Topic: Connecting to a Premier?

[HyperAustin89]

I'm trying to connect to an Intertel Premier? 1224? 2460???  Not sure which it is and in another thread I see that the names get interchanged at times.

The serial connection isn't like the newer systems though. I researched some old threads and it seems like a computer serial cable is what I need, but DB Studio won't do anything. Then I read something about Hyperterminal, so I connected a 9pin to 25 pin and I get nothing but jibberish. Is something right in my face but I'm just not getting it?

Thank you! 

[RATHER BE FISHING]

DB Studio won't work. You'll need a terminal emulation program like Procomm, Hyperterminal, PUTTY, etc. If you are getting gibberish it sounds as though you have a baud/parity/handshake issue.

[HyperAustin89]

I've tried multiple settings. Can you tell me what they should be?

[Ken The Phoneman]

PM sent.

[Marc Haycook]

Then I read something about Hyperterminal, so I connected a 9pin to 25 pin and I get nothing but jibberish.

You need to change the baud rate setting in HyperTerminal. I think the correct setting is 9600.

[MacGyver]

Marc!  You are alive.  

You're correct about the gibberish, but on that old cabinet you have to match the jumper on the CPU board to the connection speed you put in the terminal program.  9600 was SciFi when that cabinet came out.  As I recall the settings are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, and if you just can't get a good connect you drop to 300 baud to troubleshoot.  It's brutal.  

Ken shot her a PM at my request last night with detailed instructions including baud, parity, and other settings.  

[Marc Haycook]

Marc!  You are alive.  

For now... 

[HyperAustin89]

you have to match the jumper on the CPU board to the connection speed you put in the terminal program.

That's what I misunderstood.

Thanks for all the help. 

[Test-ok]

A 1224/2460 premier...some one needs to upgrade. put on your sales hat.

[MacGyver]

A 1224/2460 premier...some one needs to upgrade. put on your sales hat.

Tom we're getting ready to pull out the last 2460 we maintain.  It's still working as well as the day we put it in, but it's in a small town and people get offended if you have to ask who is calling.  So they've decided they need CID on call in and on VM playback. 

[JWRacedog]

I never programmed one, but I seemed to remember our techs using a "Silent 7" ??  Does that ring a bell with anyone?

[CMDL_GUY]

A silent 700 was a keyboard terminal with thermal paper and operated at 300 baud.  A few dealers tried to use them on the Comdial DXP. By the time it printed "enter password" the DXP had already timed out!

[CMDL_GUY]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_700

[MacGyver]

I never programmed one, but I seemed to remember our techs using a "Silent 7" ??  Does that ring a bell with anyone?

Mick you can program them with any terminal program, but if you want to back up the database you really want a little dos program called ksu.exe.  4800 baud is the highest jumper on the CPU card.  To run ksu.exe in a 64 bit Windows enviornment we use Dosbox, and then put ksu.exe in Dosbox's autoexec.bat file.  That way you just launch Dosbox, it emulates a dos enviornment and launches ksu.exe.  Works like a champ.

[hitechcomm]

We still have 2 working silent 700's
Use them on GMX also

[telemarv]

The last Intertels I worked on were the MPK 1232 and the SPK 2472. Predecessors to the Premier. SPK was also programmed with a silent 700.

[MacGyver]

The last Intertels I worked on were the MPK 1232 and the SPK 2472. Predecessors to the Premier. SPK was also programmed with a silent 700.

Wow, Marv.  That predates me.  I don't think I've ever even seen one, but I bet Ken has though.  I recall him working on the 256s.  

[HyperAustin89]

Once connected is there ANYWAY to assign settings to multiple extensions at the same time?

[Ken The Phoneman]

It's isn't a GUI option. I'll PM you the command to use.