
Chapter3‐Operation
22 Multi‐TechSystems,Inc.MT9234MU‐CDCUserGuide(S000470A)
Chapter 4 – Remote Configuration
Remoteconfigurationisanetworkmanagementtoolthatallowsyoutoconfiguremodemsanywherein
yournetworkfromonelocation.Withpasswordprotectedremoteconfiguration,youcanissueAT
commandstoaremoteMT9234MU‐CDCmodemformaintenanceortroubleshootingasifyouwereon
site.
BasicProcedure
Thefollowingstepsarevalidregardlessofwhethertheconnectionisestablishedbythelocalorthe
remoteMulti‐Techmodem.
1. EstablishadataconnectionwitharemoteMT9234MU‐CDCmodem.
2. SendthreeremoteconfigurationescapecharactersfollowedbyATandthesetuppassword,andpressENTER.
Example:%%%ATMTSMODEM.Youhavefourtriestoenterthecorrectpasswordbeforebeingdisconnected.
Ifthepasswordiscorrect,theremotemodemrespondswithOK.
3. Youca
nnowsendATcommandstoconfiguretheremotemodem.
4. Whenyouhavefinishedconfiguringtheremotemodem,savethenewconfigurationbytypingAT&W0,and
pressingEnter.
5. TypeATOandpressEntertoexitremoteconfiguration.Youcanthenbreaktheconnectioninth
enormalway.
CAUTION:Ifyouhangupwhileyouareinremoteconfigurationmode,itmaylockuptheremote
modem.
Setup
Multi‐Techmodemsareshippedwithadefaultsetuppassword(MTSMODEM).Becauseanyonewhohas
anowner’smanualknowsthedefaultsetuppassword,forsecurityyoushouldchangethepasswordand
possiblyalsotheremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.
ChangingtheSetupPassword
1. OpenadatacommunicationsprogramsuchasHyperTerminal.
2.
Tochangethepassword,typeAT#S=xxxxxxxx,wherexxxxxxxxstandsforthepassword,andpressENTER.The
passwordcanincludeanykeyboardcharacter,andmustbeonetoeightcharacterslong.Themodemresponds
withOK.
3. Thenewpasswordissavedautomatically.YoucannoweitherentermoreATcommandsorexittheda
ta
communicationsprogram.Thenexttimeyouremotelyconfigurethemodemyoumustusethenewsetup
password.
Note:Youcanonlychangethesetuppasswordlocally;youcannotdoitremotely.Also,passwordsare
casesensitive.Thenexttimeyouenterthepassword,itmustbeinthesamecaseasyousetitup.
ChangingtheRemoteEscapeCharacter
Toincreasesecurity,youcanchangearemotemodem’sremoteconfigurationescapecharacter.The
remoteconfigurationescapecharacterisstoredinregisterS9.Thefactorydefaultis37,whichisthe
ASCIIcodeforthepercentcharacter(%).ForASCIIcodecharacters,refertoAppendixD.SettingS9to0
(zero)disable
sremoteconfigurationentirely—butifyoudothisremotely,youwon’tbeabletochange
itbackremotely!
1. Establisharemoteconfigurationlinkwiththeremotemodemasdescribedin“BasicProcedure.”
2. TypeATS9=n,wherenistheASCIIcodeforthenewremoteconfigurationescapecharacter,thenpressENTER.
3. SavethenewvaluebytypingAT&WandpressingENTER.
4. TypeATO<CR>toexitremoteconfiguration.
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