NEC Aspire - Serial connection

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

Connection Type

  TIM Plus establishes a serial connection with this PBX.

Support Files

  NEC Aspire.TDT
  NEC Aspire.TDS

Required Tasks

  Configure the SMDR output
  Install NetPBX
  Configure TIM Plus

Configuring your SMDR output

Follow the steps below to configure the SMDR output on your NEC Aspire:

1. Log in to your PC Pro/Web Pro software.

2. The NEC Aspire can output its SMDR data in multiple ways. For use with TIM Plus, the following configuration settings are required, based on each adaptor:

   Adaptor	Programming code	Value	Description
   NTCPU - IP	10-12-01	IP address of the PC running TIM Plus.	NTUCPU Network Setup - IP Address.
   	10-20-01	TCP port that TIM Plus will connect to. We recommend using 9000 and increment it for each NEC Aspire you configure.	LAN Setup for External Equipment.
   NTCPU - Serial	10-21-02	1	NTCPU Hardware Setup - Baud Rate for Com Port. Choose the baud rate from the three available options: 0(4800), 1(9600) and 2(38400).
   	35-01-01	1	SMDR Options - Output Port Type.
   CTA/CTU - Serial	15-02-19	1	Multi-Line Telephone Basic Data Setup - CTA/CTU Data Communication Module.
   	15-02-20	1	Multi-Line Telephone Basic Data Setup - Baud Rate for CTA/CTU port. Choose from the three available options: 0(4800), 1(9600) and 2(19200).
   	35-01-01	4	SMDR Options - Output Port Type.
   	35-01-02	Extension number that the CTA/CTU adaptor is attached to.	SMDR Options - Output Destination Number.

3. The following settings need configuring in the programming sections below:

   Programming code	Value	Description
   14-01-06	1	Basic Trunk Data Setup - SMDR Print.
   15-01-03	1	Basic Extension Data Setup - SMDR Print.
   35-01-03	0	SMDR Options - Header Language.
   35-01-04	0	SMDR Options - Omit (Mask) Digits.
   35-01-05	0	SMDR Options - Minimum Number of SMDR Digits.
   35-01-06	0	SMDR Options - Minimum Call Duration.
   35-01-07	0	SMDR Options - Minimum Ringing Time.
   35-01-08	Default	SMDR Options - SMDR Format.
   35-02-01	0	SMDR Output Options - Toll Restricted Call.
   35-02-02	1	SMDR Output Options - PBX Calls.
   35-02-03	1	SMDR Output Options - Display Trunk Name or Numbers.
   35-02-04	0	SMDR Output Options - Daily Summary.
   35-02-05	0	SMDR Output Options - Weekly Summary.
   35-02-06	0	SMDR Output Options - Monthly Summary.
   35-02-08	1	SMDR Output Options - Incoming calls.
   35-02-09	0	SMDR Output Options - Print Name or Numbers.
   35-02-10	0	SMDR Output Options - All Lines Busy (ALB) Output.
   35-02-12	0	SMDR Output Options - DID Table Name Output.
   35-02-13	1	SMDR Output Options - CLI Output when DID to Trunk.
   35-02-14	1	SMDR Output Options - Date.
   35-02-15	1	SMDR Output Options - CLI/DID Number Switching.
   35-02-16	1	SMDR Output Options - Print Trunk Name or Received Dialled Number.
   35-02-17	0	SMDR Output Options - Print Account Code or Caller ID Name.
   35-02-18	Default	SMDR Output Options - Caller ID Name Output Method.
   80-05-01	1	Date Format for SMDR and System Reports.

Installing NetPBX

If your NEC Aspire has been configured to send SMDR data via a serial connection, you first need to install the NetPBX software to collect the data from the serial port and send it to TIM Plus. For setup instructions, click on the link below:

Install and configure NetPBX

Configuring TIM Plus

Once NetPBX is configured and collecting data, log in to TIM Plus and perfrom the steps below:

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
   
   
3. Within the Site Properties window, select NEC Aspire from the PBX model drop-down list.
4. In the Connection method field, select No connection required from the drop-down list.
5. Click on the Save button to apply the settings.