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CHAPTER 7 Installing the NexPath TAPI 2.1
Service Provider
NexPath provides a TAPIservice provider for installation on WinNT4/2000 Workstationand Windows 95/
98/ME systems, as a general dialing interface to Windows programs written to the TAPI standard. Examples
of compatible programs are theM icrosoftDialer, 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 TelephonyServer 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 TelephonyService 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 WinNT4/2000Work-
station system from which you want to run the TAPIcompatible programs.
3. If you are using Windows 95, first install Microsof tTAPI 2.1 by clicking on Start ,t hen Run, then
Browse and select the file Tapi2195.exein the Release6\N expathTapi21\Win95_ONLY subdirectory.
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