Configuring the Transmitter Options
The following steps show you how to configure the Transmitter to send HL7 result or query messages and receive HL7 acknowledgements from your client HIS/EMR systems.
To configure the Transmitter Options do the following:

• From the Transmitter window click on the Options icon
  The Transmitter Options configuration window appears
• If you are running more than one Transmitter please name this transmitter in the "Window Name" column (default LINKMED® Transmitter Service)
• Enter the IP address of the system to which the Transmitter will be sending the result or query message in the "Transmit to TCP/IP address" box. This is the information you are collecting from your client
• Enter the port number of your client server to which LINKMED® HL7 TCP/IP Transmitter can open a connection in the "Port #" box. This is the information you are collecting from your client
• Leave the transmit files at default directory (1st Transmitter), subsequence Transmitter click on the browse (…) button to browse to the directory of the message to be transmitted
• Leave the message Protocols at default setting (MLLP format 2)
• Configure the Transmitter HL7 Acknowledgements in the ACK column by clicking on the down arrow and select "Validate HL7 Message" from the list
• Click on the Options button to the right of the ACK column and configure the Processing ID and HL7 version of your interface HL7 message (default= P (Production), HL7 version= 2.3)
• Configure the Time Delay waiting for message Acknowledgements (default is 4 seconds but in HL7 Billing interface you should increase this "Waiting for ACK" Time Delay to 20 seconds or longer)
• Click OK to save your configuration
• Response Yes to restart your Transmitter
  Note: Activate the LINKMED® TCP/IP transmitter to run as service only when your interface is in "Production", during interface testing phase you should leave this option unchecked or put the transmitter in manual start mode
  
  

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LINKMED® HL7 TCP/IP Transmitter Options Configuration Window

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