3CX Phone - how to control by TAPI or WSH/PowerShell ?

[hemmerling]

Hello, the 3CX VoIP Phone is advertised

1) TAPI
German:
http://www.3cx.de/voip-telefon/sip-telefon.html
TAPI-Treiber zur Integration mit Microsoft Outlook
( TAPI driver for integration with Microsoft Outlook

English:
http://www.3cx.com/VOIP/voip-phone.html
( there is no such information )

a)
Where to find the TAPI driver, how to install ?
Or is it already installed with the standard download installation file ?
b)
Is there any documentation available ?
What offical Microsoft development SDKs do I need to write a simple .NET or C++ application to access the phone ?

Can calling or even accepting a phonecall be done by the TAPI interface, at all ?

The TAPI feature for a softphone looks like a unique selling propositon ( for a freeware product).
Or did I misunderstand something and the TAPI interface is just for the 3CX server ? If so, does it also work with the free edition ?
But in general, I am interested in the softphone, not the server.

2)
Is there any way to use WindowsScripting Host (WSH) or Micrsoft PowerShell,
to access the phone by a WMI interface, to dial by a script ?

Background:
I am in the preparation time for my diploma thesis in electric engineering.
I would like to learn how to control a softphone from outside by a third-party software, i.e. I want to dial from another application.

Sincerely
Rolf

 

[Vali_3CX]

I would like to learn how to control a softphone from outside by a third-party software, i.e. I want to dial from another application.

Hi Rolf

The simplest way to dial from another app is to invoke 3CXPhone with "dial:<destination>" in its command line, such as
"C:\Program Files\3CXPhone\3CXPhone.exe" dial:101

Also, there is a link to a topic which might be useful about how to create a protocol handler doing the same thing
http://www.3cx.com/forums/sip-number-launch-app-and-dial-11700.html

Regards
vali

 

[hemmerling]

Thank you very much,
but I need "full control" of the call,
e.g. a reaction of the control software if the called phone accepts the call, finishes the call ect.
From what I learned, TAPI is for such.

Sincerely
Rolf