Billion USB ISDN TA128 USBTAQG User manual

mini USB ISDN TA128
User’s Manual

Billion mini USB ISDN TA128
CE Approval
All CE approved ISDN devices may be connected to the Euro-
ISDN in all countries of the EU.
Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 has been approved by the
German TÜV according to the new European procedure and
may therefore be connected to the Euro-ISDN in all EU
countries. This ISDN TA therefore complies with:
♦ CTR-3 (ISDN Basic Rate Access)
♦ Electromagnetic Compatibility Standards
♦ Safety Standards
CE/EMC Restriction of Liability
The product described in this handbook was designed, produced
and approved according to the EMC-regulations and is certified
to be within EMC limitations.
If the product is used in an uncertified PC, the manufacturer
undertakes no warranty in respect to the EMC limits. The
described product in this handbook was constructed, produced
and certified so that the measured values are within EMC
limitations. In practice and under special circumstances, it may
be possible, that the product may be outside of the given limits
if it is used in a PC that is not produced under EMC certification.
It is also possible in certain cases and under special
circumstances, which the given EMC peak values will become
out of tolerance. In these cases, the user himself is responsible
for compliance with the EMC limits.
The manufacturer refuses all liability claims and may not be
liable in any cases, which may occur in the practical use of the
product outside of the EMC limitation.

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 An Overview of Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 1
1.1.1 What is ISDN? 1
1.1.2 What is USB? 2
1.1.3 Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 2
1.2 Package Contents 3
1.3 Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 Features 3
CHAPTER 2 5
INSTALLATION 5
2.1 Before Installing 5
2.2 The Front Panel LEDs 6
2.3 Connecting the Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 6
2.4 Driver Installation 8
2.5 ISDN Utility Installation 18
2.5.1 The Diagnostic Program 20
2.5.2 The ISDN STATUS Program 21
2.6 Using Multilink PPP 21
2.7 Uninstalling Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 26
CHAPTER 3 27
TROUBLESHOOTING 27

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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 An Overview of Billion mini USB
ISDN TA128
1.1.1 What is ISDN?
ISDN is an abbreviation for Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISDN transfers information digitally and integrates all
telecommunication services (such as telephone, teletext,
videotex, etc.) into a single network. Using ISDN, you can
transfer text, voice, data files, images, and even video.
Before the use of ISDN, telecommunications operated using
analog devices, which limited the quality of telecommunication
transfers. With ISDN technology, the telephone lines can
transmit data digitally with much greater speed and clarity of
transmission than with analog transmissions. The ISDN is
capable of transmitting all kinds of information at greatly
accelerated rates. A typical modem transmission has a rate of
56Kbps (kilobits per second or thousand bits per second). ISDN
digital technology allows transfer rates of up to 128Kbps.
Because ISDN transmits data digitally, the data is virtually error
free, and the transmission is much clearer, with fewer
interruptions and slowdowns in facsimile transmissions. With

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ISDN devices implemented throughout the world, a truly digital
network will emerge, allowing everyone fast and easy access to
the global information highway.
1.1.2 What is USB?
USB is an abbreviation for Universal Serial Bus. It is a new
peripheral bus employing a single connector type for all low-
speed and medium-speed devices, such as keyboard, mouse,
monitor, floppy drive, printer, scanner, digital camera, modem
and ISDN TA. It brings plug-and-play of computer peripherals
outside the box, eliminating the need to install cards into
dedicated computer slots and reconfigure the system. PCs
equipped with USB allow computer peripherals to be
automatically configured as soon as they are hot attached,
without the need to reboot. USB also allows multiple devices,
up to 127, to run simultaneously on a computer; some
peripherals, such as monitors and keyboards, can act as
additional plug-in hubs to make it easy for users to manage
peripherals on the desktop. USB does offer unprecedented
peripheral expandability and ease of use for PC users.
With better throughput of 12Mbps (megabits per second or
million bits per second), USB is expected to rapidly become the
preferred means of connecting ISDN TAs, though it will not
replace the traditional PC ports (COM and LPT) overnight.
1.1.3 Billion mini USB ISDN TA128
Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 is ideally suited to give your PC
access to the world of the Integrated Services Digital Network.
It is easy to install, and easy to configure because it is fully
plug-and-play compatible. The Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP
operating systems will automatically install and configure the
Billion mini USB ISDN TA128.

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With Billion mini USB ISDN TA128, you can have an ISDN
telephone, answering machine, file transfer, videotex, G3/G4
Fax functions, and Internet access. This will bring you more
versatility and efficiency in the ISDN era.
1.2 Package Contents
The product package comes with the following accessories:
1. One Billion mini USB ISDN TA128
2. One installation CD with drivers and utility software
3. One CD with bundled application software programs
(optional)
4. One RJ-45 ISDN cable
5. One USB cable
6. One Quick Start Guide
1.3 Billion mini USB ISDN TA128
Features
Billion mini USB ISDN TA128 supports many standard and
enhanced features, including the following:
♦ Fully plug-and-play compatible.
♦ Hot attach and detach without rebooting the PC.
♦ Bus-powered, no extra power adapter.
♦ Supports both 16-bit and 32-bit CAPI drivers.
♦ Supports TAPI and NDIS WAN miniport drivers.

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♦ Supports Multilink PPP (MP) for 128Kbps (two B channels)
internet access and data transfer.
♦ Supports X.75, T.70NL, ISO8208, T.90, and HDLC
transparent protocols on the B channel for T-Online, AOL,
CompuServe, BTX, BBS, Eurofile transfer, and G4 Fax.
♦ Has support for a bit-transparent driver on the B channel for
answering machine, G3 Fax and soft-modem functions.
♦ Supports V.120 rate adaptation.
♦ Supports COM port simulation for modem-based
application programs.
If you want to send and receive the Group 3
(G3) fax at 14.4Kbps, you should have a
Pentium processor.

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Chapter 2
Installation
2.1 Before Installing
Make sure that you have all you need to install the mini USB
ISDN TA128. You should have the following:
1. A PC that has USB connector and its USB controller is
working properly as shown below.
2. Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP.
3. At least 30MB of free disk space for the driver and
software.
4. An ISDN basic rate S0line released by PTT (Post,
Telephone and Telegraph administration).

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2.2 The Front Panel LEDs
LED Meaning
USB When this LED is lit, it indicates that the USB port
is connected to the PC and working properly.
ISDN When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN S0
bus is activated. It will flash when there is message
transfer in the D channel.
B1 When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN B1
channel is being accessed. It will flash when there
is data transfer in the B1.
B2 When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN B2
channel is being accessed. It will flash when there
is data transfer in the B2.
PC When this LED is lit, it indicates that there is at least
one application program using the USB ISDN
TA128.
2.3 Connecting the Billion mini USB
ISDN TA128
Please refer to the following instructions and figure for installing
the mini USB ISDN TA128:
1. Connect the ISDN S0line to the RJ-45 jack.
2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port and connect the
other end of USB cable to the PC. Refer to the
following figure.

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You should not connect the Billion mini USB
ISDN TA128 to a bus-powered USB hub device,
such as keyboard, because there could be not
enough power for the ISDN TA.
3. All the LEDs will be lit and, then, extinguished one by
one. Please refer to Chapter 3 Troubleshooting if any
LED is not lit or extinguished normally.

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2.4 Driver Installation
For Windows 98:
1. Start Windows. After the opening banner, Windows will
tell you that the new device has been detected. You will
then see the following screen. Click “Next >”.
2. In the next window, select “Search for the best driver for your
device” and click “Next >”.

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3. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive and
check “CD-ROM drive” in the next window.
4. Continue through the Wizard, clicking the “Next >”
buttons. Windows will start copying files to your system.
You will see the following screen prompting for the path
of the Windows source files. Please specify a location.
Click “OK”. Then, click “Finish” in the next window to end
the installation.
5. If you are prompted to restart the computer after Windows
finishes installing the driver, press “Yes”.

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For Windows Me:
1. Start Windows. After the opening banner, Windows will
tell you that the new device has been detected. Select
“Specify the location of the driver” and click “Next >”.
2. In next window, select “Search for the best driver for your
device”. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive
and check “Removable Media”. Click the “Next >” button.

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3. Continue through the Wizard, clicking “Next >” at the
following screens. Windows will start copying files to
your system. Then, click “Finish” in the following window.
4. If you are prompted to restart the computer after Windows
finishes installing the drivers, press “Yes”.

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For Windows 2000:
1. Start Windows. After the opening banner, Windows will
tell you that the new device has been detected. Click
“Next>”.
2. In next window, select “Search for a suitable driver for my
device”. Click “Next>”.

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3. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive, then in
the next window check “CD-ROM drives” and click “Next>”.
4. Click “Next>” to install the driver. When the following
windows titled “Digital Signature Not Found” appear, press
“Yes” to continue the installation.

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5. Press “Finish” to end the installation.

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For Windows XP:
1. Start Windows. After the opening banner, Windows will
tell you that the new device has been detected. Select
“Install the software automatically”. Insert the installation CD
into the CD-ROM drive and click “Next >”.

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2. When next window appears, press “Next >” to continue
the installation.
3. Click “Continue Anyway” when the following “Hardware
Installation” windows appear.