– Configure and test your dial-out modem in Device ManageR. This FAQ shows you how: How To Configure External Modems In Device ManageR<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Note that there are 3 types of dial-out modem actions:<\/p>\n – Dialing a phone directly and playing dial tones (Send Alert Via Modem Dial Out – Use Direct Dial Out).<\/p>\n – Sending a text message using a TAP service (Send Alert Via Modem Dial Out – Use TAP Dial Out).<\/p>\n – Dialing a phone directly and playing the alert text aloud (Send Voice Alert Via Modem Dial Out).<\/p>\n You may create a dial-out modem action by following these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n 1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering ‘localhost:8080’ or ‘<IP address of Device ManageR’s host system>:8080’ in your browser’s address bar.<\/span><\/p>\n 2. Select Alerts \/ Tasks<\/strong> in the navigation bar to the left.<\/span><\/p>\n 3. In the Settings<\/em> menu, select Actions<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n 4. Select Add<\/strong> at the bottom of the screen to open the Add New Action<\/em> window.<\/span><\/p>\n 5. In the Add New Action<\/em> window, enter a name for the action in Name<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n 6. (Optional)<\/em> In Description<\/em>, you may, if you wish, enter any notes you feel would be helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n 7. In Action Type<\/em>, select the action you wish to execute from the drop-down list. Once you make your selection, options unique to that action will appear.<\/span><\/p>\n – In Action Type<\/em>, select Send Alert Via Modem Dial Out<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n – In Contact<\/em>, choose a contact from the drop-down list that has phone numbers entered in Dial Out Settings<\/em> in their contact record.<\/p>\n – In Dial Out Options<\/em>, select Use Direct Dial Out<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n – In Initialization String<\/em>, you typically may leave the default (&FQ0V1X4&D2S38=10). This string of characters configures the modem so that Device ManageR can use it; the default string works with most modems.<\/p>\n – In Message Pause<\/em>, you may leave the default, 1 second, or enter a higher number. This number is the number of seconds the modem pauses between each dial tone in the message.<\/p>\n – In Message<\/em>, you may leave the default (@111,1,1,1,111,,111,1,1,1,111) or edit it if you wish. This default message is similar to ‘SOS’ played in dial tones: each comma in this message is a pause, and each number is a tone.<\/p>\n – In Action Type<\/em>, select Send Alert Via Modem Dial Out<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n – In Contact<\/em>, choose a contact from the drop-down list that has phone numbers entered in Dial Out Settings<\/em> in their contact record.<\/p>\n – In Dial Out Options<\/em>, select Use TAP Dial Out<\/strong>.<\/p>\n – In Initialization String<\/em>, you typically may leave the default (&FQ0V1X4&D2S38=10). This string of characters configures the modem so that Device ManageR can use it; the default string works with most modems.<\/p>\n – In Message<\/em>, you may leave the default or edit it if you wish. You may enter your own text or insert new keywords by clicking the Click To Insert A Keyword<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n – In Action Type<\/em>, select Send Voice Alert Via Modem Dial Out<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n – In Contact<\/em>, choose a contact from the drop-down list that has phone numbers entered in Dial Out Settings<\/em> in their contact record.<\/p>\n – In Message Pause<\/em>, you may leave the default, 3 seconds, or enter another value (above 0).<\/p>\n – In Repeat Message<\/em>, you may leave the default, 0, to have the alert text played only once, or enter another value (above 0) to have the alert text repeated.<\/p>\n – In Repeat Intro Sound<\/em>, you may leave the default, 0, to have the introductory sound played only once, or enter another value (above 0) to have the introductory sound repeated.<\/p>\n 8. In If not successful, retry this Action<\/em>, you may leave the default, 0, or enter a higher number.<\/p>\n 9. (Optional)<\/em> If you wish, you may associate a schedule with this action by selecting Optional Schedule<\/strong> and choosing a schedule from the drop-down list. (If you attach a schedule to the action, it can be performed only during the hours you’ve set up in the Optional Schedule.)<\/p>\n 10. Then select Save<\/strong> to save the action.<\/p>\n 11. Once you’ve saved, your action will appear in your Actions<\/em> list.<\/p>\n You may now associate this action with an Action \/ Notification List. Please see this FAQ for more information: How To Configure Action \/ Notification Lists In Device ManageR<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before You Begin Before you configure your dial-out modem action, please do the following: – Download and install the Dial Out Plugin\u00a0Bundle. If you’ve purchased this plugin bundle, it is available for download from your account at RoomAlert.com. – Configure and test your dial-out modem in Device ManageR. This FAQ shows you how: How To […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\nConfiguring A Dial-Out Modem Action<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDirect Dial Out<\/strong> (to dial\u00a0a number directly and play dial tones)<\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTAP Dial Out<\/strong> (to send a text message through a TAP service)<\/h4>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nVoice Alert<\/strong> (to call a phone and play the alert text aloud)<\/h4>\n
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