Pre-installation checklist – Talkaphone ETP-TAL Talk-A-Lert User Manual
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Talk-A-Lert III Manu al
Rev. 2/ 3/ 2014
2. Pre-Installation Checklist
Please read this entire m anu al before installation.
You r Talk-A-Lert p ackage shou ld inclu d e the follow ing:
External Voice/ Data Modem*
EB-300 Base Station with power supply*
Software CD
Security Key
Installation/ Operation Manual
2 Serial Cables: Modem -Computer and Base Station-Computer*
Digital Phone Splitter Cable *
Registration Card
If anything is m issing, p lease notify Talk -A-Phone Co. im m ed iately.
Before installing, p lease m ake su re you m eet the follow ing requ irem ents:
PC: Pentium 166MHz or better
Operating System: Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4 (Service Pack 5) or XP Pro.
BUS mouse
32 MB RAM for Windows 95/ 98
64 MB RAM for Windows NT/ 2000/ XP
35 MB Hard Drive space minimu m (100MB recommended)
Printer connected to the printer port (only needed for reports)
2 native COM ports (1 COM port if polling only)
1 native USB port
2 dedicated phone lines (1 line if polling only)
Make su re the tw o COM p orts you intend to u se are not being u sed by any other
d evices.
N OTE: BE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR TALK-A-LERT PACKAGE IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE TH E LATEST UPDATES
*These item s not inclu d ed w ith a Talk-A-Lert Up grad e