	PARTNER (R) ACS R8.0 PC Administration 
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1.  CONTENTS
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This file is organized into the following sections:

1.  Contents

	This section lists the contents of this README file.

2.  Removing the PC Administration Software

     	This section describes how to remove the PC Administration
	software from your PC should this become necessary.

3.  Information on Label Printing Capability

	This section describes the label printing capability from 
	PARTNER ACS R8.0 PC Administration.

4. Limitations

	This section describes limitations of the PARTNER ACS R8.0
	PC Administration Application.

5. Upgrade Instructions 
	
	This section provides the instructions on how to upgrade from 
	a previous version of the PC Administration Application to 
	PARTNER ACS R8.0 PC Administration. 

6. Directory Organization

	This section gives information on the directory structure. 


7. New Features 

	This section gives information on the new features added 
	since the PARTNER ACS R6.0 PC Administration Release.
	

8. To Get Help

	This section provides information on getting Help with the 
	PC Administration software.

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2.  REMOVING THE PC Administration SOFTWARE
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If desired, the PC Administration software can be removed from 
your PC's hard disk using the UnInstaller placed in the PC Administration
(Remote Administration in R5.0 and earlier releases) program group/application
folder.
You may choose to remove the files and program icons manually but there
are many components to remove.     

2.1  Information on the UnInstaller 

Important considerations while using the UnInstaller:

- If you cancel while running the UnInstaller, you may not be able 
to run UnInstaller again.  You may also find pieces of the Remote 
Administration software still installed.  Your best bet at this 
point is to install the software again, run the UnInstaller, and 
allow the UnInstaller to complete its operation.  When the 
UnInstaller has completed its operation, the PC Administration 
software will have removed itself. 

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3.  INFORMATION ON LABEL PRINTING CAPABILITY
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This release still provides the capability of launching a third-party 
label printing software application as long as the label printing 
application supports the importing of a button information text file
generated by PARTNER PC Administration. 

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4.  LIMITATIONS
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PARTNER PC Administration has some limitations. 
Using this application, you will be unable to:

- perform a Frigid Start

- print a new header on a Call Reporting (or SMDR) report

- record and play back the message that callers hear when a call is 
  answered by the Automatic System Answer feature (Automatic System 
  Answer Record/Playback)

- record and play back the message that callers hear when a call is 
  answered by the Direct Extension Dial feature (Direct Extension Dial 
  Record/Playback)

- program the buttons on a PARTNER-CA48 Call Assistant Intercom 
  Autodialer

- change the PC Administration Password (#730) for the PARTNER 
  system

However, you can perform these functions locally at your PARTNER 
system.

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5. UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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If you currently have a previous version of the PARTNER ACS PC Administration
Application, you will need to uninstall the previous version first.
Follow the uninstall instructions in Section 2.

Note: THE UNINSTALL OF THE OLDER VERSION OF THE APPLICATION DOES NOT 
AFFECT ANY OF THE PREVIOUSLY SAVED SYSTEM TRANSLATION AND MAINTENANCE 
FILES. These files remain intact in the directory in which they were 
originally saved.

The installation instructions for PARTNER ACS R8.0 PC Administration
Application are as follows:

1. Run setup.exe. This will bring up the setup program dialog. The 
title on the first page should read as "PARTNER ACS R8.0 PC
Administration Setup". 

If the displayed version number is older than 7.0 (e.g.,6.0.0, 5.0.0,
4.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0, 1.0.3, or 1.0), obtain the latest setup files and 
re-run setup.exe. Otherwise, click on Next.

2. On the next screen, you can specify a custom install directory 
for the application (by clicking on Browse) or leave the 
installation in the default directory location. After choosing the 
installation location, continue with the installation by clicking 
on Next.

3. On the next screen, when prompted for the application folder, 
leave it as default and click on Next.

4. On the next screen, when prompted for the shortcuts, leave the 
check marks as default and click on Next twice to start the setup 
process.

5. When installation is complete, start the application by choosing 
"PC Administration" from "Start" then "Programs" on Windows 
taskbar. From the PC Administration Application menu bar, choose 
"Help -> About PC Administration" menu item and verify that the 
displayed version is 7.0.0.x (x is a non-zero number) or 7.0.x.x
(x is a non-zero number) or 8.0.0.x (x is a non-zero number). 
7.0.x.x indicates an update to the application for the PARTNER 
ACS R7.0 2007 Maintenance Release 1. 8.0.0.x indicated an update
to the application for PARTNER ACS R8.0.  These versions of the 
application retains the same compatibility.

At this point, PARTNER ACS R7.0 or R8.0 PC Administration Application
has been successfully installed.

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6. DIRECTORY ORGANIZATION
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This application is, by default, installed in 
"C:\Program Files\PARTNER ACS R8.0 PC Administration". 
The main install directory now contains two subdirectories, 
"Administration" for the PC Administration and "Diagnostics" for 
the PC Diagnostics application. 

The program executable files pertaining to each of the applications 
are saved in the corresponding directory. Both the "Administration" 
and "Diagnostics" directories contain a "Data" directory as the 
default save location for system translations and maintenance data, 
respectively. 

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7. NEW FEATURES 
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PARTNER ACS R7.0 PC Administration Application includes the 
following new features (added since the last Release 6.0.0):

1. M509 Support for Extra Lines/Station
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Added 2 lines, 1 station for M509 Processor.
In addition, T1 lines move from 4-19 to 6-21 if T1
module is present.

2. PARTNER R3.0, R4.0, R5.0, R6.0, R7.0 and R8.0 Systems Compatibility
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PC Administration allows the selection of both older R3.0, R4.0, R5.0, R6.0,
PARTNER Systems and new R7.0 and R8,0 PARTNER Systems. In addition the PARTNER API for 
R6.0 and R7.0 are supported.  If working with R7.0 core software release 91.L or
98.L or later, this will require selecting the R7 Maintenance Release 1
systems.

3. Serial Port Administration
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Direct Connect PC Administration over COM1 or COM2 
(without modems) is now available.

4. Loudspeaker Paging Line
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PC Administration has a new window which enables selection
of the line jack to which the loudspeaker paging system is connected. 

5. Enhanced Remote Translation Management Capability
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PC Administration of translations to Internal Memory and to
1MB and 8 MB PCMCIA cards is now available.

6. PARTNER ACS API for R7
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PARTNER API feature administration is now available.

7. Support for 6D and 3910 Telephones
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PC Administration now supports button programming of the new 6D and 3910
telephones.

8. Support for 2007 Maintenance Release 1 Enhancements
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Telephone programming has been enhanced to support programming Hot Dial
and Message Alert Notification buttons onto System Telephones.

9. PARTNER ACS for R8
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Remote upgrade capability, administerable ICLID time of day utilization,
merging of the API and non-API code bases, maintenance monitor,
absent text, and support for the 3920 telephone.

10. PC Diagnostics
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Support M509 processor module, new for R7.0.  Board inventory includes
new details such as MAC address, and additional processor version
numbers, as well as Electronic Serial Number, hardware vintage,
board signature and capability code.
Recognition of new 8MB PCMCIA cards.
Display a summary of backup files stored in Internal Memory.
Display new R7.0 and R8.0 Errors and Events.
 
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8.  TO GET HELP
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On-line help for both PC Administration and Diagnostics is available.

If you have any questions about or problems with the PC Administration
& Diagnostics software that are not resolved by the information 
presented here or in the accompanying documentation, call the 
Avaya Technical Services Organization at 1-800-628-2888.

