The forced dialing feature of the Async Gateway server console activates forced dialing using a selected preconfigured gateway account. Only one account at a time can be selected for dialing. The default internal dialing schedule is stopped until forced dialing of the selected account takes place. This feature is provided mainly for debugging gateway-to-gateway connections and should not be used often.
From the main gateway screen, press F10 for Options, press PgUp to view more options, then press F6 to activate forced dialing.
The following information is displayed.
Select the account from the list of accounts configured for the gateway to dial out, using left and right arrow keys for navigating through previous and next records.
Press Insert to select an account or press Delete to cancel the selection process. Only one account can be selected at a time.
Select Action from the menu, then click Forced Dial to display the Forced Dialing dialog box.
Select the account from the list of accounts configured for the gateway to dial out. Only one account can be selected at a time.
The phone number and the name of the port through which the dialing is to be performed is displayed.
Click Select to activate forced dialing using the selected account.