3Com Impact External ISDN Modem manual

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    ® 3C OM I MP A C T ™ IQ E XTERNAL ISDN M ODEM Q UICK S TART I NSTRUCTIONS P ar t Number 09-0988-000 July 1996 The follo wing information will help you install and configure the 3ComImpact  IQ External ISDN Modem. Refer to the 3ComImpact IQ External ISDN Modem User Guide for additional information. Site Prepar ation T o install and use the 3C[...]

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    2 3C OM I MPACT ™ IQ E XTERNAL ISDN M ODEM Q UICK S TART I NSTRUCTIONS Installing the 3C882 ISDN Modem T o install the 3C882 ISDN modem refer to F igure 1 and follow these instructions. The numbers sho wn in F igure 1 correspond to the steps which f ollow . Figure 1 Installation Diagram 1 Insert the 25-pin male end of a serial signal cable into t[...]

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    Configuring the 3C882 ISDN Modem Using a PC 3 5 If you are c onnecting analog equipment, connect one end of the RJ-11 connector into the RJ-11 modular jack labeled with a telephone icon on the back of the ISDN modem. 6 Connect the other RJ-11 end into the appropriat e RJ-11 port on the analog device. 7 Connect the 3C882 ISDN modem power cable t o t[...]

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    4 3C OM I MPACT ™ IQ E XTERNAL ISDN M ODEM Q UICK S TART I NSTRUCTIONS 7 If you ha ve a second telephone number f or your ISDN line , enter it, and then click Next . If you do not hav e a second telephone number for y our ISDN line, leave the field incomplete , and then click Done . When the automatic configuration process is complete , the on-[...]

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    Configuring the 3C882 ISDN Modem Using a Macintosh Computer 5 7 Double-click the 3ComImpact IQ 3.0 icon to run the SPID Wizard configura tion program. The Select Modem Port screen appears. 8 Select the por t to which the 3C882 ISDN modem is connected and then click OK . The SPID Wizard start screen appears. 9 Click Next . After the SPID Wizard che[...]

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