NEC DSX 160 SMDR setup and CDR format

This page shows how to get call records out of the NEC DSX 160 into Advanced PBX Data Logger: the connection settings, the parser to select and the 11 fields the logger extracts for reports or a database. The settings apply to our logger; other call accounting software may expect a different configuration.

Quick facts

NEC DSX 40, 80, 160 cable pinout

To connect to the DSX serial port you ma use:

• Adaptor P/N 1091014 to connect to the 9-pin printer serial port
• Use a standard 6-conductor line cord from the adaptor DSX serial port.

Note: The PBX does not buffer SMDR records when the computer is offline or disconnected.

Default communication parameters for DSX:

• Serial port baud rate: 38,400;
• Number of data bits: 8;
• Parity: None;
• Stop bits: 1.

NEC DSX 40 connection

NEC DSX 80 and 160 connection

NEC DSX programming

• 1541-01: SMDR Port, enter 1 (RS232) to enable SMDR output.
• 1101-01: Baud Rate, change the DSX serial port baud rate (if necessary, 1 for 2400, 2 for 9600, 3 for 19,200, 4 for 38,400, 5 for 57,600).
• 1541-02: Print SMDR Headers, enter Yes.
• 3111-06: Station Message Detail Recording, enter Yes.
• 1541-03: SMDR Language, enter 1 (English).

NEC DSX programming via "DSX System Administrator"

Configuring a COM port

The COM port number should match the number in your system. You can check the correct port number in Devices Manager → Ports.

1. Add a new configuration with the RS232 data source (if you didn't it before).

2. Select the COM port and configure the communication settings for your PBX corresponding to your PBX settings.

Selecting the correct parser for NEC DSX 160

NEC DSX 160

NEC DSX 160

Data items

Sample record

As delivered by the system; phone numbers, names and public addresses are masked.

325| 01|                        REOS_LLC|          |04:27:44P|00:00:19|IN
326| 17|                         616xxxx|          |04:27:45P|00:00:18|OUT
325| 01|                      417xxxxxxx|          |04:28:48P|00:00:21|IN

Reports and a database

Once records arrive, the logger writes them to a text file or to any ODBC database in real time, or hands them to the PBX Reports utility for manual, scheduled and e-mailed reports with a built-in web server. See exporting call log data to a database for the database setup.

Related NEC systems

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