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NexDirector is designed to provide the user with the capabilities of a traditional call director console on the
computer screen. Instead of expensive hardware, the user is provided with a computerconsole and the abil-
ity to control calls with the click of a mouse.
NexDirector can be installed and run on multiple computers on the network. It uses Internet based TCP/IP
protocols to communicate with the NexPath Server. Each desktop installation is associated with a nearby
telephone by a login page, which requires a valid systemextension and a valid user password (same as the
voice mail password) in order to log in.
System Requirements for NexDirector
NexDirector can be used on anyWin95/98/ME or WinNT/2000 system with a network card and TCP/IP
enabled. NexDirectoruses 2-4M of memory, so it should run on most computers with fairly modestmemory
capacity.
NexDirector communicates with the NexPath TelephonyServer using the TCP/IP protocol and the local
area network. You must have TCP/IP installed and configure d, with an IP address assigned to your Windows
PC, and an IP address assigned to theNexPath Telephony Server, in order for NexDirector to be able to
communicate withthe NexPath Telephony Server. Other networkparameters must be programmed properly
for the two systems to communicate. See the the chapter Network Installation startingonpage21inthe
System Administration Guide for details on network setup.
Installing the NexDirector program
Note If you are upgrading aprevious version of NexDirector, it is not necessary to uninstall the previous
version before installing the new version. The old executable will be overwritten, and the registry
entries created or copied automatically by the InstallShield program.
1. Insert the NexPath Telephony Server Release 6 CD-ROM in the Win95/98/ME or WinNT/2000s ystem
from which you want to run NexDirector.
2. Click on Start,thenRun,thenBrowse and select the file setup.exe in the Release6\NexPathCallDirec-
tor subdirectory of the CD-ROM. Followthe prompts to install the program on your system.
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