NetComm NTC-220 User Manual page 36

Setting timers for connection and disconnection
The router has a number of timer settings which let you determine when a connection is dialled and when it is
disconnected.
O P T I O N
On data activity, stay
online for at least
After connecting,
stay online for at
least
After hanging up,
don't redial for
Disconnect
regardless of traffic
after
Connect regularly,
every / Randomise
connect frequency
by up to
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Figure 34 – Connect on demand – Connect and disconnect timers
When traffic as per the configured settings above appear, the router
will either continue to stay online, or dial a connection and will not
disconnect it for the specified time period (min. 1 minute, max. 1
hour). This timer is continuously reset throughout the duration of a
dial-up session, whenever data activity is detected matching the
rules above.
This timer configures the router to not hang-up the connection for
the specified time period after initially dialling the connection. This
setting cannot be less than the keep online period above. This timer
affects the connection only once per dial up session, at the
beginning of the session.
After a connection has been disconnected, you can tell the router to
rest for a period of time before re-dialling.
Forces the router to disconnect the connection regardless of the
traffic passing through it. The default setting is never.
If you want to have the router dial a connection at regular intervals,
use Connect regularly, every to specify the interval between dials.
Setting this to never effectively disables this option.
The router also features the ability to randomise the time at which
the first dial action is performed. This is useful in situations such as
where you have numerous routers in an area where a power outage
has occurred. Setting a random dial time helps to reduce network
congestion when all the routers are powered on so they do not all try
to connect simultaneously.
When Connect regularly, every is set to at least 2 minutes, you are
able to configure the router to randomise the time it begins to dial.
The randomised dial timer only affects the initial dial after the unit
powers on or after the settings are saved. For example, if you
configure the router to dial every 2 minutes with a randomised dial
starting time of 1 minute, the router waits for the Connect regularly,
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