Configuring Voice Monitoring and Recording Services Using etalk Recorder and Avaya MultiVantage with an Avaya DEFINITY Server R - Issue 1.

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1 Configuring Voice Monitoring and Recording Services Using etalk Recorder and Avaya MultiVantage with an Avaya DEFINITY Server R - Issue 1.0 Abstract These Application Notes describe the configuration steps to deploy a voice monitoring and recording services using the etalk Recorder. The etalk Recorder is connected to an Avaya MultiVantage with an Avaya DEFINITY Server R. The etalk Recorder product successfully completed interoperability compliance testing for the Avaya DeveloperConnection program. Testing was accomplished using the DEFINITY Server R with MultiVantage Software Release of 12

2 1. Introduction These Application Notes describe the voice monitoring and recording services over traditional Public Switched Telephone Network using the etalk Recorder. etalk Recorder provided voice monitoring and recording services with the capability to analyze customers interaction with agents both in real-time and non real-time conditions. The etalk Recorder can trigger the voice monitoring and recording services based on ANI, DNIS, and schedules. The etalk Recorder has successfully passed the Avaya compliance test process including featuring functionality and performance testing which utilized the Avaya CT server. Figure 1 illustrates a configuration that was used to verify the compliance test. The Recorder has a T1 line connected to the Avaya DEFINITY Server R. The Recorder also has a network card configured with TCP/IP to communicate with the Avaya CT server. The Avaya CT server communicates with the Avaya DEFINITY Server R MAPD board via TCP/IP to provide CTI access to the Recorder server. The Avaya DEFINITY Server R is configured with 23 phantom agents to handle bulk calls generated by the Empirix Hammer call generator. Figure 1: Avaya DeveloperConnection Compliance Test Configuration 2 of 12

3 2. Equipment and Software Validated The following equipment and software were used for the compliance test configuration: Equipment Software Avaya DEFINITY Server R MultiVantage 1.2 Avaya CT with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-Service Pack 2 Release 11.1, Version 1.0 Avaya DLG (MAPD interface) Release 2.0, Issue 2.03 etalk Recorder with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server-Service Pack Configure the Avaya MAPD interface The MAPD interface must be configured with a TCP/IP address. In the initial configuration, the Avaya MAPD interface can be administered via a console port using the Avaya Terminal Emulator or HyperTerminal program. At the main menu, select 2 for TCP/IP Administration, as shown in Figure Login/Password Administration 2. TCP/IP Administration Port Administration Maintenance DLG Port Status/Control 6. CV/LAN Port Status/Control 7. Exit Main Menu Figure 2: MAPD Configuration Screen 1. In the TCP/IP Administration screen, select 1 for This Host. 2. Enter the Hostname, Host IP Address and Subnet Mask for the MAPD interface. 3. Return back to the TCP/IP Administration and select 3 for Network Routing Information. 4. In the Network Routing Information, select 2 for Default Gateway. Enter the default gateway IP address. 5. Return to the Main Menu 3 of 12

4 Assign Application to a Port 1. Select 3 for Port Administration 2. In the Port Administration, select 1 for Port Administration 3. In the Application Port Assignment, select one of the ports and press the APPL key to set the application to DLG. As shown in Figure 3, this configuration assigns port 3 to run the DLG application. Port Administration Application Port Assignment 01 CVLAN 02 CVLAN 03 DLG 04 DLG 05 DLG 06 DLG 07 DLG 08 DLG 09 DLG 10 DLG 11 DLG 12 DLG Administer CTI link Figure 3: Port Administration 1. Return to the Port Administration, and select 2 for DLG Administration 2. From the Avaya Terminal Emulator window, click on the add button. Enter the port that just assigned to run the DLG application, the Avaya CT server, and the link number. Figure 4 illustrates a CTI link to the Avaya CT server using port 3 with an IP address of and client link 1. 4 of 12

5 Verify the CTI Link Status Figure 4: DLG Administration 1. Return to the Main Menu and select 5 for DLG Port Status/Control. 2. Verify that the link is up. Figure 5 illustrates that port 3 is in service. Figure 5: DLG Port Status/Control 4. Configure the Avaya DEFINITY Server R Configure the Avaya CTI From Avaya Site Administration or a telnet session, create a cti-link used by the Avaya MAPD to communicate with the Avaya DEFINITY Server R. 5 of 12

6 1. At the command prompt, enter add cti-link # where # is the next available link. 2. Enter an extension in the Extension field. 3. Enter ASAI for Type. Enter the port assigned to the DLG application in Section 3. Figure 6 illustrates the administration for a cti-link. Figure 6: CTI Link Administration Configure the T1 line connected to the etalk Recorder 1. Follow the etalk Recorder installation manual to verify the T1 configuration. This compliance test configured the T1 between the etalk Recorder and the Avaya DEFINITY Server R with the following parameters: Line Coding: ami-basic Framing Mode: d4 Signaling Mode: robbed-bit 2. Figure 7 illustrates the DS1 circuit pack configuration required. Figure 7: DS1 Circuit Pack Configuration 6 of 12

7 3. Assign 24 digital stations to the T1 connected to the etalk Recorder server. Figure 8 illustrates the configuration of a digital station assigned to the T1. Figure 8: Station Administration 5. Install and Configure the Avaya CT Server The following describes how to install the Avaya CT server. 1. Login to the Avaya CT server as a domain administrator or local administrator 2. Run the setup.exe in the WININST folder of the CT Server CD 3. Click on the CentreVu Computer-Telephony Software 4. Make sure all the components are selected and click Next 5. Click Next to install the Btrieve Workstation Engine 6. Change the destination folder if necessary and click Next 7. Click Finish 8. Click Next to install Telephony Services 9. Change the destination folder if necessary and click Next 10. Enter the IP address of the current server where this software is installed and click Next. 11. Click Next to install as the Administrator 12. Insert the License in the floppy drive and click OK 13. Click Finish 14. Click Next to Install the G3PBX Driver Setup Program 15. Change the destination folder if necessary and click Next 16. Click Next 17. Click OK 18. Click Next in the Review Settings 19. Insert the Authorization disk in the floppy drive and click OK 20. Click Finish 21. Click Client Software in the Telephony Services Setup 22. Click on Telephony Services 32-bit Windows Client 23. Click Next 7 of 12

8 24. Select Administration and click Next 25. Enter the hostname or IP address of the current server and click Add to List 26. Click Next 27. Click Finish 28. Click Exit. 29. Click Start-Settings-Control Panel 30. Click Administrative Tools and click on Services 31. Double click on the following services and change the services from Manual to Automatic. 1. AVAYA ASAI Server 2. AVAYA CT Logging Server 3. AVAYA CT Monitor Server 4. AVAYA CT Server 5. AVAYA CVLAN Server The following describes how to configure the Avaya CT server. 1. Click Start-Program-Avaya CT-DEFINITY G3 PBX Driver-G3 PBX Driver 2. Configuration 3. Enter a name in the Advertised Switch Name for link # 1 4. Enter the IP address of the MAPD interface as describe in Section 3 5. Click on the Admin button 6. Click Add 7. Enter the IP address of the CVLAN Client that needs to communicate with the CT Server. In most cases, the client and server are installed on the same machine as described above. The IP address of the Recorder server must also be added. 8. Click OK to Add and click OK If multiple networks exist on the server, make sure the right IP address is selected in the DEFINITY G3 PBX Driver IP address: box on top. 9. Click Next and OK in the pop up screen. 10. Click Next to start the configuration 11. Click OK to complete the configuration 12. Restart the Server. The following describes how to test the Avaya CT server. 1. Test the cti-link between the Avaya CT and the Avaya DEFINITY Server R by clicking on Start-Programs-Avaya CT-TS 32 Client-TS Test 2. Enter two valid phone numbers and verify that the call is successful as shown in Figure 9 below. 8 of 12

9 Figure 9: Telephony Service Test This completes the installation and configuration for the Avaya CT server. 6. Configure the Avaya etalk Recorder Server These Application Notes do not provide a complete guide to install the etalk Recorder server. This section explains the necessary steps for the etalk Recorder to acquire telephony services from the Avaya CT server. A Software Installation Guide For Recorder 3.5 SP3 document is available from etalk to provide step-by-step on how to install the etalk Recorder server. Install the TSAPI Client 1. Insert the TSAPI CD. The installation automatically starts. 2. Select the Client Software from the Install Wizard. 3. On the Client Setup window, select Telephony Service 32-bit windows client icon. 4. Click Next at the Welcome window. 5. On the Telephony service setup option select Next. 6. In the TCP/IP Name Server Configuration window, enter the IP address of the TSAPI machine. 7. Leave the default port number and select Add to list then select Next. 8. On the Setup is Complete window, click OK. 9. Select Exit and reboot server. Modify the CallManager.ini file The following steps describe the modification of the.ini files that are located in the C:\Winnt\System32 directory. Edit the CallManager.ini file and set the parameters indicated in bold. In the [General] Section DefaultCTIType = 9 ; value of 9 denotes an Avaya switch. 9 of 12

10 DefaultCTIServerID = 1 ; this value corresponds to the cti-link number administrated. CTIListSize = 1 CTI00 = 9 Under Server Configuration, edit the TSAPI setting to point to the Avaya CT server. The values for TSAPI parameters are available from the Avaya CT server and can be verified by running the TS Test program. Figure 10 illustrates an example of how to determine the name of the Avaya CT server. Figure 10: Telephony Service Test Application [TSAPI] Section VENDER = AVAYA DRIVER = MAPD SERVICE = CSTA SERVERNAME = DEVCON1 VERSION = TS2 USERNAME = Administrator PASSWORD = Interop Save and close the file. Modify the RECMGR.ini file Open the RECMGR.ini file and set the values indicated in bold for the following fields CTITypes = 9 Save and close the file. Modify the RECORD.ini file Open the RECORD.ini file and set the values indicated in bold for the following fields 10 of 12

11 SWITCHTYPE = 1 TRIGGERSOURCE = 4 Save and close the file. Restart the etalk Recorder Server. 7. General Test Approach The compliance test encompassed both feature and performance tests. The performance data was collected from the Avaya DEFINITY Server R, Avaya Definity LAN Gateway, and the etalk Recorder server. An Empirix Hammer was used to generate calls over twenty-three channels for a duration of one hour. One hour tests were performed with the following call durations: 40 seconds with a total of 1840 calls per hour, 20 seconds with a total of 2553 calls per hour and 15 seconds with a total of 2576 calls per hour. The Qfinity was scheduled to monitor and record 23 agents. At the end of each hour test, the Avaya DEFINITY Server R reported on ACD skill, load balance, occupancy. The Avaya DEFINITY LAN Gateway reported the number of CTI messages between the Avaya CT server and the Avaya DEFINITY Server R. The etalk Recorder was also being monitored for server CPU and memory usage. 8. Support etalk provides a toll free number and for technical support. For technical support call or to techsupport@etalk.com 9. Conclusion This compliance test verified that the etalk Recorder successfully implemented the monitoring and recording services using Avaya CT. The etalk Recorder solution functioned successfully both in low and high call volume environments over an extended period of time. 11 of 12

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