User Manual

Command Reference Modem Commands
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12.7 Modem Commands
12.7.1 Define Ports Modem Answer
Permits or prevents a modem from automatically answering the line, optionally after a specified number of
rings.
Restrictions Requires privileged user status.
Parameters PortList/All
Specifies a particular port or group of ports, or all ports. Port numbers should
be separated with commas (for lists) or dashes (for ranges).
Note: In the absence of a PortList or the All parameter, the configuration will affect the
current port only.
Command
Changes the answer command that is actually sent to the modem to make it
answer the line. Commonly set to “A” or “ATA.”
DisableString
A string of up to 12 characters. When the modem receives this string,
automatic answering will be disabled. Commonly set to “s0=0.”
EnableString
A string of up to 12 characters. When the modem receives this string,
automatic answering will be enabled. Commonly set to “s0=1.”
Rings
Either enter 1 or 3 to tell the SCS how many rings to wait before answering the
line. When Caller-ID is enabled, the ring value should be set to 3 to give the
SCS time to gather Caller-ID information.
Defaults Disabled (no strings defined), 1 Ring
Examples
Local>> DEFINE PORT 2 MODEM ANSWER ENABLED
Local>> DEFINE PORT 2 MODEM ANSWER “s0=0” “s0=1”
See Also Define Ports Modem CallerID, page 12-94; Profile Settings, page 9-5; Caller-
ID, page 9-12
DEFINE PORTS
PortList
ALL
MODEM ANSWER
COMMAND string
DisableString EnableString
ENABLED
DISABLED
RINGS
1
3
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