Enabling Dial-On-Demand; Using Manual Dial - 3Com NETBuilder SI Using Manual

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Enabling Dial-On-Demand

Dial-on-demand automatically dials the destination bridge/router when
network traffic is present and hangs up when the network is idle.
Dial-on-demand also provides failover support. If the primary line goes
down, the bridge/router will failover to another available dial-up line,
either from a dial pool or from another path assigned to the same port.
The bridge/router may use multiple lines to acheive the normal
bandwidth.
To use failover or to use multiple lines to acheive normal bandwidth, you
must have multiple phone numbers in the dial number list. The first
number is for the primary line. If the primary line fails or provides less
than normal bandwidth, the port dials the second number in the list, then
the following numbers in succession if required. The dial number list
allows you to use a different path for each phone number by specifying
the baud rate and device type.
For example, the first number in my dial number list uses a 64 Kbps BRI
line. The second number uses a 28.8 modem. If the ISDN line fails, the
port will dial the 28.8 modem next.
See "Working with Dial Number Lists" on page 113 for more information
about dial number lists.
To enable dial-on-demand, follow these steps:
1 Enable dial-on-demand for a port or virtual port using:
SETDefault !<port> -PORT DialInitState = DialOnDemand
2 Set the amount of time before the dial-up line is disconnected if it is not
in use:
SETDefault !<port> -PORT DialIdleTime = <seconds> (0-3600)

Using Manual Dial

Manual dial is enabled by default. To place a call manually, follow these
steps:
1 If you have previously enabled dial-on-demand, enable manual dial using:
SETDefault !<port> -PORT DialInitState = ManualDial
2 Place the call using:
DIal !<port> [-PORT] ["<dial-string>"]
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