Billion tiny USB ISDN TA128 User Manual

tiny USB ISDN TA 128

User’s Manual

CE Approval

All CE approved ISDN devices may be connected to the Euro­ISDN in all countries of the EU.

The tiny USB ISDN TA 128 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

tiny USB ISDN TA128

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 the tiny USB ISDN TA 128 1

1.1.1 What is ISDN? 1

1.1.2 What is USB? 2

1.1.3 The tiny USB ISDN TA 128 2

1.2 Package Contents 3

1.3 The tiny USB ISDN TA 128 Features 3

CHAPTER 2 5

Installation 5

2.1 Before Installing 5

2.2 The Front Panel LEDs 6

2.3 Connecting the tiny USB ISDN TA 128 6

2.4 Driver Installation 7

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 the tiny USB ISDN TA 128 26

CHAPTER 3 27

Troubleshooting 27

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1 An Overview of the tiny USB ISDN
TA 128

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 low­speed 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 The tiny USB ISDN TA 128

The tiny USB ISDN TA 128 is ideally suited to give your PC

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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
tiny USB ISDN TA 128.

With the tiny USB ISDN TA 128, 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:

Chapter 1 Introduction

1. One

2. One

3. One CD with bundled application software programs

4. One RJ-45 ISDN cable

5. One quick start guide

tiny USB ISDN TA 128 with USB cable built-in

USB ISDN TA 128 installation CD with drivers

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and utility software

(optional)

1.3 The tiny USB ISDN TA 128
Features

The tiny USB ISDN TA 128 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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Installation

2.1 Before Installing

Chapter 2

Make sure that you have all you need to install the
ISDN TA 128. You should have the following:

1. A PC that has USB connector and its USB controller is
working properly as shown below.

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USB

2. Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP.

3. At least 10MB of free disk space for the driver and

software.

4. An ISDN basic rate
Telephone and Telegraph administration).

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line released by PTT (Post,

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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

B1 When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN B1

B2 When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN B2

When this LED is lit, it indicates that the ISDN
bus is activated. It will flash when there is message
transfer in the D channel.

channel is being accessed. It will flash when there
is data transfer in the B1.

channel is being accessed. It will flash when there
is data transfer in the B2.

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2.3 Connecting the tiny USB ISDN
TA 128

Please refer to the following instructions and figure for installing

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tiny USB ISDN TA 128:

the

1. Connect the ISDN S

2. Connect the other end of USB cable to the PC. Refer to

the following figure.

You should not connect the tiny USB ISDN TA
128 to a bus-powered USB hub device, such as
keyboard, because there could be not enough
power for the ISDN TA.

line to the RJ-45 jack.

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