Panasonic DBS Series

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.

Connection Type

TIM Enterprise establishes a serial connection with this PBX.

Support Files

Panasonic DBS Series.TDT

Required Tasks

Configure the SMDR output

Install NetPBX

Configure TIM Enterprise

Configuring your SMDR output

Follow the steps below to configure your Panasonic DBS Series to output SMDR data to TIM Plus. The configuration needs to be performed from the Operator phone:

Press the ON/OFF key.
Press the RECALL key.
Press ## to enter the Programming mode.
Navigate to Call logging/Remote programming parameters.
Go to Call logging - Parity check and select 1, then press the # key.
Go to Call logging - Even/Odd parity and select 1, then press the # key.
Go to Call logging - Baud rate (SMDR) and select 4, then press the # key.
Go to Call logging - Stop bit and select 1, then press the # key.
Go to Call logging - Data length and select 4, then press the # key.
Go to Call logging - Printing selection out/in and select 1 for incoming and outgoing calls.
Go to Call logging - Printing selection local/long distance calls and select 1 to print all outgoing calls, then press the # key.
Press the ON/OFF key to save the settings.

Installing NetPBX

The Panasonic DBS Series phone system sends SMDR information via a serial connection. To collect the call logging data from the serial port and send it to TIM Plus, you first need to install the NetPBX software. For setup instructions, click on the link below:

Install and configure NetPBX

These instructions should assist in configuring your Panasonic DBS Series to work with TIM Enterprise. If you are not familiar with PBX configuration, please contact your system maintainer.

Connection information	Description
Connection type	Serial Output: 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.
Cable configuration	Null-modem/Crossover.

Configuring your SMDR

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

Press the ON/OFF key.
Press the RECALL key.
Press # #. You are now in Programming mode.
Navigate to Call logging/Remote programming parameters.
Go to Call logging-parity check and select 1 and then press the # key.
Go to Call logging-even/odd parity and select 1 and then press the # key.
Go to Call logging-baud rate (SMDR) and select 4 and then press the # key.
Go to Call logging-stop bit and select 1 and then press the # key.
Go to Call logging-data length and select 4 and then press the # key.
Got to Call logging-printing selection out/in, select 1 which will give you incoming and outgoing calls.
Go to Call logging-printing selection local/long distance calls, select 1 which will print all outgoing calls and then press the # key.
Press the ON/OFF key and your settings will be saved.

Configuring TIM Enterprise

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Enterprise to listen for SMDR data from your Panasonic DBS 40:

Browse to TIM Enterprise as normal and login with your credentials.
Click on the Directory tab.
Go the the point in the Directory where you need to add the PBX Object and add a PBX with the name 'Panasonic DBS 40'.
Left-click on it and select Properties.
From the General settings tab select Panasonic DBS Series from the PBX model list.

In the Connection tab select No connection required from the Connection method list.
Finally, click on the Save button.