Physical Description

C H A P T E R 2

Setting Up Your Cisco Unified

Videoconferencing 3515 MCU

•Physical Description, page 2-1

•Verifying the Package Contents, page 2-2

•Mounting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit in a 19-inch Rack, page 2-3

•How to Perform the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial Configuration, page 2-4

•How to Perform the Video Processing Module Initial Configuration, page 2-8

•About Managing and Monitoring the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit, page 2-13

•Accessing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Administrator Interface, page 2-13

•Registering the Online Help for the 3515 MCU, page 2-15

Each Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit internally contains two cards:

•Signaling and audio card (MCU—the upper card)

•Video processing card (EMP—the lower card)

The two cards work together to perform audio and videoconferencing, but each card requires a unique IP address. The cards communicate with each other using IP as the backbone.

Note For correct operation, the EMP card must register with the MCU.

This section provides a physical description of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU24 units.

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit has a 10/100BaseT Ethernet port on the front panel that uses an RJ-45 connector to connect to the network. There is an asynchronous, 9-pin serial-port that you can use with a hyperterminal program to configure and monitor the module.

Figure 2-1shows the front panel of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit. Table 2-1describes the components of the front panel.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Release 5.6

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