Tariscope 4.x. Administrator's guide
Chapter 3. Tariscope configuration
3.4. Configuration steps
The Tariscope configuration can be executed in any sequence. The main requirement for correct work of Tariscope is that all required data must be entered and determined.
After the first start of Tariscope the Tariscope Initial Configuration wizard is started.
If you have entered all the necessary data using the Initial Configuration wizard, you can skip a further description of the configuration steps and get to work.
If the initial configuration page has been omitted, or not all the necessary data have been entered, we offer to configure Tariscope using the next step-by-step guide.
| Step 1 | In the Currency rates page, select a main currency. |
| Step 2 | Is more than one currency used in rates? If YES, go to Step 3, otherwise, go to Step 4. |
| Step 3 | Type the currency rates in the Currency rates page. |
| Step 4 | Is more than one a rate plan used for customers (subscribers)? If YES, go to Step 5. Otherwise, go to Step 6. |
| Step 5 | Type names of rate plans in the Rate plans page. |
| Step 6 | Do you wish to divide calls by categories? If YES, go to Step 7. Otherwise, go to Step 8. |
| Step 7 | Type a list of categories in the Categories page. |
| Step 8 | Are you a telecommunications provider (You use Tariscope Provider)? If YES, go to Step 9. Otherwise, go to Step 10. |
| Step 9 | Type a list of services and their parameters in the Services page. |
| Step 10 | Does Tariscope contain the information about your providers? If NO, go to Step 11. Otherwise, go to Step 17. |
| Step 11 | Add a new provider in the Providers and rates page. |
| Step 12 | Add the new rates for outgoing calls and type their parameters in the Provider and rates → new provider → Outgoing → Rates page. |
| Step 13 | Add the new rates for incoming calls, if it needs, and type their parameters in the Provider and rates → new provider → Incoming → Rates page. |
| Step 14 | If the provider provides telephone service, add the area codes, telephone numbers and their parameters in the Provider and rates → new provider → Destination codes or Destinations table. |
| Step 15 | If provider provides an access to Internet, add the IP networks in the Provider and rates → new provider → IP networks page. |
| Step 16 | If necessary, add or change day types in the Provider and rates → new provider → Day types page. |
| Step 17 | Create a new telecommunication node in the All nodes page. |
| Step 18 | Rename the New equipment name as you wish and, configure parameters of this equipment in the Your node → Equipment items page. |
| Step 19 | If necessary, create numbering (dialing) plan in the Your node → Your equipment → Numbering plan page. |
| Step 20 | Type parameters of routes, trunks or gateways in the Your node → Your equipment → Routes and gateways page. |
| Step 21 | If necessary, type prefixes and its parameters in the Your node → Your equipment → Prefixes page. |
| Step 22 | If you have the Tariscope license with the restriction feature, add the restriction classes in the Your node → Your equipment → Restriction classes page. |
| Step 23 | If you need to add a new equipment (telephone system) into the node, create one in the Equipment items page and, go to Step 18. Otherwise, go to Step 24. |
| Step 24 | Type parameters of subscribers (customers) in the Your node → Subscribers page. |
| Step 25 | Create a profile of the Tariscope Observer service and configure its parameters in the Data collection/Observer page. |
| Step 26 | Start the Tariscope Observer service using the page: Data collection/Observer → Your profile → Start service |
| Step 27 | Do you need notifications about events in Tariscope? If YES, type parameters of notifications in the Notifications and mailing page. Otherwise, go to Step 28. |
| Step 28 | Should Tariscope interact with a hotel system? If YES, configure data for the interaction in the Call export/Hotel systems page. Otherwise, go to Step 29. |
| Step 29 | Should Tariscope automatically execute the following actions: a generation of reports, backup of the database, and others? If YES, create a new job in the Tariscope Tasks → Tariscope Tasks page, configure its parameters, and start the Tariscope Tasks service in the Tariscope Tasks → Start service. Otherwise, go to Step 30. |
| Step 30 | Do you want to account for IP traffic from a network equipment using NetFlow (v5 or v9), IPFIX, rFlow, cFlow protocols? If YES, configure parameters of NetFlow collector in the page: NetFlow/IPFIX/rFlow Collector → Configuration, and start the service: NetFlow/IPFIX/rFlow Collector → Start service. Otherwise, go to Step 31. |
| Step 31 | Will more than one user work with Tariscope? If YES, create the new users and set their parameters in the Users page. Otherwise, go to Step 32. |
| Step 32 | Should Tariscope keep track changing in the tables? If YES, configure the tracing in the Changes monitoring page. |
| Step 33 | Finish. |
