Connecting to a PC

Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU

How to Perform the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial Configuration

Note You can perform serial port configuration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit only at startup, during a short period indicated by a 6-second countdown. Once the initialization phase is complete, the only way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit.

You use the serial port connection to configure the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit with an IP address.

Procedure

Step 1 Locate the terminal cable shipped with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit.

Step 2 Connect the end labeled PC to the serial port on the computer.

Step 3 Connect the end labeled Unit to the upper serial port connector on the Cisco Unified

Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit front panel.

Setting the IP Address

You use the serial port to configure the unit with an IP address and other address information.

You use the upper serial port on the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit front panel to assign a new IP address to your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit. You can assign the IP address before or after you connect the hardware to the network.

Before You Begin

Ensure you have these items:

•Two dedicated IP addresses—one each for the MCU and EMP units.

•The IP address of the router that the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit will use to communicate across the network.

•For an H.323 environment, the IP address of the H.323 gatekeeper with which you want the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit to register. (You may choose to work without an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP proxy server in the network. If so, ensure the auto-attendant feature is enabled.)

•For a Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) environment, the IP address of the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server or Cisco Unified Communications Manager from which you want the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit to get configuration information.

•Subnet mask for the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit if applicable.

•Domain Name Server and domain name for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit if applicable.

•PC with available serial port and terminal emulator software installed, such as HyperTerminal.

•RS-232 terminal cable (shipped with the unit).

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

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