This example is based on configuring a Windows 98 PC with a SafeDial+ in a PCMCIA slot attached to a Thales modem. These instructions assume that you have already installed the SafeDial+ 32 bit client.

Attach the Thales modem to the SafeDial+ and insert the SafeDial+ into the PCMCIA slot. You should here an audible acknowledgement that the card has been inserted.

Run the SafeDial+ client from the start menu or from the installation directory (default is C:\WINDOWS\sdwatch.exe).

After a few seconds you will see this screen:

Enter your password and hit OK.

The padlock icon on the task bar should turn green indicating a successful login. The icon has 4 states:

	Red = not logged on
	Green = logged on in secure mode (the default setting)
	Green/Blue = logged on in Auto Secure/Clear mode
	Blue = logged on in Clear mode.

The operating mode (secure/clear etc.) defines how the SafeDial+ will try and connect with the remote SafeDial+. You can change the operating mode etc. by double clicking on the padlock icon. This brings up the following screen:

Double click on My Computer and then click on Dial Up Networking. Then click on the Make New Connection button.

Give the connection an appropriate name and make sure that the SafeDial+ is selected in the drop down list of devices. Then click on Next>

Enter the number you are dialling and the area code if appropriate. You may also need to add a prefix number if it is required to dial an outside line. Click on Next >

Click on Finish.

You will now have an icon in your Dial Up Networking folder called SafeDial+ (or whatever you called it). Right click on the icon and select Properties.

Then click on the Server Types tab. Deselect the NetBEUI and IPX/SPX Compatible tick boxes. Then click on OK.

You can now click on the SafeDial+ icon to initiate the call. Fill in your username and password (these are the credentials that you will be presenting to the RAS server – it is nothing to do with the password on the SafeDial+). Finally, click Connect to begin dialling.

The Thales modem does not have a modem speaker so you will not hear the dial being initiated. One of the drawbacks of using a PCMCIA slot (as opposed to a SafePort+) is that you have no way of knowing why a call fails (if it does) as there are no LEDs. Instead consult the modem log file in the Windows directory.

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