Offer call information on network

Lets other computers running Ascendis Caller ID as a client get call information from this machine.  (This option turns the computer into an Ascendis Caller ID server.)  Note that the following options will be disabled unless this is checked.

Port

Determines the TCP/IP port(s) that the Ascendis Caller ID server uses.  This number must be the same as the port number on the Ascendis Caller ID clients.  You shouldn't have to change this number unless another protocol on your network is already using the port(s).  More information on port usage can be found here.

Bind address

Specifies the IP address to use for machines with multiple IP addresses.  In most cases two addresses appear in the drop-down list: "0.0.0.0", and the IP address of the computer.  If multiple addresses appear (other than "0.0.0.0"), select the one on which you want to host the server, or "0.0.0.0" to host the server on all addresses.

Server Type

Indicates the types of connections from Ascendis Caller ID clients that are allowed:

Enables the real-time server.  See the Network Protocols topic for more information.

Enables the polling server.  See the Network Protocols topic for more information.

Enables both the real-time and polling servers.

Username

Used for polling connections.  The same username must be specified for the network clients connecting to this machine via polling.  This is not used for real-time networking.

Password

Used for polling connections.  The same password must be specified for the network clients connecting to this machine via polling.  This is not used for real-time networking.

Forward network calls to network clients

Determines whether calls that are received over the network are relayed to network clients.  Normally this should not be checked.  If network clients are receiving multiple copies of calls, turn this off.  If you are chaining network servers, turn this on.  Ascendis Caller ID will not forward network calls that originated from the same machine.

Forward outgoing calls to network clients

Determines whether outgoing calls, when detected, are relayed to network clients.  This is only relevant for devices that can detect outgoing calls, such as Whozz Calling? devices.

Send contacts to network clients

Determines whether the contact associated with a call, if one exists, will be sent to network clients.  If the user on the network client computer changes the contacts in the network client's database, this could cause them to be overwritten with the server's contact information, depending on the client network settings.  Depending on how you use Ascendis Caller ID, this could be good or bad.

Send actions to network clients

Determines whether the action associate with a call will be sent to network clients.  If the user on the network client computer changes the actions in the network client's database, this could cause them to be overwritten with the server's action, depending on the client network settings.  Depending on how you use Ascendis Caller ID, this could be good or bad.

Server IP address

Indicates the IP address of this machine.  Enter this value in the Server address field of the clients.

Show advanced settings

Shows and hides the advanced settings.

OK

Saves any changes you made to the settings and closes the window.

Cancel

Closes the window without saving changes.

Help

Brings up this topic in the help file.