Documentation ShareISDN Client

Installation & Configuration of the ShareISDN Client (for WindowsNT/2000/XP/Vista/95/98/ME)

(You should uninstall any previous version of ShareISDN first. Please close all Control panel windows.)

Simply copy the file "SICSetup.exe" onto the computer which is to use the ISDN-Card of another computer, double-click it and follow the instructions. After the files have been copied into your system, the Setup application launches the Control Panel Applet "ShareISDN Client".If you are not using the default port 6500 on the ShareISDN Server modify the Server port. The ShareISDN Server and its clients must have the same port settings. Press the "Search" button, and the Control Panel Applet will search for the nearest (fastest) ShareISDN Server in your local network. Enter the IP-Number or name of the ShareISDN Server manually, if a firewall blocks broadcast requests sent to the server.
If a password has been set on the ShareISDN Server, you must enter this password here, otherwise the server will reject this client. The server and its clients must have the same password, if a password is set on the server.
Press the "Test" button to start the diagnostics. Only if all four lamps get light green, the connection between ShareISDN Client and Server could be set up and you can start using ISDN applications on the client. If one or more lamps get red, then something is wrong. Press the button "Error Log" to get advanced error messages and correct the problem.
Press the "OK" button to write the settings into the Registry. You do not need to restart your system.

Simply install (if necessary) and launch your ISDN applications. If a problem occours you will be informed by Message Boxes. If you discover that the ShareISDN Server rejects the connections, please check the LogFile of the ShareISDN Server to get additional information. To do so, press the "Error Log" button in the Control Panel Applet of the ShareISDN Server.

Installation & Configuration to access the Internet (for WindowsNT/2000/XP/95/98/ME)

The Internet access is realized via the PPTP/VPN driver of Windows. There are different installation procedures depending on you operating system.

- WindowsNT 4.0
Open the Control Panel "Network".
Install the protocol "Point To Point Tunneling" (PPTP)
Enter "1" for number of virtual private networks.
Install the RAS (Remote Access Service) (if not already present)
Add RAS-capable device RASPPTPM
Configure Device: Outgoing Calls only
Reinstall the latest Service Pack (this is important!)

After the installation is complete, create a new connection as usual. Enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General")

- Windows 2000
Use the Network-Connection-Manager as usual
Choose "Connection with privat network (VPN) through Internet"
Choose "Don't initialize start connection automatically "
Choose "Point-to-Point-Tunneling-Protocol(PPTP)" for the VPN Server type (file card "Network"). On the file card "Security" choose "Advanced", and click on the "Settings" button. Choose "Optional" for "Data Encryption", and activate the protocol "PAP", if your Internet service provider requires it.
Enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General").

- Windows XP
If your Control Panel is set to Category View:

• Click on "Network and Internet Connections".
• Click "Create a connection to the network at my workplace".

If your Control Panel is set to Classic View:

• Click on "Network Connections".
• From the Network Tasks sidebar, click "Create a new connection".
• Click "Next".
• Select "Connect to the network at my workplace" and click "Next".

Select "Virtual Private Network connection" and click "Next".
In the Company Name box, type in a name of your choice for the connection. Click Next.
Select "Do not dial the inital connection" and click "Next".
In the "Host name or IP address" box, enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General"). Click "Next".
If you wish, check "Add a shortcut to this connection to the desktop". Click "Finish".

- Windows Vista
Due to a limitation of the VPN driver of Vista it is currently impossible to access the Internet using a Vista client.

- Windows 95
You MUST update your Dial-Up Networking. You can obtain the update named "Dial-Up Networking Upgrade" for free from the Microsoft server (about 2,3 MB). Search for "MSDUN13.exe" (or higher version)
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After the installation, you will find three new elements in your Network Control Panel: "Dial-Up Adapter (VPN Support)", "Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter" and "NDISWAN". If not, try to add them.

After the installation is complete, create a new connection as usual. Enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General").

- Windows 98
Open the control panel "Add/Remove Programs" and click on the "Windows Setup" tap. Double-clicking on the item "Communications" will display a number of optional communcations packages. Scroll down until you get to the bottom-most one, called "Virtual Private Networking", and check it. Clicking on "OK" will install the VPN Client Software.

After the installation is complete, create a new connection as usual. Select the device "Microsoft VPN Adapter" and enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General").

- Windows ME
Open the control panel "Add/Remove Programs" and click on the "Windows Setup" tap. Double-clicking on the item "Communications" will display a number of optional communcations packages. Scroll down until you get to the bottom-most one, called "Virtual Private Networking", and check it. Clicking on "OK" will install the VPN Client Software. You must update your Dial-Up Adapter Software now. You can obtain the update named "278031usam.exe" for free on the Microsoft server (about 40 kB). Search for "278031usam.exe". Further informations about this update are here.

After the installation is complete, create a new connection as usual. Enter the IP-Number of the ShareISDN Server, followed by the phone number of your Internet Provider (see "General").

- General
Use the following instead of the phone number (respectively Ip-Number):
"<Ip-Number> <phone number>"
where "<Ip-Number>" is the Ip-Number or name of the ShareISDN Server, and "<phone number>" is the phone number which the ShareISDN Server shall dial to build up an Internet connection. Please don't forget the space character between the two numbers.
A possible entry could be:
"192.168.0.1 0191911"
(without the quotation marks)

You can set the own phone number (MSN) on the ShareISDN Server if needed. Please read the manual of the ShareISDN Server.

Uninstall ShareISDN Client (for WindowsNT/2000/XP/Vista/ 95/98/ME)

Make sure that you have closed
- every ISDN application
- the Control Panel Applet "ShareISDN Client" and the Control Panel itself

Launch the Uninstaller of ShareISDN Client via the Start Menu rather than from the "Add/Remove Software" Control Panel Applet as in that case you can't close the Control Panel beforehand.
If, for some reason, the Control Panel Applet "ShareISDN Client" couldn't be removed by the Uninstaller, simply delete the file "ShareISDNClient.cpl" in the folder "system32" or "system".