Station Message Detail Recording
520 ◆Features Aspire Software Manual
●Digit Masking
Digit Masking lets you “X” out portions of the number dialed on the SMDR report. A digit
mask of seven, for example, masks out all exchange codes (NNXs) and local addresses. Digit
Masking makes it easier to keep track of calling patterns, without having to interpret each
individual number. You can also use Digit Masking to block out access and security codes.
●Duration Monitoring
SMDR can include calls of any duration, or only those that last longer than the interval you
specify. If you want to keep track of all trunk activity, use a short duration. To keep track of
only significant usage, use a longer duration.
●Extension Exclusion
You can selectively exclude extensions from the SMDR report. This ensures privacy for high-
profile callers. For example, the company attorney negotiating a merger may not want his
calls to show up on an in-house report.
●PBX Call Reporting
If you system is behind a PBX, you can have SMDR monitor all traffic into the PBX or just
calls placed over PBX trunks. The SMDR record can include all PBX calls (including calls to
PBX extensions) or just calls that include the PBX trunk access code.
●Serial and USB SMDR Communication
The system is compatible with both serial and USB SMDR devices. This gives you many
SMDR output options. For example, you can output the SMDR report to a high speed printer
or send it to disk through a PC’s serial or USB port (requires the USB driver which can be
downloaded from the NEC Technical Support web site - ws1.necii.com).
●Trunk Exclusion
Use Trunk Exclusion to exclude certain trunks not subject to per-call charges (like WATS
lines) from the SMDR report. This makes call accounting easier, since you review only those
calls with variable costs.
●Usage Summaries
SMDR can automatically print daily, weekly and monthly call activity summaries. Each sum-
mary includes the total number of regular trunk calls and ISDN trunk calls, and the costs for
each type. The daily report prints every day at midnight. The weekly report prints every Sun-
day night at midnight. The monthly report prints at midnight on the last day of the month.
●Extension Name or Number
The SMDR report can include an extension’s name or extension number. Choose the method
that makes it easier for you to track call usage.