How to Use the IP Phone to Call Windows Messenger

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You can use an IP phone to call a Windows Messenger client. To connect to a Messenger client, you must configure the Communications Service to use a SIP server.

Hardware and Software Assumptions

  • You have a Windows XP operating system and a Windows Messenger. To get the latest version of Windows Messenger, see the Microsoft Download Center.
  • You have a SIP server already configured.
  • Your Platform Builder installation includes the CEPC x86 or Emulator X86 board support package.
  • Your computer has an audio card, microphone, and speaker.

To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.

  Step Topic
1. Create an IP phone for a CEPC or for an Emulator. If you have a CEPC, create an IP phone for a CEPC; otherwise, create an IP phone for an Emulator. How to Create an IP Phone on a CEPC

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How to Create an IP Phone on an Emulator
2. Configure your Windows Messenger client to use Communications Service. Configuring the Windows Messenger
3. Place a call. Calling the Windows Messenger Client

See Also

Communications Service | VoIP Application Interface Layer Architecture | Real-time Communications Architecture

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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