GuestWorks and DEFINITY ECS Release 9
Technician Handbook for Hospitality Installations
555-231-743 Issue 1
November 2000
Translations and Testing
198INTUITY Lodging-to-PMS Translations
Stand-Alone Interface Link
To administer the stand-alone interface link, do the following:
■Disable the integrated link feature on the switch
■Install the software on the INTUITY
■Set up the link on the INTUITY
■Set up the system parameters on the INTUITY.
To use the hard-wired link between the INTUITY and the PMS (Figure 10), you
must first disable the Switch/INTUITY/PMS Link Integration feature. Enter an n in
the Forward PMS Messages to Intuity Lodging field.
Then, verify whether the INTUITY system has the Stand-Alone Mode li nk software
installed and active. Use the Software Management screen to display or change
the available options.
■If the “Stand-Alone PMS Interface” is currently installed, no changes ar e
needed.
■If the “PMS Interface for GuestWorks” is currently active or no interface has
been installed, install the “Stand-alone PMS Interface” option. Follow the
instructions to install the software.
change system-parameters hospitality Page 1 of 3
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? n
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