Installation manual

IVX 128 Hardware overview/installation
B.19
Installing the TAPI Phone
Important:
To install the TAPI drivers to a PC with
Windows NT
4.0 where Service Pack 3 (or greater)
hasn’t been installed, please obtain the latest Service Pack — currently, Service Pack 6a,
or “SP6a” — from the following link and install it before continuing:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/recommend/SP6
Requirements
To perform this installation, you will need:
• An IVX Series TAPI Phone (Digital Feature Phone with TAPI interface).
• A PC running
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000
or
XP
and with an unused COM (serial) port.
• A serial communications cable — A DB9 male-to-female cable is shipped with the TAPI Phone. If
the PC has a 25-pin serial connector, you’ll need to obtain a DB9-male-to-DB25-female adapter
(such as Radio Shack
®
model # 26-287).
Also, if Caller ID integration is desired, you should confirm that (a) Caller ID is enabled on the IVX
Series phone system and (b) the telephone company is providing Caller ID service.
Procedure
Note:
If using the CD-ROM shipped with the TAPI Phone, proceed to step 1. Otherwise, skip to step 2.
1.
Insert the CD-ROM into the PC’s CD-ROM drive; then browse to the CD-ROM drive and locate the
Esiivx.exe
file. (Depending on your settings, the file may appear as just
Esiivx
.)
Skip to step 5.
2.
Use your Web browser to reach
http://www.esi-estech.com/ivx_all/software.html#TAPI2000
.
(You’ll need your ESI Resellers’ site password.)
3.
To download the software, click on the link to the
TAPI 2000
software listed as “
For use with
IVX Series TAPI Phones.
”
4.
When prompted, select a folder in which to save the software. (We suggest
C:\Windows\Temp
.)
5.
The software is a self-extracting installer. To launch the installation process, browse to the
Esiivx.exe
file and double-click on it.
6.
If asked whether you wish to continue, click on
Yes
. Then, follow the instructions that appear.
7.
At the end of the installation, you’ll be prompted whether you wish to restart the PC. Click on
Finish
.
8.
As the PC restarts, a window will appear asking you to select the COM (serial) port that will be
used for TAPI activity. Select the appropriate port and click on
OK
.
9.
Connect one end of the provided serial cable to the PC serial port selected in step 8. Connect
the other end to the serial port on the back of the TAPI Phone (see diagram,
below
).
You have now successfully installed the
TAPI 2000
Windows telephony driver. Continue to the next
page to test the operation of the TAPI interface.
Nine-pin
serial connection
IVX Series
TAPI Phone
(rear view)
COM
port
RS-232C
serial cable
P
C
(rear view)
Female plug Male plug