Auto-Connecting AR-Cluster Sysop Manual

The Auto-Connect logic can be used to automatically connect your node to another node giving you backup connection redundancy. In the Auto-Connect configuration you set a list of connection attempts and their priority. If the Auto-Connect feature is enabled, the Auto-Connect logic will run every two minutes and attempt a connection. The engine will start with the priority one call in the list and will keep trying that connection until the max attempts are reached. It will then drop to the next priority call in the list. After all calls have been tried, the auto-connect engine will zero all attempts and start over using the first call. Your primary node connection should be made using the Auto-connect giving you fail over capability. All other node connections should be made through the scheduler.

Example: If your primary connection point is N7OD with backups to AB5K and AB5K-2 you would set up N7OD as a priority one connection, AB5K as priority 2 and AB5K-2 as priority 3. When N7OD goes down, the connection will switch to AB5K and if its down the connections will switch to AB5K-2.

The “OH2AQ Fail Over” option, when checked, will automatically activate the OH2AQ spot grabber when not connected to any of the stations in the auto-connect logic. The OH2AQ spot grabber will be deactivated (within two minutes) when a connection is made to any of the active stations in the auto-connect.

The OH2AQ spot grabber can also be used with a proxy server. For use with a proxy server check the use proxy server box and enter the proxy server IP address and port.