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>Chapter 4. Establishing a Modem Connection</H1
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>	A modem can be used to configure an Internet connection over an active
	phone line. An Internet Service Provider (ISP) account (also called a
	dial-up account) is required.
      </P
><P
>	To add a modem connection, follow these steps:
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>Click the <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Devices</B
> tab.</P
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>Click the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>New</B
> button on the
	  toolbar.</P
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>Select <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Modem connection</B
> from the
	    <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Device Type</B
> list, and click
	    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
>. 
	  </P
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>If there is a modem already configured in the hardware list (on
	    the <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Hardware</B
> tab), the
	    <B
CLASS="APPLICATION"
>Network Administration Tool</B
> assumes you want to use
	    it to establish a modem connection. If there are no modems already
	    configured, it tries to detect any modems in the system. This probe
	    might take a while. If a modem is not found, a message is displayed
	    to warn you that the settings shown are not values found from the
	    probe.</P
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>After probing, the window in <A
HREF="network-config-modem.html#NEAT-MODEM-SETTINGS-FIG"
>Figure 4-1</A
> appears. </P
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><B
>Figure 4-1. Modem Settings</B
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>Configure the modem device, baud rate, flow control, and modem
	  volume. If you do not know these values, accept the defaults if the
	  modem was probed successfully. If you do not have touch tone dialing,
	  uncheck the corresponding checkbox.  Click
	  <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
>.
	  </P
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>If your ISP is in the pre-configured list, select it. Otherwise,
	  enter the required information about your ISP account. If you do not
	    know these values, contact your ISP. Click
	  <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
>.
	  </P
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>On the <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>IP Settings</B
> page, select whether to
	    obtain an IP address via DHCP or whether to set on statically. Click
	    <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Forward</B
> when finished.</P
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><P
>On the <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Create Dialup Connection</B
> page, click
	  <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Apply</B
>.</P
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>	After configuring the modem device, it appears in the device list with
	the type <TT
CLASS="COMPUTEROUTPUT"
>Modem</TT
> as shown in <A
HREF="network-config-modem.html#NEAT-MODEM-FIG"
>Figure 4-2</A
>.
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><IMG
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><B
>Figure 4-2. Modem Device</B
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><P
>	Be sure to select <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>File</B
> =&#62;
	<B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Save</B
> to save the changes.
      </P
><P
>	After adding the modem device, you can edit its configuration by
	selecting the device from the device list and clicking
	<B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Edit</B
>. For example, when the device is added, it
	is configured not to start at boot time by default. Edit its
	configuration to modify this setting. Compression, PPP options, 
	login name, password, and more can also be changed.
      </P
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>	When the device is added, it is not activated immediately, as seen by
	its <B
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Inactive</B
> status. To activate the device, select
	it from the device list, and click the <B
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Activate</B
>
	button. If the system is configured to activate the device when the
	computer starts (the default), this step does not have to be performed
	again.
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