Overview

If you are already familiar with this information from reading the MERLIN II

Communications System Installation and Getting Started Guide for the Call

Management System, skip over this section of the manual, and continue with

Section 4, “Administering CMS.”

The personal computer is an integral part of CMS. Two types of personal computers work with CMS: The 6300 WGS (Work Group Station) and the PC 6300. By using the CMS menus and screens and entering data into your computer, you can ensure that your CMS is working smoothly and that your statistics are accurate. The instructions in this manual refer to the 6300 WGS and its keyboard. This section of the manual helps you to use your computer to begin CMS operation.

The information in this section is organized as follows:

Duplicating the CMS Diskette. Describes how to make a working copy of the CMS diskette.

Installing the CMS Software. Describes how to copy the CMS program onto the PC hard disk, start up the CMS program automatically, and set the time and date on your PC.

Your PC with CMS. Describes how to use CMS screens, enter and

edit data, and access help screens.

UPGRADE INFORMATION This version of CMS is designed to work with both the AT&T PC 6300 and AT&T 6300 WCS, operating under MS-DOS version 3.2 or later. (The PC 6300 can also use MS-DOS version 3.1). It is not designed to work with any other personal computer.

CMS Enhancements

Some of enhancements to the previous CMS release include:

Assigning up to 28 agents into one split

Administering an automatic after-call-work state (Auto ACW)

Changing agents’ work states from the PC (Supervisory Login/Logout)

Generating cumulative reports

Generating reports while CMS is managing calls

Using updated and improved help screens

Viewing color screens (if you have a color monitor)

Using headset adapters for hands-free operation

Utilizing external alerts to help you keep the system functioning efficiently

You are making a new beginning when you install CMS to work with the MERLIN II Communications System with Feature Module 2. Earlier CMS versions are not designed to work with this latest MERLIN II system, nor can the administered information in them be transferred to the new CMS. (For more information, see the CMS Planning Guide for the MERLIN II Communications System with Feature Module 2.)

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