Gateway 955 - Manual (Page 46)

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Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server
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Setting up paging alerts
To set up paging alerts:
1
Boot your server from the Server Companion CD, then select System Setup
Utility from the menu. The System Setup Utility starts.
2
Install an external modem on the serial RJ-45 port on the back of your
server.
3
In the SSU Main window, click Platform Event Manager (PEM) .
4
In the PEM window, click Configure EMP .
5
In the corresponding boxes, enter the following command strings for the
modem attached to the serial RJ-45 port:
■ ESC Sequence —The escape sequence. This string is sent to the modem
before sending command strings. The maximum length for the string
is five characters. Longer strings are truncated.
■ Hangup String —Hang up or drop the connection. The EMP
automatically sends an E NTER character following this string. The
maximum length for the string is eight characters.
■ Modem Dial Command —The command to dial a phone number. This
string is sent to the modem before sending the paging string.
■ Modem Init String —Initialization string for the modem. Sent every time
the EMP initializes. You will be notified if the string is truncated.
Following a save, the actual string saved is displayed in the edit box.
6
Click Save to save the changes.
7
Click Close to return to the PEM window.
8
In the PEM window, click Configure PEP .
9
Click to select the Enable PEP check box.
10
In the Blackout Period box, type the minimum time, in minutes, between
successive pages. The valid range is 0-255 where 0 disables the blackout
period.
Setting a blackout period can save you from being flooded with repeat
pages. After you receive a PEP page, no additional pages are sent by PEP
for the duration of the blackout period.