Siemens OpenOffice

These instructions help you configure your Siemens OpenOffice 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

  Siemens OpenOffice.TDT
  Siemens.TDS

Required Tasks

  Configure the SMDR output
  Set up a DSN connection
  Configure TIM Plus

Configuring your SMDR output

The Siemens OpenOffice doesn't have the SMDR output enabled by default. Please contact your phone maintainer to enable the data output for incoming, outgoing and internal calls.

Setting up a DSN connection

To enable TIM Plus to work with the Siemens OpenOffice, you first need to set up a DSN connection. Below you will find instructions on how to do this within Microsoft Windows:

1. Click on Windows Start.
2. Click on Control panel.
3. Double click on Administrative tools icon.
4. Double click on Data Sources (ODBC) icon.
5. Click on the System DSN tab.
6. Click on the Add button.
7. Select Native from the list and click Finish.
8. In the Data source name field enter the following: Siemens OpenOffice.
9. Click on the OK button and then again to close the window.

Now you will be able to see the Siemens OpenOffice in the System DSN list.

An example of ODBC setup is shown below:

These instructions should assist in configuring your Siemens OpenOffice to work with TIM Plus. If you are not familiar with PBX configuration, please contact your system maintainer.

For your SMDR configuration, you will need to speak to your system maintainer to enable SMDR output.

Configuring TIM Plus

You will need to setup a DSN connection for TIM Plus to work with the Siemens OpenOffice. Below you will find instructions on how to do this within Microsoft Windows:

1. Click on Windows Start.
2. Click on Control panel.
3. Double click on Administrative tools icon.
4. Double click on Data Sources (ODBC) icon.
5. Click on the System DSN tab.
6. Click on the Add button.
7. Select Native from the list and click Finish.
8. In the Data source name field enter the following: Siemens OpenOffice.
9. Click on the OK button and then again to close the window.

Now you will be able to see the Siemens OpenOffice in the System DSN list.

An example of ODBC setup is shown below:

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Plus to use the DSN connection that has just been setup:

1. Browse to TIM Plus as normal and login with your credentials.
2. Click on the Directory tab.
3. Click on the site configured during the setup wizard and click Propertiesor create a new site and click Properties.

4. Within the Site Properties window, select Siemens OpenOffice from the PBX model drop-down list.
5. In the Connection method field select Connect to a system DSN from the drop-down list.
6. In the DSN name field select Siemens OpenOffice from the drop-down list.
7. In the Frequency field enter in 5.
8. In the DB script field select Siemens OpenOffice from the drop-down list.
9. Finally, click on the Save button.