Installation manual

Hardware overview/installation IVX 128
B.20
Testing TAPI
Windows
includes a simple TAPI application called
Phone Dialer
that can be used to test the TAPI
interface by dialing a phone number. Two versions of
Phone Dialer
are currently available. Depend-
ing on which version of
Windows
you have, follow the appropriate test procedure for the
Phone
Dialer
software on your PC.
Testing with
Phone Dialer
(
Windows 95/98/ME
)
1.
Click on the
Windows
Start
button; then click on
Run
, type
Dialer
in the Run window and click
on
OK
. This will start the file
Dialer.exe
.
2.
In the
Phone Dialer
window, click on the
Tools
menu; then click on
Connect Using...
3.
In the
Line
field, select
ESI IVX Telephony Service Provider
and click on
OK
.
4.
Once again, click on
Tools
; then click on
Dialing Properties...
5.
Enter the local area code and the appropriate access codes for an outside line; to insert a
pause, use a comma (
e.g.
, for local calls, you might use
9,
).
6.
Make sure the
To disable call waiting, dial:
box is
not
checked. Then, click on OK.
7.
In the
Phone Dialer
window, enter the number to dial and click on
Dial
.
8.
If the TAPI installation was successful, the phone’s
SPEAKER
key will light up and you’ll hear the
phone number being dialed. If the call can’t be completed, add one or more commas to the
outside access codes; also, verify that the other dialing properties are correct for the area from
which you’re calling.
Testing with
Phone Dialer
1.0 (
Windows NT/2000/XP
)
1.
Click on the
Windows
Start
button; then click on
Run
, then click on
Run
, type
Dialer
in the Run
window and click on
OK
. This will start the file
Dialer.exe
.
2.
In the
Phone Dialer
window, click on the
Edit
menu; then click on
Options
.
3.
In the
Options
window, click on
Phone and Modems Option
.
4.
In the
Phone and Modems
window, a location entry should be highlighted. Click on
Edit
.
5.
In the
Edit Locations
window, e nter the local area code and the appropriate access codes for
an outside line; to insert a pause, use a comma (
e.g.
, for local calls, you might use
9,
).
6.
Make sure the
To disable call waiting, dial:
box is
not
checked. Then, click on OK.
7.
In the
Phone and Modem Options
window, click on
OK
.
8.
In the
Options
window, under
Line Used For...
, select
ESI IVX Telephony Service Provider
and
click on
OK
.
9.
In the
Phone Dialer
window, click on
Dial
and enter the number to dial in the
Dial
window.
Then, click on the
Phone Call
radio button, followed by the
Place Call
button.
10.
If the TAPI installation was successful, the phone’s
SPEAKER
key will light up and you’ll hear the
phone number being dialed. If the call can’t be completed, add one or more commas to the
outside access codes; also, verify that the other dialing properties are correct for the area from
which you’re calling.
Proceeding to use TAPI
The TAPI interface is now ready to be integrated with the user’s preferred TAPI-enabled application.
For instructions on connecting to the TAPI driver, refer to the documentation for that application.