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Genie Distribution WNET Manual v3
Important Note:
When Failover is enabled, the codec will fail over to a backup
connection under the following circumstances:
·
There is sudden loss of connectivity to the primary destination.
·
The remote codec disconnects the primary connection.
·
The user manually attempts to connect to the failover connection.
·
When the conditions for failover are triggered by the
Failover Parameters
.
The codec will always attempt Failback if any of the following conditions are met:
·
There is sudden loss of connectivity to the backup destination.
·
The remote codec disconnects the backup connection.
·
The user manually attempts to connect to the primary connection.
The explanations within the following table can be used to assist with failover connection
configuration.
Screen Display
Description
1
Threshold
The percentage of lost data measured during a given time
frame
2
Time Frame
The time frame against which lost data is measured
3
Keep Alive
The keep connection alive time before failing over to a
backup connection; Tieline RTP pings every second to
confirm connectivity
4
Enable Automatic Failback
Select the check-box to fail back to a higher priority
connection when failback parameters are met
5
Stable Time
The amount of time a primary connection must remain
stable before attempting to fail back from the backup
connection
6
Maximum Retries
The maximum number of fail back retries a codec can try
before ending fail back attempts
7
Time Frame
The time frame used to measure the number of fail back
retries attempted
2. Enter a name for the failover connection and click
Next
.
3. Click
Next
to continue through the wizard and configure the failover connection in a similar
manner to how you configured the primary connection.
Configuring the Codec to Answer Connections
The codec is capable of being configured to accept calls via different transports (e.g. IP and ISDN),
or to accept calls using different audio ports. If you are configuring the codec to allow it to answer
one or more incoming audio stream connections:
1. Enter a name for the answering connection and click
Next
.