3Com Dual 56K manual Usage

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150APPENDIX B: INSTALLING AND USING THE VIRTUAL FAX MODEM

Telephone Line: This field is used to assign the phone line to be used by the Virtual Fax Modem. By default, this field is set to Any, permitting the use of the first available line. To always use telephone line 1 choose One. To always use telephone line 2 choose Two.

4Click Submit.

This completes the installation and setup of the Virtual Fax Modem. Windows applications can now access the Virtual Fax Modem for sending Class 2.0 faxes, connecting to AOL, as well as for other COM Port-based modem applications.

Note that a connection established with Virtual Fax Modem cannot be shared. Only one user at a time can access the Virtual Fax Modem.

Complete documentation, along with the application itself may be found on the 3Com Companion Programs CD-ROM, or downloaded directly from the LAN Modem website at: http://www.3com.com/support/docs/lanmodem/util.html.

The Virtual Fax Modem supports Class 2.0 fax communications only. Class 1 or Class 2 fax applications are not compatible for sending faxes with the Virtual Fax Modem. Make sure that any fax application you use is set for Class 2.0 (note that Class 2 and Class 2.0 are not the same). An example of a fax application that supports Class 2.0 fax communications is provided on the 3Com Companion Programs CD-ROM, or downloaded directly from the LAN Modem Utilities Web site: http://www.3com.com/support/docslanmodem.

Monitoring Virtual FAX You can monitor Virtual FAX Modem parameters on a call-by-call basis. You can Modem Parameters and manually disconnect a virtual fax modem call as well.

Usage

The following parameters are accessible via the LAN Modem’s Manual Call Control page.

Name or IP address of the computer originating Virtual FAX Modem access

The Modem number which is making the virtual fax call

In addition, you can manually hang up a virtual fax modem call. To terminate a

Virtual Fax Modem session, do the following.

1Access the Manual Call Control Page.

2Locate the Virtual Fax Modem call in the active call box.

3Click Hangup Call to terminate the call.

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