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  • Page 1 ISDN TA 56k FAX/ MODEM PC Card User Manual...
  • Page 2: System Requirements

    INTRODUCTION The ISDN TA PC Card brings the latest in mobile communication technology with flexibility and convenience. With the wide range ISDN signaling protocols switches supports, mobile experts may enjoy the mobile communication across the world and the high speed digital service. System Requirements Pentium 75 or above At least 30MB free hard disk space...
  • Page 3: Physical Specifications

    G3 fax (CAPI only) Voice (CAPI only) Line Rate 64/56 Kbps on 1 B-channel 128/112 Kbps on 2 B-channel (PPP/MP) 64/56Kbps on 1 B-channel 16Kbps on D-channel ISDN Network & Switch Compatibility National ISDN-1 (NI-1) AT&T 5ESS Custom Northen Telecom DMS-100 Custom DSS1 (Euro-ISDN) INS-Net 64 Application Program Interface Supported...
  • Page 4: Parts Names

    Parts Names 15-pin PC Card Connector Analog Fax/Modem DAA 15-pin PC Card Connector Connccet to PSTN Telephone Line ISDN Network Connection Cable Ear-piece Connect to ISDN Line ISDN Phone Kit Microphone - 3 -...
  • Page 5: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION If you are using the ISDN TA PC Card under Windows 95/98, Do NOT insert the PCMCIA card until after the software installation is completed. Align the PC card with the arrow sign pointing toward the computer’s PCMCIA slot. Connect the 15-pin PC card connectors with the two exposed end of the PC card.
  • Page 6 FIRST THING TO KNOW BEFORE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION The ISDN TA PC Card is designed to support a wide bandwidth of interfaces/drivers for a total solution in different environments. The software setup procedures accordingly vary from interfaces/drivers to interfaces/drivers. To help you set up the software efficiently, the software installation is organized by interfaces under Windows 95/98/2000 and Windows NT respectively.
  • Page 7: Windows Nt

    Windows NT Hyper Terminal CAPI NDIS RVS-COM Center * PPP * PPP CAPI 2.0 NDIS Por t * Modem over ISDN * G3 Fax Interface Driver * Voice application ISDN Low Level Driver The blocked area indicate that after when setup.exe has been executed (see section titled “Installing Device Driver”), the Phone Dialer CAPI mode and NDIS were also installed.
  • Page 8: Installing The Device Driver

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98/2000 Installing the Device Driver Insert the device driver compact disc or disks by sequence into your computer. Double-click My Computer. Double-click the drive whichever contains the device driver. For example, if you are using disks, insert the disks into drive A, double-click “3½ Floppy (A:)”.
  • Page 9 Select the appropriate protocol in Windows 2000. Click Next. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish setting. Installing the Application Programs Before you start, make sure the type of your Application Program Interface. The Application Program Interface (API) is used as the interface between the hardware (ISDN TA PC Card) and the application programs.
  • Page 10 Name the new connection appropriately. Select Intelligent ISDN MODEM (modem). Enter in the area code and phone number of your Internet Service Provider (ISP). Leave out the ‘-‘. (Example: ‘1234567’ NOT ‘123-4567’ ) Typically, the country and area codes are not required and should be disabled.
  • Page 11 Select the proper switch type corresponding to your need. Switch Type varies between countries. Although you have the option of “Automatic” as a selection, it is highly recommended that you choose a specific selection, to reduce the chance of incompatibility. Typically the selections are as follows: Area...
  • Page 12 Making Multilink PPP Connections This ISDN TA PC Card supports the combining of two 64 Kbps data channels into the equivalent of a single 128 Kbps line, which is known as Multi-Link connection. To make the multilink PPP connections, firstly the PPP connection has to be completed, and the hardware (the ISDN TA PC Card) has been properly installed.
  • Page 13 Maximum speed=1200 V.110 user rate = 1200 bps. Maximum speed=2400 V.110 user rate = 2400 bps. Maximum speed=4800 V.110 user rate = 4800 bps. Maximum speed=9600 V.110 user rate = 9600 bps. Maximum speed=19200 V.110 user rate = 19200 bps. Maximum speed=38400 V.110 user rate = 38400 bps.
  • Page 14 Set up the second application, for example, V.120: (a) Add the 2 COM port. Enter “Control Panel” “Modem”. Click “Add” button. Check “Other”. Click “Next”. Check “Don’t detect my modem; I will select it from a list”. Click “Next”. Select “Intelligent ISDN” in “Manufacturers”, and “Intelligent ISDN MODEM (modem)”...
  • Page 15 YOU TALK TO THE REMOTE PARTIES EASILY THROUGH ITS UNIQUE “VOICE PHONE OVER ISDN” FEATURE, WHICH IS EXACTLY SAME AS USING NORMAL TELEPHONE SET FOR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. Note: “Voice over ISDN” function can not be concurrently used with “Modem over ISDN” applications. Only one of the applications is possible at one time.
  • Page 16 It is also possible to use one ISDN B-channel for ISDN data calls (PPP, V.110, or V.120) and the other B-channel for ISDN Phone voice calls simultaneously. For example, use configuration utility to make or answer voice calls, and use appropriate APs, such as Hypertrm, Telix, and Microsoft Dial-Up Networking for ISDN data transfers.
  • Page 17 connections. You can also use other third party fax/modem software for your applications Now the ISDN MODEM PC Card works exactly like an traditional analog 56K fax/modem. You can use G3 fax or 56K modem function as desired. CAPI Mode Before starting any applications in CAPI mode,...
  • Page 18 Click Express configuration main line>. Follow the on-screen instruction to finish the installation. To make sure if the RVS-COM has been well installed, you may check by going to the Start menu->Settings->Control Panel->Modems to see if “RVS ISDN Internet PPP” exists in there as illustrated below. Making PPP connections Execute RVSCommCenter”.
  • Page 19 Click Configure…. Select “RVS Port (COM#)”. Click OK. Click Next. Enter the ISDN phone number of your ISP. Click Next. Click “Finish”. Now you are ready for Internet access through CAPI. Making Multilink PPP Connections There are two ways to setup the ISDN PC Card for Multilink PPP (MP or MLP) connections through CAPI mode.
  • Page 20 Open the General tab. Click “MP Enabled” in “PPP Setting”. Apply the other settings, “BOD Enabled” and “Second Phone No.” if available. Now you are ready for Internet access. Method 2 Execute RVSCommCenter”. Click the Service tab. When the above dialog box appear, check 2 COM port and click OK.
  • Page 21 Select the RVS COM ISDN port that you just added. Click Next. Click “Finish”. Now you can see “RVS ISDN Internet PPP #2” in the modem list in “Control Panel” “Modem”. 10. Enter “Dial-Up Networking” folder in My Computer. - 20 -...
  • Page 22 11. Click “Make new Connection”, and name the new connection appropriately. For example, “RVS_MP”. Select the modem “RVS ISDN Internet PPP”. Click Next. 12. Enter the ISDN phone number your ISDN ISP. Click Next to finish. 13. Right-click the new connection in Dial-Up Network. Click Property. 14.
  • Page 23 Double-click “Make New Connection”. Name the new connection appropriately. For example, “RVS_V.110”. Select “RVS ISDN V.110” in “Select a device” box. Click “Configure” button, and specify the V.110 user rate in “Maximum speed” box. Click “Next”. Maximum speed=1200 V.110 user rate = 1200 bps. Maximum speed=2400 V.110 user rate = 2400 bps.
  • Page 24 Select “RVS ISDN X.75 transparent” in “Connect using” box. Click “OK”. Click “Dial” button to make dialing. After establish the ISDN link, you can use the data transmission protocol, such as Z-modem or X-modem, for data transfer. For servers which support X.75 T.70NL protocol, you have to choose “RVS ISDN X.75 T.70NL”...
  • Page 25 Select, by opening the list of the field Name, another party that has already been saved, or enter a Name for a new other party. Enter the Phone number of the other party and check Other party uses ISDN Eurofile transfer. Click Next. Enter the details for the connection in the Connect To dialog box.
  • Page 26 If you have entered new connection data you are prompted to save the connection data when you Exit RVS TransferMaster. The new other party is then added to the selection list of the field Name in the dialog box New Connection.
  • Page 27 Open the ISDN tab. Select appropriate ISDN voice encoding scheme for your location. Generally, you should select “A-law” for European countries, and “Mu-law” for N. America. Run “Config” in “Configuration Utility”. Open “Switch type” tab. Choose appropriate “Voice Encoding” scheme. Now you are ready to use the RVS-COM’s Softmodem function.
  • Page 28 Select “Answered by Modem” in “Incoming Call Answering” (the incoming analog calls will be answered by the built-in modem). Click “Apply” and “OK”. Run “HyperTerminal”. Select “RVS ISDN Modem analog”. Now you can use the “modem over PSTN” function with “HyperTerminal” utility or other Microsoft DUN-based application programs (make new connections through Dial-Up Networking) to connect to the remote parties.
  • Page 29 Open the Service tab. Select Accept calls. Select Fax. Click OK. Sending a fax Start Create New Fax in the RVS-COM group programs. Click OK. - 28 -...
  • Page 30 Follow the on-screen instruction to enter the necessary information. When all set, RVS will send out the fax for you automatically. Receiving a fax Wait for incoming fax calls. You can go to Inbox to read the incoming fax. Voice Applications The voice applications included are: Digital answering machine - 29 -...
  • Page 31 ISDN Phone (acts like a telephone set, that you can communicate with the remote parties over ISDN line) To fully use the voice applications, especially the ISDN Phone service, a full- duplex audio device (sound card) is required. Full-duplex means, that your audio device can handle incoming and outgoing sound signals simultaneously (i.e.
  • Page 32 Click Settings to record/edit your greeting message. The incoming voice message will be stored in “Inbox”. Double-click the received voice mails to play back the messages. ISDN Phone Start RVS-COM “CommCenter”. Open the Service tab. Clear the selections of the Accept calls and the Answerphone check box.
  • Page 33 Run “Config” in “Configuration Utility”. Open “Switch type”. Choose appropriate “Voice Encoding” scheme. The setting should be consistent with RVS-COM in step (3). Start Telephone in “RVS-COM Lite” program group. Click “Answerphone” function bar to the OFF state (for the ON state is for “Answering machine”...
  • Page 34 NDIS Mode NDIS is dedicatedly designed for Internet connections with Microsoft ISDN Accelerator Pack. Perform the following steps to install the NDIS driver,. Make sure ISDN Accelerator Pack is pre-installed, and the PC Card is firmly seated. Go to Control Panel. Select Add New Hardware. Click Next. Select “No”...
  • Page 35 Double-click “Make New Connection”. Name the new connection appropriately. For example, “PPP_NDIS”. Select “ISDN-Line#” (in this case “ISDN-Line0”) in the “Select a device” box. Click “Configure” to check and configure the other settings. Click “Next” Type the ISDN phone number of your ISP that you want to call. Click “Next”, and click “Finish”...
  • Page 36 Click “Settings” button in “General” settings folder. Select “Use additional devices”. Click Add, and specify the additional device name and the secondary phone number, if available, for making Multi-Link PPP connections. Click “OK” to finish the Multi-Link PPP settings. Open the “Server Types” folder and complete all the TCP/IP settings accordingly, refer to the information provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
  • Page 37 Now you can use the Internet application software, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator, to connect to ISP with Multilink PPP mode. - 36 -...
  • Page 38 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT4.X Installing the Device Driver Go to Control Panel. (You may go to the Start menu, select Setting to open the Control Panel folder.) Select Network. A Network dialog box will appear as illustrated below. Select Adapter tab. Click Add…. The following dialog box will appear.
  • Page 39 If you are using disks to install the device driver, insert the disk into your free floppy drive and type in the drive name, for example, A:, to continue. Or if you are using compact disk to install, insert the compact disk into your computer and type in the CD-ROM drive letter followed by winnt\driver, and click OK to continue.
  • Page 40 10. When the Network dialog box appears, select the Services tab. 11. Select Remote Access Service. Click Properties. The following figure will appear. 12. Select Add... When the Add RAS Device dialog box appears, select ISDN1 – ISDN_TA and click OK. Press Add... again to add ISDN2- ISDN_TA.
  • Page 41 program will continue automatically. When finished, Windows will prompt you to restart your computer. Click Yes to continue. - 40 -...
  • Page 42 Installing the Application Programs Before you start, make sure the type of your Application Program Interface. The Application Program Interface (API) is used as the interface between the hardware (ISDN TA PC Card) and the application programs. Up to date, the available Application Program Interface for Windows NT are NDIS and CAPI.
  • Page 43 Internet Access Go to My Computer. Select Dial-Up Networking. Click New... to name the phonebook. Enter the name properly. Shift to the next tab to enter the required data as illustrated below. When finished, click OK. Select Dial to continue. When the Connect to ISDN dialogue appears, you are on the Internet.
  • Page 44 CAPI Mode Installing RVS-COM Lite Make sure the RVS-COM Lite “CommCenter” has been executed before start any application in CAPI mode. For details, refer to the previous section with the same title in the Windows 95/98 environment. Applications All the applications applied in Windows NT can be executed as in Windows 95/98.
  • Page 45 20. Click “Dial” to make connection immediately. Or click “Close” to wait for later PPP applications. Making Multilink PPP connections 1. Perform the above steps in the previous section to complete the PPP connection. 2. Run RVS-COM “CommCenter”. If only one COM port is assigned, you have to add another ISDN port.
  • Page 46 24. Click “Configure…” command button. Enable (tick) “RVS ISDN Internet PPP #2…). 25. Click “Phone numbers…”. Give the 2 ISDN phone number for your Multilink PPP connections, if any. If your ISP just support single phone number for Multilink PPP connections, you must enter the number here. Click “Add”.
  • Page 47 Modem over ISDN Connections by using built-in 56K Modem Run RVS-COM “CommCenter”. Get into “Ports” tab. Make sure the “ISDN” port is activated (the check box is ticked). Click “OK”. Enter “Control Panel” “Modems”. Click “Add” button. Select “Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list”. Click “Next”.
  • Page 48 Select the COM port that is identical to the COM port assignment in “Windows Port”. Click “Next”. Click “Finish”. Now you will see “RVS ISDN Modem analog” in the modem properties list. 10. Click “Close”. 11. Click “Yes”, when “Modem Setup” window pops-up. 12.
  • Page 49 ISDN AT COMMANDS Besides using configuration utility as described in the previous section, you can alternatively use ISDN AT command to configure and use the Intelligent ISDN TA PC Card. More specifically, AT commands are usually issued to the ISDN TA PC Card to control the TA's operation and configuration.
  • Page 50 As shown above, it is not necessary to put spaces between the commands (there is no space between AT, !C0=0, !Z=9, and &N0=0). The ISDN TA usually returns an response at the next line if it understands the command. The response is usually OK or ERROR unless the AT command has other extended messages.
  • Page 51: Appendix A: Isdn At Command

    APPENDIX A: ISDN AT COMMAND Command Description Go off-hook (answer the incoming call immediately) ATB? Display V.110 user rate for out-going calls ATBn n=0 V.110 user rate: 600 bps V.110 user rate: 1200 bps V.110 user rate: 2400 bps V.110 user rate: 4800 bps V.110 user rate: 9600 bps V.110 user rate: 19200 bps V.110 user rate: 38400 bps...
  • Page 52 n=06 INS 64 , for Japan AT!C6=n Set Service Profile ID 0 (SPID 0), where " n" is the SPID number up to 20 characters. Example, ISDN phone number: 5551000 SPID 0: 0555100001 AT!C2=n Set Service Profile ID 1 (SPID 1), where " n" is the SPID number up to 20 characters.
  • Page 53: Appendix B: Basic At Command Set

    APPENDIX B: BASIC AT COMMAND SET Refer to the file named “MDMCMD.TXT” that came together with this user manual for the Fax/Modem AT command details. - 52 -...

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