Adding a modem manually

To add the configuration information for a modem, in the Modem Manager:

1. Select Add from the Modem menu, and then select Manual configuration to bring up the Modem Configuration window.

2. Enter the following information:

   Modem vendor

   Select the manufacturer of your modem. If this is not listed, select Standard Modem Types.

   Modem model

   
   Enter the modem model. If you selected Standard Modem Types for the Modem vendor, select Standard Modem.

   Line speed (bps)

   Enter the serial line speed at which you want to the computer and modem to communicate. The default speed is 38,400bps. You can set the speed as high as 115,200bps if the serial port uses a 16550 UART or higher specification UART. Do not set the speed higher than 9600bps if the serial port uses a 8250 UART. Select Any to use the default speed for the serial line (this is usually 9600bps). See Table 21-1 for more information.

   Modem port

   Select the modem control serial device (such as tty2A) corresponding to the port to which the modem is connected. If the port is not listed, click on Add port to configure the serial port for your system, and follow the instructions in ``Configuring a serial card''.

   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.

   To change the speed or interrupt trigger level, or to enable or disable a login on a port, follow the instructions in ``Configuring a serial port''.

   Answer mode

   
   
   
   
   
   
   Select On to have the modem answer incoming calls. This allows your system to provide remote access PPP or incoming SLIP connections. It enables a getty process on the serial line attached to the modem to allow incoming connections to log into your system.

   Select Off if you want to prevent your system accepting incoming calls.

3. Click on OK to accept the configuration.