Black Box 5000 - Manual (Page 141)

CHAPTER 11: Administration
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Table 11-3. Command Facility Configuration (continued)
Option Default Description
11. External Modem None Enter the characters in the order you would have them executed. Up to
Phone # 32 of the following characters may be stored for this entry:
(continued)
P Pulse dialing (default)
T Touchtone dialing
W Wait for dial tone before dialing
0 to 9 Phone number
# DTMF keypad character
* DTMF keypad character
, (comma) Delay dialing modifier (waits before processing
the next symbol in the dialing string)
( ) Phone number separator to improve readability
Space Phone number separator to improve readability
-
Phone number separator to improve readability
Example: TW 9 (412) 555-1212
12. External Alarm Disable Enables/disables the external alarm relay on the NMS module. If
Relay enabled, the external alarm relay is activated for each of the following
alarms: buffer overflow, high buffer utilization, link sync loss, CMOS error,
and line alarms.
Note: The external alarm will not be activated if option 4,
Alarm Reporting, is toggled off.
13. No Activity Timeout 15 Monitors the Command Facility port. After a specified period of time, if no
activity is detected on the channel, it will be disconnected. The time out is
programmable from 1 to 60 minutes. Entering a zero disables the timeout
function.
After you select this option, the following prompt is displayed:
ENTER NO ACTIVITY TIMEOUT [15]:
Type in the desired timeout period. Press <cr>. Press ^X to cancel.
14. LCD Banner Name The LCD Banner message is displayed on the top line of the LCD panel.
Message Your Node When this option is selected, the following prompt is displayed:
ENTER LCD BANNER MESSAGE (^X TO ABORT):
Enter the desired message. The message may be a maximum of 20
characters and can contain any displayable characters including spaces.
Press <cr>. (You cannot use an
N to proceed to the next menu. If you
key in an N , it will be in the banner message.)