Netopia 4553 manual Adding a scheduled connection

WAN and System Configuration 7-47

The other columns show:

■The time of day that the connection will Begin At

■The duration of the connection (HH:MM)

■Whether it’s a recurring Weekly connection or used Once Only

■Which connection profile (Conn. Prof.) is used to connect

■Whether the scheduled connection is currently Enabled

The router checks the date and time set in scheduled connections against the system date and time.

Adding a scheduled connection

To add a new scheduled connection, select Add Scheduled Connection in the Scheduled Connections screen and press Return. The Add Scheduled Connection screen appears.

Add Scheduled Connection
Scheduled Connection Enable:	On
How Often...	Weekly
Schedule Type...	Forced
Set Weekly Schedule...
Use Connection Profile...

ADD SCHEDULED CONNECTION	CANCEL
Scheduled Connections dial remote	Networks on a Weekly or Once-Only basis.

Follow these steps to configure the new scheduled connection:

■To activate the connection, select Scheduled Connection Enable and toggle it to On. You can make the scheduled connection inactive by toggling Scheduled Connection Enable to Off.

■Decide how often the connection should take place by selecting How Often and choosing Weekly or Once Only from the pop-up menu.

■The Schedule Type allows you to set the exact weekly schedule or once-only schedule. Options are:

■Forced Up, meaning that this connection will be maintained whether or not there is a demand call on the line.

■Forced Down, meaning that this connection will be torn down or blocked whether or not there is a