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Chapter 3 – Using your Wireless Modem

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Connecting to the Internet

The Multi-Tech MultiModem iCell is designed for a GPRS wireless network. Internet access can be setup in Windows

Dial-Up Networking (DUN) of the computer that the MultiModem Icell is serving. For a GPRS network, you have to

create an Access Point Name in the Phone and Modem Options dialog in Windows Control Panel and then create

your Windows Dial-Up Connection (DUN).

Connecting to a GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA Network for Internet

Access

After you have inserted the SIM card and all other setup steps are complete, you can establish an Internet connection

through a Windows dial-up session.

Requirements

• One MultiModem iCell modem

• The MultiModem iCell modem should have an active SIM card and must have either GPRS, EDGE, or

HSDPA services

• The modem must be getting a proper signal and be showing a network registration through the wireless

provider’s network

• A PC running Windows XP or 2003 with the Multi-Tech drivers installed for your particular model

The following instructions are for Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003. Every PC may have slight differences

which may cause the instructions to be different. Use these instructions as a guide to help you understand what is

required to set up an Internet connection through your wireless service provider for all operating systems.

Set the Access Point Name (APN) into the Modem’s Properties on you PC

In order for your GPRS/EDGE modem to connect to your provider’s network, you must tell the modem the APN to

which it will connect. The APN is a server name that your account is setup on with your provider. Your APN will be

given to you by your provider. Here are some well known APNs:

• AT&T; PROXY, or INTERNET, or PUBLIC

• T-Mobile: INTERNET2. VOICESTREAM.COM, or INTERNET3.VOICESTREAM.COM, or

WAP.VOICESTREAM.COM

• Rogers AT&T of Canada: INTERNET.COM

Setting up an Access Point Name (APN)

1. Click on the Start button and then Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel, double-click on Phone and Modem Options.

3. In the Phone and Modem Options screen, click on the Modems tab. Highlight your MultiModem listed in

the table and then click on Properties.

4. A Properties window for your modem will display. Click on the Advanced tab and you should see an

Extra Settings box. In the Extra initialization commands text box, enter:

AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”<APN>”

For <APN>, enter in the correct APN for your account.

For example: AT+CGDCONT=1”IP”,”ISP.AT&T”

5. Click OK to close the Properties window. Then click OK to close the Phone and Modems Options window.

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