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Configuration – Network > Timebands
Digi TransPort routers support “Time Bands” which are used to determine periods of time
during which PPP interfaces allowed or prevented from activating. For example, a router in
an office could be configured so that the ADSL PPP interface is only raised on weekdays.
Time Bands may only be applied to PPP instances.
Time Bands are specified by a series of “transition” times. At each of these times routing is
either enabled or disabled. The default state for a Time Band is On which means that PPP
instances that are associated with unconfigured Time Bands will operate normally. The
router supports four Time Band configurations.
Note:
An entry is made in the event log whenever a Time Band transition occurs.
Whether or not Time Bands are enabled for a particular PPP instance is controlled by the
settings in a table having the following columns:
Interface
This column simply lists the available PPP instances.
Enable
This column contains checkboxes, each checkbox controls whether or not Time Bands are
enabled for the PPP instance in the left-hand column of the row. Check the checkbox to
enable Time Bands for the associated PPP instance.
Timeband
This drop-down list selects which of the four available Time Band instances should be
associated with the PPP instance.
Related CLI Commands
Entity
Instance
Parameter
Values
Equivalent Web Parameter
ppp n tband 0 - 3 Timeband
The default state of this parameter is blank.
Configuration – Network > Timebands > Timeband n
These four pages each control the configuration of one Time Band instance. Configuration is
controlled by a table, having the parameters described below. Up to ten transitions may be
configured.
Days
There is a selection of checkboxes in this column which are used to select which days of the
week the Time Band transitions apply to. Days may be selected individually or in groups for
convenience. So, for instance, to select all the days of the week, check the “All” checkbox.
To select the weekend only, check the “Sat->Sun” checkbox. To select weekdays only,
check the “Mon->Fri” checkbox.
Time
The value in this text box is the transition time. This is specified in 24-hour format with a
colon separator between the hours and minutes.
State
This drop-down list selects the routing state which can be On or Off. (For convenience, the
state of this parameter toggles for each new addition so if an on transition is configured, the
default state for the next addition will be Off).