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CHAPTER 7
Installing the NexPath TAPI 2.1
Service Provider
NexPath provides a TAPI service provider for installation on WinNT4/2000 Workstation and Windows 95/
98/ME systems, as a general dialing interface to Windows programs written to the TAPI standard. Examples
of compatible programs are the Microsoft Dialer, Outlook, and some versions of ACT! and Goldmine.
Installing the NexPath TAPI 2.1 Telephony Service Provider (TSP) program
Before installing the NexPath TSP, make sure that your network in operational and that you can contact the
NexPath Telephony Server from your Windows PC via TCP/IP using the ping program or other method.
See the chapter Network Installation starting on page 21 of the System Administrators Manual, or contact
your system administrator for details on establishing a network connection to the NexPath Telephony
Server.
1.
If you have a previous version of NexPath TAPI installed, uninstall it first. See “Uninstalling the Nex-
Path TAPI Telephony Service Provider (TSP)” on page 135 for directions on uninstalling a previous
version of the NexPath TSP.
2.
Insert the NexPath Telephony Server Release 6 CD-ROM in the Win95/98/ME or WinNT4/2000 Work-
station system from which you want to run the TAPI compatible programs.
3.
If you are using Windows 95, first install Microsoft TAPI 2.1 by clicking on Start, then Run, then
Browse and select the file Tapi2195.exe in the Release6\NexpathTapi21\Win95_ONLY subdirectory.
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