Dialers

Description - These objects contain information for each of PageGate's dialers. PageGate comes standard with one dialer. Additional dialers can be purchased separately.

Functions (accessible by right-clicking on the object)

Start - starts an individual dialer (if the PageGate application is currently running).

Stop - stops an individual dialer (if the PageGate application is currently running).

Settings

Dialer - the name of the currently selected dialer

Init String - a modem initialization string needed by this particular dialer. Init strings needed to connect to a particular carrier can be set under the carrier object. This setting can be used to help support the use of different model modems on a single PageGate server.

Dialing Prefix - a touch-tone dialing prefix needed to make outside calls for this particular dialer.

Dedicated Carrier - sets as single carrier to be serviced by this dialer. This is mostly used with a direct cable connection. When left at (None), the dialer will be able to send messages to any carrier that has pending messages.

Serial Port - the serial or com port used by this dialer. This is usually the com port for a modem. A settings of 0 will dedicate the dialer to only use an internet connection for delivery. Any other number will allow the dialer to send message out the serial port (usually via modem) and out over the internet.

Direct Connect - sets the dialer to use a direct cable connection to a paging terminal (no modem).

Status - shows the state of this dialer

Log - If logging is enabled, this log shows the activities of this dialer, including all messages delivered by it.

Refresh - displays the most current entries in the log

Print - sends a copy of the log file to a printer

Purge - deletes the log's entire contents

Clipboard - copies the log's contents to the Windows clipboard, allowing it to be pasted into another application