README Notes October 20, 2007 ================================================================= This document covers information that will help you install and use PC-Telephone (R). Please, read this entire document. ----------------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------------- PC-Telephone is a powerful communications software application that enables you to exploit the full communications potential of the Internet (IP) and the public telephone networks (ISDN/PSTN). PC-Telephone makes it possible to use your computer as a regular telephone, Internet telephone, fax machine, voicemail client, answer phone and much more... PC-Telephone is freely distributable shareware software. The registration information is available at www.pc-telephone.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pentium 133 MHz or faster CPU, 16 MB RAM, Internet or ISDN Sound Card (full duplex) with speakers/microphone or USB phone Windows 95/98/98ME/2000/NT4/XP/VISTA Protocols TCP/IP or CAPI 2.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALL ----------------------------------------------------------------- PC-Telephone is distributed as a self-extracting compressed file. Before installing the new version, make sure that the old one is not running and uninstall it. To install PC-Telephone on your computer run the PC-Telephone.exe installation file and follow the instructions. ----------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALL ----------------------------------------------------------------- To uninstall PC-Telephone run the Uninstaller from Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel. ----------------------------------------------------------------- LIST OF FILES ----------------------------------------------------------------- PCTel.exe - PC-Telephone executable PCTel.hlp - Help file PCTel.cnt - Help contents FaxView.exe - Fax Viewer FaxPrint.inf - Fax Printer info FaxPrint.ini - Fax Printer ini FaxPrint.drv - Fax Printer driver FaxPrint.gpd - Fax Printer data FaxPrint.dll - Fax Printer plugin FaxPrintUI.dll - Fax Printer UI plugin PrintSff.dll - Fax Printer SFF processor IPCom.dll - IP communications DLL ISDNCom.dll - ISDN communications DLL Greeting.wav - call answer announcement Ring.wav - incoming ring Play.txt - PC speaker melody TestFax.sff - fax example PCTin.exe - component installer PCTun.exe - component uninstaller uninstall.exe - PC-Telephone uninstaller License.txt - End-User License Agreement ReadMe.txt - this file PCTAPI - PC-Telephone API ----------------------------------------------------------------- RELEASE NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------- Release 6.0 (10/20/2007) - PC-Telephone Fax Printer supports Windows Vista. - PC-Telephone supports new USB phone devices: Genius VoIP Mouse Navigator 380, TigerJet ATA SD-01 and PC-10P phone adapters, BeyondTel Mouse-Phone VM-01L, SX-08L, HA5255, HA5251, HA5261, Astelar Qpe-V601 (wireless), EasyTalk (wireless), VR-Speakerphone ECB-03, PC-U7B, Futiro Luna, Terra and Solo. - PC-Telephone API: call cancellation option included. - URL schemes "callto:", "tel:" and "fax:" supported. - PC-Telephone improvements: shows Phonebar even if it is outside the screen; clears units when calling card deleted; finds CLIP by caller ID when ISDN call transfer list is used. Release 5.9 (10/10/2006) - PC-Telephone supports new USB phone devices: Astelar Qpe-U401, Neloco PC-U6, PC-U8, BeyondTel SX-06L, Yealink P5D, P8D, P6S, Calcomp VP-200, VoIPVoice Cyberspeaker, V-Traveller, U-Connect, Nippon-USB and wireless models of Yealink W1D, Neloco WR-V14, RTX Dualphone and Vtech. - PC-Telephone improvements: the Dial button on the USB phone works also as a Hold/Mute button on active connections. Release 5.8 (12/21/2005) - PC-Telephone supports new USB phone devices: Yealink P4K, Calcomp VP-160. - PC-Telephone improvements. Release 5.7 (04/06/2005) - PC-Telephone supports new USB phone devices: Yealink P1K, BeyondTel EX-03. - PC-Telephone works with all USB phones available. - USB phone device is automatically activated. - Personal sound notifications on the PC speaker or USB phone. - PC-Telephone FaxView supports SFF and TIFF files. - Bug fixes. Release 5.6 (11/17/2004) - PC-Telephone supports TCP/UDP NAT traversal. - PC-Telephone works with Windows XP/SP2 Firewall. - PC-Telephone FaxView - Save Page As bitmap included. - Network protocol and port number included in the Network ID. Release 5.5 (07/16/2004) - PC-Telephone supports wireless DSL/ADSL routers without configuration. Release 5.4 (07/10/2004) - PC-Telephone works with all Firewalls, NAT and LAN routers on Windows 2000/XP and above - nothing to configure. - Smart dialing in the Phonebar - # is inserted automatically if no ISDN network available. - Bug fixes. Release 5.2 (06/02/2004) - PC-Telephone API included in registered version. Examples available in Visual C++, Visual Basic and Delphi. - USB phone ring selection in Call Notification setup. - Bug fixes. Release 5.1 (05/15/2004) - USB phones support: TigerJet, Dontronics RU-100, BeyondTel EX-B, VoIPVoice V-550, V-connect and Cyberphone-K. - USB phone device is selected in Setup-Audio. - Windows XP audio device index bug fixed. - FaxView print bug fixed. Release 5.0 (02/10/2004) - PC-Telephone Fax Printer included to make a fax file. - Import/Export Phonebook from/to a text file. - Network ID information available in the Journal. - USB keypad support activated after registration. - FaxView with page orientation and best fit options. - Call Accounting Calculator available in the status bar. - Automatically deletion of expired Missed Calls. - Automatically closes connection on line drop. - Auto Cancellation for Call Forwarding/Transfer. - Multiple Subscribers Numbers (MSN) support for ISDN. - The service voice/data/fax is included in the Call Transfer List for ISDN. - PC-Telephone is included in the Add/Remove Programs. - User interface improvements. - Bug fixes. Release 4.5 (10/01/2002) - Audio device selection in the PC-Telephone Setup - Audio. - PC-Telephone makes automatically MyPhoneCalls.tel file when installing for the first time. - PC speaker Call Notification. - IP Options - Gateways property page is added. If you enter a default gateway you do not have to type in the address of the gateway every time you dial. - ISDN Options - "Use call transfer list" is added. You can specify where to transfer the incoming calls according to the called (MSN) number. - Bug fixes. Release 4.1 (11/01/2001) - Unlimited FREE PC-to-PC calls available. - Conference calls through pctt.net - Bug fixes. Release 4.0 (09/01/2001) - Prepaid PC-to-Phone calling available. - User interface improvements. - Folders file backup. - Bug fixes. Release 3.5 (03/24/2001) - Call Transfer support, make your PC-Telephone gateway. - AdWare support. - User interface improvements. Release 3.2 (10/10/2000) - FaxView included. - User interface improvements. - Folders file updates, the previous version folders file is not supported any more. - Total phone calls duration indicator added on the status bar. - Bug fixes. Release 3.0 (07/11/2000) - ISDNCom.dll included. - Call forwarding from IP to ISDN/PSTN and vice versa. Release 2.1 (06/22/2000) - Current IP address combo box. - Bug fixes. Release 2.0 (06/02/2000) - Initial release. ================================================================= If you have any troubles with the installation or use of PC-Telephone, please e-mail us at mail@pc-telephone.com =================================================================