This example is based on configuring a Windows 98 PC with a SafeDial+ in a SafePort attached to a Thales modem. These instructions assume that you have already installed the SafeDial+ 16 bit client.

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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