User's Manual

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Vodafone MachineLink 3G
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OPTION
DESCRIPTION
On data activity, stay online for at least
When traffic as per the configured settings above appear, the router will either continue to stay
online, or dial a connection and will not disconnect it for the specified time period (min. 1 minute,
max. 1 hour). This timer is continuously reset throughout the duration of a dial-up session, whenever
data activity is detected matching the rules above.
After connecting, stay online for at least
This timer will not hang-up the connection for the specified time period after initially dialling the
connection. This setting cannot be less than the keep online period above. This timer affects the
connection only once per dial up session, at the beginning of the session.
After hanging up, don’t redial for
After a connection has been disconnected, you can tell the router to rest for a period of time before
re-dialling.
Disconnect regardless of traffic after
Forces the router to disconnect the connection regardless of the traffic passing through it. The
default setting is
never .
Connect regularly, every
If you want to have the router dial a connection at regular intervals, use
Connect regularly, every
to
specify the interval between dials. Setting this to never effectively disables this option.
The router also features the ability to randomise the time at which the first dial action is performed.
This is useful in situations such as where you have numerous routers in an area where a power
outage has occurred. Setting a random dial time helps to reduce network congestion when all the
routers are powered on so they do not all try to connect simultaneously.
When it is set to at least 2 minutes, you are able to configure the router to randomise the time it
begins to dial. The randomised dial timer only affects the initial dial after the unit powers on or after
the settings are saved. For example, if you configure the router to dial every 2 minutes with a
randomised dial time of 1 minute, the router will dial the initial connection at a time greater than 2
minutes, but less than 3 minutes. After the first dial, the router will dial the connection exactly every 2
minutes.
Table 12 - Connect on demand - Connect and disconnect timers descriptions
Verbose logging
The router provides the option of logging all the data activity which matches the settings for the Connect on demand feature for
advanced troubleshooting purposes. To enable the logging of the Connect on demand feature, click the
Log all matched activity to
the system log toggle key to switch it ON. See the System log section for more information.
Figure 31 - Connect on demand - Verbose logging configuration
Manually connecting/disconnecting
There may be times when you need to either force a connection to be made or force a disconnection manually. You can use the
Manual connect and Manual disconnect buttons to do this whenever necessary. The online status of the connection is displayed
above the buttons.
Figure 32 - Connect on demand - Online/Offline control
When you have finished configuring the options for the Connect on demand feature, click the Save button at the bottom to save
your changes.
SMS Wake up
The router can also be woken up by means of an SMS message using the SMS diagnostics feature. See the Diagnostics section for
details on using the SMS Wake up function.