StarTech.com CABCONS1716I User Manual

Instruction Manual

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Although most connections will work appropriately with the default settings on 

CABCONS1716I, manual changes can be made. To do so:
Login to the Web interface as Admin. Click Modem, listed on the left side of the main 

page. You will then be presented with the Modem Option menu (see above). Make the 

following changes to enable and configure the modem connection:
1.  Enable modem connections (PPP) via serial port/modem: select Enabled.
2.  Baud rate to use (affects connection between us and the modem only): 

select 115200.

3.  Init string: leave as ATE0S0=1&K3.
The baud rate dictates the connection speed between the CABCONS1716I’s serial 

port and the modem, and does not affect the connection speed between the local 

and remote modems, as they will negotiate their own connection speed when a 

connection is made. It is highly recommended that this setting be left at the default for 

best performance.
The initialization (“init”) string is the command (using the standardized Hayes AT 

command set) that the CABCONS1716I will send to the modem to activate it. The 

included string should work with the majority of modems and configures the following 

connection properties: answer incoming calls on the first ring, enable hardware flow 

control, and lock the connection speed. 
Your modem’s documentation will describe other potential init strings in greater detail, 

that you can use to alter the connection properties.  For instance, you could commit 

the settings to the modem’s non-volatile memory (NVRAM) or allow the modem to 

adjust the connection speed for greater stability (and so on).
To simplify the troubleshooting process, you may wish to test the connection with the 

default init string first, prior to making changes specific to your modem model  

or situation.
Click the Commit button to save your changes and activate the modem feature with 

the specified settings.