Operation Manual

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3 Driver Software Installation
3 Driver Software Installation
Driver software for the AVM ISDN-Controller A1 is
supplied for the operating systems Windows 98, Win-
dows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.x and MS-DOS.
This chapter contains a section for each of these plat-
forms describing the software installation, ISDN-Control-
ler configuration, loading and unloading of the driver
software and uninstallation of the ISDN-Controller.
Once installed, the driver provides the application inter-
face COMMON-ISDN-API (CAPI) Version 2.0 to all pro-
grams. In Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT and
Windows 3.x, this CAPI driver also supports applications
designed for CAPI Version 1.1. For more information on
the COMMON-ISDN-API interface provided, please see
the Appendix.
AVM ISDN-Controller driver software undergoes continu-
ous development. Updated drivers are available free of
charge. The latest drivers for your AVM ISDN-Control-
ler A1 can be downloaded from the AVM Data Call Center
using Connect2/Connect32 (included) or FRITZ!data.
The drivers are also found in the Internet on AVM’s FTP
server.
AVM Data Call Center
+49 (0)30/39 98 43 00 (IDtrans file transfer protocol)
AVM in the Internet
http://www.avm.de
ftp://ftp.avm.de
Before installation, find out which D-channel protocol is
used on your ISDN line. This may be either DSS1 (Euro-
ISDN) or 1TR6. In Microsoft Windows, the protocols
5ESS and NI1 also are supported.
US only: In addition to the D-channel protocol, ISDN
users in the USA must find out their SPID.
SPID stands for Service Profile IDentifier. A SPID is a
number assigned by your ISDN service provider to each
subscriber interface. SPIDs let the ISDN switch know
CAPI
D-channel protocol
Driver Software Updates