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- Hints to setup your ZyXEL U-1496
-
- Here are some guidelines to help you setup your ZyXEL
- modem and software.
-
- 1. High speed modems operate differently from the 2400
- buds and lower speed modems. Because of data
- compression and error correction functions, the actual
- communication speeds between the telephone line and
- the modem and between the modem and your
- computer are quite different. In most cases, setting
- your software to communicate at the modem speed is
- not enough. We recommend you to set your software
- at speed of 38,400 or 57,600Kbps if you have 16550
- UART. (ZyXEL U-1496B Internal model has a 16550
- UART)
-
- 2. All the ZyXEL U-1496 series have the capability of
- auto handshaking which would adapt to different
- speeds. In most cases, it will talk to 1200, 2400, 9600,
- 14400 buad modems without changing the settings.
- Therefore, we advise you to set your communication
- software at fixed 38,400 or 57,600 Kbps. and turn
- "Auto Buad Rate Detect" off.
-
- 3. Most communication programs let you select different
- communication speeds for each entry in the dialing
- directory. For high speed modems, we suggest you
- revise the speed of all entries to a fixed 38,400 or
- 57,600 Kbps. This is the speed your computer will talk
- to U-1496, and the U-1496 will then decide which
- speed it should communicate with the modem at the
- other end.
-
- 4. Most communication programs use the result message
- which the modem returns to the software when
- connection was made to determine the speed of the
- communication. Since the "Auto Buad Rate Detect"
- has already been turned off the "Result Message"
- settings in software is no longer important. We
- suggest you to keep "Connect" only in the result
- message setting section of your communication
- software.
-
- 5. Flow control is very important in high speed modem
- communications. We suggest you use "Hardware Flow
- Control" or "RTS/CTS Flow Control" with ZyXEL
- U-1496, since it is the most efficient and is also the
- manufacture default setting.
-
- 6. When you first start up the modem please make sure
- to issue a command, "AT&F" to your ZyXEL U-1496
- prior to doing anything else. This will reset the modem
- back to manufacture default setting.
-
- 7. We have developed drivers for some popular
- communication software. You can log in to our BBS at
- 886-35-787045 to find out if we have the drivers for your
- communication software. If you are unable to find the
- driver please leave a message for our SYSOP. It is
- possible, we might be able to have the driver ready
- for you within a week.
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