Multitech MT5600BL, MT5600BA Assigning Callback Passwords, Front Panel Method, AT Command Method

Chapter 6 - Callback Security

Front Panel Method

1.Turn on the modem.

2.Starting at the STATUS screen, press the following buttons on the front panel to turn callback security on and off:

• To turn on callback security, press È, È, Æ, È, È, Æ, Æ to display the CALLBACK ON? option, and then press the Enter button to select the option. When remote callback security is turned on, each caller is asked to enter a password, then is disconnected and called back by the modem. Also, dialing number locations 0–3, for use with the DS=y dialing command, are replaced by callback dialing number locations 1–30.

•To turn off callback security, press È, È, Æ, È, È, Æ, Æ, Æ to display the CALLBACK OFF? option, and then press the Enter button to select the option. Callers no longer need a password to connect to the modem, the modem is unable to call them back, and stored dialing number locations 0–3 become available.

Assigning Callback Passwords

AT Command Method

1.Open a terminal program, such as HyperTerminal.

2.To store a callback password for the first callback memory location, type AT#CBP01=xxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxx is the first password, and press ENTER. The password must be six to ten characters in length.

3.To store a callback password for the second callback memory location, type AT#CBP02=xxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxx is the second password, and press ENTER. Note that the memory location number in the command is incremented by one.

4.Repeat as many times as necessary, up to memory location 30, until all pass- words have been entered.

Front Panel Method

1.Turn on the modem.

2.Starting at the STATUS screen, press the following buttons on the front panel: È, È, Æ, È, È, Æ, È, Æ. The ENTER PASSWORD #1? screen appears.

3.Press the Enter button on the front panel to select callback memory location 1. The ENTER PASSWORD screen appears.

4.Press the ÇÅ or È button several times to select the first letter in the password.

5.Press the Æ button to go to the next letter in the password.

Note: To backspace or to cancel an entry, press Æ several times.

6.The password must be six to ten characters in length. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the password is entered, and then press the Enter button to store it. The PASS- WORD STORED screen should appear.

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MT5600BA/BL Series User Guide (S000276E) 36