Multi-Tech Systems MT5634ZLX/FE manual Introduction, Product Description, Fast Ethernet

MultiMobile User Guide

Introduction

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 manufacturer: Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. This user’s guide will help you install, configure, test and use your modem.

Product Description

The MT5634ZLX/FE is a multifunction communication device that lets you perform multiple communication tasks concurrently, using a single PCMCIA slot. The MT5634ZLX/FE:

•is V.90 and K56flexTM compatible for data transmission speeds up to 56 Kbps, while maintaining compatibility with lower-speed modems. The V.90 and K56flex standards asymmetrically transfer data--client downloads at speeds up to 56 Kbps, client uploads at speeds up to 33.6 Kbps;

•sends and receives faxes from computers or fax machines; and

•connects to an Ethernet 10BaseTX or 100BaseTX LAN.

Figure 1-1. MT5634ZLX/FE PCMCIA Card

The MT5634ZLX/FE is a credit-card-size Type II PCMCIA card that complies with the PCMCIA

2.1and JEIDA 4.1 standards and works with computers that incorporate a compatible interface. It is Bell, ITU-T and AT command compatible, allowing it to be used worldwide with today’s popular communication software programs. You can send and receive faxes with any Group 3 fax machine. The broad Card and Socket Services (CSS) compatibility also makes for trouble-free Internet and Intranet connections. For those who prefer not to use CSSs, the MT5634ZLX/FE includes a point enabler for the multifunction card. Using standard phone lines and 10BaseTX Ethernet, the MT5634ZLX/FE lets you access servers on a LAN and connect to the Internet or on-line computer networks such as CompuServe and America Online, and permits you to transmit E-Mail, send and receive information, and communicate with other PCs.

Fast Ethernet

Fast Ethernet is a network technology specified by IEEE Standard 802.3u. It extends the traditional 10 Mbps Ethernet technology to achieve 100 Mbps transmission and reception, while retaining the same CSMA/CA Ethernet protocol. Thus while Fast Ethernet provides a tenfold increase in network capacity, it is wholly compatible with traditional 10 Mbps Ethernet network facilities. This compatibility is the key to easy and efficient upgrades to 100 Mbps in your network areas needing greater bandwidth. Upgrading selected areas to Fast Ethernet does not require hardware or software changes in network areas where traditional 10 Mbps Ethernet is providing good service. For upgrading existing Ethernet installations to 100 Mbps, and especially for selectively upgrading areas needing upgrade, Fast Ethernet is the clear choice in terms of cost- effectiveness, as well as convenience and smoothness in transition.

Fast Ethernet comprises two subtypes: 100Base-T4 and 100Base-TX. 100Base-T4 Fast Ethernet can utilize existing Category 3 or Category 4 UTP network cabling, but does not provide

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