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Setting up for communications

4Make a note of the COM port number shown in the Attached to field.

5To verify that the modem is set up properly, double-click the COM port to which your modem is connected.

The Modem AMR Properties box appears. In the device status area, the computer should indicate whether the modem is working properly.

6If the modem isn’t working properly, click Troubleshooting and follow the instructions.

7Click OK to close the Properties box, then the Phone and Modem options box.

8Close the Control Panel.

Using the Ethernet LAN Port

If your operating system is Windows® XP Professional, you can connect your computer to a Local Area Network (LAN) at work or from a remote location.

When your computer starts, the Windows® operating system attempts to contact a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. If the computer is not connected to a network, it may pause a few minutes as it waits for a reply. To avoid this delay, you can configure the Windows® operating system to disable the LAN port.

To disable the LAN port:

1Click Start and then click Control Panel.

2Click Performance and Maintenance.

3Click the System icon and select the Hardware tab, then select the Device Manager button

4Select Network Adapters, then select the specific Network Adapter.

5Secondary click the Adapter and click Disable.

6Click Yes to confirm disabling the network card.