Unify OpenScape Business - DSN connection

These instructions help you configure your Unify OpenScape Busines 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 DSN connection with this PBX.

Support Files

  Unify OpenScape Business.TDT
  Unify OpenScape Business.TDS
  Unify OpenScape Business.DBS

Required Tasks

  Configure the SMDR output
  Configure the DSN connection
  Configure the interface file
  Configure TIM Plus

Configuring the SMDR output

Follow the instructions below to configure the SMDR output in your phone system. These instructions are taken from the Unify OpenScape Busines manual:

1. Log on to OpenScape Business Assistant and click on Setup -> Wizards -> Central Telephony, as shown below:
   
   
2. Click Edit to start the Call Detail Recording wizard.
3. In the new window that opens, tick the Activate Call Charge Recording to enable the CDR output, as shown below:
   
   

Setting up a DSN connection

The default SMDR output option in the Unify OpenScape Business phone system is HTTPS. To enable TIM Plus to work with Unify OpenScape Business, you first need to set up a DSN connection, by following the steps below:

1. Open Windows Control Panel
2. Double-click on the Administrative tools icon

3. Double-click on the Data Sources (ODBC) icon to open the ODBC Data Source Administrator window

   For a 64 bit system, access the ODBC Data Source Administrator from the following location C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe

Configuring the SMDR output format

To configure the format of the SMDR output, follow the steps below:

1. Log on to OpenScape Business Assistant with Expert profile.
2. Click Basic Settings -> Call Charges -> Call Charges - Output Format and enter the desired value for each parameter.
   
   
3. Click Apply and then OK to save the changes.