Alarm Cast Administrator Provider: Modems

• Select the Providers folder in the Alarm Cast Administrator left-pane.

1. Click New Provider on the toolbar.
2. Select Modem/ModemIP in the Devices field.

• Expand a Modem/ModemIP device folder in the Alarm Cast Administrator left-pane.

1. Select the Providers folder.
2. Click New Provider on the toolbar.

Modem/ModemIP is automatically selected in the Devices field.

Modem/ModemIP provider tabs are as follows.

• Modem/ModemIP: Details Tab
• Modem/ModemIP: Connection Tab
• Common Tabs for Providers

Details Tab

Select the Details tab; options are as follows.

Field		Description
Server
	Name	Name associated with the provider
	Coverage	Geographical area in which the provider can deliver messages.
	Device	Device to associate with this Provider. Note: Select the device from the dropdown list
Protocol
	Max. Connection	Maximum connection time, in seconds, Alarm Cast Server will remain connected to the provider. Typically this: Specifies the maximum connection time, in seconds, allowed by the messaging service provider for the modem connection. Controls how long the server will attempt to transmit to the provider in a single session. The entry should be slightly less than the actual time to avoid being disconnected during transmission of a message. Important If there is no maximum number, enter 0; 0 = infinite.
	Max. Transactions	Maximum number of transactions that the Alarm Cast Server will perform during one connection. Some commercial service providers place a maximum on the number of messages that may be transmitted during one communication. If this is the case, enter the maximum number here so Alarm Cast Server does not exceed the threshold and get disconnected unexpectedly. Important If there is no maximum number, enter 0; 0 = infinite.
	Alpha Length	Maximum length of alphanumeric pages allowed by the provider.
	Numeric Length	Maximum length of numeric pages allowed by the provider. Messages longer than this will be split into segments and sent automatically.
	Protocol	Language used for communicating with the messaging service provider. The drop-down list gives you various protocols depending on the Device type selected. ??Any other protocols should only be used as requested from CIMPLICITY. Available protocols include the following. ASCOM HARK3IDS HARBANNER IXO PET SMS TAP UCP
Communications
	Byte Size	Number of data bits encoding a character. This value can be 7 or 8.
	Parity	Method of detecting some errors in transmission. The parity bit in each character can be set to any of the following. None Odd Even Mark Space. Note: None means that no parity bit is sent at all.
	Stop Bits	Stop bits sent at the end of every character allow the receiving signal hardware to detect the end of a character and to re-synchronize with the character stream. Options are: 0 1 1.5 2 Electronic devices usually use 1 stop bit.
	Speed	Rate of the transmission.
	Modem Compression	Use the default values unless otherwise instructed by your service provider.
	Error Correction	(Checked) error correction will be used when connecting to this service provider.

Connection Tab

Select the Connection tab; options are as follows.

Field		Description
Address 1
	Provider #	Phone number or Internet address the messaging service provider uses to accept pages based on the coverage area.
	User Name	Optional.
	User Password	Optional.
Address 2
	Address	Phone number or Internet address the messaging service provider uses to accept pages based on the coverage area.
	User Name	Optional.
	User Password	Optional.
Description
	Notes	Optional.

Result: The provider will be listed under the Provider folder as well as the Device - Provider sub-folder of the modem device it is associated with.

Modem Pool Provider

• Select the Providers folder in the Alarm Cast Administrator left-pane.

1. Click New Provider on the toolbar.
2. Select Modem Pool in the Devices field.

• Expand an Modem Pool device folder in the Alarm Cast Administrator left-pane.

1. Select the Providers folder.
2. Click New Provider on the toolbar.

Modem Pool is automatically selected in the Devices field.

Modem Pool provider tabs are as follows.

• Modem Pool: Details tab.
• Modem Pool: Connection tab.

Details Tab

Select the Details tab; options are as follows.

Field		Description
Server
	Name	Name associated with the provider.
	Coverage	Geographical area in which the provider can deliver messages.
	Device	Device to associate with this Provider. Note: Select the device from the dropdown list
Protocol
	Max. Connection	Maximum connection time, in seconds, Alarm Cast Server will remain connected to the provider. Typically this: Specifies the maximum connection time, in seconds, allowed by the messaging service provider for the modem connection. Controls how long the server will attempt to transmit to the provider in a single session. The entry should be slightly less than the actual time to avoid being disconnected during transmission of a message. Important If there is no maximum number, enter 0; 0 = infinite.
	Max. Transactions	Maximum number of transactions that the Alarm Cast Server will perform during one connection. Some commercial service providers place a maximum on the number of messages that may be transmitted during one communication. If this is the case, enter the maximum number here so Alarm Cast Server does not exceed the threshold and get disconnected unexpectedly. Important If there is no maximum number, enter 0; 0 = infinite.
	Alpha Length	Maximum length of alphanumeric pages allowed by the provider.
	Numeric Length	Maximum length of numeric pages allowed by the provider. Messages longer than this will be split into segments and sent automatically.
	Protocol	Language used for communicating with the messaging service provider. In this case, TAP.
Communications
	Byte Size	Number of data bits encoding a character. This value can be 7 or 8.
	Parity	Method of detecting some errors in transmission. The parity bit in each character can be set to any of the following. None Odd Even Mark Space. Note: None means that no parity bit is sent at all.
	Stop Bits	Stop bits sent at the end of every character allow the receiving signal hardware to detect the end of a character and to re-synchronize with the character stream. Options are: 0 1 1.5 2 Electronic devices usually use 1 stop bit.
	Speed	Rate of the transmission.
	Modem Compression	Use the default values unless otherwise instructed by your service provider.
	Error Correction	(Checked) error correction will be used when connecting to this service provider.

Connection Tab

Select the Connection tab; options are as follows.

Field		Description
Address 1
	Provider #	Phone number or Internet address the messaging service provider uses to accept pages based on the coverage area.
	User Name	Optional.
	User Password	Optional.
Address 2
	Address	Phone number or Internet address the messaging service provider uses to accept pages based on the coverage area.
	User Name	Optional.
	User Password	Optional.
Description
	Notes	Optional.