BT Pathway

These instructions help you configure your BT Pathway 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

  BT Pathway.TDT
  BT Pathway.TDS

Required Tasks

  Configure the SMDR output
  Install NetPBX
  Configure TIM Plus

To obtain the Avaya Norstar.TDT and Avaya Norstar.TDS support files, contact our Technical Support team.

Configuring your SMDR output

To receive SMDR data from your BT Pathway you need to have a BT System Phone and be familiar with how to use it to perform system programming. To enable SMDR output, follow the steps below:

1. From the programming position, press the phone setup key P and select System programming.
2. Enter the PIN and select System.
3. Select Call logging and choose Call logging on.
4. Press HANDSFREE/MONITOR to finish.

Installing NetPBX

The BT Pathway phone system transmits SMDR information via a serial connection. To collect the 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

Configuring TIM Plus

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

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
   
   
3. In the Site Properties window, select BT Pathway 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.