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3. Configure the new device.
Make the following configuration changes:
• Select eDMSAPI as the Output program.
• For Device ID, enter either: Board_Number#Index_Number if you are
configuring traditional DECT handsets OR a DN if you are configuring SIP
DECT handsets. Example: For a DMC Card in Slot 4 of an Option 11c Cabinet,
and a DECT handset subscribed to index 2, the Device ID is 04#02.
For more information about Device ID, see
Device parameters on page 25
• Configure the Output Program Facility according to the type of DECT handset
you have. Example: C4050
• Visual DNR The Directory Number (DN) of the DECT handset. Example: 2947
• Description Add a description of the handset. This can be the name of the
handset owner. Example: Emmett Lee This description is displayed on the
eWeb 'Send DMS-API Message' Extension box.
• Set IO Register to True
4. Check alarms.
• In eCONFIG, open the menu Modules, and expand the eDMSAPI module by
clicking the + beside it. Under the eDMSAPI module, the instances of the input
module (For example, eDMSAPI - area One) are listed. Expand this instance.
The items Alarm and Group appear. Click Alarm.
• Ensure that you have at least two Alarms, as follows:
- E2_MSG_N
- E2_MSG_U
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