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  • Page 2 AVM will not be liable for damages arising directly or indirectly from the use of the manual or related software, nor for incidental or consequential damages, except in case of intent or gross negligence.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installing FRITZ!Card PCMCIA Connecting FRITZ!Card PCMCIA to ISDN ..... . 9 What Is Installed? ........10 Installing the Driver Software in Windows XP .
  • Page 4 Updates ..........40 Assistance From AVM Support ......42...

  • Page 5: Typographical Conventions

    Typographical Conventions The following typographic conventions and symbols are used in this manual to make reading easier and to empha- size important information. Highlighting The table below explains the highlighting conventions used in this manual. Highlighting Fuction Example Quotation marks Keys, buttons, icons, “Start / Programs”;...

  • Page 6: Welcome To Fritz!Card

    See the FRITZ! manual in PDF format and section “The Many Facets of FRITZ!” on page 28 for more information. and the AVM system drivers AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver and AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver. For more information on the AVM system drivers, see section “Going Online With AVM System Drivers”...

  • Page 7: What Was Delivered

    The Product Identification Code is printed on the back of the CD jewel case. This number is part of your license agreement with AVM. Be sure to keep it in a safe place! FRITZ!Card – 1 Welcome to FRITZ!Card...

  • Page 8: Installation Requirements

    (such as a headset). FRITZ!Card PCMCIA and the software supplied with it is de- signed as a solution for stand-alone PCs, not for network op- eration. They are only designed to connect an individual PC to the ISDN line.

  • Page 9: Installing Fritz!Card Pcmcia

    Installing FRITZ!Card PCMCIA 2 Installing FRITZ!Card PCMCIA FRITZ!Card PCMCIA can be installed in the operating systems Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows 98. In some operating systems the display of menus and folders can be changed. The following instructions are based on the standard installation of each operating system.

  • Page 10: What Is Installed

    Many Facets of FRITZ!” on page 28 and the FRITZ! soft- ware manual. AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver. See the section “Going On- line With AVM System Drivers” on page 31 for more in- formation. the AVM ISDNWatch program, software for monitoring ISDN activities.

  • Page 11: Installing The Driver Software In Windows Xp

    Windows XP Administrator rights are required to install the driver soft- ware in Windows XP Professional. Once the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA has been inserted in your com- puter, proceed as follows: Switch on your computer. Insert FRITZ!Card PCMCIA into the PCMCIA slot, connec- tor strip first, until the card is positioned firmly.
  • Page 12 Installing the Driver Software in Windows XP Windows XP recognized new hardware as installed To check that the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA installation was successful, open the ”Device Manager” by clicking through ”start / Control Panel / Performance and Main- tenance / System / Hardware”. Double-click “Network adapters”.

  • Page 13: Installing The Driver Software In Windows Me

    Software FRITZ!” on page 17. 2.4 Installing the Driver Software in Windows Me Once the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA has been inserted in your com- puter, proceed as follows: Start the computer and then insert the FRITZ!Card CD. Insert FRITZ!Card PCMCIA into the PCMCIA slot, connec- tor strip first, until the card is positioned firmly.

  • Page 14: Installing The Driver Software In Windows 2000

    Wizard can be used neither to install ISDN hardware and software correctly, nor to set up an ISDN connection. It can only be used to configure a previously installed AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI driver (one of the AVM system drivers).
  • Page 15 Microsoft. This request depends on the driver signature options set on your computer. Answer the question with “Yes”. Repeat this procedure in the next dialog for the AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver. A window appears after the driver software installation is concluded reporting that the software was updated successfully.

  • Page 16: Installing The Driver Software In Windows 98

    Installing the Driver Software in Windows 98 2.6 Installing the Driver Software in Windows 98 Once the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA has been inserted in your computer, the Plug and Play mechanism of Windows 98 rec- ognizes the new hardware device. The “Add New Hardware Wizard”...

  • Page 17: Installing The Communications Software Fritz

    Wizard can be used neither to install ISDN hardware and software correctly, nor to set up an ISDN connection. It can only be used to configure a previously installed AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI driver (one of the AVM system drivers).

  • Page 18: Avm Isdn Capi Port Driver Installation

    2.8 AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver Installation Upon conclusion of the FRITZ! communications software in- stallation, you can install the AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver. A window with four settings pages is displayed: Modems Select here the CAPI Port modems you would like to in- stall, such as “AVM ISDN Internet (PPP over ISDN)”...

  • Page 19: Where To Find What After Installation

    Software” on page 27 and the FRITZ! manual available in PDF format on the installation CD. If you have installed the AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver, a link to the Help file for the ISDN CAPI Port Driver is created on your desktop.

  • Page 20: Installing Individual Software Components

    AVM continuously extends the functionality of the driver software for your FRITZ!Card PCMCIA. To ensure that your in- stallation of FRITZ!Card PCMCIA is up to date, you should in- stall new driver software whenever new drivers are made available. To do so, proceed as follows: Open the following Internet page: www.avm.de/en/download...
  • Page 21 Confirm the installation in the next window by clicking “Yes” and then click “Next” in the AVM window of FRITZ!Card PCMCIA. 10. Then specify the folder in which the latest driver soft- ware is to be saved on your computer and confirm by clicking “Next”.
  • Page 22 Answer the question with “Continue Any- way” (in Windows XP) or “Yes” (in Windows 2000). Re- peat this procedure in the next dialog for the AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver. 14. An information window appears announcing that the update has been concluded successfully.

  • Page 23: Removing Fritz!Card Pcmcia

    See the section below that describes uninstallation in your operating system. 3.1 Removing Software in Windows XP When the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA hardware is removed from the slot, the driver software is deactivated automatically. It is not necessary to remove the software.

  • Page 24: Removing Software In Windows Me And 98

    Make sure that the “Change or Remove Programs” but- ton is selected in the column at left. If the FRITZ! communications software and the AVM IS- DN CAPI Port driver are installed on your system, then they both appear in the list of “Currently installed pro- grams”:...

  • Page 25: Removing Software In Windows 2000

    Restart your computer. Rebooting the computer concludes the uninstallation. 3.3 Removing Software in Windows 2000 Proceed as follows to remove the FRITZ!Card PCMCIA driver software in Windows 2000: Select “Start / Settings / Control Panel”, then double- click the “Add/Remove Hardware” icon.
  • Page 26 Make sure that the “Change or Remove Programs” but- ton is selected in the column at left. If the FRITZ! communications software and the AVM CA- PI Port driver are installed on your system, then they both appear in the list of “Currently installed pro- grams”:...

  • Page 27: Fritz!: Internet And Isdn Software

    Internet access using the module FRITZ!web supplied. Another way to access the Internet is to use Windows’ Dial- Up Networking with the AVM system drivers. For more infor- mation, see the section “Going Online With AVM System Drivers” on page 31.

  • Page 28: The Many Facets Of Fritz

    The Many Facets of FRITZ! 4.1 The Many Facets of FRITZ! Once FRITZ!Card is installed on your computer, the applica- tion interface CAPI 2.0 is available. The FRITZ! communica- tions software uses this interface to access the installed hardware. FRITZ! consists of the following modules: The module FRITZ!web allows the user to dial into the Inter- net simply and directly.

  • Page 29: Blocking Numbers With Isdnwatch

    Blocking Numbers With ISDNWatch 4.2 Blocking Numbers With ISDNWatch ISDNWatch is a program which offers a multitude of func- tions to support you in controlling and securing your ISDN connections. Besides displaying the B-channel activities and the option of monitoring and logging all ISDN connections, ISDNWatch al- so offers a number filter.
  • Page 30 All Information at a Glance All Information at a Glance The FRITZ!web window displays all important information about the current connection: The colors of four connection LEDs indicate whether a default provider is configured, whether the B channels are inactive, in the process of connecting or active, and whether data compression is set for an active connec- tion.

  • Page 31: Using Isdn Services With Fritz

    4.5 Going Online With AVM System Drivers As an alternative to FRITZ!web, Internet connections can be established using the AVM system drivers, ISDN CAPI Port Driver and ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver. Both drivers are con- trolled over Dial-Up Networking, but use different interfaces to the Windows system.
  • Page 32 Internet, you must exit FRITZ!web or remove it from the Star- tup group. AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver The AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver allows you to use an ISDN- Controller as if it were a modem. Programs designed to communicate with modems can use the AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver to address the ISDN interface.
  • Page 33 AVM ISDN TAPI Services for CAPI AVM ISDN TAPI Services for CAPI AVM ISDN TAPI Services for CAPI are drivers which can be used to implement TAPI applications with AVM ISDN-Control- lers universally in Windows. TAPI (Telephony Application Programming Interface) is a te- lephony interface by Microsoft that allows telephony appli- cations to be controlled from Windows.

  • Page 34: How Does Fritz!Card Work

    How Does FRITZ!Card Work 5 How Does FRITZ!Card Work This chapter provides basic information about FRITZ!Card on the ISDN line and the way an ISDN-Controller functions. 5.1 FRITZ!Card on the ISDN Line When your ISDN access is configured, the ISDN provider in- stalls a network terminator (NT) first.
  • Page 35 FRITZ!Card on the ISDN Line with analog extensions ISDN phone Computer with FRITZ!Card Analog phone with Cordless answering machine phone Typical configuration of a point-to-multipoint ISDN line Some PBX systems provide both analog and digital exten- sions. ISDN terminal devices may be connected directly to these digital extensions.

  • Page 36: How Does An Isdn-Controller Work

    FRITZ! communications software are also based on CAPI 2.0, as are a number of programs by other manufacturers. AVM provides the system drivers AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver and ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver for pro- grams that require a modem or a network adapter.
  • Page 37 SoftModem V.110, V.120, T.90, ISO 8208 (X.25) SoftFax G3 X75/V42bis FRITZ!Card PCMCIA FRITZ!Card functional diagram Functions of the Driver Software A basic-rate ISDN line is equipped with three channels: two B channels and one D channel. The B channels are used for data transmission such as faxes.
  • Page 38 ISDN application such as FRITZ!data. CAPI SoftFax G3 The driver software allows FRITZ!Card PCMCIA to be used with all CAPI-based Windows fax applications. FRITZ!Card PCMCIA sends and receives faxes at a rate of up to 14,400 bit/s and signals like any G3 fax machine.

  • Page 39: Information, Updates And Support

    FRITZ!Card PCMCIA can be found on the FRITZ!Card CD in the WINDOWS.XP or WINDOWS.2K folder, respective- Help files for the AVM system drivers: If you install an AVM system driver, such as the CAPI Port Driver, a short- cut to the corresponding Help file is created on your desktop.

  • Page 40: Updates

    “How to Perform an Update of the Driver Software” on page 20. The AVM FTP server can also be used to download current driver software. The download area of the FTP server can be accessed by clicking the “FTP Server” link or entering the fol- lowing address: www.avm.de/ftp...
  • Page 41 AVM Data Call Center (ADC) AVM Data Call Center (ADC) All programs and drivers available on AVM’s Internet site can also be downloaded from the AVM Data Call Center (ADC). You can reach the AVM Data Call Center with FRITZ!data...

  • Page 42: Assistance From Avm Support

    Support requests can be sent to AVM by e-mail. Please use the AVM Support request form at: http://www.avm.de/en/service/support/ Fill out the form and send it to AVM support by clicking the “Send” button. Support by Fax If necessary, you can reach AVM Support at the telephone...
  • Page 43 98, the Readme file is located in the “AVM” program group. Once you have put together all of this information, please fax them to AVM Support. We hope that the support team will be able to assist you in resolving the problem. FRITZ!Card – 6 Information, Updates and Support...

  • Page 44: Index

    AT commands inserting FRITZ!Card PCMCIA AVM Data Call Center (ADC) installation AVM ISDN CAPI Port Driver communications software AVM ISDN NDIS WAN CAPI Driver errors AVM ISDN TAPI Services for CAPI in Windows 2000 AVM support in Windows 98 AVM system drivers...
  • Page 45 S0 interface service indicator software components support TAPI uninstallation in Windows 2000 in Windows XP software components in Windows Me and 98 updates information performing updating driver software updating the driver software in Windows 2000 in Windows XP FRITZ!Card – Index...

  • Page 46: Declaration Of Ce Conformity

    The manufacturer AVM GmbH Address Alt-Moabit 95 D-10559 Berlin herewith declares that the product Type ISDN-Controller Product FRITZ!Card PCMCIA complies with the following directives: 1999/5/EEC R&TTE Directive: Radio Equipment and Telecommunica- tions Terminal Equipment 89/336/EEC EMC Directive: Electromagnetic Compatibility 73/23/EEC...

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