Hot-swapping digital modem cards, Setting digital modems to analog service, Hot-swapping digital modem cards -9 – Lucent Technologies PortMaster User Manual

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Configuring the PortMaster 3

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Using True Digital Modems

Hot-Swapping Digital Modem Cards

With the lastcall feature, you can hot-swap a modem card without dropping calls. To
force an active modem into ADMIN mode as soon as the last active call terminates, use
the following command:

Command> set M0 lastcall

When the lastcall feature is set, modem status displayed by the show m0 and
show modems commands is ACT(LC).

Setting Digital Modems to Analog Service

When analog modem service is required for dial-out network connections, you can
convert the analog service to digital service.

To set the digital modems to analog modem service for the specified location, use the
following command. Table 11-11 explains the analog modem options.

Command> set location Locname analog on|off

Use the following command to display the settings for a particular modem:

Command> show

M0

You can display the status for all digital modems. Modem states are as follows:

ACTIVE—in use

READY—available for use

ADMIN—busy

Table 11-11 Analog Modem Options

Option

Description

Locname

Location name that is in the location table.

on

Enables analog modem service on dial-out.

off

Disables analog modem service on dial-out.

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