Pre-Installation Checklist - Nortel HMS400 Installation And Configuration Manual

Pre-Installation Checklist

Apart from the site preparations, also ensure the following information has been gathered before
the installation is carried out to ease in system configuration:
Check
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9 pin female terminated RS232 cable laid from PMS Interface PC to
HMS400 PC (PMSI). If cable length is more than 50 feet, line
modem/booster is required.
9 pin female terminated RS232 cable laid from PBX PMS serial port to
HMS400 PC (for the proper cable, see HMS400 PMSI Cabling
Specifications below).
Description
Obtain the PBX software version and ensure the required messaging
patches have been installed.
Determine the number of channels to be assigned for these modules:
Voicemail - _____ Incoming Channels
VM/AWU - ______ Incoming/Outgoing Channels
Minibar Entry and/or Room Status - ____ Incoming Channels
Note: The keycode will only provide total number of channels. The
breakdown must be based on the system engineering rule in section
"Channels Engineering Assumptions page 73.
Gather the following Minibar requirements:
Minibar Items List and Charges:
Direct line to access HMS 400 System:
1 analog direct line connected to Modem:
Yes No
Guest Rooms and Extensions list:
Yes No
Admin Extensions list and who should have a mailbox:
Yes No
Obtain Room/Maid Status Codes from the Hotel's PMS
Obtain Language Codes from the Hotel's PMS
Obtain Hotel PMS's Serial Link Transmission Rate and Communication
Protocols (e.g. 9600,N,8,1)
Ready Not Ready
Yes No
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