Defining the Dialer Service

Dialer Service Characteristics

The following table describes the dialer service characteristics:

Characteristic

Description

Comments

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION

Allows an identifying

Maximum length = 40

 

string to be associated

characters

 

with a given service.

 

CONNECTIONS

Specifies whether a

Variables: ENABLED/

 

user may connect to

DISABLED

 

the current dial

 

 

service.

 

PORTS

One or more physical

 

ports that are to offer

 

this dial service.

NUMBER

Indicates the

 

allowable phone

 

number(s) for use with

 

this service.

–

Maximum length = 48 characters

Variables: "*"/ONLY

Default = "*"

•“*” — Means users may use any number within their security constraints, and are prompted to enter a phone number when initiating a dialer session.

•ONLY — Designates the sole phone number that may be dialed using this service.

User Account Characteristics

The following table explains the user account characteristics:

Characteristic DescriptionComments

DELAY

Indicates the delay in

 

seconds before the

 

dialer engine should

 

attempt to initiate the

 

dial-back.

Default = 30 seconds

Minimum = 15 seconds

Maximum = 3600 seconds (1 hour)

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