Specifications

The Update Utility and SMDR
DS1000 Hardware Manual Section 5: Maintenance Options and SMDR ◆ 5-1
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Section 5: Maintenance
Options and SMDR
The Update Utility and SMDR
The Update Utility and SMDR
Connecting a PC or Laptop
You’ll need to connect a PC or laptop (running Windows 95 or higher) if you want to use the DS-Series
Update Utility, Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR), or record Call History.
● The Update Utility allows you to upgrade your system software.
● SMDR provides a record of the system’s outside calls. Once set up in programming, SMDR automati-
cally outputs from the system’s RS-232 (serial) port.
● The Call History provides data on system activity. Technical Support personnel can use this data to
evaluate system performance.
To connect the PC or laptop to your system (Figure 5-1):
1. Plug one end of a mod-8 (standard 8 conductor) patch cord into the system’s RS-232 port.
2. Plug the other end of the mod-8 patch cord into the DB9 to Mod-8 Adaptor (P/N 85980).
3. Plug the adaptor into the DB9M COM port on the back of your PC.
The default communications parameters of the serial port are 19200 8 N 1 (19200 baud, eight
data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit).
The DS-Series Update Utility and software update files are available on the web at http://ws1.necii/ds2000.
Figure 5-1: Connecting a PC or Laptop
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DB9M COM PORT
RS-232 Port
P/N 85980
Mod 8
Patch Cord