NEC Aspire - Serial connection

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

Connection Type

  TIM Enterprise 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 Enterprise

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. To configure SMDR output by serial port, apply the following settings for each system adapter:

   Adapter	Programming code	Value	Description
   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 = 38400
   	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. Apply the following settings 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

To capture SMDR data from your NEC Aspire using a serial connection, you first need to install the NetPBX software to collect the data from the serial port and send it to TIM Enterprise. For setup instructions, click on the link below:

Install and configure NetPBX

Configuring TIM Enterprise

Once NetPBX is configured and collecting data, log in to TIM Enterprise and perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Locate the PBX object you want to configure in the Directory, right-click on it and select Properties.
3. A new window will open, displaying the general properties of your PBX object. Select NEC Aspire from the Data format list and tick the Keep a local backup of data box, as shown below:
   
   
4. Click on the Connection tab, select No connection required from the Connection method list.
5. Click on the Save button to apply the settings.