ATT Merlin Identifier Installation Administration Manual

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
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6.Connect the RJ45-to-DB9 adapter labeled “Printer Port
Controller For use with Printer only” to the MERLIN Identifier
Control Unit port labeled “Serial Printer.”
Connect the RJ45-to-DB25 adapter labeled “Serial Printer”
to the printer’s serial port.
Do one of the following:
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nIf the serial printer is in the same room as the MERLIN
Identifier Control Unit, connect a modular cord with
RJ45 plugs directly between the “Printer Port
Controller For use with...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
Connecting a PC
Instead of the Printer
A PC running asynchronous communications software can be
used instead of a serial printer to capture Caller ID information
from the MERLIN Identifier Control Unit. If you are using an
Administrative PC, the same PC can be used if it has a free serial
port or you install a switch box.
The PC can be situated in the same room as the MERLIN
Identifier Control Unit or located in another room. If you want to
locate the PC in another...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
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Do one of the following:
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nIf the PC is in the same room as the MERLIN Identifier
Control Unit, connect a modular cord with RJ45
plugs directly between the “Printer Port Controller
Serial Port Only” adapter and the “Serial Port PC”
adapter.
If the PC is in a separate room, connect a modular
cord with RJ45 plugs directly between the “Printer
Port Controller Serial Port Only” adapter on the
MERLIN Identifier Control Unit and its designated
wall jack....

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
STEP 7:
Set Up MERLIN
Identifier Parameters
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After the MERLIN Identifier system has been installed, the
following initial system parameters must be set up:
Changing the default administration password
Setting up the telephone lines
Setting up the serial port
Notes on Entering Data
The MERLIN Identifier system simplifies the entry of commands
and database information in the following ways:
Displaying upper-case for all letters, whether you type
them...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
Entering the Administration Password
You can access the MERLIN Identifier system administration and
database functions only by entering the administration password.
The password is 
IDENTIFIER until you change it.
nTo enter the administration password, type the password
and press .
To prevent others from viewing the password, the MERLIN
Identifier system does not display the password as you
type it.
After you enter the password, the MERLIN Identifier system...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
See Appendix A for a complete list of the MERLIN Identifier
system administration and database commands.
NOTE:
Be sure to log off by entering Q (for Quit) on the Administrative
Keyboard or pressing  at the Administrative PC until the
ENTER PASSWORD prompt displays. The MERLIN Identifier
Control Unit also logs you off automatically if there is no keyboard
activity for 120 seconds.
Changing the Administration Password
The administration password prevents unauthorized...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
Setting Up the Telephone Lines
The MERLIN Identifier system lets you attach MERLIN Identifier
Displays to up to four Central Office telephone lines. The MERLIN
Identifier Display shows the last two digits of the telephone line
numbers you set up.
To assign telephone numbers, follow the instructions below:
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2.Enter the Administration password.
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Z to access the System Parameter menu.
Enter the number, 1–4, of the telephone line you want...

Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
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5.Enter Z to access the System Parameter menu.
The current printer status is displayed, either 
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or .
Type C to toggle the line termination between a carriage
return () and a carriage return plus a line feed
( ).
Press  to exit the System Parameter menu.
STEP 7:
Set Up MERLIN Identifier Parameters
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Installing the MERLIN Identifier System
32STEP 7:Set Up MERLIN Identifier Parameters 

Administering the
MERLIN Identifier
Database
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MERLIN Identifier
Database Description
The MERLlN® Identifier database stores records in the following
format:
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN
where:
P is a Priority flag.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA is the 1-to-16 character caller
name.
NNNNNNNNNN is the caller’s 10-digit telephone number.
The MERLIN Identifier database can store approximately 2500
records. Because the MERLIN Identifier database stores caller
records using variable record-length format, more memory is...