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Configuring a Dial-Up Modem Connection at the User End

To remotely connect to the USB modem connected to the USB port on the device, you must configure a dial-up modem connection on the PC or laptop computer at your remote location. Configure the dial-up modem connection properties to disable IP header compression.

To configure a dial-up modem connection at the user end:

  1. At your remote location, connect a modem to a management device such as a PC or laptop computer.
  2. Connect the modem to your telephone network.
  3. On the PC or laptop computer, select Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network Connections.

    The Network Connections page is displayed.

  4. Click Create a new connection.

    The New Connection Wizard is displayed.

  5. Click Next.

    The New Connection Wizard: Network Connection Type page is displayed.

  6. Select Connect to the network at my workplace, and then click Next.

    The New Connection Wizard: Network Connection page is displayed.

  7. Select Dial-up connection, and then click Next.

    The New Connection Wizard: Connection Name page is displayed.

  8. In the Company Name box, type the dial-up connection name—for example, USB-modem-connect—and then click Next.

    The New Connection Wizard: Phone Number to Dial page is displayed.

  9. In the Phone number box, type the telephone number of the PSTN line connected to the USB modem at the device end.
  10. Click Next twice, and then click Finish.

    The Connect USB-modem-connect page is displayed.

  11. If CHAP is configured on the dialer interface used for the USB modem interface at the device end, type the username and password configured in the CHAP configuration in the User name and Password boxes. For information about configuring CHAP on dialer interfaces, see Configuring CHAP on Dialer Interfaces (Optional).
  12. Click Properties.

    The USB-modem-connect Properties page is displayed.

  13. In the Networking tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click Properties.

    The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties page is displayed.

  14. Click Advanced.

    The Advanced TCP/IP Settings page appears.

  15. Clear the Use IP header compression check box.

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