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Configuration Software and Utilities
10.
Select the Connection Mode.
•
Direct Connect: Use direct connect when a system is connected directly to the server
through the Serial port, without using an external modem.
•
Modem Mode: Use modem mode when the Serial port is connected to an external modem.
11.
System Phone Number: Enter the telephone number that is used to connect to this
server.
12.
Click Continue.
13.
Select the Enable Serial/Modem Paging option.
14.
Enter the telephone number the system should send the page if an event happens.
15.
Enter the paging string the server should send after a phone connection is made.
16.
Enter the Blackout Period: The time in minutes that should be allowed between pages.
The valid range is [0 - 255] where 0 disables the blackout period. Setting a blackout
period can save you from being flooded with repeat pages. After you receive a PEP page,
no additional pages are sent by PEP for the duration of the blackout period.
17.
Click the Alert Paging Filters button. Click the boxes enable/disable filters. Click OK when
you are done, and then click Continue.
To use the System Setup Utility to set up the server to send alerts as telephone pages:
1.
Install an external modem on the Emergency Management Port
(Serial B).
2.
From the SSU
Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM).
3.
In the PEM window, click Configure EMP
.
4.
In the corresponding boxes, enter the following command strings for the modem attached
to the EMP
port (boxes that are not listed here are not required for paging alerts):
•
ESC Sequence: The escape sequence. This string is sent to the modem before sending
command strings. The maximum length for the string is five characters; longer strings
are truncated.
•
Hangup String: Hang up or drop the connection. The EMP
automatically sends an
<ENTER> character following this string. The maximum length for the string is eight
characters; longer strings are truncated.
•
Modem Dial Command: The command to dial a phone number. This string is sent to the
modem before sending the paging string.
•
Modem Init String initialization string for the modem. This string is sent every time the
EMP
initializes. The maximum length for the string is determined at run-time from
firmware. You will be notified if the string is truncated. Following a save, the actual string
saved is displayed in the edit box.
5.
Click Save to save the changes.
6.
Click Close to return to the PEM window.
7.
In the PEM window, click Configure PEP.
8.
Select the Enable PEP check box.
9.
In the Blackout Period box, enter the minimum time, in minutes, between successive
pages. The valid range is [0 - 255] where 0 disables the blackout period. Setting a blackout
period can save you from being flooded with repeat pages. After you receive a PEP page,
no additional pages are sent by PEP for the duration of the blackout period.
10.
In the Paging String box, enter the phone number to dial for the page and the
message
you want sent with the page. The maximum length for the paging string is determined
at run-time from  rmware. You will be noti ed if the string is truncated. Following a save,
the actual string saved is displayed in the edit box.