Detecting a modem automatically

To detect a modem automatically, in the Modem Manager:

1. Verify that the modem is connected and switched on.

2. Select Add from the Modem menu, and then select Automatic detection.

3. Select the serial port to which the modem is attached, or select Any to have the system examine all serial ports.

   You can enter a third-party serial device name for your serial port once that device has been configured into your system; see your serial device documentation for installation and configuration information.

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   NOTE: A driver for the serial port must have been configured into the kernel. If a suitable driver is not available, and the serial port is on an SCO-supported serial card, click on Add port to define the serial card and its ports. Follow the instructions in ``Configuring a serial card''. If the serial port is on a non-SCO supported or an intelligent serial card, it must be configured to use a third-party driver. Refer to the instructions for installing the driver provided with the serial card.

   After you relink the kernel with the correct serial driver, exit the Modem Manager, and then shut down and reboot your system.

   You must re-invoke the Modem Manager after your system has rebooted to be able to detect a modem automatically.

   You do not need to reboot the system to add a modem manually to a newly defined port, but you will not be able to use the modem or the port until you reboot the system.

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4. Click on OK to start the system searching for the modem. As the serial port is probed, the indicator lights on the modem should flicker on and off for several seconds. While the Modem Manager probes the serial port(s), it updates the list of the modems that it has detected.

5. When it finishes probing the ports, select the modems to add, and click on Add.

   If the system does not detect a modem, check that the modem is connected correctly and is switched on. Some older models of modem are not capable of being detected. If automatic detection still fails, enter the configuration manually as described in ``Adding a modem manually''.