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Step 3: Enable & Configure Dial-Out
If you wish the DAS to automatically dial-out to upload meter data, you must enable and configure this via the DAS's
“Dialout Setup” web page:
Note that the time-of-day that the DAS dials out is configured in the “Log File Data >> Upload/Setup” page. This is
described in the Installation Manual for the DAS.
The Dial-Out Watchdog
If dial-out is enabled, the DAS will also enable a “dial-out watchdog timer”. The “dial-out watchdog timer” will cause the
DAS to reboot itself if it has not succeeded in making a dial-out connection at least once in 4 days, to the point of
successfully connecting to the PPP server.
This feature is intended to provide extra safety for DAS's installed in remote locations which are not easily serviced, where
dial-out may be the only means of communication.
If the DAS goes for 4 days without making a successful PPP connection, it will execute a graceful reboot and will record this
event in the system log file.
If the USB modem is accidentally disconnected from the DAS or for any reason cannot be initialized, the DAS will display a
status message on its LCD warning of this situation so that it can be corrected. Example:
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