Cisco Systems Accessing the 3545 MCU Administrator Interface, Before You Begin, Procedure

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU

Accessing the 3545 MCU Administrator Interface

Accessing the 3545 MCU Administrator Interface

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Administrator is a web interface that allows you to configure general MCU settings, monitor MCU operation, create or edit services, manage media processor units and perform maintenance.

You access the MCU Administrator web interface in the MCU 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 MCU application. A web server is installed in the MCU to facilitate the use of the remote web-based monitoring and management.

Access to the MCU 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

The following requirements are necessary to access the MCU Administrator web interface:

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

•The MCU IP address or a web link to the MCU.

•The required user name and password.

Note For first-time installation, you must assign an IP address to the MCU using a serial port connection before you can access the web interface. For more information, see the “Setting the IP Address” section on page 2-8.

Procedure

Step 1 Launch your browser and enter the IP address or the name of the MCU followed by /admin.

For example, http://125.221.23.44/admin or board_name/admin.

The MCU access window appears.

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

The MCU Administrator interface appears.

Note If you try to sign in as an Administrator and another Administrator is currently signed in, the MCU signs you in as a Read only user. The words Read Only appear at the top of the window and a pop-up displays the IP address of the Administrator already signed in. Read only users cannot edit any of the MCU settings.

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