How To Use This Chapter; Technical Solution - Avaya DECT R4 Installation And Administration Manual

Installing and operating the Portable Device Manager (WinPDM)

How to use this chapter

For a basic description on how to work with WinPDM, see
Installation and configuration
These tasks are intended for installation and configuration.
In order to simplify, for example an installation on a site, use the following steps.
1. Install the PDM on your computer, see
2. Open and configure the PDM, see
3. Create a template with settings common for all devices of a certain device type at the site,
see Create a Parameter Template
During system setup it is likely that the personnel doing the installation and configuration
continues with the Administration tasks below to make the system fully functioning.
Administration
These tasks are intended for administration. This is the recommended order.
1. Create new Numbers, see
Number(s), see
2. Make individual settings for each Number. See
3. If applicable, switch on the devices.
4. Connect the devices, one after the other, and associate them with the Numbers. Different
devices have different ways of connecting. See
page 338.
Note:
The very first time a device is connected to the USB port, the Found New
Note:
Hardware wizard displays (not for all computers). Do the following: Select No,
not this time and click Next (twice).
More tasks are described in this document, such as how to import different types of files.

Technical solution

The WinPDM software is installed on a PC running Windows XP
64-bit). The charger is then connected to the PC running the PDM software through the USB
port. The COM port is also supported by PDM but currently no Avaya device.
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Software configuration
on page 344.
Create New Numbers
Apply Template to set Parameter Values
Introduction
Software installation on page 320.
on page 320.
on page 336, and run the template on the
on page 338.
Edit Parameters
Associate a Number with a Device
®
or Windows 7
on page 315.
on page 337.
on
®
(32-bit or
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