Connecting to a LAN
To set up your ethernet connection
Before you connect to a network, you must enter information about the country or region you are located in. This information allows your modem to operate according to the standards of the phone system in your area.
In Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, there are two places you must enter location information for your modem. The first entry controls how your modem dials a phone number, such as whether the phone number requires a long distance dialing prefix. The second entry controls how your modem interacts with the local phone network.
To set the Telephony Application Program Interface (TAPI) Country/region
1Click Start in the Windows taskbar, click Control Panel, and click the Printers and Other Hardware category icon.
The Printers and Other Hardware panel appears.
2Click the Phone and Modem Options control panel icon. Phone and Modem Options appears.
3Click the Dialing Rules tab.
4Select a location from the Locations list, and click Edit...
The Edit Location panel appears.
5Select your country or region from the Country/region list.
6Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
The Edit Location panel closes, saving your location selection.
7In Phone and Modem Options, click OK. Phone and Modem Options closes.
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