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Using a web browser, enter the host name or IP address of the MCU
i. Set the address as the recording number
Go to
and add the recording as an H.323 endpoint
Dial using a standard E.164 phone number
Enter the IP address or host name of the MCU device
To enter DTMF navigation mode
To exit DTMF navigation mode
Typically, you will have these options
There are usually two configured options for
next to the conference name
Using far-end camera controls
Controlling conference views Understanding participants status
Understanding in-conference status icons The zoom out menu
The conference welcome message
You are scrolling up through the layout views
This participant has been given priority in the layout views
conference settings
This conference is being recorded
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Important participants combined with view focus Clipped panes
Video streams vs. fixed bitmap images Muted participants
H.243 floor control
In this section
When considering which participants to show in which panes, a participants self view has the lowest priority. This has two main implications
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By comparison, there are some defined conference layouts, for example
The MCU supports the following H.243 features
Where the conference supports floor and chair control
participants in 1 x 1 view full-screen view
o decide to disconnect any other participants
See Using streaming to view conferences for more information
Active conferences Scheduled conferences Completed conferences
in Description
choose
PIN required
At least one of the registrations for this conference has failed
in the Active conferences list
See Conference ownership for additional
Completed conferences list
See Conference ownership for additional
To remove all conferences from the list, click
Adding a conference Updating a conference Adding configured endpoints
Using IDs and PINs
PINs
PINs
hoc conferences with gatekeeper control must be
enabled on the
participants can dial in using this number. Note
configure the Numeric ID
Provides a level of security to conference access
Register ad hoc conferences with gatekeeper setting on
on the Global conference settings page is set to
Numeric ID and/or Guest numeric ID with the
to H.243 floor and chair control
other participant is present is most appropriate for
Initial video status and Initial audio status settings
refer to Configuring an H.323 endpoint and
Configuring a SIP endpoint
See Configuring streaming settings for additional
This setting only applies to scheduled conferences
When the MCU is not in port reservation mode
When the MCU is not in port reservation mode
MCU guarantees that this many video participants
Displaying general status for additional
all participants are disconnected default
both Guest numeric ID and Guest PIN or
neither Guest numeric ID nor Guest PIN
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This level of control permits the following operations
This level of control permits the following operations
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There are three types of media ports available on the MCU
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This affects the operation of the MCU in the following ways
Allowing graphical and textual markup of the content channel
these features require the web conferencing feature key
H.239 video streams sent from the MCU to viewing H.323 endpoints
Text chat between conference participants
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content channel alongside the main video channel in a video-conferencing call that uses SIP. A SIP conference participant opens a BFCP channel to the MCU and contributes a video stream, such as that supplied by a second camera or an attached PC
If the MCU is configured to allow encryption, each individual conference can be configured to either require encryption or to optionally use encryption. The MCU can send either encrypted or unencrypted content to different participants in a conference depending on the capabilities of those participants endpoints
allow participant to contribute content video
Content channel markup also has the following characteristics
channel video setting on the
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Markup of content channel video Text chat
See port reservation for more information
Adding a VNC participant Adding pre-configured participants
Adding participants Viewing the participants list
Customizing layout views Displaying conference statistics
Sending messages to all participants
Configuring a SIP endpoint
To call a participant with a SIP endpoint in to an active conference
See Using pane placement below
layouts
conference layout see Customizing a participants
participants layout display
To return to the Custom layout page, click
page to control this behavior called Loudest speaker
pane placement behavior
There is a setting on the MCUs
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The current number of streaming participants watching the conference
The current number of contributing audio/video participants
The current number of contributing audio-only participants
see Conference settings
Controlling the near-end camera Managing a participants audio signals
Displaying diagnostics for a participant Moving a participant
Pre-configured participants Summary information
Viewing the conference participant list
See Adding participants
Customizing the user interface
Selecting a custom participant view and
Customizing layout views
See Adding pre-configured participants for
disable option
to Content channel video support
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video codec is on the
The MCU is unable to send encrypted content video to this participant
statistics for a participant
chair control
chair control
chair control
See Content channel video support for additional
user interface
participants layout view
See Customizing layout
views
audio in the conference stop muting
connected, which have disconnected, and reasons
See Customizing layout views
H.323 endpoint and/or Configuring a SIP
See Selecting a custom participant layout
endpoint
participant parameters
Go to
Click a Conference name and then click on a participants name
Click the
Click on one of the magnifying options to zoom the view in or out
Click a Conference name and then click on a participants name
layouts
is automatically chosen with the
feature key is present on the MCU
setting. Consistently large numbers typically
imply potential network problems
delay added to the media to accommodate the
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Video packet-level errors such as sequence
the actual video data in the packets is in error
on. This is not the same as packets where the
content the actual video data is somehow in
Channel bit rate if
for auditing bandwidth, errors, and so on by the
The number of fast update requests sent and
A count of the number of sender report type
These are typically sent by any device that is
see Conference settings
Go to
Click a conference name and then click on a participants name
area simply disconnects the participant
Gatekeeper settings
Displaying the auto attendant list
Adding and updating an auto attendant Adding a custom banner
For tips on configuring gatekeepers, see
A thumbnail of the custom banner, if one has been specified
See Gatekeeper settings and SIP settings for
reservation, refer to Reservation of MCU media
ports
reservation, refer to Reservation of MCU media
ports
Click the name of a configured auto attendant
Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate settings
Chooses the default Codian MCU graphic to use for your banner
Go to
To display the Endpoint List, go to
To add a new H.323 endpoint, select
To add a new SIP endpoint, select
To add a new VNC endpoint, select
Adding and updating gateways
When you configure Call-in match parameters, an
address!E.164
Content contribution from endpoints setting from the
enabled in the per-conference configuration
Conference settings page will be used
settings
participants settings
When a participant disconnects from a
Set to enabled if you want this endpoint to be
when only endpoints set to Automatic disconnection
encryption, refer to Configuring encryption
Configuring SIP settings
Outgoing transport on the
settings
When using LCS, the username that will be
default name configured on the endpoint. It will
also override any other default name that might
endpoints default name can be the name of the
settings
Conference settings page will be used
course of the conference by going to
when only endpoints set to Automatic disconnection
The descriptive name of the gateway
The IP address or host name of the gateway
Use unit-wide setting this is the default
To start the gatekeeper, go to
Choose from the options
In the format X / Y where Y is the number of
The ID which the registrant has registered with
IDs can be numbers, H.323 IDs or prefixes
the gatekeeper
Modifying the admin User Modifying the guest User
After entering the settings, click
The required password, if any Verifies the required password
Go to
Click
Fully control conferences
Users with this privilege level can
their settings. To display this list, go to
The access privileges associated with this user
The configured image to display for this user 104
Refer to the table below for assistance
passwords securely
Associated video endpoint as the same number. If a
See Adding an H.323 endpoint for information
You can enter a new password
Verify the new password
This limits the setup you will need to do each
time you join a video conference. When the
Conference settings Advanced settings
Note that the Motion/sharpness trade off setting for
endpoints Preferred bandwidth from MCU values
endpoints Preferred bandwidth to MCU values
how participants display in layout views
See Port reservation modes for additional
appears on their endpoint when one
their endpoint when a participant
recording indicator to display, the
VCR and the MCU must be using
Refer to Using in-conference features with video
This setting controls for how long if at all the
When displayed, the Codian logo appears in the
The duration of the message is configured using
This setting controls for how long if at all
Note that the Custom codec selection setting for an
setting for calls from that endpoint
When communicating with an endpoint, the
Note that the Custom codec selection setting for an
endpoints video configuration. If you set this
lower than the default 1400 bytes if there was a
You should only enable this option if you are
resolutions in order to reduce the effect of
how participants display in layout views
participants display in layout views for more
Prevents the MCU from showing conference
views
Understanding how participants display in layout
When pane placement is in use, this option
chair control
reservation mode
Select the delay to be applied to audio relative to video
When this option is set, participants calling into a
created using either an auto attendant or via calls
service prefix will be registered individually with
the configured gatekeeper
Gatekeeper settings Gatekeeper status
Displaying the built-in gatekeeper registration
the Mandatory H.323 ID to register will be used as
use Gateway Cisco GK compatible
which case use MCU compatible
page see Configuring global
conferences with gatekeeper setting on the
Prefix for MCU registrations see above, Codian
Incoming calls to unknown E.164 number will be
conference settings
usage is set to Disabled
page see Configuring global
the H.323 gatekeeper status will indicate
Displays the IP address of the gatekeeper
registrations page
Type the ID, or a part of the ID for which you want to see details
and click
to the
is set to No registration
Configuring SIP endpoints for more information
is set to No registration
Default bandwidth from MCU that is configured on
page Configuring
global conference settings. Use this setting to
the Default bandwidth from MCU
thepage Configuring network services
encryption. Where encryption is required in the conference configuration, a SIP call must use SRTP. For more information about SIP encryption, refer to Configuring encryption settings
conference you require and select the
conferences
number
Streams setting
updating conferences
by the Display content in normal video channel
specified by the Outgoing content video codec setting
This field sets a lower limit on the bandwidth of
Viewing the conference participant list
enable the Automatically make content channel
force new ad hoc conferences to use encryption
You can
conference to either
with SIP, below
o Encryption status to Enabled
3. Go to and set Outgoing transport to TLS
Encrypted SIP TLS is selected
You must have the encryption feature key installed on your MCU
IP configuration settings IP status Ethernet configuration
Ethernet status
actually lookup endpoint.codian.com
Identifies the IP address of the name server
configuration, depending on the settings you
configuration, depending on the settings you
Shows the fixed hardware MAC Media Access
When troubleshooting connectivity issues, this
Port preferences IP routes configuration Current IP status
Configuring network settings. Selecting Port B
Use these fields to define the type of IP addresses
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firmware
management HTTPS feature key or an Encryption
Configuring SSL certificates
Configuring streaming settings
channel video support
If a port is disabled, this option will be unavailable
Configuring streaming settings
Upgrading the firmware and you have checked
settings
Allow/reject incoming and outgoing calls to the
Upgrading the firmware and you have checked
Unknown
To configure monitoring using SNMP, go to
Select this check box to enable the MCU to send traps
Select this check box to enable authentication
selected to Enable traps above. Authentication
receivers when someone tries to read or write a
About QoS configuration settings ToS configuration
DiffServ configuration Default settings
Audio
Bits 0-2 set IP precedence the priority of the packet
To configure Time settings, go to
If selected, use of the NTP protocol is Enabled on
You must update the offset manually when the
not adjust for daylight saving automatically
Upgrading the loader software image Enabling MCU features
Storing user passwords securely
Upgrading the main MCU software image
10. Shutdown and restart the MCU
Select Hash stored passwords and click
link next to the feature key on the
When the shutdown is complete, the button changes to
To shut down the MCU, follow these steps
Go to
Click the
resetting system time
Conference status Video status Audio status
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Displays active audio participants using neither G.711 or G.722
Video status displays an overview of current video resource use
The number of video streams being received by the MCU
The number of video streams being sent by the MCU
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To reset these values, click
This is increased to 12 when running in SD mode 160
and make the changes you require. See Logging using syslog
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Syslog settings Using syslog
To define a syslog server, simply enter its IP address and then click
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Call Detail Record log controls Call Detail Record log
The current number of CDRs in the log
Downloading and clearing the log CDR log display
information about CDR time field, below
Changing the time and NTP’s UTC Offset on the
Controlling the auto-refreshing of status pages on the MCU
Controlling the display of thumbnail preview images
Controlling the confirmation of participant disconnections
Controlling the audio and visual muting of conference participants
Using default US English voice prompts
Voice prompt specification Making the best possible recordings
individual participant disconnections option and click
Uploading a customization package Viewing the available voice prompts
section, uncheck Use customized voice prompts
and locate the .package file on your computer
Uploading individual voice prompts
Downloading individual voice prompts
Downloading a customization package Deleting customized voice prompts
To expand any list to show all customizations, click
or your web browsers equivalent
to remove the voice prompt
Im sorry, there is already a conference with that number
Your conference is now over. Goodbye
Ill connect you to your conference now
Please enter the conference code now
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is checked, that file will be used
are both unchecked
1. Ensure that the FTP service is enabled on the
3. Copy this file and store it somewhere safe
The backup process is now complete
Ensure that the FTP service is enabled on the
To test connectivity with a remote device, go to
The details of the business to which the certificate has been issued
the country where the business is registered
the state or province where the business is located
the locality or city where the business is located
using TLS must have a certificate which is trusted
Browse to find the private key file that accompanies your certificate
You can upload a trust store of certificates that the MCU will
Note that uploading a
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