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Panasonic KX-TA/TE

These instructions help you configure your Panasonic KX-TA/TE phone system to work with TIM Plus. Contact your system maintainer if you are not familiar with the configuration of your PBX.

Support files

Ensure the following support files exist in the /config/ folder of the TIM Plus application:

Panasonic KX-TD Series.TDS
Panasonic KX-TD Series.TDT

Contents

Configure the SMDR output

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You may need to purchase a license to enable SMDR on this PBX. Please speak to your system maintainer if you are unsure.

Follow the steps below to configure your Panasonic KX-TA/TE to output SMDR data to TIM Plus. The configuration needs to be performed from a Panasonic KX-T7130 phone:

  1. Set the System Program Switch on the EMSS Control Unit to the Programming position.
  2. Press - * followed by the # key, then enter your system password.
  3. Press # # to enter the Programming mode.
  4. Go to programming code 800 and set each of the fields as shown below. Press Store and then Next after each entry in order to move to the next field:
SMDR fieldValue
NL-CodeCR+LF
Baud Rate9600
Word Length8 bits
ParityNone
Stop Bit1 bit
  1. Go to programming code801 and set each of the fields as shown below. Press Store and then Next after each entry in order to move to the next field:
SMDR fieldValue
Page LengthLeave as default
Skip PerfLeave as default
  1. Go to programming code802 and set each of the fields as shown below. Press Store and then Next after each entry in order to move to the next field:
SMDR fieldValue
OutgoingOn
IncomingOn
  1. Set the System Program Switch back to Store position.

Installing NetPBX

The Panasonic KX-TA/TE phone system sends SMDR information via a serial connection. 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

Configure TIM Plus

Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to connect to your Panasonic KX-TA/TE:

  1. Click on the Directory tab.
  2. If you don't have a site set up, press Add and select PBX from the drop-down menu. In the dialogue window, name your site and then select Add.
  3. Locate the site object you want to configure in the Directory, click on it and select Properties. panasonic_kx_ta_1
  4. In the Site Properties window, select Panasonic KX-TD Series from the PBX model drop-down list.
  5. In the Connection method field, select No connection required from the drop-down list.
  6. Click on the Save button to apply the settings.