Right-click the connection you want to configure — in this case, Office — and then Choose the Server Types tab, shown in Figure B-1 Note that all three network proto-

Appendix C ✦ Telecommuting Area Option Description To disable call Check this box if you have call waiting. You want to disable waiting dial it while you’re attached by modem so that you don’t get kicked off when someone calls in. Dial using Choose either tone or pulse dial, depending on your phone and service. For long distance Check the box to use a calling card. calls, use this calling card Calling Card button Click to add multiple calling card numbers and set preferences for their use. To set dialing properties in Windows 98, follow these steps:

1. In the Control Panel, double-click the Modems icon. The Modems Properties dialog box

appears.

2. Select the modem in the list and then click the Dialing Properties button. The Dialing

Properties dialog box appears, as shown in Figure C-5. Figure C-5: Configure the dialing properties.

3. Set the dialing properties. 4. Click OK to return to the Modems Properties dialog box.

Appendixes In Windows XP, follow these steps: 1. Click Start ➪ Control Panel. The Control Panel dialog box opens. 2. Double-click the Phone and Modem Options icon. The Phone and Modem Options dia- log box appears.

3. In the Dialing Rules tab, select the location and click Edit. Alternatively, click New to

create a dialing connection.

4. The Edit properties dialog box appears, as shown in Figure C-6.

Figure C-6: Configure the dialing properties in XP.

5. Make changes to the dialing properties. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box, and click OK again.

Individual modem’s properties You can set modem properties for each modem installed in your computer. Modem proper- ties include speed and other technical settings. Unless you understand the technical settings, leave them as they are. Otherwise, you could slow down the modem or render it useless. In the modem’s Properties dialog box, you can choose tabs in which to make changes. Not all modems have all the same number or even type of tabs; it depends on the operating system, modem, and modem software. Following is a description of each tab: Appendix C ✦ Telecommuting ✦ General tab Windows 98 — Set the speaker volume. The sound you hear after dialing is the modem negotiating with the modem on the other end of the line. Maximum speed sets the fastest speed the modem can go, depending on the speed of the communica- tions line and of the other modem. Generally, you shouldn’t check the option to con- nect only at a specific speed, because you limit the use and efficiency of your modem. ✦ General tab Windows XP — Description of the device, device status, and whether to enable or disable the device in this hardware profile. ✦ Connection tab — Use this tab to change the modem’s default configuration only if you understand the settings. Other complex options include the Port Settings and Advanced buttons. You might want to set call preferences, however. Call preferences describe how to handle an unanswered call and idle connection, as shown in Figure C-7, from Windows 98. Figure C-7: Set call preferences. ✦ Distinctive Ring tab — If your telephone uses a service called distinctive ring, you can use this tab to assign numbers and rings to different services — data, fax, and voice. If you assign a specific ring to faxes, for example, when someone dials the number with a fax machine, the modem routes the fax to the fax program. ✦ Forwarding tab — If you use call forwarding on the phone line using the modem, you can activate it here. You use call forwarding when you are away from your computer but want to receive calls at another location. ✦ Modem tab — In 2000 or XP, set the speaker volume, the maximum port speed, and the dial control in this tab. You can also identify the modem’s port. ✦ Diagnostics tab — Contains a Modem Information area that displays hardware informa- tion about the modem. This tab also contains a Query Modem button that sends com- munications to the modem to ensure it is working. Figure C-8 illustrates this tab in Windows XP after the Query Modem button was clicked.