User's Manual

OPTION DESCRIPTION
Keep online for this period of
time after a triggered dial
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.
Do not attempt to hang up for
this period of time after dial
This timer configures the router to 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.
Do not attempt to dial for this
period of time after hang-up
After a connection has been disconnected, you can tell the router to rest for
a period of time before re-dialling.
Force to hang up after this
period of time regardless of
traffic
Forces the router to disconnect the connection regardless of the traffic
passing through it. The default setting is never.
Dial every this period of time /
Randomize dial starting time
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
randomize the time it begins to dial. The randomized 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
randomized 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 mode
The router provides the option of logging all the data activity which matches the settings for the Dial on demand feature for
advanced troubleshooting purposes. To enable the logging of the Dial on demand feature, click the Enable verbose mode
toggle key to switch it ON. See the System log section for more information.
Figure 29 – Dial 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
Dial and Hangup buttons to do this whenever necessary. The online status of the connection is displayed above the buttons.
Figure 30 - Dial on demand - Online/Offline control
When you have finished configuring the options for the Dial on demand feature, click the Save button at the bottom to save your
changes.
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