2.1 Software Modes

Every time Maintenance Console is started, a dialog box will appear. From here, you can enter any of the 3 available software modes.

To start Maintenance Console in Initial mode

Enter the relevant programmer code (User or Installer level).

Click OK.

Maintenance Console will start.

To start Maintenance Console in Batch mode

Enter the relevant programmer code (User or Installer level).

Click OK.

Maintenance Console will start.

Select an option from the File menu.

•	Select New to create a new system data file.
•	Select Open to open an existing system data file.

To start Maintenance Console in Interactive mode

Enter the relevant programmer code (User or Installer level).

Select the Connect to PBX check box.

Connection options will be displayed.

•	To use a previously saved profile, select the Use profile check box. When no profiles have been saved, this check box is not available. Select the desired profile from the list.

In Enter System Password, enter the password used to log on to the PBX.

If the system password for the PBX has been stored with the profile, it will be entered automatically.

Select the method of connecting to the PBX.

If necessary, click the Setup button to modify connection parameters. See the tables below for more details.
This option is not available when a profile has been selected.

Click OK.

•	The OK button is only available when a valid system password has been entered.

Maintenance Console will start, and automatically connect to the PBX. If this is the first time that Maintenance Console has connected to the PBX, and the date and time of the PBX have not yet been set, the Quick Setup wizard will run. For more details, see 6.2 Quick Setup.

Connection parameters for RS-232C

Parameter

Values

Explanation

Port

COMx

Specify the number of the COM port assigned to the PC's RS-232C interface. Only available COM ports will be displayed.

Baud Rate (bps)

9600

Displays the speed of data transmission. This value cannot be changed.

Word Length

8 bits

Displays the number of bits in a word. This value cannot be changed.

Stop Bit

1 bit

Displays the length of the stop, used to identify the end of a transmitted group of bits. This value cannot be changed.

Parity Bit

None

Displays the kind of parity error-checking used. This value cannot be changed.

When connecting the KX-TE Maintenance Console to the PBX using an RS-232C cable, assign the following values to the Serial Interface (RS-232C) port of the PBX:
Baud Rate (bps): 9600
Word Length: 8 bits
Parity Bit: None
Stop Bit: 1 bit

Connection parameters for Modem

Parameter

Values

Explanation

Dial Number

0-9, *, #, "-" (hyphen) and "," (comma)

Telephone number to be dialled to access the PBX.

Dial Type

Auto (Tone), Auto (Pulse), Manual

Outgoing dialling method. If "Manual" is selected, a telephone must be connected in parallel to dial.

Comment

–

Enter a comment to help to identify this profile.

Port

COMx

Specify the number of the COM port assigned to the PC's modem interface. Only available COM ports will be displayed.

Baud Rate (bps)

1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200

Specify the speed of data transmission.

Flow Control

None, Hardware

Specify whether the rate of data transfer is managed by hardware or not.

Modem Initialise

Default, Custom

Specifies the command used to initialise the modem. If "Custom" is selected, enter the initialise string in the text box. Refer to your modem's instruction manual for more details.

Initialise

–

Click to send the specified initialise string to the modem.