In many applications, it is necessary for the modem to start as soon as Windows starts. To do this, follow the steps below:
This instruction applies when using the modem via USB with Windows 10 operating system.
Step-1: Go to Network & Internet:
- In the Settings window, click on "Network & Internet."
- In the Network & Internet settings, select "Network and Sharing Center" from the menu.
- In the Network & Internet settings, select "Network and Sharing Center" from the menu.
Step-2: Set Up a New Connection:
- Click on "Set up a new connection or network."
- The "Set up a connection or network" wizard will open. Choose "Connect to the Internet" and click "Next."
- Select "Set up a dial-up connection" and click "Next."
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Select “Dial-up” connect.
- Enter the phone number provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) into the "Dial-up phone number" field.
- Enter "Connection name" for your reference to connect network. Here, enter “Dial-up Connection”
- If required, Enter the username and password provided by your ISP.
- Check the box to remember your credentials if you don't want to enter them every time you connect.
- Click "Connect" to finish setting up the connection.
- In case of a successful connection to the internet you will be presented with the option to browse the internet now.
- Now, you can see your new connection if you click on the network icon located on the task bar.
Step-3: Creating a batch file for auto connect at startup:
- Create New text document and name it as you given name in connection name.
- You need to change the extension of the file. Change it to .bat which will convert the file into a system batch file from which windows can execute commands. Here, create a file name as Dial-up Connection.bat.
- Now, Edit the batch file and write below code:
- Change yourusername and yourpassword with your actual username and password for the connection. You could also change Dial-up Connection with name of the connection name you created.If not required username and password then not need to write here.
- Save the file and exit from file.
- Now, double click the bat file and see if the connection is established or not.
Step-4: Setting the batch file to run automatically
- To do this, first you have to lunch the Run prompt. By clicking, window+R.
- Type shell:common startup – for opening the startup folder. This will only work if the network connection you created has been available to all users.
- To enable the bat file automatic startup, copy the created bat file in this folder.
- You can check that the bat file that you have placed in the startup folder will run by lunching Task manager and going to the startup tab.
- It’s done. Restart your system to see it works.