Introduction
Database Integrity
The following features ensure the integrity of the caller information
in the MERLIN Identifier database:
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Password entry is required before access to
administrative database functions is permitted
Access to administrative functions “times-out” after 120
seconds of keyboard inactivity—password entry is
required before the administrative functions can be
accessed again
Record locking during edit prevents the “half-edited”
database records from displaying at the MERLIN
Identifier Display—the original, unedited record displays
instead
Capacitor power backup retains data for a minimum of
72 hours following power loss
Database Transfers
The system administrator can transfer caller information between
the MERLIN Identifier database and a database management
system running on the Administrative PC. Both database upload
and download transfers are supported using asynchronous
communications software, such as PROCOMM PLUS
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or
Windows Terminal*, and either XMODEM or text file transfer
protocols.
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Although other asynchronous communications software may work, only
PROCOMM PLUS 2.01 and Windows 3.1 Terminal are recommended for
use with MERLIN Identifier.
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MERLIN Identifier Components and Features