Cisco C8510MSR-SKIT-DC - Catalyst 8510 Multiservice Switch Router, TelePresence MCU MSE 8510 Getting Started

Cisco TelePresence

MCU MSE 8510

Getting started

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Contents

General information ................................................................................................................ 3

About the Cisco TelePresence MCU MSE 8510 ................................................ 3

Port and LED location ................................................................................................ 3

LED behavior .............................................................................................................................. 4

Installing the MCU MSE 8510 ............................................................................................... 5

Step one: Install the MCU MSE 8510 into the MSE 8000 chassis ................ 5

Step two: Connect to Ethernet Port A ................................................................. 7

Initial configuration ................................................................................................................. 8

Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings .................................................. 8

Step two: Assign an IP address to the MCU MSE 8510 .................................. 8

Configuring the MCU MSE 8510 .......................................................................................... 9

Step one: Log in to the MCU MSE 8510 .............................................................. 9

Step two: Allocate port licences ............................................................................ 9

Step three: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar (optional) ........... 9

Step four: Add endpoints (optional) ..................................................................10

Using the MCU MSE 8510 ....................................................................................................11

Creating conferences ..............................................................................................11

Calling participants in to a conference .............................................................12

Calling in to a conference ......................................................................................12

Streaming conferences ...........................................................................................13

Instructing conference participants ................................................................................14

Checking for updates ............................................................................................................14

Troubleshooting and technical support information ...............................................15

Using the event log to help solve a problem ..................................................15

Getting more help ....................................................................................................15

Disclaimers and notices ........................................................................................................16

General information

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General information

About the Cisco TelePresence MCU MSE 8510

The Cisco TelePresence MCU MSE 8510 (MCU MSE 8510) is a technologically
advanced media processor that fits into a Cisco TelePresence MSE 8000 chassis. It
can be used as a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) combining continuous presence
high definition video conferencing and the highest possible voice quality.

Port and LED location

Figure 1 shows the position of ports and LEDs on the MCU MSE 8510 .

Figure 1: MCU MSE 8510 front panel

Console Port

USB Port
& Activity LEDs

Status LED

Alarm LED

Admin Port
& Activity LEDs

Ethernet Ports & Status LEDs

Power LED

LCD Display

LED behavior

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LED behavior

Table 1 describes the behavior of the LEDs.

Table 1: MCU MSE 8510 LED behavior

LED Color Indicates

USB Port Activity Green Reserved for future expansion

Admin Port Activity Green Reserved for future expansion

Status Green The MCU MSE 8510 is operating

normally

Alarm Red The MCU MSE 8510 is booting or has

developed a fault, for example:

 temperature is outside normal limits
 battery failure of the internal clock

Refer to the web interface for more
information about the problem (go to

Status > Health)

Ethernet Port Status, for each
Ethernet port and Admin port:

FDX Green The link has been negotiated as a full-

duplex link

Act Green Packets are being transmitted on this port

Link Green The speed of the link from this port,

which is either 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps

Power Blue The MCU MSE 8510 is receiving power

from the MSE 8000 chassis.

Installing the MCU MSE 8510

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Installing the MCU MSE 8510

Step one: Install the MCU MSE 8510 into the MSE 8000 chassis

1 Remove the blade or blanking blade from the slot into which you are going to

install the MCU MSE 8510:
i Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the screws in the retaining latches

with an anti-clockwise quarter turn.

ii Open both retaining latches on the front of the blade or blanking blade.

When open, a retaining latch is at a 90

° angle perpendicular to the front of

the blade.

Important: Before installing the MCU MSE 8510 into the MSE 8000,

read the safety information guide for the MSE 8000 chassis at

http://www.cisco.com/go/telepresence/safety

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Although blades are hot-swappable parts, you must only remove one
blade at any time. Remove the power from the MSE 8000, if you need to
remove more than one blade at a time.

Before hot-swapping a blade, shut down the blade using the web interface.
Do not shut down a blade during a software upgrade or if the blade is
processing (for example if a conference is taking place on a blade).

The MSE 8000 backplane uses high performance data connectors. Do not
remove MCU MSE 8510 blades unless necessary because doing so may
reduce the life of these connectors.

Make sure that you have the correct power requirements and sufficient
power in your PSU; for information on powering the MSE 8000 refer to
the Getting Started Guide on http://www.tandberg.com/support/video-

conferencing-documentation.jsp).

You must install either a blade or a blanking blade in each of the ten
positions in the chassis.

The Supervisor blade must be installed into slot 1 of the MSE 8000
chassis.

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iii Slide out the blade or blanking blade.

2 Open both retaining latches on the front of the MCU MSE 8510. When open, a

retaining latch is at a 90

° angle perpendicular to the front of the blade.

3 Slide the MCU MSE 8510 into the blade slot (as shown in Figure 2) until it

stops.

4 Simultaneously close both retaining latches on the blade (thereby engaging the

connectors at the rear of the blade) to secure in the chassis as shown in Figure 3.

5 Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the screws in the retaining latches

with a clockwise quarter turn.The power is connected automatically as soon as
you close the latches. The LCD panel displays messages as parts are checked and
eventually you see "Waiting for application to boot" after which the Cisco logo
appears followed by the IP address allocated to the MCU MSE 8510.

Figure 2: Inserting a blade into the chassis

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Figure 3: Closing the retaining latches on the front of a blade

Step two: Connect to Ethernet Port A

Connect an Ethernet cable from Ethernet Port A to an Ethernet switch (rather than a
hub, to minimize interference from other devices on the network). The Ethernet
port is a 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing connection.

Ethernet Ports B, C and D may not be supported in the software supplied
with your blade. Do not connect to these ports unless the web interface
allows you to configure them. Do not connect multiple ports to the same
subnet unless instructed to do so by the web interface.

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Initial configuration

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Initial configuration

Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings

The default setting for the MCU MSE 8510 Ethernet ports is auto-sensing mode. If
the switch ports to which you connect the MCU MSE 8510 are not also set to auto­sensing mode, then you need to configure the MCU MSE 8510 Ethernet ports to use
the same speed and duplex mode.

To configure Ethernet Port A, log in to the Supervisor’s web interface and go to

Hardware > Blades. For more information about configuring the port, refer to the

online help accessible from the Supervisor’s web interface.

Step two: Assign an IP address to the MCU MSE 8510

You can use the Supervisor’s web interface to configure the IP addresses of all blades
installed in the MSE 8000. Note that all blades are supplied with DHCP enabled. and
therefore the MCU MSE 8510 will attempt to find an IP address. The LCD panel will
show the IP address allocated. You can either keep this setting or assign static IP
addresses to a blade from the Supervisor’s web interface. To view or configure the IP
address of the MCU MSE 8510, log in to the Supervisor and go to

Hardware >

Blades

. To access the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510, go to Hardware >

Blades

and click the IP address of that blade.

Both ends of the Ethernet connection must be configured in the same
way. For example, either configure both ends of the link to be auto­sensing or configure both ends to operate at the same speed and duplex.

To establish a 1000Mbps connection, both ends of the link must be
configured as auto-sensing.

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Configuring the MCU MSE 8510

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Configuring the MCU MSE 8510

Step one: Log in to the MCU MSE 8510

All administration of the MCU MSE 8510 is performed via the web interface.

To log in to the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510 :

1 Log in to the Supervisor’s web interface.
2Go to

Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of the MCU MSE 8510.

3Click

Log in and enter the user name admin with no password. The Login

information page

is displayed.

Step two: Allocate port licences

Port licenses must be allocated to the MSE 8510 from the Supervisor's Port licenses
page. Where the MSE 8510 is supporting high definition conferencing, each port
requires more than one port license. Refer to the online help for assistance.

Step three: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar
(optional)

If you have H.323 endpoints, using an H.323 gatekeeper can make it easier for
participants to call in to a conference. You can configure the MCU MSE 8510 to use
an external gatekeeper or its own built-in gatekeeper. For information about using
the built-in gatekeeper, refer to the online help.

If you have SIP endpoints, using a SIP registrar can make it easier for participants to
call in to a conference.

To configure the MCU MSE 8510 to use an H.323 gatekeeper:

1 In the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510 , go to

Settings > H.323.

2Enable

H.323 gatekeeper usage and configure the settings you require, using

the online help for further assistance.

3Click

Apply changes.

Cisco recommends that you change the admin account to use a password
as soon as possible. To do that, click

Change password on the Login

information

page or go to Users, click the admin link, and provide the

required user information.

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To configure the MCU MSE 8510 to use a SIP registrar:

1 In the web interface, go to

Settings > SIP.

2 Configure the settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.
3Click

Apply changes.

Step four: Add endpoints (optional)

One way to add participants to a conference that you create is to have the MCU MSE
8510 automatically call them when the conference starts. To do this, you configure
their endpoints on the MCU MSE 8510 . When you set up a conference, you can
choose the endpoints from the

Pre-configured participants list. This is easier than

entering each endpoint’s details every time. Participants that are pre-configured for a
conference will automatically be called by the MCU MSE 8510 to join that
conference.

To define pre-configured endpoints:

1 In the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510 , go to

Endpoints:

 To add a H.323 endpoint, click Add H.323
 To add a SIP endpoint, click Add SIP
 To add a VNC screen, click Add VNC

2 Configure the endpoint settings you require, using the online help for further

assistance.

3Click

Add endpoint.

Before you configure the MCU MSE 8510 to use, and register
conferences to, a SIP registrar, you must set up the MCU MSE 8510 and
its conferences on that SIP registrar.

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Using the MCU MSE 8510

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Using the MCU MSE 8510

Creating conferences

To create a conference:

1 In the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510, go to

Conferences and click Add

new conference

.

2Type a

Name for the conference, for example SalesMeeting.

3 Type an optional numeric identifier, for example

123. This will be the

telephone number that participants can use to join the conference when calling
in to the MCU MSE 8510 via a gatekeeper or SIP registrar.

4 If you are using a gatekeeper, select

H.323 gatekeeper; if you are using a SIP

registrar, select

SIP registrar.

5 Ensure the

Maximum duration of the conference is sufficient (the default is one

hour).

6 All other values can be left at their default settings. Refer to the online help for

further information about the available settings.

7 Scroll down and click

Add conference.

The conference you have created is now active (if you used the default immediate
start time) and participants can join in one of two ways: either the MCU MSE 8510
can call out to specified endpoints or endpoints can dial in. Any endpoints that have
been added to a conference, as pre-configured participants, will be called in to the
conference by the MCU MSE 8510 .

There are two types of conference participant: chairperson and guest.
IDs and PINs allow participants to connect to conferences as the correct
participant type. Chairperson participants use the Numeric ID and
optionally, the PIN; guest participants use the Guest numeric ID and
optionally, the Guest PIN. For more information, refer to the online help.

Note that if you do not configure the conference to start immediately, it
will become a scheduled conference and will be inactive until its start
time.

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Calling participants in to a conference

To call participants in to a conference:

1 In the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510 , go to

Conferences and click on the

name of an active conference.

2On the

Participants tab, click Add participant to call out to an H.323 or SIP

endpoint.

3In the

Address field:

 where there is no H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar, type the IP address,

host name, or SIP URI of an accessible endpoint on your network

 if you are using an H.323 gatekeeper, enter the number registered with the

gatekeeper for the required endpoint

 if you are using a SIP registrar, enter the number registered with the SIP

registrar for the required endpoint

4 Leave the other fields as their default values and click

Call endpoint. The MCU

MSE 8510 automatically connects to the endpoint.

5 If the endpoint is not configured to automatically answer calls, accept the call on

the endpoint.

Calling in to a conference

Participants can call in to conferences in either one of two ways:

 if you have given the conference a numeric identifier and you are using an H.323

gatekeeper or SIP registrar, tell participants to dial the numeric identifier from
their endpoint to join that conference

 participants can dial the IP address of the MCU MSE 8510 to access the auto

attendant of the MCU MSE 8510. Participants will see a menu of available
conferences on their video screen and will hear instructions

Using the MCU MSE 8510

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Streaming conferences

Streaming is a way of viewing a conference in a standard web browser. The MCU
MSE 8510 allows streaming of video and, if enabled for a conference, the streaming
of data. You can also conduct a text ‘chat’ and add notes and drawings to the data
stream.

You can configure two streaming options on the MCU MSE 8510 that will be
available for users to choose between when streaming conferences. For each
streaming option, you must choose a media player (QuickTime, RealPlayer, or
Windows Media Player) and a bit rate.

To configure streaming options:

1 In the web interface of the MCU MSE 8510 , go to

Settings > Streaming.

2 Configure the streaming options you require, referring to the online help for

more details about options.

3Click

Apply changes.

Streaming users will need to have installed one of the media players that you have
chosen for the two streaming options. Streaming users might also need to install Java
(from

www.java.com).

To stream a conference:

1 In a web browser, go to the IP address of the MCU MSE 8510 (or if you are

already logged in, go to

Home and click Streaming-only interface).

2 If web conferencing is enabled, type in a

Sign-in name. This is the name by

which you will be identified if you ‘chat’.

3Type in the

Conference ID (the numeric identifier of the conference).

4Click

Stream this conference and streaming will start.

Note that to use the ‘chat’ facility when streaming a conference, your
MCU MSE 8510 needs the web conferencing feature key. For more
information, refer to your reseller.

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Instructing conference participants

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Instructing conference participants

You need to tell conference participants how to join conferences. You can also tell
them how to use the Far-End Camera Controls (FECC) to navigate menus in the auto
attendant and choose conference layouts. There is a document: Getting Started:
Accessing Conferences available in the

Documentation area of the web site, which you

can print out and give to conference participants.

Checking for updates

It is a good idea to regularly check for updates to the main MCU MSE 8510 software
image on the Cisco web site. This section describes how to upgrade the MCU MSE
8510 using the web. Note that you can also upgrade the MCU MSE 8510 using FTP;
this can be more reliable if you are upgrading the device remotely. Upgrading your
device via FTP is described in the release notes that are available alongside the
software images in the support section of the web site.

To check for, and download, updates:

1 Log in to the MCU MSE 8510 web interface and go to

Status > General.

2 Make a note of the software version that is currently installed.
3 Go to the support section of the web site and check if a more recent release is

available for the MCU MSE 8510 .

4 If a more recent release is available, download it and save it locally.

To upgrade the MCU MSE 8510 :

1 Unzip the software release file that you downloaded.
2 In the MCU MSE 8510 web interface, go to

Settings > Upgrade.

3In the

Main software image section, click Browse and locate the unzipped file.

4Click

Upload software image. The browser begins uploading the file to the

MCU MSE 8510, and a new browser window opens to indicate the progress of
the upload.
When finished, the browser window refreshes and indicates that the software
upgrade is complete.

5Go to

Settings > Shutdown to shut down and restart the MCU MSE 8510.

Note that shutting down the MCU MSE 8510 will disconnect all
participants.

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Troubleshooting and technical support information

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Troubleshooting and technical support information

Using the event log to help solve a problem

You can use the event log to produce debugging information to assist technical
support in solving any problems. Event logging capture filter topics are set by default
to

Errors, warnings and information. Do not change the capture filter topic level

without the guidance of technical support.

Getting more help

Cisco recommends registering your product at http://www.tandberg.com/

services/video-conferencing-product-registration.jsp in order to receive

notifications about the latest software and security updates. New feature and
maintenance releases are published regularly, and we recommend that the MCU MSE
8510’s software is always kept up to date.

If you experience any problems when configuring or using the MCU MSE 8510,
consult the online help (available within the UI of your MCU MSE 8510) for an
explanation of how its individual features and settings work. If you cannot find the
answer you need, check on the web site at http://www.tandberg.com/support

to
make sure that the MCU MSE 8510 is running the most up-to-date software and for
further relevant documentation.

You or your reseller can get help from our support team by raising a case at http://

www.tandberg.com/support/video-conferencing-online-support.jsp. Make sure

you have the following information ready:

 The serial number and product model number of the unit
 The software build number which can be found on the product user interface
 Your contact email address or telephone number

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