Mattiekrome
Technical User
The telecomm room where I work is getting pretty cramped for space! As of now we have 1 standard sized "L shaped" desk with the following on it...
3 - Monitors/terminals (1 PBX, 1 Octel, 1 Windows PC)
3 - Keyboards (same as above)
2 - Dot matrix line by line printers (1 PBX, 1 Octel)
2 - Windows PC's on KVM switch (WIN XP, WIN 2K)
1 - Mouse
Lots - Papers, post-its, manuals, misc. clutter, etc...
I am throwing around the idea of removing ALL of this equipment and starting from scratch. I would like to have one "beefy" Windows PC to act as my PBX, Octel, and companion "terminals" as well as a standard networked PC (will see minimal use). This also means getting rid of the dot matrix printers, and add a networked laser printer of some sort. Also thinking about getting a multiple monitor setup built, so the PBX, Octel, and PC can each have their own desktop.
I have seen our AT&T support tech log into the PBX using his laptop + serial cable and some type of hyperterminal session. This is how I would be getting my connection to each device. I have heard talk of this procomm plus software, and from what I have seen alot of people like it and recommend it. Anyone have any issues with using it in the past? User friendly?
And is there anything that I am missing with this proposed setup? Perhaps I am grossly overlooking something that is staring me in the face that could cause this whole thing to fail? Info or advice? Thanks!
3 - Monitors/terminals (1 PBX, 1 Octel, 1 Windows PC)
3 - Keyboards (same as above)
2 - Dot matrix line by line printers (1 PBX, 1 Octel)
2 - Windows PC's on KVM switch (WIN XP, WIN 2K)
1 - Mouse
Lots - Papers, post-its, manuals, misc. clutter, etc...
I am throwing around the idea of removing ALL of this equipment and starting from scratch. I would like to have one "beefy" Windows PC to act as my PBX, Octel, and companion "terminals" as well as a standard networked PC (will see minimal use). This also means getting rid of the dot matrix printers, and add a networked laser printer of some sort. Also thinking about getting a multiple monitor setup built, so the PBX, Octel, and PC can each have their own desktop.
I have seen our AT&T support tech log into the PBX using his laptop + serial cable and some type of hyperterminal session. This is how I would be getting my connection to each device. I have heard talk of this procomm plus software, and from what I have seen alot of people like it and recommend it. Anyone have any issues with using it in the past? User friendly?
And is there anything that I am missing with this proposed setup? Perhaps I am grossly overlooking something that is staring me in the face that could cause this whole thing to fail? Info or advice? Thanks!