Modem Tag Return Values

Some values may overlap with Call Progress and Error Codes. Use care not to confuse the two.

The modem tag type associates a specific modem on a workstation with a physical phone line. A modem tag can have eight possible return values:

Modem Tag Value

Description

0

Idle

1

Modem calling (outgoing call in progress)

2

Modem answering (incoming call in progress)

3

General failure (modem failed)

4

Server unavailable

5

Workstation owning the modem is unavailable

6

External failure

7

Manually disabled

The value of the modem tag can be used with other tags. For example, a modem tag could be selected as the tag to be monitored by an alarm tag. An alarm could be triggered if the value of the modem tag is 3 (modem failed), alerting the users to modem failure.

See: Modem Tags