Patton electronics SmartNode Series - Configuring the Number of Rings to Wait before Answering the Call (Optional)

To Next Page

To Previous Page

FXO interface configuration task list 416

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 36 • FXO interface configuration

Note Verify that you have conﬁgured the dial-tone for the country in which the

SmartNode is installed. (see chapter 42, “Tone conﬁguration” on page 524).

If the dial-tone is not conﬁgured for the proper country, the FXO interface

will not detect when the remote FXS switch is sending dial-tone.

Conﬁguring the number of rings to wait before answering the call (optional)

An FXO port identiﬁes an incoming call by detecting the ring from the FXS switch. The

ring-number is a

conﬁgurable parameter which selects the number of rings before answering the incoming call, that is, before

going off-hook and establishing the call. The minimum value for

ring-number is zero (0). With a ring-num-

ber of zero, the FXO interface never answers an incoming call.

Due to variations between countries, the proper setting may be 1 or 2. In the USA the Caller-ID (CLID) is sent

to the FXO port between the ﬁrst and second ring, so a ring-number of 2 would be appropriate. On the other

hand, numerous countries send the CLID prior to the ﬁrst ring, so the default setting of 1 would be satisfactory.

Mode: Interface FXO

Example: Conﬁgure the ring number to wait for CLID by setting the count to 2. The name of the speciﬁc FXO

interface is pstn-local.

node>enable

node#configure

node(cfg)#context cs

node(ctx-cs)[switch]#interface fxo pstn-local

node(if-fxo)[pstn-local]#ring-number 2

You can verify the change in conﬁguration by using the show running-conﬁg command.

Step Prompt, command & response Purpose

1 node> Basic prompt in Operator Exec mode

2 node>enable Enters Administration execution mode

node# Response: The prompt in administration execu-

tion mode is the #

3 node#configure Enters the Configure configuration mode

node(cfg)# Response: The prompt in the Configure configu-

ration mode is (cfg)#

4 node(cfg)#context cs Enters the Context CS configure mode

node(ctx-cs)[switch]# Response: The prompt in the Context CS configu-

ration mode is (ctx-cs)[switch]#

5 node(ctx-cs)[switch]#interface fxo if-name Enter the Interface FXO configuration mode

node(if-fxo)[if-name]# Response: The prompt in the Interface FXO con-

figuration mode is (if-fxo)[if-name]#

6 node(if-fxo)[if-name]#ring-number count Specifies the number of rings to wait before

going off-hook. Default = 1 ring.