If you have gotten this far, you are at least calling a modem. Next, we have to be sure we can connect to the modem on the other end, and that it is a paging terminal that supports the TAP/IXO protocol.
Follow the steps in the first section so that you are running HyperTerminal and are getting an 'OK' response to typing 'AT<cr>'. Now type 'ATDT<phone number><cr>' where <phone number> should be replaced with the phone number you entered into the carrier in NotePager Net. After the modem dials it should connect to the modem at the other end and you should get a 'CONNECT' message on the HyperTerminal screen. If you can't connect, either the phone number is wrong (there really isn't a paging terminal at the other end) or you need to use an init string to make a connection to it. You will find some common init strings in the 'Init Strings' section or on our website (www.notepager.net). To try an init string, simply type it into HyperTerminal and hit the enter key. If the string is accepted, you should get an 'OK' back. If the string is invalid for your modem, you will get and 'ERROR' response. After entering a valid init string, try connecting to the carrier again ('ATDT<phone number><cr>'). If HyperTerminal can't connect to the carrier, NotePager Net won't be able to either.
After you receive a 'CONNECT' message, you should receive an 'ID=' message within about five seconds. If not, try hitting the enter key about every three seconds. After retrying the carrier a couple of times, if you still don't get and 'ID=' prompt, either you don't have a proper init string, your communications settings are incorrect (baud, data bits, etc.), or you aren't connecting to a paging terminal. If you do receive the 'ID=' prompt, quit out of HyperTerminal, start NotePager Net, and go to the next step.
Note: If you used a different init string here to get this far, be sure to update the carrier's init string in NotePager Net before continuing.
