Modems and Communications Tools: The Issues

Before you install and configure a modem for use with Windows 95, you should decide the following:

• How many users need modems installed on their computers and what are the locations to which and from which they will be calling.
• What kind of security restrictions you want to apply to modems installed on individual computers, as described in Chapter 14, "Security."
• What properties you need to set for making connections, as described in "Setting Modem Properties" later in this chapter.

Note In Windows 95, you cannot share a modem installed on another computer on the network. You can, however, share a fax modem over the network. For information, see Chapter 27, "Microsoft Fax."