US Robotics Courier USR3453B User manual

The U.S. Robotics Courier 56K
Business Modem with V.Everything
nd V.Everywhere technology is the
l test in the distinguished Courier line.
M ny modems cl im reli bility, but
few m tch the re l-world perform nce
of Courier modems.
Even fewer offer the multitude of
dv nced business fe tures found on
this modem: glob l us ge, C rrier Loss
Redi l, nd Di l nd Di lb ck Security.
Remote m n gement c p bilities let
you configure, set up, or troubleshoot
your modems from lmost nywhere.
When f ilure is not n option, you
need the world-cl ss c p bilities
th t only come from the top of the
U.S. Robotics product line.
Model USR3453B
Courier™56K* Business Modem
V.Everything® nd V.Everywhere™Technology
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Glob l us ge me ns your modem in B ngor, M ine will work just like your modem in B ngkok, Th il nd

* C p ble of receiving t up to 56 Kbps nd sending t up to 48 Kbps (or 31.2 Kbps with V.90 server). Due to FCC regul tions on power
output, receiving speeds re limited to 53.3 Kbps. Actu l speeds m y v ry. V.92 nd V.90 fe tures require comp tible phone service
nd support from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). U.S. Robotics modems fe turing V.92 enh ncements re b ckw rd comp tible
nd will negoti te the highest possible speed when connecting to n ISP.
† Requires Windows oper ting system.
Copyright© 2003 U.S. Robotics Corporation. All rights reserved. U.S. Robotics, the U.S. Robotics logo, and V.Everything are registered
trade arks of U.S. Robotics Corporation. Courier, V.Everywhere, and Ready. Set. Connect. are trade arks of U.S. Robotics Corporation.
Other product na es are for identification purposes only and ay be trade arks of their respective co panies. Product specifications
subject to change without notice.
Fe tures & Benefits
V.Everything®and V.Everywhere™ Technology –
Supports most communic tion protocols, oper ting
systems, nd intern tion l phone systems for
m ximum flexibility.
Glo al Usage – Get connected from lmost
nywhere round the world. The included
univers l power d pter utom tic lly h ndles
glob l power v ri tions from 100 V to 240 V.
Integrated Multilayered Security – Di l nd
Di lb ck options check incoming c lls for
verific tion nd p ssword uthoris tion –
protects your d t nd network from h ckers.
V.92 Functionality – V.92 offers gre ter online
flexibility nd exciting new fe tures: Modem
on Hold, Quick Connect, nd V.PCM Upstre m.
Remote Operation – Upgr de your modem’s
firmw re through remote Fl sh nd m n gement
fe tures; perform setup nd m inten nce functions
from nother site. Keeps m inten nce costs down
nd oper tions current.
Ro ust Relia ility – Business-oriented design,
component selection, extensive testing, nd
re l-world experience s ve you time, money,
nd trouble.
Carrier Loss Redial – Autom tic lly senses,
redi ls, nd re-est blishes dropped remote
connections – cre tes virtu l le sed-line
connection between two modems over regul r
di l-up lines.
Trou le-Resistant Design – Works to keep you
connected under dverse line conditions – speci l
circuitry keeps this modem running when others
would h ve f iled.
Instant Update†– Autom tic lly checks the
U.S. Robotics Web site for code upd tes when
you’re online nd downlo ds new fe tures
t your convenience. See Minimum System
Requirements for softw re requirements.
St nd rds nd Protocols Supported
• ITU V.92/V.90 up to 56 Kbps downlo ds
• D t : V.92, V.90, V.34, V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis,
V.22, V.23, nd V.21
• ITU V.34 t 33.6 Kbps or 28.8 Kbps
• V.32 t 19.2 Kbps (21.6 Kbps between
Courier modems with ASL)
• ITU V.32bis t 14.4 Kbps
• HST t 16.8 Kbps
• Comp tible with most ITU nd Bell st nd rds
down to 300 bps
• D t Error Control; Compression: V.42/V42bis
nd MNP2-4/5
• F x: ITU V.17 t 14.4 Kbps, ITU V.29 t 9600 bps,
ITU V.27ter t 7200 bps, Group III, TIA/EIA 578
Cl ss 1, nd TIA/EIA 592 Cl ss 2.0
• C ller ID nd distinctive ring (require service
from your loc l phone comp ny/C ller ID m y
not be supported in some countries)
Minimum System Requirements
• Supports ll m jor oper ting systems: DOS,
Windows 3.1/95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP, UNIX,
Linux, nd ny oper ting system th t supports n
RS-232 seri l port
• IBM comp tible PC with 486DX or Pentium
processor or equiv lent
• Av il ble RS-232 seri l port
• 56K comp tible loc l n logue phone line
• V.90 requires V.90 56K ITU st nd rd c p ble
service provider
• V.92 requires V.92 56K ITU st nd rd c p ble
service provider
• V.92 C ll Notific tion fe ture requires C ll W iting
service from your loc l phone comp ny
• V.92 C ll Identific tion fe ture requires C ll
W iting/C ller ID services from your loc l
phone comp ny
• Internet C ll Notific tion (ICN) supports
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP
V.92 Requirements for this Modem
• V.92 fe tures require V.92 56K ITU st nd rd
c p ble service provider
• V.92 modem on hold fe ture requires C ll
W iting service from your loc l phone comp ny
• V.92 C ll Identific tion fe ture requires C ll
W iting/C ller ID services from your loc l
phone comp ny
Regul tory/Agency Approv ls
• FCC pproved (P rt 15/P rt 68)
• IC pproved (ICES-003/CS-03)
• UL/CUL listed
•CE
P ck ge Contents
• U.S. Robotics Courier 56K Business Modem
• RJ-11 phone cord (6 ft/2.13 m)
• Univers l power d pter (100 V – 240 V)
• RS-232 seri l c ble (3 ft/0.91 m)
• Quick Inst ll tion Guide
• Quick Reference C rd
• Inst ll tion CD-ROM
W rr nty
• Limited lifetime m nuf cturer w rr nty from
d te of purch se
Model Number
• USR3453B
Courier™56K*
Business Modem
MODEL USR3453B
Secure Internet and printer
Glob l pl tform for
worldwide comp tibility
Integr ted multil yered
security fe tures
Remote m n gement
C rrier Loss Redi l for
connection st bility
Synch/ synch nd
le sed-line support
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