Avaya DECT Messenger Fundamentals with CS1000 User Manual

Nortel Communication Server 1000

DECT Messenger Fundamentals

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Contents

New in this release 7

Features 7 Other changes 7

Nortel DECT Messenger Administrator Guide 9

Preface 9 Nortel DECT Messenger overview 10 eCONFIG 18 Adding a DECT device to the Messenger system 51

DECT Messenger Customer Engineer Manual 57

Preface 58

DECT Messenger overview 60

DECT Messenger in a WAN or MAN network 68 Licensing 69

Detailed module descriptions 73

About the manual 58 Guidelines for maintenance and administration of a server or specialized

computer 58

Nortel DECT Messenger functional description 60 Modules overview 62 Linking modules 65

CSTA connection (link) license 69 SOPHO CTI module License Manager licenses 72

eKERNEL 74 eDMSAPI 74 eIO 75 eSMTP 75 eSMTP_Server 75 eAPI 76 eWEB 76 eCONFIG 78 eGRID 78 eTM 78 eLOG 78

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eCAP 79 eESPA 79 eLOCATION 79 eSMS 79 eSNMP 79 eFR 79 Web administrator 80

What is required to run DECT Messenger 81

Hardware Requirements 81 Software Requirements 81 DMC Configuration 82

DATABASES in DECT Messenger 84

Supported Database types 84 How to set up the Databases 85

Installing and getting started 85

Stopping IIS WEB Services 85 Installing DECT Messenger 87 Getting Started 88

Using eCONFIG 95

Using eCONFIG (Local) on the DECT Messenger Server PC 96

Using eCONFIG (Remote) on remote PC (client) in the Network 97 Using eTM 98 eDMSAPI Inbound 99

Incoming Alarm (IA) from DMC 100

Incoming Alarm (IA) from IP DECT 101

Incoming Confirmation (IC) 101

Parameters required to set an alarm 102

SET/RESET structure 108 eLOCATION 113

How it works 114

eLOCATION Module in eCONFIG 115 Connecting National Instruments modules 116

General 116

Hardware Installation 120

Software Installation 120 Understanding Security features 126

Session Guarding 126

Watchdog 126 Using eBackup 133 Setting up e-mail integration (eSMTP_Server/eSMTP) 137

General 137 Using eSMTP Server 138

How eSMTP Works 138

Installing IIS 141

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Configuring eSMTP_Server in eConfig 142

Configuring IIS for DECT Messenger 142 Using eSMTP 146 Sending SMS messages 147

eSMTP 147

eASYNC 147 V.24 - RS232 connections (eCAP, eESPA) 150

eCAP 151

eESPA 151 Using Import/Export menu 152 eLOG 153

“” (page 156) 156

OUTrqs.csv file 159

“” (page 161) 161

How to use the Files 164 Checking diagnostics 165

General 165

Logging 165

Module Window 169

eKERNEL Window 173

Simulation Options in a Module 174

eKERNEL Service Options 174

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New in this release

Features

There are no new features introduced with this release.

Other changes

For a detailed history of past releases of this document, see Table 1

"Revision history" (page 7).

Table 1 Revision history

May 2009 Standard 02.01. This document is up-issued to

support Communication Server 1000 Release

6.0.

October 2008 Standard 01.06 This document is up-issued

to support Nortel Communication Server 1000 Release 5.5, and contains additional changes relating to updates in Release 4 of the Messenger software.

September 2008 Standard 01.02. This document is up-issued

to support Nortel Communication Server 1000 Release 5.5, and contains changes relating to updates to the Messenger software.

May 2008 Standard 01.01 This document is issued to

support Nortel Communication Server 1000 Release 5.5. Some of the information in this new document was previously in DECT Fundamentals (NN43120-114).

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Nortel DECT Messenger Administrator Guide

This chapter contains information on the following topics:

•

“Nortel DECT Messenger overview” (page 10)

—

“What is Nortel DECT Messenger” (page 10)

—

“Modules overview” (page 12)

—

“eCONFIG basic concepts” (page 14)

—

“DECT Messenger concepts” (page 16)

• “eCONFIG” (page 18) eCONFIG Section

—

“Opening the eCONFIG” (page 18)

—

“eCONFIG main window” (page 20)

— “Managing devices” (page 23) —

“Managing groups” (page 32)

—

“Managing group members” (page 39)

—

“Managing users” (page 45)

•

“Adding a DECT device to the Messenger system” (page 51)

Preface

This chapter contains an overview of Nortel DECT Messenger in general, and information for users of the eCONFIG module specifically. It contains important information on the underlying structure of the eCONFIG module, and on creating, deleting, and making changes to Users, Devices, and Groups.

This chapter does not cover all of the menus and associated menu items that are available in the eCONFIG module. Menus and associated menu items that are not covered require detailed technical background knowledge.

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For information about the other menu parameters in the eCONFIG module, or information for any of the other modules in Nortel DECT Messenger, refer to

DECT Messenger Installation and Commissioning (NN43120-301).

Nortel DECT Messenger overview

DECT Messenger provides a software tool, the eCONFIG, for making changes to the configuration. The eCONFIG is on either the same PC as the DECT Messenger software, or on another PC in the TCP/IP network. After you run eCONFIG on another PC, the number of items you can change is limited.

What is Nortel DECT Messenger

DECT Messenger is a software platform that allows message generation, message routing, and message protocol conversion. Figure 1 "Nortel

DECT Messenger" (page 10) shows the inputs and outputs of DECT

Messenger.

Figure 1 Nortel DECT Messenger

Message input

The following input can generate messages in DECT Messenger:

• ESPA 4.4.4 pager protocol: DECT Messenger can receive pager

messages from ESPA 4.4.4-compatible pager equipment.

• RS232/V.24 serial input: many protocols are supported as input for

generating a predefined message or a user defined message.

• DECT handset with E2 (Low Rate Messaging Services [LMRS])

messaging.

• E-mail to the DECT Messenger server PC: send a message from

e-mail to a telephone set or SMS to cell phone or any other output on DECT Messenger.

• Switches (push button, toggle): message alerts generated by alarm

contacts, door contacts, fire contacts, and so on.

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• Analogue voltage/current levels: this form of message generation is

used to guard industrial equipment. For example, equipment output messages can indicate pressure, temperature, and so on.

•

Web interface from which you generate messages manually.

• Programs you write that communicate (using TCP/IP socket) with

DECT Messenger: DECT Messenger provides a port on TCP/IP that is open to receive input data from this type of unique program.

Message output

DECT Messenger supports the following output:

• DECT E2 messages (up to 160 characters)

Although DECT Messenger supports up to 160 characters, the DECT equipment or the handset can limit this number to 128, or even 48, characters. If the handset supports only 48 characters, the message is broken into sections and sent in parts to the handset.

•

Messages sent to Ergoline or DECT extensions during ringing and after a call is connected

Each device type can specify message length. Messages that are too long to be displayed are broken into sections suitable for the display devices.

•

SMS messages to cell phones DECT Messenger can send SMS messages to cell phones. A modem

or a box that behaves like an actual cell phone with a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card can be the interface to the cell phone provider.

This option is mainly used as an alternative device. You can forward the message to a cell phone if a message to a DECT handset is not acknowledged.

•

E-mail messages DECT Messenger can send e-mail using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

(SMTP) to any e-mail server.

• Digital output to control relays or similar equipment

In the event of an alarm, use the relay contacts to control equipment such as lamps, door-contacts or hooters. Contacts are used as alternative devices (overflow) in case a message is not confirmed.

• ESPA 4.4.4 pager protocol

DECT Messenger can send messages to paging equipment using the ESPA 4.4.4 protocol.

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Modules overview

DECT Messenger consists of separate modules. There are three main groups of modules:

• Core software modules

• Input and output modules

• Security modules

The following sections provide an overview of the modules. Detailed module descriptions are provided in DECT Messenger Installation and Commissioning (NN43120-301).

Kernel modules

There are two main modules that are used for the core software:

• eKERNEL

The eKERNEL is the core software in the system and must always be present. eKERNEL is between the incoming and the outgoing modules and must always be running. The system does not operate if eKERNEL is absent or nonfunctional.

• eCONFIG

The eCONFIG module is used to set up and configure the system, messages, and message flows. The eCONFIG is a user-friendly variant of the eGRID.

Incoming and outgoing modules

There are nine modules (incoming and outgoing) that communicate with the eKERNEL module. Incoming modules receive messages and outgoing modules send messages. Each module has a specific incoming function, outgoing function, or both. “Incoming and outgoing modules” (page

12) provides an overview of the modules.

Table 2 Incoming and outgoing Modules

Module Name Function Incoming

eCAP V.24/RS232 interface and

protocol converter.

eESPA Input/Output module for the

connection to pager interfaces.

eAPI Input device for custom-made

programs.

Yes

Yes Yes

Yes

Outgoing

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Table 2 Incoming and outgoing Modules (cont’d.)

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Module Name Function Incoming

eIO Digital and analogue inputs and

digital outputs (contacts and switches).

eWEB Web interface. Yes eSMTP-server Receiving e-mail messages. Yes eSMTP (client) Sending e-mail messages. eDMSAPI Sending and receiving

E2-DECT messages using the CSTA interface.

eASYNC Asynchronous modem interface

to cell phone SMS provider, or to wide area paging system.

eLOCATION Location detection after a call is

made from a DECT handset.

Yes, analogue levels and digital levels (contacts)

Yes,

receiving E2-DECT messages

In addition to the eCST A module.

Outgoing

Yes, switches

Yes Yes,

sending E2-DECT messages

Yes

Security modules

The security modules are used (in addition to an operating system) to provide extra security. Security provided is based on the module type. The following gives a brief overview of the available security modules:

• eBACKUP

The eBACKUP module creates a backup of the configuration database at regular intervals.

•

eGUARDIAN The eGUARDIAN module is used in conjunction with an input module

that receives data at regular intervals. The eGUARDIAN module checks the data input at regular intervals. If the input is not received within a specified time period, the eGUARDIAN module sends a message indicating that an input is down.

• eWATCHDOG

The eWATCHDOG is a software module that works with the Watchdog card. The eWATCHDOG sends a code to a V.24 interface (COM port) on the DECT Messenger PC. This COM port is connected to a Watchdog card that expects the code within certain time intervals. If the code is not received within the time interval, the Watchdog card

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assumes that the system is down and restarts the PC or activates an alarm indication.

•

eTM The eTM is a background module that automatically detects when

another DECT Messenger module is down and restarts it.

eCONFIG basic concepts

The system configuration is stored in a database. You use the eCONFIG module to make changes to the configuration. This section explains how the eCONFIG module uses the database.

You can use the eCONFIG on the local DECT Messenger server PC. You can also install the eCONFIG on a remote PC to do remote configuration maintenance. Database handling is different for local and remote situations.

eCONFIG (local) on the DECT Messenger server PC

After the eCONFIG is installed on the DECT Messenger server PC, the database is handled as shown in “eCONFIG (local) on the DECT

Messenger server PC” (page 14).

Figure 2 Database handling after eCONFIG is on local PC

After you open the eCONFIG for the first time, the eCONFIG makes a copy of the operational configuration database in DECT Messenger. This copy is stored in the eCONFIG. If you make configuration changes using the eCONFIG, these changes are stored in the copy of the database in the eCONFIG. To make these changes active, you must close down all the DECT Messenger modules and then close the eCONFIG using the File > Exit menu. The operational database is deleted automatically, and the database from the eCONFIG is saved into the DECT Messenger directory and becomes the new operational database. After you restart the modules that you closed down, the new configuration becomes active.

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After you make changes in Users, Groups, or Devices, the changes are saved in the eCONFIG database, as well as in the operational database, and so are immediately activated.

Note 1:

If you make changes in the database copy that resides in eCONFIG, ensure that no one else is making changes in the operational database. If there are other pending changes, an error can occur after you shut down the eCONFIG and try to write the database into the DECT Messenger directory.

Note 2:

If there are monitored devices in the active configuration, and one of these devices initiates a follow-me, the diversion information is stored in the active database. Therefore, you cannot restore the eCONFIG database, and all the changes that you make are lost (except for the changes in Users, Groups, and Devices).

Restarting the eCONFIG After you restart the program, eCONFIG finds a database in its directory. The eCONFIG asks you whether you want to continue with this database, or retrieve a fresh copy from the operational database. Nortel recommends that you make a fresh copy of the operational database to ensure that there is no database inconsistency.

eCONFIG (remote) on remote PC (client) in the network

After the eCONFIG is installed on a remote PC (not the DECT Messenger server PC) in the network, the database is handled as shown in Figure 3

"Database handling after eCONFIG is installed on a remote PC" (page 15).

Figure 3 Database handling after eCONFIG is installed on a remote PC

After you open the eCONFIG for the first time at the remote PC, a copy is made of the configuration database of DECT Messenger. This copy is stored on the remote PC where the eCONFIG is running. You cannot make system configuration changes in this database, but you can make changes in Users, Groups, and Devices.

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After you make changes in Users, Groups, or Devices, these changes are stored in the eCONFIG database on your PC. The changes are also immediately stored in the operational database on the DECT Messenger (server) PC and are, therefore, immediately active.

Note 1:

If there is more than one eCONFIG active at the same time, on different PCs, the individual eCONFIG databases are not updated/synchronized after a user makes a change in one eCONFIG. Only the database in the eCONFIG module where the change is made is updated, together with the operational database. Changes made in Groups using the eWEB interface are not written into the databases of the eCONFIG modules — these changes are only written into the operational database.

Note 2:

The database is never saved to the server PC when you work on a remote PC.

DECT Messenger concepts

DECT Messenger receives alarms (messages) from input modules. Understanding how these incoming alarms are processed is an important step towards understanding the eCONFIG menu structure.

Figure 4 "Alarm processing structure" (page 16) shows the relation among

the modules and how messages are processed.

Figure 4 Alarm processing structure

Alarms originate at an input program (input module). An incoming alarm carries an alarm identifier and a group identifier. The alarm identifier must match an identifier in the Alarm Properties functional block, which specifies how the alarm is processed (priority, time intervals, and so on). The group

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identifier determines the final destination. The incoming group identifier must match a group identifier in the Groups functional block, which contains one or more output destinations (that is, the group members). The group members are the devices assigned to a Group.

Figure 5 "eCONFIG" (page 17) shows the main window of eCONFIG with

an example of an input module (the application programming interface [eAPI]). The eAPI input module is found in eCONFIG in the

Modules

> eAPI menu. Select the instance of the module as it appears on your screen (in this example, the menu selection is Modules > eAPI > API area IBS 1). Each input module displays different properties.

Figure 5 eCONFIG

The following explanations relate to the blocks in “eCONFIG” (page 18):

• Input Module

The Alarm carries two different identifiers from the input module to the actual Kernel: the alarm identifier and the group identifier. The identifier provides the message for the output device.

You can set or change the properties of an input module.

• Alarm Properties

The alarm identifier is used to determine how the alarm is processed. Specifications are in the All Alarms menu (for more information, see

“eCONFIG main window” (page 20)). Examples of the alarm properties

are Priority, Repeat Interval Time, and so on.

Note: There are alarm identifiers predefined in the system

configuration. Therefore, it is not necessary to define all alarm identifiers.

• Group

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The group identifier that originates at the input module determines the group to which the alarm must be sent. In “eCONFIG” (page 18), the group identifier is 00001. The group identifier can be a group name or any string of characters.

• Group Member -- Device

The group is composed of group members, and each group member is an actual device (for example, an Ergoline, a DECT handset, or an e-mail address). The output device can be a member of more than one group. For example, a DECT handset with extension number 2000 can be assigned to more than one group as a group member. In Figure 5

"eCONFIG" (page 17), Group 00001 has two devices (2000 and 1010).

Device 2000 uses the output program eDMSAPI, which means that Device 2000 is a DECT handset using E2 messaging.

•

Output Module - Output Program

An output device makes use of an output module, also referred to as an output program. You can specify settings in the output module to process the output alarm.

Refer to the following sections for instructions on creating, deleting, and changing parameters for Groups, Users, and Devices:

eCONFIG

Opening the eCONFIG

• “Managing devices” (page 23)

•

“Managing groups” (page 32)

•

“Managing group members” (page 39)

•

“Managing users” (page 45)

This section contains the following topics related to the eCONFIG:

•

“Opening the eCONFIG” (page 18)

•

“eCONFIG” (page 18)

Procedure 1 Opening the eCONFIG

Step Action 1 Ensure that DECT Messenger is correctly installed and already

preconfigured by a technician.

2 Ensure that the Kernel software is installed and running.

If you are on a remote PC (not the server PC), ensure that the main server is booted. If you are using the server PC, an icon

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appears in the Windows task bar to indicate that the eKERNEL is running.

If other modules are also running, an icon is displayed for each (for example, the eDMSAPI).

3 Start the eCONFIG.

Double-click the eCONFIG icon on the PC desktop.

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4 Enter your login information.

The log in dialog box appears:

Log in with the username and password provided by your system manager. If you are the system manager, and you have not changed any usernames and passwords yet, log in with the default login. The default login is admin (username), admin (password).

5 Select the database.

The following message box opens:

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Note: The eCONFIG asks you which database you want to use. Ensure that you read the information on database handling in “eCONFIG basic concepts” (page 14) before proceeding.

You have two options for database selection:

• Click YES: the eCONFIG uses the database that is still

available in the eCONFIG module from a previous session. This database can be an old database.

• Click NO: the eCONFIG makes a fresh copy of the

operational database from the DECT Messenger server. Nortel recommends that you choose this option. It ensures that you have a copy of the actual operational database. If you work on a remote PC, you must select this option to avoid conflicts with changes made from other locations by other users.

6 The eCONFIG main window opens.

Detailed information is provided in “eCONFIG main window”

(page 20).

eCONFIG main window

The main eCONFIG window is shown in “eCONFIG main window” (page

20).

--End--

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Figure 6 eCONFIG main window

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Note: The contents of the eCONFIG window are different for each

user or for each system configuration. “eCONFIG main window” (page

20) shows all the menu items that are possible.

The following menu items are available:

• Import/Export menu: provides the option to import configuration data

into tables in the configuration database, or to export configuration data from the configuration database tables. The file type is .csv.

Note: Do not use the Import/Export menu items if you do not have

detailed configuration database knowledge. If you make mistakes, it can corrupt your system.

•

License information: provides information about the current licenses that are active in your DECT Messenger. You cannot make license changes from this menu.

• Site Site 1: indicates the location of the eKERNEL (core) software.

There is typically only one eKERNEL in a system, so there is only one site displayed. (In exceptional cases, there can be more than one site, but only one eKERNEL (that is, one site) can be active at any given instant.

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• Areas: indicates the subdivisions in a site. Areas are used only if you

have a connection from your DECT Messenger to more than one DECT Mobility Card (DMC) with DECT. For each connection from your DECT Messenger to a DMC system or an IP DECT system, you must specify a different area. Use a number to identify the area. The area number is used in the various modules in DECT Messenger. Note that in almost all installations you have only one area.

•

Modules: provides an overview of all the modules in the Messenger.

Note 1:

modules is displayed only if you have view/edit rights.

Note 2:

Clients provides information about the module TCP/IP connections. You cannot make any configuration changes from this menu.

The list of modules can differ for each user. The list of

All TCP Clients menu item is not a module. All TCP

The

• All Alarms: provides a list of all alarm specifications available in

Messenger.

Note:

Therefore, to create a new alarm specification, you must use the Module menu. From the All Alarms menu, you can make changes only to existing alarm specifications.

•

All Users: defines all users. Note that there are two separate groups of users: eCONFIG users and eWEB users. If you have sufficient rights, you can change user settings and add new users from this menu.

•

Groups and devices: use this menu to make changes in group and device characteristics. You cannot create new groups here because a group is always uniquely linked to an input module. You can, however, create new devices here because a device does not have a unique relationship with only one group.

•

Holiday: use this menu to specify the public holidays. This information is used for the group members. You enable the specified holidays in the properties for each group member.

The alarm specification is linked to an input module.

Note: If you are using the eCONFIG on a remote PC, you cannot

make changes to property settings. You can change only Users, Groups, and Devices.

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Managing devices

The following sections provide information that explain the following DECT Messenger tasks:

• creating a new device

• changing the parameters of an existing device

• editing device parameters

The following are examples of device types in DECT Messenger:

• DNR in the DMC

•

Directory Number (DN) in SIP DECT

• e-mail address

• cell phone number (for SMS)

• relay contacts

You must know the properties of each device type relative to the equipment that hosts it (that is, device properties in the DMC, in the Mail Server, and so on).

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Note: Task procedures are in explained in the following sections. To

carry out these procedures, you must have sufficient user rights to access all the menus that are used in these procedures. If you do not have sufficient rights, you cannot see the menu options described, or you see them but cannot make changes.

Creating a new device

Complete the following steps to create a new device.

Procedure 2 Creating a new device

Step Action 1 Access the eCONFIG Groups and Devices menu.

• Open eCONFIG.

• Expand the Groups and Devices menu by clicking the + to

the left of it.

2 Add a new device.

• Right-click the All Devices parameter.

• Select New Device as shown in the following example:

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3 Set parameters for the new device.

Note the following when setting parameters:

• A red bullet before an item indicates that the item is

mandatory.

•

Some items contain default parameter values.

• Nortel recommends that you use the Browse option, when

present, to define a location, rather than typing an entry.

The parameters are described in “Device parameters” (page 27).

4 Confirm your choices.

Click OK and follow the instructions on screen.

5 Assign the new device to a group (optional).

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Select All Groups from the Groups and Devices menu, or

Group from the input module menu of your choice.

--End--

Changing device parameters

Complete the following steps to change device parameters.

Procedure 3 Changing device parameters

Step Action 1 Access the eCONFIG Groups and Devices menu.

•

Open eCONFIG.

•

Expand the Groups and Devices menu by clicking the + to the left of it.

2 Open the All Devices information window.

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Left-click the All Devices parameter. The following window appears:

3 Select the device of your choice.

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• In the right panel, browse in the list of devices in DECT

Messenger.

•

Double-click the device that you want to edit. The Properties window of the device opens:

4 Change the parameters.

Click the name of the property you want to change. If you edit the parameters, note the following:

• You cannot change the Output Program, the Site ID, the

Area ID, or the Device ID.

• Nortel recommends that you use the Browse option, when

present, to define a location, rather than typing an entry.

The parameters are described in “Device parameters” (page 27).

5 Confirm your choices.

Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen, if applicable.

--End--

Deleting a device

To delete a device, follow “Changing device parameters” (page 25);at Step 4, click the Delete button. DECT Messenger asks you to confirm the action. After you confirm the action, the device is deleted immediately.

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Device parameters

As in previous sections, you can specify the following parameters for a device:

• Output Program

This field specifies the output program that processes a request. A device can be defined in more than one module. The indicated application threads the message using the capabilities of the infrastructure. The eDMSAPI can, for example, send E2 messages (non-voice-call to extensions such as DECT C4050 and C4060). The supported output programs are currently:

—

eASYNC for sending SMS to PROXIMUS, or KPN and PAGING to BELGACOM.

— eDMSAPI for sending E2 messages to DECT handsets that

support E2 (LRMS).

— eESPA for sending messages to an ESPA 4.4.4 interface (pager

equipment).

—

eIO for enabling/disabling discrete output contacts.

— eSMTP for sending e-mail to an e-mail provider.

Note 1:

typically 1) and an Area ID. If there is more than one entry of the same output program, each one can have a different area. Select the correct area.

Note 2:

create a new device. Always use the output program. Figure 7 "Select Output Program browser window"

(page 28) shows the browser window.

The output program is associated with a Site ID (which is

Selecting the output program is only possible when you

Browse button to select the

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Figure 7 Select Output Program browser window

• Device ID

The device ID is the actual identifier of the device in the output equipment.

Device ID consists of <board-id> and <index> delimited with #. For example, 04#01.

Table 3 Variable definitions

Variable Definition

<board-id> A fixed length value, in the range of 01 to 32,

which indicates the DMC card ID in a PBX.

<index> A variable length value, in the range of 00

to 509, which indicates the index of a DECT handset subscribed to a DMC card.

The <board-id> value is calculated differently against a system type as follows:

— For a small system, such as Option 11C, the <board-id> of a

DMC card placed in the Main Cabinet/Chassis is the same as the card slot number where the DMC card is installed (in the range of

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01 to 10). DMC card numbering in Expansion Cabinets/Chassis continues sequentially in the range 11 to 20.

The following table illustrates Device ID numbering for a small system.

Table 4 Device ID numbering for a small system

Cabinet/Chassis Card slot <board id> Device ID

Main Cabinet or Main Chassis + Chassis Expander

Expansion Cabinet or Expansion Chassis 1 + Expander

1 1 01#xxx 2 2 02#xxx

………

9 9 09#xxx

10 10 10#xxx

1 11 11#xxx 2 12 12#xxx

………

9 19 19#xxx

10 20 20#xxx

— For a large system, such as CS1000E, <board-id> falls in the range

of 01 to 32, and is calculated with the formula: <board-id> = 16 * <shelf_number> + <card_slot_number> + 1

The following table illustrates Device ID numbering for a large system.

Table 5 Device ID numbering for a large system

Shelf Card slot <board id> Device ID

0 0 1 01#xxx

The following table shows examples of valid device IDs.

0 1 2 02#xxx

…… … …

0 14 15 15#xxx

0 15 16 16#xxx

1 0 17 17#xxx

1 1 18 18#xxx

…… … …

1 14 31 31#xxx

1 15 32 32#xxx

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Table 6 Example device IDs

DMC Card installed in

2nd slot on Main Cabinet on CS1000M, handset is subscribed with index 01

7th slot of shelf 0 on CS1000E, handset is subscribed with index 123

14th slot of shelf 1 on CS1000E, handset is subscribed with index 03

Device ID

02#01

08#123

31#03

• Output program facility

The indicated application threads the message using the capabilities of the output device. The display of extensions can differ in character length, and so on. Therefore, DECT Messenger must know to which device type the message is being sent (for example, C4050 or 4060 for eDMSAPI).

Use the Browse button to select the correct output program facility.

Figure 8 "Device Select Facility" (page 30) shows the selection window

for the eDMSAPI.

Figure 8 Device Select Facility

• Description

The Description field is used to enter a description of the device. The description is used to show information about the devices in the web interface (for example, DECT: John Peterson).

• Pincode

The pincode is used to confirm messages using the eDMSAPI (IC). Confirmation means that an active alarm on the device is reset from

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