Modem and Networking
Hardware and Software Guide
10–5
To add a location setting for your modem:
1. Select
Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet
Connections.
2. On the upper menu in the left panel of the
Network and
Internet Connections
window, select P
hone and Modem
Options.
3. Select
Dialing Rules.
4. Select
New.
The
New Locations
window is displayed.
5. Type a name for the new location setting in the
Location
name
text field.
6. Select a country or region from the
Country/region
drop-down list. If you select a country or region that is not
supported by the modem, the Country/region selection for
USA
or
UK
is displayed be default.
7. Select
OK
to save your new location setting. (The Dialing
Rules window is displayed.) Then:
❏
To set your new location setting as the current location
setting, select
OK.
❏
To select another location setting as the current location
setting, select your preference from the settings in the
Location
list, and then select
OK.
✎
You can use the preceding procedure to add location settings for
places within your own country as well as places in other
countries. For example, you could add a setting named “Work”
that includes dialing rules for accessing an outside line.