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Norstar TAPI Service Provider 4.3
Server Configuration Guide
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Table of contents 3
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Table of contents
Introduction to Norstar TAPI Service Provider 4.3 5
How does Norstar TSP work? 5
Operating system requirements 7
Computer Telephony Adapter compatibility 7
Installing Norstar TSP on the Server 8
Server installation overview 8
Selecting a Windows NT Server / Windows 2000 Server PC 9
Setting up the Server as a member server in a domain 10
Assigning the TAPI_ADMIN user account administration privileges 10
TAPI on Windows 2000 Server / 2000 Advanced Server 12
Installing Microsoft TAPI 2.1 on the Windows NT Server 12
Installing TAPI 2.1 on Windows NT Server 4.0 12
Installing the CTA device on the Server 12
Installing Norstar TSP 13
Verifying that Norstar TSP is installed 13
Adding server functionality to Norstar TSP 14
Configuring Norstar TSP on the Windows NT 4.0 Server 14
Enabling the Norstar TSP server 15
Adding Norstar TSP clients to the Norstar TSP server 16
Assigning a telephone to a Norstar TSP client 19
Deleting a line from a client 23
Configuring Norstar TSP on the Windows 2000 or Windows 2000
Advanced Servers 24
Enabling the Norstar TSP Server 24
Selecting the server 26
Adding Norstar TSP Clients to the Norstar TSP Server 27
Assigning a telephone to a Norstar TSP client 27
Installing Norstar TSP on client PCs 29
Client installation overview 29
Installing Microsoft TAPI 2.1 on client PCs 29
Installing TAPI 2.1 on Windows NT 4.0 Workstation 29
Installing TAPI 2.1 on Windows 95 30
Installing TAPI 2.1 on Windows 98 30
Configuring TAPI Client on a client PC 31
Configuring the network settings on the client PC 31
Registering with the Norstar TSP server 33

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Setting the Dialing Properties 34
Viewing Norstar TSP information 42
Accessing the Norstar TSP Control Panel 42
Viewing the Norstar TSP version number 43
Viewing the Norstar TSP status 43
Viewing the connection information 43
Norstar TSP error messages 43
Using the Norstar CTI Diagnostics 44
Choosing the information you want to view 45
Viewing detailed information about Norstar TSP 46
Viewing information about the Norstar TSP software 46
Saving the information to a file 47
Deleting information from the log 47
Exiting from the Norstar CTE Diagnostics window 47
Troubleshooting 48
Troubleshooting while installing Norstar TSP 48
Troubleshooting after installing Norstar TSP 48
Norstar TSP tips 50
Starting Norstar TSP 50
Windows attempts to re-install the CTA 50
Appendix A – Using a Primary Domain Controller as a TAPI
Server 51
To set up the TAPI Server as a Primary Domain Controller 51
Appendix B - Reinstalling the older version of Microsoft TAPI 52
Windows 95 52
Windows NT 52
Glossary 53
List of acronyms 53
Glossary terms 53

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Introduction to Norstar TAPI Service
Provider 4.3
The Norstar Desktop Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) range of products
provides an interface between your personal computer (PC) and your Norstar
telephone system. With these products, you can use telephony applications on your
Windows®PC to control your Norstar telephone.
To use Norstar Desktop CTI, you require a hardware component and a software
component.
The hardware component of Norstar Desktop CTI is the Computer Telephony
Adapter (CTA). The CTA provides the physical connection between your PC and
your Norstar telephone system. Instructions on how to install your CTA device are
in the CTA Installation Guide.
The software component of Norstar Desktop CTI is Norstar TAPI Service Provider
(Norstar TSP). Norstar TSP works with Microsoft®TAPI and Windows®NT to
allow your telephony application to communicate with the CTA and control your
Norstar telephone.
In server configuration, Norstar TSP shares a single CTA with network users. This
allows users on your network to run telephony applications to control their Norstar
telephones.
How does Norstar TSP work?
Norstar TSP works with three other software components, each providing a
different function. The four software components are:
• Telephony application
Telephony applications are installed on client PCs. Norstar TSP users run
telephony applications to control their Norstar telephone. With this application,
Norstar TSP users give commands (such as answer telephone) to the Norstar
telephone system. The telephony application also displays messages (such as
telephone ringing) received from the Norstar telephone system. An example of
a telephony application is Norstar Personal Call Manager.
• Windows operating system
Windows is installed on the Server and the client PCs. Windows passes
commands from the telephony application to TAPI and messages from TAPI to
the telephony application.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

6How does Norstar TSP work?
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• Microsoft Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI)
TAPI is installed on the Server and the client PCs. TAPI converts industry
standard commands received from Windows into a format that Norstar TSP can
understand. It also converts messages from the Norstar TSP into an industry
standard format and gives them to Windows.
• Norstar TSP
Norstar TSP is installed on the Server as a Windows NT service. Norstar TSP
receives commands from TAPI and converts them into a format that is
understood by the Norstar telephone system. It also receives messages from the
Norstar telephone system and converts them into a format that is understood by
TAPI. Messages are sent to and received from the Norstar telephone system
using the CTA.
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the client PCs and the Norstar telephone system.
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Operating system requirements
The Norstar TSP Server must be using Windows NT Server 4.0., Windows 2000
Server or Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
You must update Windows NT Server 4.0 with Service Pack 4 before you install
Norstar TSP. When you update Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4, Microsoft
TAPI 2.1 is installed on your computer.
You must also install Microsoft TAPI 2.1 on all of the client PCs before installing
Norstar TSP. If you do not have TAPI 2.1 installed, refer to Installing Microsoft
TAPI 2.1 on client PCs on page 29 for instructions on how to install TAPI 2.1.
Computer Telephony Adapter compatibility
The Computer Telephony Adapter (CTA) is the device that connects the Server to
the Norstar telephone system. The chart below specifies which CTA devices are
compatible with Windows NT Server 4.0.
Windows NT Server 4.0 Windows 2000 Server
CTA 100 Yes Yes
CTA 150iNo No
CTA 160iYes Yes
CTA 200 (using serial port) Yes Yes
CTA 200 (using USB port) No No
CTA 500dm No No

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Installing Norstar TSP on the Server
To use the Norstar TSP server functionality, you must install and configure
applications on the Server and then on the client PCs.
Server installation overview
1. Select an appropriate Windows NT Server or Windows 2000 Server or
Windows 2000 Advanced Server for your network.
For more information, refer to Selecting a Windows NT Server / Windows
2000 Server PC on page 9.
2. Set up the Server as a member server in a domain.
For more information, refer to Setting up the Server as a member server in a
domain on page 10.
3. Set up a TAPI domain account with administration privileges on the member
server.
For more information, refer to Assigning the TAPI_ADMIN user account
administration privileges on page 10.
4. Install Microsoft TAPI 2.1 on the Server.
For more information, refer to Installing Microsoft TAPI 2.1 on the Windows
NT Server on page 12.
Note: Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server already have
TAPI 3.0 installed.
5. Install a CTA on the Server.
For more information, refer to the installation guide that came with your CTA.
6. Install Norstar TSP on the Server.
For more information, refer to Installing Norstar TSP on page 13.
7. Verify that Norstar TSP installed correctly.
For more information, refer to Verifying that Norstar TSP is installed on page
13.
8. Upgrade Norstar TSP to add server functionality.
For more information, refer to Adding server functionality to Norstar TSP on
page 14.
9. Configure Norstar TSP on the Server.
For more information, refer to Configuring Norstar TSP on the Windows NT
4.0 Server on page 14.
10. Reboot the server.

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Selecting a Windows NT Server / Windows 2000 Server PC
A TAPI server can be configured on any Windows NT 4.0 server that has been
upgraded to Service Pack 4 or greater or on a Windows 2000 Server.
There are four types of Windows NT Servers:
• Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
• Backup Domain Controller (BDC)
• member server (a server which is a member of a domain but not a PDC or a
BDC)
We recommend that you use a member server in a Windows NT domain as the
TAPI server.
We also recommend that you do not use Primary Domain Controllers and Backup
Domain Controllers as the TAPI Server.
TAPI Server will run on a PDC. If you want to use a PDC, carefully review the
issues below. Consider how the following issues will affect your network before
installing TAPI Server. For additional information about installing TAPI Server on
a domain controller, refer toAppendix A – Using a Primary Domain Controller as a
TAPI Server on page 51.
Issues with installing TAPI Server on a domain controller
• You must reboot the Windows 2000 Server / Windows 2000 Advanced Server
after:
• adding users
• deleting users
• changing the TAPI admin account password
• changing the configuration of the Norstar Key Service Unit (KSU)
• You must reboot the Windows NT Server after:
• installing Microsoft’s TAPI server
• adding users
• deleting users
• changing the TAPI admin account password
• changing the configuration of the Norstar Key Service Unit (KSU)
• You must have administrator privileges for the domain to install Microsoft
TAPI server on a domain controller. Administrator privileges for a member
server aresufficientto installMicrosoft TAPI server ona member serverwithin
a domain. Therefore, installing Microsoft TAPI server on a member server
within a Windows domain is more secure and scaleable.
• Performance on the Domain Controller can be affected by the additional
demands of a TAPI server which provides D-Channel signaling for all users.

10 Setting up the Server as a member server in a domain
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Setting up the Server as a member server in a domain
To setup the Server as a member server:
1. If your Server is a standalone server, ask your network administrator to add
your standalone server to the domain. This changes your standalone server
into a member server.
2. Ask your network administrator to add a TAPI_ADMIN domain-account to
the domain. This TAPI_ADMIN domain-account is a user account used to
start and administer telephony services (TCMSETUP) on the member server.
Note: Any domain user account can be added to the member server’s local
administrator group and used to start the TCMSETUP application.
However, it is recommended that the account be unique to Norstar
TSP administration.
3. Ask your Network Administrator to ensure all of the TAPI users are in the
same domain as the TAPI domain-account.
Assigning the TAPI_ADMIN user account administration privileges
Use TAPI_ADMIN user account for all TAPI administration tasks. To assign the
user account administration privileges for this account:
1. Access the User Manager on your local PC.
2. Click the User menu and then click Select Domain.
3. Enter the name of the TAPI server and click the OK button.
4. Double click Administrators at the bottom of the screen.
The Local Group Properties dialog box appears.
5. Click the Add button.
The Add Users and Groups dialog box appears.