Working with Call Detail Records
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Working with Call Detail Records
The ISDN gateway is able to generate Call Detail Records (CDR) which may be used for auditing and
billing purposes. When logging is enabled, records are generated whenever a new call is established
or terminated, when the auto attendant forwards a call, and so forth.
The ISDN gateway can display up to 20 pages of Call Detail Records. However, the ISDN gateway is
not intended to provide long-term storage of Call Detail Records. You must download the Call Detail
Records and store them elsewhere.
To use the CDR feature, there must be a 256 Mb compact flash card available - in the slot in the front
of the unit. If there is no compact flash card present, and you have enabled CDR logging, errors will be
recorded in the Event log.
When enabled, the CDR log is stored on the compact flash card and displayed on the
Events > CDR
log
page. You can either view the CDR log on that page, or you can download it as an XML file. You
cannot read from the compact flash card using any device other than the ISDN gateway.
When the CDR log is full, the oldest logs are overwritten.
To view and control the CDR log, go to
Events > CDR log
. Refer to the tables below for details of the
options available and a description of the information displayed.
Call Detail Record log controls
Call Detail Record log
Call Detail Record log controls
The CDR log can contain a lot of information. The controls in this section help you to select the
information for display that you find most useful. When you have finished making changes, click
Update display
to make those changes take effect. Refer to the table below for a description of the
options:
Field
Field description
Usage tips
Current
status
This field indicates whether CDR logging
is enabled or disabled. Use the two
buttons (
Enable logging
and
Disable
logging
) to change status. When you
enable logging, the ISDN gateway writes
the CDRs to the compact flash card.
Enabling or disabling CDR logging has
immediate effect. There is no need to
press
Update display
after clicking one
of these buttons.
Ensure there is a compact flash card
available - either in the slot on the front
of the unit or internally.
Messages
logged
The current number of CDRs in the log.
Filter string
Use this field to limit the scope of the
displayed Call Detail Records. The filter
string is not case-sensitive.
The filter string applies to the
Message
field in the log display. If a particular
record has expanded details, the filter
string will apply to these as well.