Installing the Voice Mail Hardware
Connecting a Laptop to the Voice Mail
Chapter 2: Installing the Voice Mail
NVM-2e/i-Series Quick Setup Guide
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Connecting a Lapto p to the Voice Mai l
Connecting a Laptop to the Voice Mail
You need a laptop computer to modify certain Voice Mail parameters that you cannot program
through a System Administrator Mailbox, such as mailbox numbers, port options, and various sys-
tem options. You also need a laptop computer to view reports or perform diagnostics.
To connect a laptop computer to the NVM-2e:
1.
Use an RS-232 cable (null modem) to connect the laptop computer to the connector labeled
2
on the Voice Mail. See Figure 4. Make sure that the RS-232 cable has one of the pin-outs
shown in Figure 5.
2.
Turn on the laptop computer.
3.
Use standard communications software (such as ProComm Plus) to set the laptop to 115200
baud, 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit. The terminal emulation should be VT100.
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If you are using Windows HyperTerminal after you select the proper COM port for your
laptop: In Port settings, set the Baud Rate to 115200, Data Bits to 8, Parity to N, Stop Bits
to 1, and Flow Control to None. Do not leave Flow Control at the default setting which is
Hardware. If the laptop does not communicate with the Voice Mail, try setting Flow Con-
trol to x/on, x/off.
Figure 4: Connecting a Laptop Computer to the NVM-2e Voice Mail
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Figure 5: Required Pin-puts for the RS-232 Cable
4.
When the laptop is communicating with the Voice Mail, you will see the Main Menu for the
NVM-2e.
5.
Proceed to Connecting the Voice Mail to the i-Series Phone System on the next page.
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2
24 VAC
0.7A 50-60Hz
IOIOI
NVM2exVB-C5
AC
Adapter
AC Power
Cord
Port 2
Port 4
Port 1
Port 3
RS-232 Cable