HP NetRider manual Dialer Service Characteristics, Characteristic Description Comments

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.

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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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