4. Configuration Options

Configuring the COM Port to Support an External Modem

Select External Modem (Com Port) to display or change the configuration options that control COM port external device call processing (see Table 4-26, External Modem (COM Port) Options).

Main Menu Configuration Management and Communication

A standard EIA-232 crossovercable is required when connecting an external modem to the FrameSaver unit’s COM port. See DB25-to-DB25 Crossover Cable or DB9-to-DB25 Crossover Cable in Appendix E, Connectors, Cables, and Pin Assignments, for cable pin assignments.

External Modem (Com Port)

NOTE:

Table 4-26. External Modem (COM Port) Options

External Modem Commands

Possible Settings: Disable, AT

Default Setting: Disable

Specifies the type of commands to be sent over the COM port.

CAUTION: Do not use this setting when an async terminal is connected to the COM port (see Table 4-25, Communication Port Options).

Disable – Commands will not be sent over the COM port.

AT – Standard Attention (AT) Commands are sent over the COM port to control the external device. All AT command strings will end with a carriage return (hex 0x0D) and a line feed (hex 0x0A).

Dial-In Access

Possible Settings: Enable, Disable

Default Setting: Enable

Controls whether external devices can dial-in to the FrameSaver unit through the COM port (based on the Port Use option setting).

Display Conditions – This option does not appear if External Modem Commands is disabled.

Enable – Answers incoming calls and establishes connection to the remote terminal or

IP network.

Disable – Does not answer incoming calls.

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9720, 9788 specifications

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