User's Manual

Contents
Chapter 1: New in this release...........................................................................................
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Features....................................................................................................................................................
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Revision history.........................................................................................................................................
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Chapter 2: Introduction......................................................................................................
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Chapter 3: System requirements.......................................................................................
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Supported operating systems...................................................................................................................
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Server PC requirements............................................................................................................................
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Client PC Requirements............................................................................................................................
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Optional hardware.....................................................................................................................................
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Database server requirements..................................................................................................................
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Network information..................................................................................................................................
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Chapter 4: Installation steps..............................................................................................
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Chapter 5: Preparing external devices..............................................................................
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Integration with IP-DECT Manager...........................................................................................................
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National Instruments Analog/Digital Hardware.........................................................................................
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Hardware installation.................................................................................................................................
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Software installation..................................................................................................................................
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Chapter 6: Preparing the Operating System....................................................................
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Installing IIS...............................................................................................................................................
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Chapter 7: Installing third-party software.........................................................................
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Installing Adobe Reader 9.........................................................................................................................
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Installing SQL Server................................................................................................................................
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Installing National Instruments Field Point and DataSocket.....................................................................
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Chapter 8: Install DECT Manager......................................................................................
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Before you start.........................................................................................................................................
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Installing DECT Manager..........................................................................................................................
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Install a DECT Messenger Client..............................................................................................................
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Uninstalling DECT Messenger..................................................................................................................
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Chapter 9: Getting started with DECT Messenger...........................................................
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Loading licenses.......................................................................................................................................
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Configuring DECT Messenger..................................................................................................................
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Standard configuration database.....................................................................................................
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Starting eKERNEL............................................................................................................................
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Using eCONFIG (Configurator)........................................................................................................
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Using eCONFIG in a distributed environment..................................................................................
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Chapter 10: Module eAPI....................................................................................................
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Introduction...............................................................................................................................................
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Limitations.................................................................................................................................................
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Input program functionality only................................................................................................................
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No central configuration............................................................................................................................
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Basic architecture......................................................................................................................................
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Message format........................................................................................................................................
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Introduction to a sockets client..................................................................................................................
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Creating a basic sockets client using Visual Basic...................................................................................
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