3Com 005605-00 Manual

Contents

U SING MODEM S TATION71• Options displays the protocols available toyour modem.• Fax Options displays your faxcompatibility.• Clock Frequency displays the speed of thetiny “clock” that controls the timing ofoperations within the modem.• EPROM displays how much informationcan be stored in the EPROM (orSupervisor) chip.• RAM displays how much memory yourmodem has for processing commands andinternal functions.• Supervisor Date (or EPROM Date)displays the version date of the ‘firmware’stored in the Supervisor chip. (TheSupervisor chip contains the specialsoftware used to control your modem’sfunctions.) If a support representative asksyou for your Supervisor or EPROM date,look here.• DSP Date is the date of the ‘firmware’ thatcontrols the DSP in your modem.• Supervisor and DSP rev (or revisions) arethe equivalent of software version numbers.• DAA Country displays the countries yourmodem is designed for. This is importantbecause phone systems andtelecommunications laws vary from countryto country.Click Link Diagnostics to bring up the “LinkDiagnostics” screen.