TANDBERG Videoconferencing System

Appendices

Appendix 5: Using the file system

It is possible to access a file system within the TANDBERG system by using ftp:

DOS-window: ftp <IP-address of codec>, or

Web-browser: ftp:// <IP-address of codec>

Description of the different files

all.prm

- all settings in the system (including directory)

dir.prm

- directory entries

event.log - logs fault sitations etc.

sw.pkg

- the system software

globdir.prm - file containing up to 400 entries. These entries can not be edited from the TANDBERG Videoconferencing system, but can be edited as a text-file.

Files accessible only by ‘ftp get /tmp/snapshots/xxx.jpg’ or ‘http://<IP-address of codec>/tmp/snapshots/xxx.jpg’:

main.jpg

- Snapshot of current stream if MultiSite.

local.jpg

- Snapshot of selfview

farend.jpg

- Snapshot of decoded stream if point-to-point.

duovideo.jpg - Snapshot of the encoded stream if transmitting DuoVideo, the decoded stream if receiving

 

DuoVideo.

Description of the different folders

user

- a folder to be used for custom logos etc.

remote

- a folder used for software upgrade of the far end TANDBERG system

What can be done by using the file system?

·software upgrade of the far end TANDBERG system (B3 or above) via ISDN

·upload of custom logos

Software upgrade

·Connect to the system you want to upgrade using ISDN.

·Copy the software file to a folder on your harddisk.

·Open a DOS-window and go to this folder.

·Type ftp <IP-address of your local codec).

·Enter password: <Release Key of far end system>

·Go to the remote folder, type “cd remote”

·Upload the software file, type put <s0xxxxxx.pkg>

·Wait until the following is shown:

226 Closing data connection.

5437569 bytes sent in 808.01 seconds (6.73 Kbytes/sec)

ftp>

· Restart the far end codec.

The far end system should now be upgraded. For further information, please contact your TANDBERG representative.

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TANDBERG 7000 user manual Appendix 5 Using the file system, Description of the different files