Tapi Compatibility - NEC Aspire Manual

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TAPI Compatibility

Aspire S
• Available.
• Third-party TAPI is available.
Description
The system has Telephony Applications Programming Interface (TAPI) capability. TAPI capability
provides:
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The CTA or CTU adapter provides an interface that allows the user personalized control of the tele-
phone system from a desktop or laptop PC when used in conjunction with a TAPI-compliant appli-
cation. The telephone system and PC are connected by installing an adapter on the telephone
keyset, allowing the PC user to access sophisticated communications services via the telephone
lines.
In addition to a compatible system software version, you must also have:
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Product Description
Multiple Trunk Conference requires either loop start trunks with disconnect supervision or
ground start for analog trunks. ISDN does not have this limitation.
Only trunk keys can be used for re-entering a Multiple Trunk Conference. Trunk Group keys
and Loop keys are not supported.
The maximum number of simultaneous trunk-to-trunk conferences allowed is determined by
the Conference feature setup. See Programming below.
Reduced TAPI Feature Set (see the Supported TAPI Commands chart below).
Caller ID data to the PC for data base lookups and screen pops (see the Caller ID Data chart
below).
Telephone control (off-hook, on-hook and dialing).
Aspire keyset telephone containing an RS-232-C CTA Adapter (P/N 0890058) / CTU Adapter
(P/N 0890059) with TAPI compliant Þrmware.
PC Driver for the CTA: PC running Windows 98 Second Edition or higher
PC Driver for the CTU: PC running Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
A TAPI compatible Windows application
Aspire M/L/XL
• Available with software 1.07 or higher.
• Third-party TAPI requires the Basic NTCPU (P/N
0891002) with the PAL upgrade or the Enhanced NTCPU
(P/N 0891038).
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