Specify disconnect times

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To specify disconnect times

Open Phone and Modem Options in Control Panel.
On the Modems tab, click the modem that you want to configure, then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab, then click Change Default Preferences.

On the General tab, under Call preferences:

To	Do this
Automatically disconnect when a connection is not used for a specified time.	Select the Disconnect a call if idle for more than check box, and then type the number of minutes the modem should wait before disconnecting.
Change the time allowed to make a new connection.	Type the number of seconds in Cancel the call if not connected within.

Notes

To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.
To open a Control Panel item, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click the appropriate icon.
Note that these are the default settings. If these parameters are specified by a program, the program's settings take precedence.
If you are using a network connection, the disconnect time is determined by the redialing options for the network connection rather than by the setting in the modem's properties. See Related Topics for the procedure to configure a connection.

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