User Manual

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1. Introduction
The software, designed to run on Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/ XP/7, is divided into
three separate programs:
1. Base Station — This handles the configuration of the phones, administrative options,
reports, and answers incoming calls from the Listener.
2. Listener — This listens on a COM port for incoming data from an emergency phone.
When a call comes in, a message is sent to the base station (if the base station is not
running, it is started). The base station then displays the call on the alert screen.
3. Poller — The poller wakes up every so many seconds (see 8C, Status Timer) and
checks to see if there are any phones to poll. If there are, the system inserts them
into a queue and polls.
Notice how the column headers in many of the windows look like buttons?
Press one of these buttons to sort your data by that column. Press it again to sort in
reverse order.