NetComm NTC-6200 Series User Manual page 30

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.
OPTION
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
Verbose mode
The router provides the option of logging all the data activity which matches the settings for the Connect on demand feature for
advanced troubleshooting purposes. To enable the logging of the Connect on demand feature, click the Enable verbose mode
toggle key to switch it ON. See the System log section for more information.
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Figure 28 – 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
never
default setting is .
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
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,
every time (2 minutes) and then randomly selects a time less than or equal to the Randomise connect
frequency by up to time (1 minute). After the randomly selected time has elapsed, the router dials
the connection. After the first dial, the router dials the connection every 2 minutes, ignoring the
Randomise connect frequency by up to time.
Table 16 - Connect on demand - Connect and disconnect timers descriptions
Figure 29 – Connect on demand - Verbose logging configuration
DESCRIPTION
never effectively disables this option.
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