Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 1 – Introduction

The MultiMobile PC Card modems offer high-speed performance and reliability for mobile users with laptops. They provide the flexibility needed for local and remote connections to the Internet. These Type II PCMCIA credit card size modems comply with the PCMCIA 2.1 and JEIDA 4.1 standards and support the fastest downloading speeds available over standard phone lines.

They are Bell, ITU-T and AT command compatible, allowing them to be used worldwide (except for the ZLX which is limited to the United States and Canada) with today’s popular communication software programs. You can send and receive faxes with any Group 3 compatible fax device.

•The MT5634ZLX is designed for use in the United States and Canada.

•The MT5634ZLXI is designed for use worldwide. See the Multi-Tech Web site at http://www.multitech.com for a list of approved countries.

•The MT5634ZLX/FE is designed for use in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It can connect to an enterprise LAN as well as the Internet.

The MultiMobile PC Cards are fax/modem communications devices that perform the following communications tasks:

•provide V.90 compatibility for data transmission speeds up to 56 Kbps, while maintaining compatibility with lower-speed modems.

•send and receive faxes from computers or fax machines

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Features

•Compatible with most notebook PCs

•Provides easy installation with Plug-and-Play operation under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP (modem installation under Windows NT is not Plug-and-Play)

•Hot swappable

•Includes data communications, fax and other value-added software

•Low Power when idle

•Flash memory for easy updates

•Class 1 and Class 2 faxing

•Speed buffering

•Automatic format/speed sensing

•Additional Features of MT5634ZLX/FE

•10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet data rate auto-negotiation (10/100M auto-negotiation)

•Ethernet full-duplex mode that doubles the network connection speed

•Concurrent use of Fast Ethernet LAN and fax/modem operation

•Configures easily with a global installation wizard (both MT5634ZLX/FE and MT5634ZLXI support the globabl wizard).

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MT5634ZLX, MT5634ZLXI, MT5634ZLX/FE User Guide

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