Toshiba F25Series - Manual (Page 132)

132 Exploring Your Computer’s Features
Setting up for communications
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To find out which port your modem is connected to:
1 Open the Start menu, and click Control Panel.
2 Click Printers and Other Hardware.
3 Click Phone and Modem Options.
The Phone and Modem Options Properties dialog box
displays.
4 Fill in the Local Information text boxes and click OK.
5 Click the Modems tab.
Your modem should be listed next to one of the computer’s
COM ports.
6 Make a note of the COM port number.
7 To verify that the modem is set up properly, select the
modem you wish to check, and then click Properties to
bring up the dialog box with information specific to that
modem.
8 Click the Diagnostics tab, and then click Query Modem.
Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 communicates
with the modem and displays identifying information
reported by the modem. If Windows
® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 cannot communicate with the modem, it
displays an error message. Consult the troubleshooting
sections of your modem and Windows
® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 documentation.
9 Click OK to close the properties dialog box for that
specific modem.
10 Click OK to close the Modem Properties dialog box.
11 Close the Control Panel.