Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway

Accessing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Administrator Interface

Performing Software Upgrades

You can perform software upgrades by using the Cisco Upgrade Utility to upload files via a network or modem connection to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit. For more information, see Chapter 3, “Using the Cisco Software Upgrade Utility”.

Accessing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Administrator Interface

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Administrator is a web interface that allows you to configure general Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit settings, monitor Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit operation, create or edit services and perform maintenance.

You access the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Administrator web interface in the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit access window by signing in as an Administrator.

You can use your web browser from any remote PC station to monitor and to configure the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit. A web server is installed in the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit to facilitate the use of the remote web-based monitoring and management.

Access to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway configuration interface is controlled by a user name and a password. Once you have entered the settings you want, you should upload them to the unit for them to take effect, or you can save them to a configuration file to be loaded at a later time.

Before You Begin

These are the requirements for accessing the Gateway Administrator web interface:

A Java-compliant browser. Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or later is recommended.

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit IP address or a web link to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit.

Administrator level-access

The required user name and password.

Note For first-time installation, you must assign an IP address to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit using a serial port connection before you can access the web interface. For more information, see the “Setting the IP Address” section on page 2-7.

Procedure

Step 1 Launch your browser and type the IP address or the name of the Cisco Unified

Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway unit.

For example, http://125.221.23.44 or board_name.

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway login page appears.

Step 2 Type the Administrator user name and password in the appropriate fields and click Login. The default global user name is admin. The default password is <null>.

The Gateway Administrator interface appears.

 

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3522 BRI specifications

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