Installation of a modem driver

When you have attached the modem to the computer, you can install the GSM modem driver on your computer's operating system.

Professional, high-quality modems allow a simple installation of the modem driver. For the Wavecom modem, for instance, a Standard 56000 modem driver can be installed. If you have a different sort of modem, the steps described below will be more complicated. Then you will have to select the driver provided by the manufacturer of the mobile phone or data cable when selecting the driver during the installation procedure.

Select Start Menu / Settings / Control Panel / Add hardware to open the Add Hardware Wizard window.

Select the Advanced mode (Install the hardware that I manually select from a list). See Figure 1.

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Figure 1 - Selecting Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced)

Select the Modems item (Figure 2).

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Figure 2 - Selecting the Modems option

Select Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list (Figure 3).

prevent autodetection
Figure 3 - Preventing autodetection

Select the modem driver (Figure 4).

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Figure 4 - Selecting the modem driver

Select the port for the modem to be installed (Figure 5).

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Figure 5 - Selecting the port

After you have selected the port for the modem, you can start to install and configure the GSM Modem protocol.

You can find the installation and configuration instructions on the GSM Modem Connectivity page.

One of the steps you need to take is to select the GSM modem or the COM port your device is attached to (Figure 6).

select the port in the device settings tab
Figure 6 - Selecting the port in the Device settings tab

If you receive an +CMS error message during the GSM modem driver installation, "What is the usage of the +CMS ERROR codes?" page will help you detect and solve the problem.

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