User manual

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TIMETRAX PRO
Modem Polling Control Panel
The Modem Polling Control Panel is where the Modem Polling programming
takes place and is located by first selecting MODEM POLLING on the menu bar
and then selecting OPEN CONTROL PANEL from the pull down menu. If you
do not see MODEM POLLING on the menu bar, select FILE and SHOW MORE
MENUS and it will appear. You can also access MODEM POLLING by selecting
the Modem Polling Tab on the Vertical icon Bar.
Groups Tab
Establishing Modem Polling Group(s) for Remote Sites
Modem Polling Group is a remote location or a collection of remote locations
that are polled on the same schedule by the Modem Polling Server. Modem
Polling Groups share scheduling information such as the time zone and dialing
rules. To enter the information for each Polling Group:
Retry Times: Number
of attempts to redial
a remote modem if
the initial attempt is
unsuccessful.
Retry Minutes:
The duration of
minutes between
attempts to redial
the remote terminal.
Enter Name
of Group
Select correct
time zone from
drop down box.
Select
Standard Daylight
Savings Time
or enter Custom
Information if
necessary.
New Group
Groups Tab
• Open Modem Polling Control Panel
• Click GROUPS tab to display the
Polling Groups screen.
• Click the NEW GROUP button at
the bottom of the form.
• Type in a name for the group.
• Enter the number of times the
Modem Polling Server should retry
a call if it fails to connect with a
location that is a member of this
group in Retry Count box.
• Enter the time in minutes that the
Modem Polling Server should wait
before each retry in the Retry
Interval box.
• Select the appropriate time zone
for the group from the pull-down
menu.
• Select the appropriate daylight
savings time (DST) schedule for
the group.
• For custom Daylight Savings Times
(DSTs), select the month of the year
and the Sunday of the month on
which the DST starts and ends.
• Click the OK box at the bottom of
the form.