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These instructions help you configure your Panasonic DBS Series phone system to work with TIM Plus. Contact your system maintainer if you are not familiar with the configuration of your PBX.

Pbxsummary
Supportfiles1Panasonic DBS Series.TDT
Supportfiles2Panasonic DBS Series.TDS
ConnectionSerial connection
RequiredTask1Configure the SMDR output
RequiredTask2Install NetPBX
RequiredTask3Configure TIM Plus

 

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<p>These instructions should assist in configuring your Panasonic DBS Series 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: </b>
				Panasonic DBS PBX sends SMDR information via a serial connection. You will need to directly connect a serial cable from the Panasonic DBS PBX 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">Null-modem/Crossover.
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<h2>Configuring your SMDR</h2>

<p>Below you will find instructions on how to configure your Panasonic DBS Series to output SMDR to TIM Plus. You will need to do this from the Operator phone:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Press the <span class="button no_margin">ON/OFF</span> key.</li>
	<li>Press the <span class="button no_margin">RECALL</span> key.</li>
	<li>Press <span class="button no_margin">#</span> <span class="button no_margin">#</span>. You are now in <i>Programming mode</i>.</li>
	<li>Navigate to <span class="reference">Call logging/Remote programming</span> parameters.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-parity check</span> and select <span class="keyword">1</span> and then press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-even/odd parity</span> and select <span class="keyword">1</span> and then press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-baud rate (SMDR)</span> and select <span class="keyword">4</span> and then press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-stop bit</span> and select <span class="keyword">1</span> and then press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-data length</span> and select <span class="keyword">4</span> and then press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Got to <span class="reference">Call logging-printing selection out/in</span>, select <span class="keyword">1</span> which will give you incoming and outgoing calls.</li>
	<li>Go to <span class="reference">Call logging-printing selection local/long distance calls</span>, select <span class="keyword">1</span> which will print all outgoing calls and then 
	press the <span class="button no_margin">#</span> key.</li>
	<li>Press the <span class="button no_margin">ON/OFF</span> key and your settings will be saved.</li>
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<h2>Configuring TIM Plus</h2>

<p>Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Plus to listen for SMDR data from your Panasonic DBS 40:</p>

<ol>
	<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/panasonic_dbs_1.png" alt="Panasonic DBS 40" />
	<li>Within the <span class="reference">Site Properties</span> window, select <span class="keyword">Panasonic DBS Series</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">No connection required</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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