Alcatel OmniPCX Office - File output

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

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Configuring your SMDR output

Follow the instructions below to configure the SMDR output for your Alcatel OmniPCX Office phone system:

Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Office Communication Server supports two types of call metering:

• V24 metering supports V24 printing for all call metering tickets
• IP metering supports IP printing for call metering tickets originating from a 3rd 3rd party application (Business or Hotel) via an IP connection

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Installing the Alcatel Office Link Driver

If your Alcatel OmniPCX Office has been configured to send SMDR data via IP, you first need to install the Alcatel Office Link Driver to configure enable the SMDR output.

For information on how to install the Alcatel Office Link Driver, please refer to the Alcatel OmniPCX Office manual or speak to your system maintainer.

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Setting up a DSN connection for TIM Plus

To enable TIM Plus to work with the Alcatel Office Link Driver, you need to setup a DSN connection. Follow the instructions below to perform this operation within Microsoft Windows:

1. Open 

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2. Double click on the Administrative tools icon.

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

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4. Click on the System DSN tab.
5. Click on the Add button.
6. Select Native from the list of drivers and click Finish.
7. In the Name field enter: TIM Plus - Alcatel OHL.
8. In the Database name field enter: Native.
9. Click on the OK button, then close the window.

An example of an ODBC setup is shown below:

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Configuring TIM Plus

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The interface file

Once the OHL driver is installed, the SMDR data will be outputted to a file, called the

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Installing NetPBX

If your Alcatel OmniPCX Office has been configured to send SMDR data via a IP connection, you first need to install the NetPBX software to collect the data from the xml file reader 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 perform the following steps:

1. Click on the the Directory tab tab.
2. Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
   

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3. In the the Site Properties window window, select select Alcatel OmniPCX Office from the  from the PBX model drop drop-down list.
4. In the the Connection method field, select Connect to a system DSN from  field, select No connection required from the drop-down list.
5. In the DSN name field, select TIM Plus - Alcatel OHL from the drop-down list.
6. In the Frequency field, enter 5 to check for data every five seconds.
7. In the DB script field, select Alcatel OmniPCX Office OHL from the drop-down list.
8. Click on the Save button Click on the Save button to apply the settings.