AG 5500
112 System Administration
Assigning a PMS Service {PMS}
The AG 5500 can be integrated with existing Property Management Systems. For example, by
integrating with a hotel’s PMS, the AG 5500 can post charges for Internet access directly to a
guest’s hotel bill. In this case, the guest is billed only once. The AG 5500 outputs a call
accounting record to the PMS system whenever a subscriber purchases Internet service and
decides to post the charges to their room. The AG 5500 offers “post-paid” PMS billing
functionality for all supported PMS interfaces, providing hotel guests with the option to
terminate their connection (via the ICC) and be billed only for the actual time he/she was
online. The AG 5500 is equipped with a serial port to facilitate connectivity with the system’s
CLI or a customer’s Property Management System.
Before you can change the PMS settings, a PMS must be connected to the AG 5500 via the
serial port on the rear panel. See also, “Connecting the AG 5500 to the Customer’s Network”
on page 50.
The AG 5500 can query most popular Property Management Systems for confirmation of the
“names” and “room numbers” of hotel guests—effectively becoming a “clone” of a popular
Micros POS system. This functionality allows hotels to seamlessly deploy wireless networks
(or alternatively use low-cost wired access concentration equipment) that either do not support
port-ID or do so in a proprietary format that Nomadix does not currently support—and still be
able to bill directly to the room.
Your product license may not support this feature.
Some PMS vendors may require you to obtain a license before integrating the
PMS with the AG 5500. Check with the PMS vendor.
Some Property Management Systems may use interfaces that are incompatible
with the AG 5500. If your AG 5500 is having trouble communicating with a
solution provider’s PMS, please contact technical support. Refer to “Contact
Information” on page 305.
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