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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 BRI Gateway and 3527 PRI Gateway Release 5.6
OL-17010-01
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
1Functionality 1-1
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Products 1-1
About Gateway Features 1-2
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Applications and Topologies 1-6
About Multimedia Conferencing 1-6
About Point-to-Point Conferencing 1-7
About Multipoint Conferencing 1-7
About Gateway IP Network Connections 1-8
About Gateway ISDN Network Connections 1-8
About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Functionality 1-11
About PRI Gateway Call Handling Capacity 1-11
About BRI Gateway Call handling Capacity 1-11
About Gateway Call Bandwidth Overhead 1-12
Resource Allocation across E1/T1 Lines 1-12
About Peer-to-Peer Connectivity 1-12
CHAPTER
2Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway 2-1
Physical Description 2-1
Front Panel 2-2
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3527 PRI Gateway Rear Panel 2-2
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 BRI Gateway RTM 2-3
Requirements for Installing of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3527 PRI Gateway 2-3
Preparing for Installation of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3522 BRI Gateway 2-4
Verifying the Package Contents 2-5
Mounting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Unit in a 19-inch Rack 2-5
How to Perform the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Unit Initial Configuration 2-6
About the Initial Configuration and Boot Phases 2-6
Connecting to a PC 2-7
Setting the IP Address 2-7
Setting Ethernet Speed and Duplex Parameters 2-9
Changing the Configuration Tool Login Password 2-10
Connecting the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Unit to the LAN 2-11
About Managing and Monitoring the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Unit 2-11