GEC BTEX

These instructions help you configure your GEC BTEX 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

  GEC BTEX 600S.TDT

Required Tasks

  Configure the SMDR output
  Install NetPBX
  Configure TIM Enterprise

Configuring your SMDR output

Note that the GEC BTEX can output SMDR information in multiple formats. You should select the 600S format for use with TIM Plus.

The GEC BTEX phone system sends SMDR information via a serial connection. You need to directly connect a serial cable from the GEC BTEX phone system to the PC that NetPBX is installed and running on. For more information about the output and configuration of your SMDR data, please contact your system maintainer.

Installing NetPBX

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

Configuring TIM Enterprise

Once NetPBX is configured and collecting data, log in to TIM Enterprise and perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Choose the PBX object you want to configure and click Properties.
3. A new window will open. In the General tab, select GEC BTEX 600S from the Data format list and tick the Keep a local backup of data box, as shown below:
   
   
4. In the Connection tab, select No connection required from the Connection method list.
5. Click on the Save button to apply the settings.
   
   

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

For your SMDR configuration, please note that GEC BTEX has multiple output formats. For TIM Enterprise, the output will need to be configured to the 600S format.

Configuring TIM Enterprise

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Enterprise to listen for SMDR data from your GEC BTEX 600S:

1. Browse to TIM Enterprise as normal and login with your credentials.
2. Click on the Directory tab.
3. Go the the point in the Directory where you need to add the PBX Object and add a PBX with the name 'GEC BTEX 600S'.
4. Left-click on it and select Properties.
5. From the General settings tab select GEC BTEX 600S from the PBX model list.

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