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Introduction Getting
Started
System
Overview
System
Configuration
H.323 & SIP
Configuration
Registration
Control
Zones and
Neighbors
Call
Processing
Firewall
Traversal
Bandwidth
Control Maintenance Appe ndices
Introduction
This Administrator Guide is prov ided to help you make the best
use of your TANDBERG VCS.
Your approach to this documentat ion depends on what you
want to do and how much you already kn ow.
The Administrator Guide has be en divided into several
sections, each providing dif ferent information. In som e places
information is duplicated bet ween sections to let you have all
the relevant information in one p lace.
This document does not have an ind ex - this is intentional. If
the Table of Contents does not direct yo u to the information you
need, you can use the Find func tion in Adobe Reader to search
the text for keywords.
Note that the Administrator Gui de describes a fully equipp ed
version. Your version may not have all the des cribed extensions
installed.
Our main objective with this Gu ide is to address your goals and
needs. Please let us know how well we suc ceeded!
The TANDBERG Video Communicat ion Server (VCS) is a key compon ent of your video communicati ons network. It allows you to
manage endpoint registrati ons and calls, and control the ban dwidth being used within yo ur network. The VCS also offe rs advanced
call policy that allows you to accep t, reject and re-rout e calls, and can optionally inclu de TANDBERG’s FindMe™, which allows users to
have a single alias on which they can be c ontacted regardless of lo cation,
The VCS forms part of TANDBERG’s Exp ressway™ firewall traversal s olution, allowing you to securel y connect to other video net works
and equipment from your secur ed private network.
The VCS also acts as a gateway betwee n SIP and H.323 protocols, and bet ween IPv4 and IPv6, allowi ng you to make the most use of
your existing video communica tions investment.
About this Administrator Guide
About the TANDBERG Video Communication Server
Main Product Features
Standard Features
H.323 gatekeeper
SIP Proxy/Registrar
SIP and H.323 support, inclu ding SIP/H.323 gatewaying for
locally registered endpoin ts
IPv4 and IPv6 suppor t, including IPv4/IPv6 gate waying
Bandwidth management on bo th a per-call and a total usage
basis, configurable separa tely for calls within the local
subzones and to neighboring sys tems and zones
Automatic downspeeding op tion for calls that exceed the
available bandwidth
URI and ENUM dialing via DNS, enabli ng global connectivit y
Up to 2500 registrations
Up to 500 non-traversal c alls
Up to 100 traversal calls
Up to 200 neighboring zones
Flexible zone configuratio n with prefix, suffix a nd regex
support
Can function as a stand- alone VCS or be neighbored wit h
other systems such as VCSs, Border Co ntrollers, gatekeepers
and SIP proxies
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Supports up to 5 Alternate VCS s for redundancy purpose s
Optional endpoint authenti cation
Control over which endpoints a re allowed to register
Administrator Policy includi ng support for CPL
Embedded setup wizard via a ser ial port for initial
configuration
System administration via a web i nterface or RS-232, Telnet,
SSH, and HTTPS
Can be managed with TANDBERG Mana gement Suite 11.8 or
newer
Optional Features
Firewall traversal serve r functionality, allowing sec ure
traversal of any firewall or NAT
Registration of traversal -enabled endpoints
STUN Discovery and STUN Relay s ervices
User Policy (TANDBERG FindMe™)
SIP/H.323 gatewaying for non-regis tered endpoints
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In this Administrator Guide, inst ructions for perform ing a
task via the web interface ar e shown in the format:
Menu option1 > Menu option2
followed by the Name of the page tha t you will be taken to. In
most cases the page will be shown ad jacent, with callouts
describing each of the conf igurable options.
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In this Administrator Guide, inst ructions for perform ing a
task using the command line inter face are shown in the
format:
xConfiguration CommandNa me
The command is hyperlinked to th e Command Reference table
at the back of this Guide; clicking on t he hyperlink will take you
to the appropriate section of t he table showing all the availab le
sub-commands and pa rameters.
Typing the command into the CLI with out any parameters will
return a full list of parameters ava ilable for that command.
Typing a ? after the command will retu rn information about the
purpose of that command or gro up of commands.
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TANDBERG VIDEO COMMUNICATION SERVER
ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Introduction