 7 Click Finish. When Found New Hardware window appears, wait
for Windows to complete the installation.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.
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3.6 For Windows XP

Start Windows XP and insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive to start driver installation.
Step 1 When Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears, select
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
Step 2 With Search for the best driver in these locations selected, select
ONLY Include this location in the search. Click Browse to specify the path to X:\Driver\WinXP where X is your CD-ROM drive letter and click Next.
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Step 3 If compatibility prompt message appears, click Continue Anyway.
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Step 4 Click Finish. When Found New Hardware screen appears, wait
for completing the installation.
When you are done with driver installation, you will need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. Please proceed to “Chapter 4 Configuring Countries” on page 17 for instructions.
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Chapter 4 Configuring Countries

Before using the modem, you may need to specify the country where you locate upon different telecommunication regulations/ laws. If you have configured your country during the installation process, just ignore this section.

4.1 For Windows 95/98/Me

Note: If you are prompted with Location Information screen during configuration, enter your area code and then click Close or OK.
Step 1 Click Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel. On
the Control Panel, double-click the Modems icon.
Step 2 In Modems Properties window, highlight Agere Systems PCI
Soft Modem and click Dialing Properties.
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Step 3 From the drop-down list of I am in (for Windows 95) or I am in
this country/region (for Windows 98/Me), select a country where your modem is to be used and click Apply (for Windows 98/Me only) and then OK.
Windows 98/Me
Step 4 You will return to the Modems Properties window. Click OK to
return to Control Panel.
Windows 95

4.2 For Windows NT4.0

Step 1 Click Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel. On
the Control Panel, double-click the Modems icon.
Note: If you are prompted with Location Information screen, enter your area code and then click Close.
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Step 2 In Modems Properties window, highlight Agere Systems PCI
Soft Modem and click Dialing Properties.
Step 3 From the drop-down list of I am in this country/region, select a
country where your modem is to be used and click Apply and then OK.
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4.3 For Windows 2000/XP

Note: The configuration steps are the same in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The graphics here assume a Windows 2000 environment.
Step 1 Click Start menu, point to Settings and click on Control Panel.
On the Control Panel, double-click the Phone and Modem
Options icon.
Note: If you are prompted with Location Information screen,
enter your area code and then click OK.
Step 2 On the Dialing Rules tab, select the location from which you are
dialing and then click Edit.
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Step 3: On the General tab, from the drop-down list of Country/region
select the country where your modem is to be used. Click Apply and then click OK.

Chapter 5 Verify Modem Installation

If you are going to install data/fax communications software, you may start with a quick test to check that the Windows can communicate with your modem.

5.1 For Windows 95/98/Me

Step 1 Click Start menu, point to Settings and then click Control Panel.
Double-click the Modems icon.
Step 2 Click the Diagnostics tab.
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Step 3 Highlight the COM port used by your modem and then click More
Info….
Step 4 Wait for communication with your modem.
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Step 5 If your modem is properly installed, the command response
(something like AT…) should appear on the screen.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed the modem hardware and its driver.
* According to your model, the command responses may
differ from shown above.
Note: If your modem fails to respond, you will see an error message. Make sure your modem is properly connected. Switch your modem off and on, and try again. If your modem still fails to respond, you may need to remove the driver and reinstall again.
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