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3. Once installed, start the NexDirector program by clickingon Start,thenPrograms,thenNexPath
Call Director,thenNexDirector.
4. When you first run NexDirector, an error box appears, indicating that there are no configurationsset up
yet. Click OK on this dialog box, then goto the NexDirector file bar (NexDirector will be smal l and
located in the upper left hand portion ofy ourdesktop) and select Tools->Configure.AblankConfigu-
ration Management dialog box appears. Click on Add, and you areprompted to add a new configura-
tion: Youcan choose any name you wish to identifythis configuration (no embedded spaces), then
click on OK. At this point, a Call Director Configuration dialog appears, where you can enter the net-
work and login parameters. See the next section “Establishing a network connection to the NexPath
TelephoneServer” on page 95 for details on entering these parameters.
5. After you enter the parameters and click okay,the Configu ration Management screen re-appears as
shown in Figure 5-6 on page102. It now has the configuration you just created. Click on this configu-
ration to highlight it, and then click on Logon. Aftera few seconds, you should be logged into the Nex-
Path TelephonyServer, with a view of the inside line extensions and mailboxes. Inthe future when you
start the NexDirector program, these settings will be remembered, and the program will automatically
log you in, if you have only one configuration. If you have multiple configurations, you will need to
choose one and click the Logonbutton.
Establishing a network connection to the NexPath Telephone ServerNexDirector communicates with the NexPath TelephonyServer using the local area network (LAN), or
Ethernet. Youmust have TCP/IP enabled on your Windows PC, an Ethernet card installed and connected
the LAN, and a compatible IP address assigned to your Windows PC, in order to communicate with the Nex-
Path TelephonyServer. You must also have assigned a compatible IP address to the NexPath Telephony
Server as well. See the the chapter Network Installation startingonpage21intheSystem Administration
Guide for details on setting the IP address on the NexPath Server.
Login to the NexPath Server by selecting Tools-> Configure on the menu bar, using the login Configura-
tion dialog box as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 96. Click inside the System Name entry box, and type in the
system name assigned to your NexPath TelephonyServer. If your system name is not available from DNS
(Domain Name Service), or in the \Windows\Hostsfile, then type in the IP address of the N exPath Tele-
phony Server instead.
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