Operation Manual

What Does NetWare Connect for ISDN Provide?

8 Netware Connect for ISDN – 1 Introduction

The CCS and RNSI services have identical capabilities in NetWare Connect

for ISDN 2.1 and NetWare Connect for ISDN 2.0. The differences between the

two versions lie in their specific installation and operation procedures. Fur-

ther information is found in the appropriate sections of this manual.

1.1 What Does NetWare Connect for ISDN Provide?

The server-based software product NetWare Connect for ISDN integrates the

advantages of ISDN in recognized NetWare technology. This powerful com-

munications platform provides users in the LAN and outside it with fast ac-

cess to information and resources in the network—with ISDN reliability and

speed.

Installed on the NetWare server with one or more AVM ISDN-Controllers, Net-

Ware Connect for ISDN provides a service that can be used by every worksta-

tion in the LAN to access ISDN. Sending and receiving faxes, transferring

files, dialing in to on-line services, Internet access and other ISDN-based ap-

plications—all users in the LAN can take advantage of these possibilities us-

ing the ISDN-Controllers in the server. Outside the LAN, remote users can

connect to all LAN resources through NetWare Connect for ISDN, including e-

mail, databases or application software.

The overall result is optimum utilization of the company’s ISDN resources,

together with centralized management of the accompanying security mecha-

nisms and access rights.

LAN-based Access to ISDN: CAPI Connect Service (CCS)

The CAPI Connect Service (CCS) runs on the NetWare server as a NetWare

Connect for ISDN service, making the server’s ISDN interfaces available

throughout the network.

The Network Distributed CAPI (NDC) is started on the workstations and re-

quests the CAPI Connect Service. If CCS accepts the request, NDC is loaded

and a CAPI interface is then available on the workstation. The CAPI interface

is the prerequisite that allows the workstation to use a multitude of CAPI ap-

plications, such as AVM FRITZ! or on-line services’ access software.

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