Designate hardware or software compression

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To designate hardware or software compression

Open Phone and Modem Options in Control Panel.
On the Modems tab, click the modem that you want to configure.
Click Properties, then click the Advanced tab.
Click Change Default Preferences.
In Data Connection Preferences, in the Compression list, click Enabled or Disabled.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a Control Panel item, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
Some communications programs provide efficient software compression. If you are using a program that provides software compression, turning off hardware compression often provides the highest data throughput speed.

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