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Table 6-2 Configuring Dial Backup in Menu 2

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Edit Advanced

Setup

To edit the advanced setup for the Dial Backup port, move the cursor to

this field; press the [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

and then press

[ENTER] to go to

Menu 2.1: Advanced Setup

.

Yes

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save

your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

6.2.2

Configuring Dial Backup Using Advanced WAN Setup

Consult the manual of your WAN device connected to your Dial Backup port for

specific AT commands.

6.2.3 AT Command Strings

For regular telephone lines, the default “Dial” string tells the modem that the line uses tone dialing.

“

ATDT

” is the command for a switch that requires tone dialing. If your switch requires pulse dialing,

change the string to “

ATDP

”.

For ISDN lines, there are many more protocols and operational modes. Please consult the documentation of

your TA. You may need additional commands in both “Dial” and “Init” strings.

6.2.4 DTR Signal

The majority of WAN devices default to hanging up the current call when the DTR (Data Terminal Ready)

signal is dropped by the DTE. When “Drop DTR When Hang Up” is set to

Yes

, the Prestige uses this

hardware signal to force the WAN device to hang up, in addition to issuing the drop command “

ATH”

.

6.2.5 Response Strings

The response strings tell the Prestige the tags, or labels, immediately preceding the various call parameters

sent from the WAN device. The response strings have not been standardized; please consult the

documentation of your WAN device to find the correct tags.

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To edit the advanced setup for the Dial Backup port, move the cursor to the

Edit Advanced Setup

field in

Menu 2 - WAN Setup

, press the

[SPACE BAR]

to select

Yes

and then press

[ENTER].

Figure 6-3 Menu 2.1 Advanced WAN Setup

The following table describes fields in this menu.

Table 6-3 Advanced WAN Port Setup:

AT Commands Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

AT Command

Strings:

Dial

Enter the AT Command string to make a call.

atdt

Drop

Enter the AT Command string to drop a call. “~” represents a one

second wait, e.g., “~~~+++~~ath” can be used if your modem has a

slow response time.

+++ath

Answer

Enter the AT Command string to answer a call.

ata

Drop DTR When

Hang Up

Press the [SPACE BAR] to choose either

Yes

or

No

. When

Yes

is selected (the default), the DTR (Data Terminal Ready) signal is

dropped after the “AT Command String: Drop” is sent out.

Yes

Menu 2.1 - Advanced WAN Setup

AT Command Strings:

Call Control:

Dial= atdt

Dial Timeout(sec)= 60

Drop= ~~+++~~ath

Retry Count= 0

Answer= ata

Retry Interval(sec)= N/A

Drop Timeout(sec)= 20

Drop DTR When Hang Up= Yes

Call Back Delay(sec)= 15

AT Response Strings:

CLID= NMBR =

Called Id=

Speed= CONNECT

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

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Table 6-3 Advanced WAN Port Setup:

AT Commands Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

AT Response String:

CLID (Calling Line

Identification)

Enter the keyword that precedes the CLID (Calling Line Identification)

in the AT response string. This lets the Prestige capture the CLID in

the AT response string that comes from the WAN device. CLID is

required for CLID authentication.

NMBR =

Called Id

Enter the keyword preceding the dialed number.

TO

Speed

Enter the keyword preceding the connection speed.

CONNECT

Table 6-4 Advanced WAN Port Setup:

Call Control Parameters

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

DEFAULT

Call Control

Dial Timeout (sec)

Enter a number of seconds for the Prestige to keep trying to set up

an outgoing call before timing out (stopping). The Prestige times

out and stops if it cannot set up an outgoing call within the timeout

value.

60 seconds

Retry Count

Enter a number of times for the Prestige to retry a busy or no-

answer phone number before blacklisting the number.

0 to disable

the blacklist

control

Retry Interval

(sec)

Enter a number of seconds for the Prestige to wait before trying

another call after a call has failed. This applies before a phone

number is blacklisted.

Drop Timeout

(sec)

Enter a number of seconds for the Prestige to wait before dropping

the DTR signal if it does not receive a positive disconnect

confirmation.

20 seconds

Call Back Delay

(sec)

Enter a number of seconds for the Prestige to wait between

dropping a callback request call and dialing the co-responding

callback call.

15 seconds

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6.2.6 Configuring Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

Enter

2

in

Menu 11 Remote Node Setup

to open

Menu 11.1 Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

(shown

below) and configure the setup for your Dial Backup port connection. Not available on all models.

Figure 6-4 Menu 11.1 Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

Table 6-5 Menu 11.1 Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Rem Node

Name

Enter a descriptive name for the remote node. This field can be up to

eight characters.

LAoffice

Active

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select

Yes

to enable the

remote node or

No

to disable the remote node.

Yes

Outgoing

My Login

Enter the login name assigned by your ISP for this remote node.

jim

My Password

Enter the password assigned by your ISP for this remote node.

*****

Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

Rem Node Name= ?

Edit PPP Options= No

Active= Yes

Rem IP Addr= 0.0.0.0

Edit IP= No

Outgoing:

Edit Script Options= No

My Login=

My Password= ********

Telco Option:

Authen= CHAP/PAP

Allocated Budget(min)= 0

Pri Phone #= ?

Period(hr)= 0

Sec Phone #=

Nailed-Up Connection= No

Session Options:

Edit Filter Sets= No

Idle Timeout(sec)= 100

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

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Table 6-5 Menu 11.1 Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Authen

This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing calls.

Options for this field are:

CHAP

/

PAP

- Your Prestige will accept either

CHAP

or

PAP

when

requested by this remote node.

CHAP

- accept CHAP only.

PAP

- accept PAP only.

CHAP/PAP

Pri Phone #

Sec Phone #

Enter the first (primary) phone number from the ISP for this remote

node. If the Primary Phone number is busy or does not answer, your

Prestige dials the Secondary Phone number if available. Some areas

require dialing the pound sign # before the phone number for local

calls. Include a # symbol at the beginning of the phone numbers as

required.

Edit PPP

Options

Move the cursor to this field and use the space bar to select

Yes

and

press [ENTER] to edit the PPP options for this remote node. This

brings you to

Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

(see

section

6.2.7.

No

(default)

Edit PPP

Options

Move the cursor to this field and use the space bar to select

Yes

and

press [ENTER] to edit the PPP options for this remote node. This

brings you to

Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

(see

section

6.2.7.

No

(default)

Rem IP Addr

Leave the field set to 0.0.0.0 (default) if the remote gateway has a

dynamic IP address. Enter the remote gateway’s IP address here if it

is static.

0.0.0.0

(default)

Edit IP

This field leads to a “hidden” menu. Press [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

and press [ENTER] to go to M

enu 11.3 - Remote Node Network

Layer Options

. See the

Remote Node Setup

chapter for more

information on this menu

No

(default)

Edit Script

Options

Press [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

and press [ENTER] to edit the AT

script for the dial backup remote node (

Menu 11.4 - Remote Node

Script

). See

section 6.2.8

for more details.

No

(default)

Edit Script

Options

Press [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

and press [ENTER] to edit the AT

script for the dial backup remote node (

Menu 11.4 - Remote Node

Script

). See

section 6.2.8

for more details.

No

(default)

Telco Option