Alcatel OmniPCX Office

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

Connection information	Description
Connection type	Serial Output or IP: If you have configured the Alcatel OmniPCX Office to send the SMDR information via a serial connection, you will need to directly connect a serial cable from the Alcatel OmniPCX Office to the PC that NetPBX is installed and running on.
Cable configuration	Straight-through.
IP method	You will need to install the Alcatel Office Link Driver (OLD).

Configuring your SMDR

Below you will find instructions on how to configure the SMDR output via serial or TCP/IP. These instructions are taken from the Alcatel OmniPCX Office manual:

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 party application (Business or Hotel) via an IP connection.

The type of metering must be specified when the Office Link driver is installed. The driver can be installed in one of two modes: hotel or metering. You can use the OMC Counting function to specify the type of call metering for hardcopy printouts.

To set printing options for call metering tickets, please follow the steps below:

1. Open the Counting function window in the OMC console and select the Accounting Printout tab.
2. Select the metering type from the drop down box, Ext. Accounting Activation IP, or Ext. Accounting Activation V24 and ensure that the associated checkbox is checked.
3. When finished, click OK.

Alcatel Office Link Driver

For the installation of the Alcatel Office Link Driver please refer to its manual.

Setting up a DSN connection for TIM Enterprise

You will need to setup a DSN connection for TIM Enterprise to work with the Alcatel Office Link Driver. 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 Name field enter: TIM Enterprise - Alcatel OHL.
9. In the Database name field enter: Native.
10. Click on the OK button and then again to close the window.

Now you will be able to see the TIM Enterprise - Alcatel OHL in the System DSN list.

An example of ODBC setup is shown below:

The table below presents a summary of data output from Alcatel:

Configuring TIM Enterprise

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Enterprise to listen for SMDR data from your Alcatel OmniPCX Office:

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 'Alcatel OmniPCX Office'.
4. Left-click on it and select Properties.
5. From the General settings tab select Alcatel OmniPCX Office from the PBX model list.

6. In the Connection tab select System DSN connection from the Connection method list.
7. In the DSN field select TIM Enterprise - Alcatel OHL from the drop-down list.
8. In the Frequency field enter in 5.
9. In the DB script field select Alcatel OmniPCX Office OHL from the drop-down list.
10. Finally, click on the Save button.