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Configure the NEC SV9300 / SV9500 link

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The DV2000/DV4 can link to an NEC SV9300 / SV9500 PBX using the NEAX Model 60 protocol over a serial connection only.  This link uses the protocol and features listed in the table below:

 

Link Type

Protocol Used

Log File Prefix

Features Supported

Serial only

NEC NEAX Model 60

ACMSRVR

Check In, Check Out, Room Move, Name Change,

Maid Status, MWI, Station Restriction

 

Configure the Link

To configure the physical link to the PBX, follow these steps:

 

1.  Using Activity Monitor, stop the voice mail service.

 

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2.  Run the System Configuration application and select Features | Connectors.

 

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3.  Select the PMS Pass-Through property page.

 

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4.  Use the PBX drop-down box to select NEC NEAX 60.

5.  The Connection Type will be automatically set to Serial. TCP is not supported for this protocol.

6.  Click Apply to save your changes so far, without closing the dialog.

7. Select the Serial property page.
8. In the Connection settings section, use the Port drop-down box to select the correct COM port, then use the other boxes to select the baud rate, data and stop bits, and parity settings to match those on the PBX.

 

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9. To force the use of polling (keep-alive) packets, check the box labeled Override default values and then check the box labeled Enable feature.  Finally, use the edit box provided to enter how frequently the polling packet should be sent; a value of 300 seconds (5 minutes) should be fine for most cases.

 

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10. To force the VMS to reset the link if it is idle for too long, check the Restart server if port is idle for box and then set the number of minutes the port can be idle before the reset option is triggered. This value is set in minutes and it should always be longer than the polling interval.

 

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11.  Click OK to save your changes and close the Connectors dialog.

12.  Continue to the next section to configure the hospitality settings.

 

Configure the Hospitality Phone Control Settings

After you have configured the connector settings for the PBX link, you need to configure the hospitality service to use the NEC NEAX 60 connector and you also need to configure the phone control settings.

 

To do so, follow these steps:

 

1. Select Features | Hospitality.
2. If prompted, select the PMS instance (as shown below). This dialog is only displayed if you are licensed for more than one PMS instance. Otherwise, skip to step 3.

 

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3.  Select the Phone Control property page.

4.  In the PBX section, use the Type drop-down list box to select NEC NEAX 60.

 

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5. If you are not using Hansen CASH or Metropolis call accounting, skip to step 6.  If you are, use the Type drop-down list box in the Call accounting section to select the call accounting software.  Then use the Enabled and Disabled boxes to select the appropriate COS (or call restriction level) to send to the PBX when the call accounting software signals that the room phone should be enabled or disabled.

 

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6. In the Auto-set phone state on section:  If your PMS sends messages to the VMS to change the phone COS, or if you enabled the call accounting settings in step 5, make sure both check boxes are unchecked.  However, if you aren't using call accounting and your PMS protocol does not offer a message command for setting the phone COS, you may wish to enable both options and use the associated drop-down list boxes to select which phone COS (or restriction level) to send to the PBX when the room is checked in and when it is checked out.  The --no change-- option acts the same as disabling the check boxes.

 

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7. In the User group restrictions section:  When you selected NEC NEAX 60 in step 4, above, the system automatically reset the values in this table to match the default values for the NEC NEAX Model 60 PBX protocol.  However, you will need to enter the correct matching values for your PMS in the PMS Value column.  To enter a PMS value, click in the box under the PMS Value heading for the row that has the matching PBX value.  Then enter the value exactly as the PMS will send it (typically, this will be a single digit number).  Repeat for each PMS value. Each PMS value must be entered in the table only once; it is not necessary to enter a PMS value for every PBX value.  You can change the Display Text as well if you wish; this is what will be displayed in InnDesk.  The PBX values should not be changed unless you know that your PBX is using different values.

 

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8.  Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.

9.  Once you are finished with all configuration changes, close System Configuration.

10.  Using Activity Monitor, restart the voice mail service.

 

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