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TANDBERG MSE 8510, MCU 4500 manual

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The	page shows various status items related to a conference's content channel. To view
this page, go to	click the name of the conference about which you want more
information and on the	tab, click the Content channel link.

The displayed information is split into three sections:

This section shows a graphical representation of the current content channel. If there is no active content channel, inactive will be shown here. Where there is an active content channel, clicking on this preview window will cause it to update.

This section details the characteristics of the video stream supplying the content channel. This stream will either be a H.239 channel from one of the H.323 conference participants, or a BFCP (Binary Floor Control Protocol) channel from a SIP conference participant, or a main video channel configured for use as the content channel source (for instance, a VNC connection to a PC).

While there is at most one source video stream for a conference's content channel, the content channel can be viewed by several people, either via H.239 or BFCP to video conferencing endpoints, or via streaming (DJPEG) to desktop PCs. The Transmitted video section of this page shows the number of viewers of each type, plus some statistics on the currently active H.239/BFCP video stream and DJPEG channel.

It is possible to retrieve a set of diagnostics relating to the conference's content channel. This is accomplished by clicking on the Download content channel diagnostics control beneath the main table. You should not need to access these diagnostics except when directed to by Codian support personnel.

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TANDBERG MSE 8510, MCU 4500 manual

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Software version Codian MCU 4500 Series Codian MSE 8510 SeriesOnline help printable format Telephone +47 67 125 Telefax +47 67 125 Video +47 67 117 TANDBERG Philip Pedersens vei 20 1366 Lysaker NorwayE-mail tandberg@tandberg.com Page Page Page Page Page Using a web browser, enter the host name or IP address of the MCU and add the recording as an H.323 endpoint Go toi. Set the address as the recording number Dial using a standard E.164 phone number Enter the IP address or host name of the MCU deviceTo enter DTMF navigation mode To exit DTMF navigation modeTypically, 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 statusUnderstanding in-conference status icons The zoom out menu The conference welcome messageYou are scrolling up through the layout views This participant has been given priority in the layout views conference settings This conference is being recordedPage Important participants combined with view focus Clipped panes Video streams vs. fixed bitmap images Muted participantsH.243 floor control In this sectionWhen considering which participants to show in which panes, a participants self view has the lowest priority. This has two main implications Page 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 controlparticipants in 1 x 1 view full-screen view o decide to disconnect any other participantsSee Using streaming to view conferences for more information Active conferences Scheduled conferences Completed conferencesin Description choosePIN required At least one of the registrations for this conference has failedCompleted conferences list See Conference ownership for additionalin the Active conferences list See Conference ownership for additional To remove all conferences from the list, clickAdding a conference Updating a conference Adding configured endpoints Using IDs and PINshoc conferences with gatekeeper control must be PINsPINs enabled on the participants can dial in using this number. Noteconfigure the Numeric ID Provides a level of security to conference accessRegister ad hoc conferences with gatekeeper setting on on the Global conference settings page is set toNumeric ID and/or Guest numeric ID with the to H.243 floor and chair controlother participant is present is most appropriate for Initial video status and Initial audio status settings refer to Configuring an H.323 endpoint andConfiguring a SIP endpoint See Configuring streaming settings for additionalThis setting only applies to scheduled conferences When the MCU is not in port reservation modeWhen the MCU is not in port reservation mode MCU guarantees that this many video participantsDisplaying general status for additional neither Guest numeric ID nor Guest PIN both Guest numeric ID and Guest PIN orall participants are disconnected default Page This level of control permits the following operations This level of control permits the following operationsPage There are three types of media ports available on the MCU Page 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 keyH.239 video streams sent from the MCU to viewing H.323 endpoints Text chat between conference participantsPage 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 page channel video setting on theContent channel markup also has the following characteristics 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 listCustomizing layout views Displaying conference statistics Sending messages to all participantsConfiguring a SIP endpoint To call a participant with a SIP endpoint in to an active conferenceSee Using pane placement below layoutsconference layout see Customizing a participants participants layout displayTo return to the Custom layout page, click There is a setting on the MCUs pane placement behaviorpage to control this behavior called Loudest speaker Page The current number of contributing audio-only participants The current number of contributing audio/video participantsThe current number of streaming participants watching the conference see Conference settings Controlling the near-end camera Managing a participants audio signals Displaying diagnostics for a participant Moving a participantPre-configured participants Summary information Viewing the conference participant listSee Adding participants Customizing layout views Selecting a custom participant view andCustomizing the user interface See Adding pre-configured participants for disable option to Content channel video supportThe MCU is unable to send encrypted content video to this participant video codec is on thepage statistics for a participant chair controlchair control chair controlSee Content channel video support for additional user interfaceparticipants layout view See Customizing layoutviews audio in the conference stop mutingconnected, which have disconnected, and reasons See Customizing layout views H.323 endpoint and/or Configuring a SIP See Selecting a custom participant layoutendpoint participant parametersGo to Click a Conference name and then click on a participants nameClick the Click on one of the magnifying options to zoom the view in or outClick a Conference name and then click on a participants name layouts is automatically chosen with thefeature key is present on the MCU setting. Consistently large numbers typicallyimply potential network problems delay added to the media to accommodate thePage Video packet-level errors such as sequence the actual video data in the packets is in erroron. This is not the same as packets where the content the actual video data is somehow inChannel bit rate if for auditing bandwidth, errors, and so on by the The number of fast update requests sent andA count of the number of sender report type These are typically sent by any device that issee Conference settings Go toClick a conference name and then click on a participants name area simply disconnects the participant Gatekeeper settings Displaying the auto attendant listAdding and updating an auto attendant Adding a custom banner For tips on configuring gatekeepers, seeA thumbnail of the custom banner, if one has been specified See Gatekeeper settings and SIP settings for reservation, refer to Reservation of MCU media portsreservation, refer to Reservation of MCU media portsClick the name of a configured auto attendant Refer to the table below to determine the most appropriate settingsChooses the default Codian MCU graphic to use for your banner Go toTo display the Endpoint List, go to To add a new H.323 endpoint, selectTo add a new SIP endpoint, select To add a new VNC endpoint, selectaddress!E.164 When you configure Call-in match parameters, anAdding and updating gateways Content contribution from endpoints setting from the enabled in the per-conference configurationConference settings page will be used settingsparticipants settings When a participant disconnects from aSet to enabled if you want this endpoint to be when only endpoints set to Automatic disconnectionencryption, refer to Configuring encryption Configuring SIP settingsOutgoing transport on the settingsWhen using LCS, the username that will be default name configured on the endpoint. It willalso override any other default name that might endpoints default name can be the name of thesettings Conference settings page will be usedcourse 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 gatewayUse 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 withIDs can be numbers, H.323 IDs or prefixes the gatekeeperModifying the admin User Modifying the guest User After entering the settings, click The required password, if any Verifies the required passwordGo to ClickFully control conferences Users with this privilege level can their settings. To display this list, go to The access privileges associated with this userThe configured image to display for this user 104 Refer to the table below for assistancepasswords securely Associated video endpoint as the same number. If a See Adding an H.323 endpoint for informationYou can enter a new password Verify the new passwordThis limits the setup you will need to do each time you join a video conference. When theConference settings Advanced settings Note that the Motion/sharpness trade off setting forendpoints Preferred bandwidth from MCU values endpoints Preferred bandwidth to MCU valueshow participants display in layout views See Port reservation modes for additionalappears on their endpoint when one their endpoint when a participantrecording indicator to display, the VCR and the MCU must be usingRefer to Using in-conference features with video This setting controls for how long if at all the When displayed, the Codian logo appears in theThe duration of the message is configured using This setting controls for how long if at allNote that the Custom codec selection setting for an setting for calls from that endpointWhen communicating with an endpoint, the Note that the Custom codec selection setting for anendpoints video configuration. If you set this lower than the default 1400 bytes if there was aYou should only enable this option if you are resolutions in order to reduce the effect ofPrevents the MCU from showing conference participants display in layout views for morehow participants display in layout views When pane placement is in use, this option Understanding how participants display in layoutviews Select the delay to be applied to audio relative to video reservation modechair control When this option is set, participants calling into a created using either an auto attendant or via callsservice prefix will be registered individually with the configured gatekeeperGatekeeper settings Gatekeeper status Displaying the built-in gatekeeper registrationwhich case use MCU compatible use Gateway Cisco GK compatiblethe Mandatory H.323 ID to register will be used as page see Configuring global conferences with gatekeeper setting on thePrefix for MCU registrations see above, Codian Incoming calls to unknown E.164 number will bepage see Configuring global usage is set to Disabledconference settings the H.323 gatekeeper status will indicate Displays the IP address of the gatekeeperregistrations page to the and clickType the ID, or a part of the ID for which you want to see details is set to No registration Configuring SIP endpoints for more informationis set to No registration Default bandwidth from MCU that is configured on page Configuringglobal conference settings. Use this setting to the Default bandwidth from MCUthepage 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 settingsnumber conferencesconference you require and select the Streams setting updating conferences by the Display content in normal video channel specified by the Outgoing content video codec settingThis field sets a lower limit on the bandwidth of Viewing the conference participant listenable the Automatically make content channel conference to either You canforce new ad hoc conferences to use encryption with SIP, below o Encryption status to Enabled 3. Go to and set Outgoing transport to TLSEncrypted SIP TLS is selected You must have the encryption feature key installed on your MCUIP configuration settings IP status Ethernet configuration Ethernet statusactually lookup endpoint.codian.com Identifies the IP address of the name serverconfiguration, depending on the settings you configuration, depending on the settings youShows the fixed hardware MAC Media Access When troubleshooting connectivity issues, thisPort preferences IP routes configuration Current IP status Configuring network settings. Selecting Port B Use these fields to define the type of IP addressesPage Configuring SSL certificates management HTTPS feature key or an Encryptionfirmware Configuring streaming settings channel video supportIf a port is disabled, this option will be unavailable Configuring streaming settingsUpgrading the firmware and you have checked settingsAllow/reject incoming and outgoing calls to the Upgrading the firmware and you have checkedUnknown To configure monitoring using SNMP, go toSelect this check box to enable the MCU to send traps Select this check box to enable authenticationselected to Enable traps above. Authentication receivers when someone tries to read or write aAbout QoS configuration settings ToS configuration DiffServ configuration Default settingsAudio Bits 0-2 set IP precedence the priority of the packetTo configure Time settings, go to If selected, use of the NTP protocol is Enabled onYou must update the offset manually when the not adjust for daylight saving automaticallyUpgrading the loader software image Enabling MCU features Storing user passwords securelyUpgrading the main MCU software image 10. Shutdown and restart the MCUSelect Hash stored passwords and click link next to the feature key on theWhen the shutdown is complete, the button changes to To shut down the MCU, follow these stepsGo to Click theresetting system time Conference status Video status Audio status Page Displays active audio participants using neither G.711 or G.722 Video status displays an overview of current video resource useThe number of video streams being received by the MCU The number of video streams being sent by the MCUPage 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 Page Syslog settings Using syslog To define a syslog server, simply enter its IP address and then click Page Call Detail Record log controls Call Detail Record log The current number of CDRs in the logDownloading and clearing the log CDR log display information about CDR time field, belowChanging 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 imagesControlling the confirmation of participant disconnections Controlling the audio and visual muting of conference participantsUsing default US English voice prompts Voice prompt specification Making the best possible recordingsindividual participant disconnections option and click Uploading a customization package Viewing the available voice promptssection, uncheck Use customized voice prompts and locate the .package file on your computerUploading individual voice prompts Downloading individual voice promptsDownloading a customization package Deleting customized voice prompts To expand any list to show all customizations, clickor your web browsers equivalent to remove the voice promptIm sorry, there is already a conference with that number Your conference is now over. GoodbyeIll connect you to your conference now Please enter the conference code nowPage is checked, that file will be used are both unchecked1. Ensure that the FTP service is enabled on the 3. Copy this file and store it somewhere safeThe backup process is now complete Ensure that the FTP service is enabled on theTo 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 registeredthe state or province where the business is located the locality or city where the business is locatedusing TLS must have a certificate which is trusted Browse to find the private key file that accompanies your certificateYou can upload a trust store of certificates that the MCU will Note that uploading aCodian Software licensesNetBSD Info-ZIP Independent JPEG Group The OpenSSL Project Spirit Corporation AES HMAC SHA1 Lua DHCP Polycom Inc Fraunhofer IISCopyright 1999-2004 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. 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