Chapter 2 – getting started, Setup and configuration, Connections – Multi-Tech Systems MultiModem User Manual
Page 8: Establish a wireless account, Set the tcp/ip address on your pc
Chapter 2 – Getting Started
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiModem Wireless Modem with Ethernet Interface (S000375A)
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Chapter 2 – Getting Started
Setup and Configuration
1. Connections
In order to operate your wireless modem, you must make the proper Power and Ethernet connections.
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Using an RJ-45 Ethernet cable, connect the 10/100 jack to an internal network switch or hub.
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Plug one end of the power cord into the device and the other end onto a live power outlet.
Notes:
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The
PWR
LED lights after power-up.
•
Pressing and holding the
Reset
button
for 5 seconds will restore all factory default settings.
2. Establish a Wireless Account
Obtain a wireless account through a Wireless Service Provider. This will allow you to use the service
provider's network; for example, Cingular, Sprint, and Verizon.
Contact Multi-Tech, a certified national activation agent for Cingular and Sprint, to set up one of these
accounts.
For Verizon and other accounts, contact their activation agents directly.
See the Cingular, Sprint, Verizon, and general Customer Activation Customer Notices
included with your modem for a list of the information you must give to the activation agent.
You will receive, depending upon your provider, one or two phone numbers and a service
programming code or lock code. Write these numbers down as you will have to use them to
configure the wireless modem.
If you have any questions or want to set up your account, contact Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. at:
800-972-2439 or 763-717-5863.
3. Set the TCP/IP Address on Your PC
Once the wireless account is established and the modem is properly connected, set up the TCP/IP address
on your PC, if not previously set.
3.1
Open the PC's Control Panel.
3.2
Select Networks or Network Connections.
3.3
Under Protocols, select TCP/IP.
3.4
Under Properties, choose one of the following:
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Check Obtain IP Address Automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address Automatically. If
you check these, then the DHCP function obtains the IP Address automatically from the Ethernet
wireless modem, or
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Check Use the Following IP Address and Use the Following DNS Server Address. If you
check these, then enter the following addresses:
IP Address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.2.1
Specify a DNS Server. For example, 205.171.3.65