Unloading Balancing Runs using a Modem
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Obtaining an outside line usually involves two steps, first, dialing a special character such
as 9, then waiting for another dial tone. Check your modem’s manual to see if it supports a
“wait for dial tone” dialing command. The “W” character normally serves this purpose. For
our example, “9W” would be the complete Access Number. You can use a comma in place
of the W, because a comma also means a pause command. These characters are dialed after
the Call Wait Disable characters and before the Phone Number.
Phone Number
The Phone Number field contains the phone number of the location you are calling. Any
special long distance dialing characters, such as an area code or country code, should also be
entered in this field. These characters are dialed after any Access Number and before any
Calling Card Number.
Calling Card Number
The Calling Card Number field contains the complete number that you would enter to
charge a call to a calling card. The S character is a common modem command that causes
the modem to wait for the “bong” that phone companies use to prompt the caller for a credit
card number. The Credit Card Number should usually be proceeded by the S character.
These characters are dialed after the Phone Number and are the last characters dialed.
Signaling
The Signaling field contains the signaling method used to dial. You can choose either Tone
or Pulse. Use Tone dialing if it is available.
Serial Port Speed
The Serial Port Speed field contains the setting for speed of the communications between
the dataPAC and the modem or host computer. It should be set to the fastest rate that is
supported by the modem or host computer’s serial port. Your selections are:
z
115.2K
z
57.6K
z
38.4K
z
19.2K
This is not the baud rate of the connection made between the two modems during a call.
That rate is automatically negotiated between the two modems. However, the modem’s
communication rate during a call cannot exceed the Serial Port Speed. Generally, a serial
port should be faster than a phone line connection, so this should not be a problem.
Data Type
The Data Type field specifies the type of data to transfer during load and unload operations.
Select Route to transfer routes, and select Balance Run to transfer balancing data. This
setting can be changed while a connection is established.
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