Preparing for Connection Setup

Before you set up a dial-up connection for an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or Remote Access Server (RAS), and the associated email properties, you need the following:

!Modem (your NEC MobilePro is equipped with an internal data/fax modem)

!ISP or RAS account

!Configuration information from your ISP or network administrator that may include some or all of the following:

Dial-up telephone number

TCP/IP settings

Port settings

User name and password, if required

You must create a new connection for each ISP or RAS account that you want to establish. Once you have created a connection for an ISP, RAS, etc., you can define an email account for each connection, if so desired.

Follow the instructions in the sections that follow, “Connecting to an ISP,” “Connecting to a RAS,” and “Sending and Receiving Email,” to create the desired connections.

Connecting the Internal Modem

Follow these steps to connect an RJ-11 telephone cable to the internal modem.

1.Open the modem cover on the right side of the NEC MobilePro by pullin down the top of the cover.

2.Carefully plug the RJ-11 telephone cable into the modem connector.

5-2 Setting Up a Remote Connection

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NEC 790 manual Preparing for Connection Setup, Connecting the Internal Modem, Setting Up a Remote Connection