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AVM ISDN-CONTROLLER

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AVM ISDN-Controller A1

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Contents

1 Introduction.......................................................7

1.1 What is ISDN? .................................................................................. 7

1.2 The AVM ISDN-Controller A1.............................................................. 8

1.3 Package Contents ............................................................................ 9

2 Hardware Installation........................................ 11

2.1 Instructions for Various Operating Systems ...................................... 11

2.2 Adjusting the I/O Address ............................................................... 11

2.3 Installing the ISDN-Controller in the PC ............................................. 12

2.4. Connecting the ISDN-Controller to the ISDN Socket .......................... 12

3 Driver Software Installation ................................ 14

3.1 Installation in Windows 95/98 ......................................................... 15

3.1.1 Installing a New Hardware Component .................................. 15

3.1.2 Configuring the Controller .................................................... 17

3.1.3 Physically Installing the Controller ......................................... 18

3.1.4 Installing the Driver Software ................................................ 18

3.1.5 AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver................................................... 20

3.1.6 AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver .................................................. 20

3.1.7 Uninstalling the Controller .................................................... 20

3.2 Installation in Windows NT ............................................................... 21

3.2.1 Installing the Driver Software ................................................ 21

3.2.2 AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver................................................... 24

3.2.3 AVM NDIS WAN CAPI Driver .................................................. 24

3.2.4 Uninstalling the Controller .................................................... 24

Contents

3.3 Installation in Windows 3.x .............................................................. 25

3.3.1 Installing the Driver Software ................................................ 25

3.3.2 Configuring the Controller .................................................... 27

3.3.3 Uninstalling the Controller .................................................... 28

3.4 Installation in MS-DOS ..................................................................... 29

3.4.1 Installing the Driver Software ................................................ 29

3.4.2 Configuring the Controller .................................................... 31

3.4.3 Loading and Unloading the Controller.................................... 32

3.4.4 Uninstalling the Controller .................................................... 33

4 Technical Specifications ...................................... 34

4.1 Jumper Positions for I/O Address Selection ..................................... 34

4.2 Cable Connector Pin Assignments ................................................... 36

4.3 Features and Technical Specifications ............................................. 36

5 Possible Errors and Remedies.............................. 38

5.1 General Malfunctions ...................................................................... 38

5.2 Error Messages ............................................................................. 41

5.2.1 Error Messages in Windows 98 ............................................ 41

5.2.2 Error Messages in Windows 95 ............................................ 41

5.2.3 Error Messages in Windows NT ............................................ 43

5.2.4 Error Messages in Windows 3.x............................................ 44

5.2.5 Error Messages in MS-DOS .................................................. 46

5.3 Technical Assistance from AVM Support .......................................... 47

5.3.1 Support by E-mail ................................................................ 47

5.3.2 Support by Fax.................................................................... 47

Contents

Appendix: The Applications Interface CAPI 2.0 ............... 49

Introduction .............................................................................................. 49

CAPI Features ........................................................................................... 51

IDM Architecture ....................................................................................... 52

CAPI SoftCompression X.75/V.42bis .......................................................... 53

CAPI SoftFax G3 and CAPI SoftModem V32bis ............................................ 54

Index .................................................................... 55

Contents

Conventions Used in this Manual

Graphical Symbols

This symbol points to useful supplementary or background

information.

This symbol indicates important sections.

This symbol indicates especially important instructions

that absolutely must be observed in order to avoid

malfunctions.

Typographical Conventions

Text printed in bold letters represents keys, buttons or

program icons. Examples: RETURN, OK, Load A1.

Quotation marks are used to highlight menus, menu

commands, options, etc. Examples: “File”, “AVM”, “In-

stallation”.

Pointed brackets indicate variables such as

<CD-ROM drive>:

User entries input at the DOS prompt or the Novell

NetWare console are represented as follows:

a:install <RETURN>

1 Introduction

1.1 What is ISDN?

ISDN is the internationally standardized digital telecom-

munications network. The abbreviation ISDN stands for

Integrated Services Digital Network.

ISDN has three important new features that distinguish it

from conventional communications media:

The first is the integration of services. This means that

all public telecommunications services, such as tele-

phony, data communications, telefax, Teletex or video-

tex, are carried over a single data network. Voice, text,

files and even images can be transmitted over ISDN.

Users can connect several different terminals and use all

available services with one ISDN line. Because the ISDN

subscriber access (called a basic-rate interface, or BRI)

provides two user data channels (B channels), two differ-

ent telecommunications services may be used at the

same time—to receive a fax during a telephone conver-

sation, for example.

The second significant difference is the extraordinary

speed of data transmission in ISDN. Voice and data are

transmitted over both of the BRI’s B channels at the rate

of 2 x 64000 bits per second. Furthermore, the AVM

ISDN-Controller A1 PCMCIA allows ISDN applications

to bundle the two B channels so that throughput is

doubled.

The third important feature of ISDN is the end-to-end

digital transmission of user data: this is the basis for high

transmission quality. Poor connections, noise and inter-

ference, which can cause transmission errors or interrup-

tions in analog networks, are eliminated. Data commu-

nication over ISDN thus is not only faster, but also more

reliable than in analog networks.

Yet it was the personal computer that opened up the full

potential of ISDN: it used to be that each service required

different terminal equipment (a fax machine to send

Excellent line quality

High speed

Integrated services

1 Introduction

faxes, a Vtx terminal for Videotex, etc.). Today all that is

needed is a PC, an ISDN PC adapter and the desired

application software. AVM has played a major role in

bringing about this revolutionary development to com-

bine the power and flexibility of the personal computer

and the ISDN network. ISDN and the appropriate commu-

nications software make the PC truly multifunctional!

1.2 The AVM ISDN-Controller A1

The AVM ISDN-Controller A1 creates the connection

between your PC and the ISDN network.

ISDN

interface

Controller

software

ISDN telephone or

ISDN fax or

PBX

Figure 1 PC with AVM ISDN-Controller A1

As the illustration shows, the ISDN-Controller is simply

plugged into a free ISA/EISA bus slot in the PC. A cable

supplied with the ISDN-Controller connects the ISDN-

Controller’s S

interface to the ISDN line.

The AVM ISDN-Controller A1 handles both B channels

of an ISDN BRI line (2 x 64000 bit/s) simultaneously.

Thanks to its compact dimensions, the A1 is quite

suitable for small computer housings. The AVM ISDN-

Controller A1 is a passive adapter: that is, the card has

no microprocessor of its own. All computing is per-

formed by the PC’s processor.

1 Introduction

CAPI

Supported protocols The driver software for the AVM ISDN-Controller A1 is

loaded from the PC’s hard disk and controls the signaling

processes and data transmission, including the simulta-

neous use of both B channels. The software supports the

international D-channel protocol DSS1 (Euro-ISDN) as

well as national protocols like 1TR6. In Microsoft Win-

dows, the protocols 5ESS and NI1 also are supported.

Protocols supported on the B channels include the

common data communications protocols X.75, HDLC

transparent and others.

The AVM ISDN-Controller A1’s driver software pro-

vides the industry standard application interface

COMMON-ISDN-API (CAPI) Version 2.0 (see the Appen-

dix). In Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT and

Windows 3.x, this CAPI version also supports applica-

tions based on CAPI 1.1.

This manual describes installation of the AVM ISDN-

Controller A1 hardware and software. This installation

establishes the connection between the computer and

ISDN. Also included in delivery of the Controller are AVM

ISDN-Tools, a collection of CAPI-based applications.

Contact your distributor to purchase any additional CAPI

applications.

1.3 Package Contents

The Controller package contains:

• The AVM ISDN-Controller A1

• 1 cable to connect the Controller to the ISDN network

(6 m)

• 1 CD with the following directory structure:

\CARDWARE\A1\<Operating System\<Language>\

Setup programs to install the AVM ISDN-Controller A1

in the various operating systems and for different

countries (D-channel protocols).

1 Introduction

\DEVELPER\

Application Development Kit and tools for the develop-

ment of CAPI applications. See the corresponding

documentation in the directory.

\PROGRAMS\

Applications mainly based on CAPI 2.0 such as the

AVM ISDN-Tools. See the AVM ISDN-Tools manual

and the corresponding documentation in the directo-

ries.

• 1 AVM ISDN-Controller A1 manual

• 1 AVM ISDN-Tools manual

2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Instructions for Various Operating

Systems

The AVM ISDN-Controller A1 can be operated on a

variety of software platforms. The exact installation

procedure for the ISDN-Controller varies according to the

operating system in question.

If you work with Windows NT, Windows 3.x or MS-DOS,

first check which I/O address is available in your PC and

change the jumper position on the Controller if necessary

(see Section 2.2). Then install the Controller and the

driver software.

A different sequence of steps is valid for installation in

Windows 95/98. See the instructions for these operat-

ing systems in Chapter 3, “Driver Software Installation”.

2.2 Adjusting the I/O Address

In order to manage and use the ISDN-Controller, the

system must communicate with it through an I/O (input/

output) address.

The default values set on the AVM ISDN-Controller A1 are

an I/O address of 300 and an interrupt (IRQ) level of 5.

If the I/O address is already being used by another

adapter, change the setting before installing the Control-

ler. The ISDN-Controller has one jumper row; the position

of the jumper determines the I/O address. The I/O

address corresponding to each jumper position is listed

in Chapter 4, “Technical Specifications”, and also is

marked beside the jumper contacts on the ISDN-Control-

ler itself. The interrupt can be changed using the A1

Setup program after completion of the software installa-

tion.

Windows NT, Windows

3.x and MS-DOS

Windows 95/98

2 Hardware Installation

2.3 Installing the ISDN-Controller

in the PC

The next step is to insert the Controller card in your

computer. Proceed as follows:

1. First, make sure that the PC and all peripherals are

switched off. Unplug their power cords.

2. Open the cover of the PC. Touch the metal of the PC

housing to discharge any static electricity.

3. Choose an appropriate bus slot, unscrew and re-

move the slot blanking plate at the back of the PC,

and insert the Controller in the slot.

4. Screw the back plate of the Controller onto the back

panel of the PC.

5. Close the computer and plug in the power cords.

2.4. Connecting the ISDN-Controller to the

ISDN Socket

The S

cable supplied has a 9-pin sub-D connector at one

end, which fits the socket on the back plate of the ISDN-

Controller, and an RJ45 plug at the other to connect to

your ISDN line (see Figure 2).

2 Hardware Installation

ISDN

Sub-D connector

RJ45 connector

Figure 2 The cable connectors

Proceed as follows:

1. Connect the 9-pin sub-D connector to the ISDN-

Controller.

2. Tighten the finger screws.

3. Insert the RJ45 plug in your ISDN socket.

Route the six-meter cable as desired.

The hardware installation is now complete.

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