Instruction manual

DEFINITY® Business Communications System and GuestWorks® Issue 6
Overview
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April 2000
Data Management Solutions
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The system can be used in a variety of data applications. The applications listed
below are just a few examples of the many ways in which you can use the system
to improve your data communications:
■ Switched asynchronous host computer access
■ Switched synchronous host computer access
■ Personal computer networking
■ Switched video conferencing
■ Fax networking.
See your local distributor for information on how you can make the system’s data
communications capabilities work for you.
NOTE:
Some features and solutions are unavailable in some countries. Please
contact your local account manager or authorized Lucent Technologies
representative for further information about which features and solutions are
available to you.
Data management features
The system offers a number of data management features to help control your
data environment and to allow users quick and convenient access to data.
Appendix A, ‘‘Features’’
, contains a list of these data management features. The
following list introduces a few of these features:
■ Administered Connections automatically establishes an end-to-end
connection between two data end points. An administered connection can
be either permanent or scheduled. The feature supports Auto Restoration
(preserving the active session) for connections routed over
Software-Defined Data Network trunks and an administrable retry interval
(from 1 to 60 minutes) to reestablish a connection. The resulting benefits
are increased reliability of your data networks and improved disaster
recovery.
■ Alphanumeric Dialing enhances computer dialing by allowing you to place
a data call by entering an alphanumeric name, making dialing both
convenient and user-friendly. When an alphanumeric name is entered from
your terminal, the system converts the name to a sequence of digits by
searching through an administered alphanumeric dialing table. The system
then dials those digits just as if you had entered the digits.
■ Default Dialing enhances computer dialing by allowing you to place a data
call to a preadministered destination by simply entering a carriage return at
the “DIAL:” prompt. This gives you a simple method of dialing that number.
■ Data Call Setup enables you to set up data calls (at any of the
industry-standard rates) using a telephone or a computer keyboard.