TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual Configuring Alarm Center Communications 141Configuring Alarm Center CommunicationsIf the base station has a dial-up modem and is able to connect via a telephoneline to a PC running the Tait Alarm Center program, you need to enable andconfigure that connection.To configure base station communications with an Alarm Center1. Select Configure > Communications > Alarm Center. The Alarm Centerform appears.2. Select the Alarm Center connection check box.3. Specify which base station serial port will be used. (Currently, Front panelis the only option.)4. In the Number to dial box, enter the telephone number of the AlarmCenter computer’s modem.5. In the Number of retries box, specify the number of times that the basestation will attempt to connect to the Alarm Center before giving up.Note: Make sure that this number is sufficiently high. If the AlarmCenter is connected to another base station or if it is sending anemail over its modem, the dial-up will fail and the base station mustretry. For an Alarm Center with n base stations, it is a good idea to have n + 1retries.6. In the Time between retries box, specify the length of time that the basestation will wait before trying again to connect to the Alarm Center.7. In the Modem command string box, specify any command string that isto be sent to the base station’s modem to configure it and prepare it fordialling.8. Specify whether the base station modem is to use tone dialling or pulsedialling. Most modern telephone systems use tone dialling.
