Panasonic KX-NCP500 - PC Programming; Installing and Starting the Maintenance Console

1.2 PC Programming
1.2.1 Installing and Starting the Maintenance Console
System programming, diagnosis and administration can be performed with a PC using the Maintenance
Console.
This section describes how to install and start the Maintenance Console.
System Requirements
Required Operating System
• Microsoft
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Windows
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XP or Windows Vista
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Business operating system
Minimum Hardware Requirements
• HDD: 100 MB of available hard disk space
Recommended Display Settings
• Screen resolution: XGA (1024 ´ 768)
• DPI setting: Normal size (96 DPI)
Installing the Maintenance Console
Note
• Make sure to install and use the latest version of the Maintenance Console.
• To install or uninstall the software on a PC running Windows XP Professional, you must be logged in
as a user in either the "Administrators" or "Power Users" group.
• To install or uninstall the software on a PC running Windows Vista Business, you must be logged in
as a user in the "Administrators" group.
1. Copy the setup file of the Maintenance Console to your PC.
2. Double-click the setup file to run the installer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installation wizard.
Starting the Maintenance Console and Assigning the Basic Items (Quick
Setup)
When you start the Maintenance Console with the Installer Level Programmer Code and connect to the PBX
for the first time after initialization (with the factory default setting), Quick Setup will launch automatically. During
Quick Setup, you will set up the following basic items. For details about the basic items, refer to "14.1.2 Quick
Setup" in the Feature Manual.
1. Connect the PC to the PBX with an Ethernet straight cable or RS-232C cross cable.
2. Start the Maintenance Console from the Start menu.
3. "Information before programming" appears.
a. Carefully read this important additional information, which includes updates to this and other
manuals.
b. Click OK to close this window.
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1.2.1 Installing and Starting the Maintenance Console