Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise

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<p>These instructions should assist in configuring your Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise to 
work with TIM Plus. If you are not familiar with PBX 
configuration, please contact your system maintainer.</p>

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			<th class="confluenceTh" width=158>Connection information</th>
			<th class="confluenceTh">Description</th>
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Connection type</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Serial Output or IP: </b>
				If you have configured the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise to send the SMDR information via a serial connection, you will need to directly connect a serial cable from the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise to the PC that 
				NetPBX is installed and running on.
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>Cable configuration</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">Straight-through.
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			<td class="confluenceTd"><b>IP method</b></td>
			<td class="confluenceTd">TIM Plus makes a connection to the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise, however you will need to purchase a license from your PBX maintainer for the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise to output SMDR 
				via TCP/IP.
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<h2>Configuring your SMDR</h2>

<p>Below you will find instructions from the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise manual on how to configure the SMDR output via serial or TCP/IP. These instructions are taken from the Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise manual:</p>

<p>Connect to your PBX via telnet and follow the steps below:</p>

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	<li>Applications (<span class="button no_margin">Enter</span>)</li>
	<li>Accounting (<span class="button no_margin">Enter</span>)</li>
	<li>Review/Modify (<span class="button no_margin">Enter</span>)</li>
	<li>All Instance (<span class="button no_margin">F1</span>)</li>
	<li>Realtime ticket Output: Set this to <span class="keyword">ethernet</span>. Note that if you don't have appropriate license, you can only select V24 (serial) here.</li>
	<li>Save changes and exit</li>
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<p>The table below presents a summary of data output from Alcatel:</p>

<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/pbx/alcatel_pbxs.png" alt="Alcatel PBXs" />
  
<h2>Configuring TIM Plus</h2>

<p>Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Plus to listen for SMDR data from your Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise:</p>

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	<li>Browse to TIM Plus as normal and login with your credentials.</li>
	<li>Click on the <span class="button no_margin">Directory</span> tab.</li>
	<li>Click on the site configured during the setup wizard and click <span class="button no_margin">Properties</span> or create a new site and click <span class="button no_margin">Properties</span>.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/pbx/alcatel_omnipcx_enterprise_1.png" alt="Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise" />
	<li>Within the <span class="reference">Site Properties</span> window, select <span class="keyword">Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise</span> from the <span class="reference">PBX model</span> drop-down list.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Connection method</span> field select <span class="keyword">Actively connect to PBX</span> from the drop-down list.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Host</span> field enter the IP Address of your Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Port</span> field enter in <span class="keyword">2533</span>.</li>
	<li>Leave the <span class="reference">Username</span> and <span class="reference">Password</span> fields blank.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Connection script</span> field select <span class="keyword">Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise 7.1+</span> from the drop-down list.</li>
	<li>Finally, click on the <span class="button no_margin">Save</span> button.</li>
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