Dial-Up Technical Note; Offering Many Dial-Up Connections To The Same Unit - Honeywell Rapid Eye Administrator's Manual

Dial-Up Technical Note

Offering Many Dial-Up Connections to the Same Unit

Operator PC (Location) Call to Unit (Type)
In unit calling area
outside unit calling area
Document 800-02953V4 Rev A
03/10
4. Leave the Country Code and Area Code (City Code) boxes empty. Steps 4 and 5 trick
Windows Dial-up Networking into making a local call across different area codes.
5. An Add Site/Update Site window appears.
6. Click Close. Look for the Primary Connection column on the Sites tab. The first letter
of dial-up (d) appears in parentheses, followed by the telephone number used to
connect to the Multi-Media unit.
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
During a dial-up connection, temporary TCP/IP network communications are established
between the Multi-Media unit and the PC. These default point-to-point protocol (PPP)
Internet Protocol (IP) settings can be changed should they conflict with other network
devices (printers, scanners and so on). See
Adding an Alarm Station
Should you plan to add one or more alarm stations using dial-up connections, Honeywell
recommends that area codes be included in all telephone numbers. Dial-up connections
between a Multi-Media unit and an alarm station running View are explained in
Connection to an Alarm Station
More than one dial-up connection to the same Multi-Media unit may be needed.
lists configurations, and the number of connections for best results. For example, Windows
Dial-Up Networking can give unwanted results when some View operators are inside the
Multi-Media unit's local calling area and others are outside. Telephone companies can also
force a Multi SA to setup an irregular local call (a local call across area codes).
Table 3-3 Multiple Dial-Up Connections Decision Chart
local
irregular long distance: same
area code
irregular long distance: local
call
long distance
irregular local call: not
requiring area code
Rapid Eye Multi-Media DVR System Administrator Guide
Setting Up a Modem Serial Device
on page 224.
Procedure (Name, Page)
Dial-Up Connection, page
Irregular Use of Area
page 50
Dial-Up Connection, page
and Irregular Use of Area
Codes, page 50
Dial-Up Connection, page
Irregular Use of Area
page 50
on page 152.
Dial-Up
Table 3-3
Number of
Connections
49 1
Codes, 1
49 2
49 1
Codes, 1
51