Lucent Technologies DEFINITY IP Softphone Release 1 Getting Started Manual

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If you do not have a separate telephone line for a voice 
connection (road-warrior and stand-alone H.323 configurations), 
make sure you have the following:

a valid user account on your company’s LAN

a valid user account on your company’s DEFINITY server. (Verify your 
account administration with your DEFINITY System Administrator. Your 
DEFINITY System Administrator will provide you with an extension 
number and password for your account.) 

the H.323 extension (that is, the media extension) if you are using an 
H.323 application other than Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x. Contact your 
DEFINITY System Administrator for your media extension number.

the node name or IP address for the DEFINITY server (that is, the IP 
address for the C-LAN)

the telephone number to access your company’s LAN via dialup 
networking (if you are logging in via a modem)

a PC sound card, speaker/headset, and microphone

a PC audio application (such as Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x) to hear 
and speak to the other party on a call. The PC audio application must 
be an H.323 application that can register with an E.164 alias. 
You must have a PC audio application if you do not have a 
separate telephone line to hear and speak to the other party on a 
call. You can download a copy of Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x from 
http://www.microsoft.com/netmeeting/. 
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							12 If you are using Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x, make sure the Run 
NetMeeting in the background when Windows starts check box is 
disabled (via the Options command in the Tools menu of Microsoft 
NetMeeting 3.0x).
If you are using an H.323 application other than Microsoft NetMeeting 
3.0x, make sure the auto-answer feature is enabled on your PC audio 
application. 
Now, verify the hardware and software requirements for DEFINITY IP 
Softphone (page 24), and then go to the next section, “Step 1: Install the 
DEFINITY IP Softphone Software,” on page 13.
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Perform the following steps to install and configure 
DEFINITY IP Softphone 
1. Insert the DEFINITY IP Softphone CD into your CD-ROM drive.
If the Autorun feature is enabled on your PC, the DEFINITY IP 
Softphone Setup dialog box appears. Go to Step 4.
2. Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.
3. Double-click on the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click on 
setup.exe.
The DEFINITY IP Softphone Setup dialog box appears. 
4. Choose the Next button.
The Check for Running Apps dialog box appears. 
5. Choose the Next button.
The Select Destination Directory dialog box appears. 
Step 1  Install the DEFINITY IP Softphone Software
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							14 6.  Specify the destination folder, and then choose the Next button.
The Select Components dialog box appears. You can select one of the 
following installation options:

Standard Installation
This option installs all of the DEFINITY IP Softphone applications. 
This is the suggested installation option.

Custom Installation
This option enables you to specify which DEFINITY IP Softphone 
applications you want to install. 
7. Choose the appropriate button.
If you chose the Standard Installation button, the Standard 
Installation dialog box appears, displaying the components that will be 
installed. Choose the OK button to close this dialog box.
If you chose the Custom Installation button, the Custom Installation 
dialog box appears, displaying the installation options. Select the 
appropriate installation option button, and then choose the OK button.
8. Choose the Next button.
Follow the prompts to install the software. 
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							15 When you are finished installing the software, perform one of the following 
steps:

If you will be using Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x or you will be using 
DEFINITY IP Softphone in telecommuter configuration, go to “Step 3: 
Log into the DEFINITY Server” on page 17.

If you will be using an H.323 application other than Microsoft 
NetMeeting 3.0x, go to “Step 2:  Configure an H.323 Application Other 
Than Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x” on page 16.
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Perform this procedure only if you plan to use an H.323 
application other than Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x. 
You must install and configure the H.323 application before running 
DEFINITY Login. To configure an H.323 application other than Microsoft 
NetMeeting 3.0x, perform the following steps:
1. Start your H.323 application.
2. Set the application to have a gatekeeper place calls. For the 
gatekeeper, be sure to enter the node name or IP address for the 
DEFINITY server. You can get this information from your DEFINITY 
System Administrator.
3. Set the H.323 application to register using the telephone number 
provided to you by the DEFINITY System Administrator. (This is the 
media extension.)
4. Set the appropriate network bandwidth setting for the H.323 
application.
5. Close the H.323 application.
6. Go to “Step 3:  Log into the DEFINITY Server.”
Step 2  Configure an H.323 Application Other Than 
Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x
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							17 1. Log into your company’s LAN. 
2. Start DEFINITY Login in one of the following ways:

Double-click on the DEFINITY Login desktop short cut.

Select the DEFINITY Login short cut from the Start menu.

From the Start menu, select Programs > the application folder that 
contains DEFINITY Login (default is Lucent DEFINITY IP 
Softphone) > DEFINITY Login.
The DEFINITY Login window appears.
3. In the Extension box, enter your extension on the DEFINITY system.
4. In the Password box, enter your password.
5. If you want the software to save your password for the next time you 
log into the DEFINITY server, enable the Remember password for 
next login check box.
Step 3  Log into the DEFINITY Server
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							18 6. In the Server area, enter the node name or IP address for the 
DEFINITY server.

If you want to enter the node name, select the DEFINITY Node 
Name option button and enter the node name for the DEFINITY 
server.

If you want to enter the IP address, select the IP Address option 
button, and enter the IP address for the DEFINITY server.
7. Perform one of the following steps:

If you installed DEFINITY IP Softphone, DEFINITY IP Softphone is 
displayed in the Call Control Application area. If you want to use it to 
control your calls, go to Step 8. 

If you want to use a TAPI application other than DEFINITY IP 
Softphone to control your calls (such as Snap Connection™ or 
PhoneLine
®), choose the Change button in the Call Control 
Application area. The TAPI Call Control Application Configuration 
dialog box appears. Select the Other TAPI Application option 
button, enter the appropriate information, and then choose the OK 
button. Go to Step 8.

If you want to use an H.323 application to control your calls (such as 
Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x), choose the Change button in the Call 
Control Application area. The TAPI Call Control Application 
Configuration dialog box appears. Select the None - Use PC Audio 
Application selected in Voice Connection Configuration option 
button, and then choose the OK button. Go to Step 8.
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							19 8. Perform one of the following steps:

If Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0x is installed, Microsoft NetMeeting is 
displayed in the Voice Connection area. If you want to use 
NetMeeting to hear and speak to the other party on a call, select the 
appropriate network bandwidth setting from the drop-down list box, 
and then go to Step 9.

If you want to use an H.323 application other than Microsoft 
NetMeeting 3.0x to hear and speak to the other party on a call, 
choose the Change button in the Voice Connection area. The Voice 
Connection Configuration dialog box appears. Select the Other 
H.323 Application option button, enter the appropriate information, 
and then choose the OK button. Go to Step 9.

If you want to use a telephone on a separate line to hear and speak 
to the other party on a call (that is, the telecommuter configuration), 
choose the Change button in the Voice Connection area. The Voice 
Connection Configuration dialog box appears. Select the 
Telephone at option button, and enter the telephone number for the 
telephone. Be sure to enter the telephone number the way you 
would dial it from your DEFINITY extension. If you select this option, 
you will speak to and hear the other party using the handset on the 
telephone that is connected to the telephone number you entered. 
After entering the telephone number, choose the OK button. Go to 
Step 9.
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							20 9. Choose the Log In button.
The Login Established dialog box appears when you log into the 
DEFINITY server successfully, and DEFINITY IP Softphone (or the 
TAPI application you specified in Step 7 of this procedure) starts. The 
H.323 application will also start if specified. The Login icon appears in 
the system tray. (Right-clicking on the Login icon enables you to log off 
the DEFINITY server.)
You are now ready to use DEFINITY IP Softphone and the other DEFINITY 
IP Softphone applications. For more information about the features and 
procedures for DEFINITY IP Softphone, DEFINITY Login, Incoming Call 
Notifier, DEFINITY Directory, Phonebook, Log Manager, Anywhere Dialer, 
Auto-Task Manager, and Script Editor, be sure to consult the online help that 
is provided with these applications.
NOTE:
If you want to convert your existing telephone number/address files (such as 
AT&TCall files and Message Manager files) into Phonebook files, select the 
Import command from the File menu in Phonebook. Be sure to check the 
Phonebook online help for complete instructions on importing existing files into 
Phonebook. (See the “Import files into a Phonebook directory” topic, which is 
located under “Exporting/Importing Information” in the online help.)
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