Actiontec electronic 56K V.90 manual For Windows NT 4.0 Installation

If you are going to use the Telephone Answering Machine (TAM) functions of the modem and you are running Windows 95, you need to install a software component called Unimodem V. If you have Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (Version 4.00.950 B, hereafter referred to in this manual as Windows 95B) or a later version of Windows, this component comes standard as part of the operating system.

To find out which version of Windows 95 you are using, right-click the My Com- puter icon on the desktop, and choose Properties from the menu that appears. If the version of Windows 95 is 4.00.950 or 4.00.950A, go to the UNIMODEM directory of the CD-ROM that came with your modem and right-click on the UNIMODV.INF icon, (this may be named UNIMODV) then click on Install.. Restart your computer to enable the drivers.

In order to support older software, the modem will always be assigned to COM 4. This port assignment is made by Windows based on instructions contained in the

.INF file supplied with the modem. Check Device Manager and verify that COM 4 is not listed.

Right-click on the My Computer icon, choose Properties, and select the Device Manager tab. From the device tree, double-click the Ports [COM & LPT] icon to expand the list of ports. COM 1 and COM 2 should be listed. If COM 4 is listed, it is in use, it must be made available as the modem will be automatically assigned to this port. Highlight COM 4 by clicking once on its listing in device manager, then click Remove. Click Refresh. If the COM 4 listing returns, you have a hardware device using the port. Reinstall the device on another COM port.

For Windows NT 4.0 Installation

Before installing your new modem, be sure to remove any modems and their drivers from your operating system. On the taskbar, click Start. On the Start menu click Settings, then click Control Panel. Double-click the Modems icon. Highlight the modem you wish to remove and click Remove. Turn off the computer and physically remove the old modem. Do not install your new modem at this time. Follow the procedures below to help insure a trouble-free installation. Once you remove the old modem and its drivers from your system, you will need the old modem driver diskette if you wish to reinstall it at a later date.

Determine that your installation of NT 4.0 is current. Service Pack 3 (or greater), from Microsoft, should be installed. On the Start menu, click Settings then click Administrative Tools then click Windows NT Diagnostics. Select the Version folder. Service Pack 3 (or greater) should be stated. If you do not have the latest service pack upgrade installed, it must be obtained from Microsoft. The latest upgrade can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site: www.microsoft.com.

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