Multi-Tech Systems MT5634ZBA-DID manual Introduction and Description, Features

MultiModemDID User Guide Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description

Welcome to the world of data communications. You have acquired one of the finest intelligent data and fax modems available today from one of America’s oldest and most respected modem manufacturers: Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. This User Guide will help you install, configure, test, and use your modem.

Introduction

The MultiModemDID combines Direct Inward Dial (DID) with Super G3 V.34/33.6K bps fax and V.92 data modes of operation. Direct Inward Dial allows the user to use a block of telephone numbers larger than the number of physical telephone lines for direct dialing to extensions. When combining DID with inbound fax calls to a fax server, each user on the fax server can have faxes automatically routed to them at their client computer desktop.

DID fax routing assigns a unique fax number for every network user or network device (such as a printer). Senders simply dial a typical telephone number - no special procedures are required. The fax server automatically delivers the incoming fax to the user over the local area network.

Users get improved efficiency and security, since their faxes are delivered by the network fax server to the client desktop as soon as they are received. Time-wasting trips to the fax machine are eliminated and employees are more productive. In addition, DID offers a higher degree of security for both the sender and the recipient since faxes are not left unattended at a central fax machine.

The MT5634ZBA-DID utilizes Super G3 V.34 fax speeds of 33.6K bps. Now, computer-based fax servers can achieve the Super G3 speeds found in dedicated fax machines. The MT5634ZBA-DID also supports T.31 Annex B and T.32 Annex C, which allows the higher V.34 speeds to operate with Class 1.0 and Class 2.1 code sets. In addition, “on-the-fly” two-dimensional fax data compression plus support for error correction mode (ECM) increase the performance of the MT5634ZBA-DID to levels previously only found in expensive fax boards and dedicated fax machines.

To implement DID fax routing you must purchase fax server application software that supports Multi-Tech DID commands and DID routing, and obtain an analog DID trunk line which supports the inbound fax calls and a regular loop-start line for outbound fax transmission.

Features

·One Direct Inward Dial (DID) port

·Super G3 V.34/33.6K bps fax communication

·T.31 Annex B Class 1.0 and T.32 Annex C Class 2.1 fax commands

·Error Correction Mode (ECM) provides fast and reliable fax transmissions

·Supports Wink-start, Immediate-start and Delay dial service types

·V.92/56K data mode

·V.44 compression improves data throughput rates

·V.42 error correction

·Flash memory for easy updates

•Plug and Play operation.

•Interactive automatic dialing and command mode configuration.

•In standard mode, you can store up to four command lines or telephone numbers of up to 40 characters each in the modems’ nonvolatile memory.

•Pulse- or tone-dials and recognizes dial tones and busy signals for reliable call-progress detection.

•Detects AT&T calling card tones.

•Caller ID.

•Remote configuration.

•Incorporates self-resetting lightning protection.

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