Comrex BRIC-Link II, Product Manual

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FALLBACK AND FALL FORWARD
The other op ons in the drop down menu are a list of all the available remote entries that can be used as a backup
for the already selected remote (the
Primary remote ). BRIC-Link II can establish a “Fallback” connec on to the
chosen Backup remote if an ac ve connec on to the Primary remote is lost for longer than the meout value
(default is 60 seconds). Once the connec on has been established to the Backup remote , the Fallback connec on
will be maintained even if the Primary remote becomes available again.
Alterna vely, there is an op on in the Edit Remote Se ngs dialogue box ( Figure 61 ) called “Fall Forward”, which
is disabled by default. If this op on is enabled, the system will constantly a empt to reconnect the Primary
remote while connected to the Backup remote . If reconnec on to the Primary remote is successful, the Fallback
connec on to the Backup remote will be terminated.
CONNECTION TIMEOUT AND BACKUPS
Many of the Backup remote func ons rely on a connec on meout value, which is determined by the Audio
Pro fi le used for the remote entry. Although this meout value is usually used for termina ng connec ons when
not opera ng in a 24/7 environment, the value is s ll calculated when making persistent connec ons and plays an
important role in handling connec on interrup ons.
As an example, a BRIC-Link II can be set to Always Connect To a codec at a transmi er site, with a Backup remote
set in case the primary remote loses power. If lightning strikes and the primary remote goes o ffl ine, BRIC-Link II
will keep trying to connect to the primary remote for the default 60 seconds before moving the connec on over
to the backup remote. The meout value in this case is a double-edged sword, as it tells the BRIC-Link II to
fi x the
connec on problem, but only a er 60 seconds of “dead air”. Op ng for a lower connec on meout (such as 10
seconds) can shorten the me it takes for the fallback connec on to ac vate, and reduce down me. However, if a
meout value is set too low (such as 1 second), it may tell BRIC-Link II to make an unnecessary switch to the backup
remote whenever a minor network hiccup occurs.
To raise or lower the connec on meout value, open the chosen audio pro fi le in the Pro fi le Manager Tab . The
meout values are shown by selec ng the drop down arrows for Local Se ngs and Remote Se ngs under the
“Pro fi le Se ngs” column (as shown in Figure 63 ).
Note: Only a custom pro fi le can be edited; factory pro fi les are locked to ensure basic func onality. For details on
crea ng a custom pro fi le, see page 32 .