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7. Preferences
The following is a list and brief explanation of all of the features of the Administration
-> Preferences. In most cases, the default numbers will work fine, suggested values are
in bold after each preference. Note: users without administrative privileges may type
changes into existing fields, but will not be allowed to save (or activate) these changes.
A. General
 Allow Incoming Calls Auto Acknowledged If this box is checked the user can hit
the acknowledge button on an incoming alert and not have to enter any information.
If they auto-acknowledge, a text line will be inserted into the comments stating
“Auto Acknow led ged by John Guard (3)”. The 3 is the user ID number.
 Alert WAV File If this file exists it will be played when an alert comes in. If you
want a different sound simply replace this sound file with your own.
 Multiple Poller Configuration Allowed If you are using more than one modem.
 Poller Status Timer How often, in seconds, the base station checks to see the status
of the polling system. (D=5)
 Poller Display Timer How often, in seconds, the clock updates itself. (D=1)
 Poll Run Default Display Date Offsets When you view poll run results the date
window w ill d efault to tod ay’s date mod ified by the offsets here. Use negative
numbers to go backwards. (D= -7 to +28)
 Phone List Refresh Timer How often, in seconds, the Telephone Information screen
will refresh itself with updated information. Note: frequent refreshing will slow
other computer operations, such as polling. (Recommended 120 or greater)