Chapter 3. Operation
DATA RATE
Selects the data rate for the control port. This should be consistent with all units on a chain and with the modem and/or PC/Proxy Agent serial port.
Choices: 1200, 2400, 9600
2) ALARMS
Used to initialize the method by which the control port handles alarm conditions.
TRAPS
This setting determines if alarm conditions should automatically send alarm messages (traps) to the controlling PC/Proxy Agent. The setting is for this unit, or for slaves if this unit is a master.
Choices: ENAB - Enable; DISA - Disable
OUTPUT
Selects whether the alarm traps (if enabled) are sent directly, or if the telephone number stored in the TSU should be dialed first
Choices: DIRECT or DIAL
TEL NUM
This is the telephone number which is dialed to obtain alarm traps. The string can be up to 20 characters in length and is terminated with a semi colon (;) as the last character. A colon
(:) character is used to represent a pause in the dial string.
Example: For number 9:5551212; dial 9, pause, and then send 5551212. This pause could be effected to access an outside line form a PBX, etc.
When editing a specific character, the scroll keys are used to scroll from 0 to 9, then “:” and “;”. The new telephone number is entered into the TSU only upon pressing ENTER after typing the “;”.
Choices: 20 digits
The typed digits are accepted only after pressing ENTER.
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