GuestWorks and DEFINITY ECS Release 9
Technician Handbook for Hospitality Installations
555-231-743 Issue 1
November 2000
Translations and Testing
196INTUITY Lodging-to-PMS Translations
PMS Interface for GuestWorks
To administer the PMS Interface for GuestWorks, you must do the following:
■Enable the feature on the switch
■Install the software on the INTUITY
■Set up the system parameters on the INTUITY.
To enable the Switch/INTUITY/PMS Link Integration feature (the “PMS Interface
for GuestWorks” link), enter a y in the Forward PMS Messages to Intuity
Lodging field.
You must then verify whether the INTUITY system has the PMS Interface for
GuestWorks link software installed and active. Use the Software Management
screen to display or change the available options.
■If the “PMS Interface for GuestWorks” is currently installed, no changes are
needed.
■If the “Stand-Alone PMS Interface” is currently active or no interface has
been installed, install the “PMS Interface for GuestWorks” option. Follow
the instructions to install the software.
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HOSPITALITY
Message Waiting Configuration: act-nopms
Controlled Restrictions Configuration: act-pms
Housekeeper Information Configuration: act-pms
Number of Housekeeper ID Digits: 0
PMS Log Endpoint:
Journal/Schedule Endpoint:
Client Room Coverage Path Configuration: act-nopms
Default Coverage Path for Client Rooms: 1
Forward PMS Messages to Intuity Lodging? y
PMS LINK PARAMETERS
PMS Endpoint: 7899
PMS Protocol Mode: transparent ASCII mode? y
Seconds before PMS Link Idle Timeout: 20
Milliseconds before PMS Link Acknowledgement Timeout: 500
PMS Link Maximum Retransmissions: 5
PMS Link Maximum Retransmission Requests: 5
Take Down Link for Lost Messages? y