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Note: The ping command must be acceptable by the remote host. Make sure its 
firewalls and routers allow ping requests and replies. This applies to all ping 
commands. 
1.2.7.n.3 Ping PC 
 
1>PC conn 1 
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The Ping PC command allows you to send a ping to the specified PC if it is 
configured as a PC connection via IP. This function is identical to the one in the 
“9.4 PC connection” menu. See “9.4.1.n.4.3 Ping host” on page 191 for more 
details. See also “1.2.7.n.2 Ping host” on page 56. 
1.2.7.n.4 Ping CS 
 
The Ping CS command allows you to send a ping to the specified central station 
if it is configured as a CS connection via IP. This function is identical to the one in 
the “9.1 Central station” menu. See “9.1.n.4.3 Ping host” on page 168 for more 
details. See also “1.2.7.n.2 Ping host” on page 56. 
1.2.7.n.5 NTP status 
 
The NTP status screen allows you to check the current status of the Network 
Time Protocol server configured. Possible server statuses are listed in Table 18 
below. 
Table 18: NTP statuses 
The NTP server is not queried yet. This status is usually present after panel 
restart or NTP configuration. 
The query was sent, but no answer from NTP server was received yet. 
No answer from NTP server. 
NTP server answered the query. 
 
1.2.8 GSM diagnostic 
 
The GSM diagnostic menu provides an access to diagnostic tools for GPRS and 
SMS connectivity.