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Multiserver 5000

Table 11-3. Command Facility Configuration (continued)

	Option	Default	Description
8.	Output Periodic	Local	Remote Node. Periodic reports are output to a remote node. If remote
	Report	Command	node is selected, the node ID must be named in option 9. If no remote
	(continued)	Port	node is named in option 9, the reports will be sent to the Local Command
			Port. The remote node will deliver the periodic reports to the output
			location selected in its Command Facility Parameters menu. If both the
			local and remote Multiservers are configured to send periodic reports to a
			remote node, the local node’s messages will be lost.
			There is a three-minute timeout on the remote node. If this report cannot
			be sent to the device within that three minutes (link down), the periodic
			report will be lost.
9.	Remote Node ID	None	If option 7 and/or 8 define the output report location as the remote node,
			the remote node ID is defined here. Only one node ID can be selected if
			both 7 and 8 request a remote node (example: 7 cannot go to Node_A
			while 8 goes to Node_B). If both options are configured to a local output,
			there is no need to configure a remote node ID.
			When this option is selected, the following prompt displays:
			ENTER REMOTE NODE-ID (^X TO ABORT):
			Enter the node ID of the remote node. Press <cr>. Press ^X to cancel
			and return to the Command Facility Main Menu. (You cannot use N to
			access the next menu.)
10. External Modem		High	If the External Modem option (option 4 of the Output Event/Alarm Reports
	Priority		Menu) is selected, this option defines whether alarms or events will be
			immediately output or buffered and output when the queue is almost filled.
			Selecting High invokes a dial sequence on all alarms and events. When
			Low is chosen, the alarms and events will be buffered until 70% of the
			message queue is filled. When this occurs, the dial sequence is invoked.
11. External Modem		None	If the External Modem option (option 4 of the Output Event/Alarm Reports
	Phone #		Menu) is selected, this option defines the telephone number the dialout

modem will use.

When this option is selected, the following prompt displays:

ENTER EXTERNAL MODEM PHONE # (^X TO ABORT):

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