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DOC00074 Rev. 1.0 08.06

User’s Guide

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Regulatory Notice to European Customers
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VCB5

EN 61000-3-2: 2000 Class A
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Emblaze-VCON Technical Support

This User’s Guide was designed to help you set up and work with your VCB easily so
that you can enjoy its many features.

If a situation occurs that is not covered by the supplied documentation, con tact yo ur
local Emblaze-VCON distributor, and request a ssistance fro m their Emblaze-VCO N­trained technical support department. Please describe the problem, device, and PC
operating system (if applicable), and any other relevant details.

Also, you may access the Technical Support section of the Emblaze-VCON website
(http://www.emblaze-vcon.com/support/index.shtml) in order to check its
knowledge base or initiate other customer support processes:

Page Type of support

Support Notes Troubleshoot or receive technical information about

specific Emblaze-VCON products.

Downloads Download a new software release or a free product

evaluation.

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License Key
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Test your videoconferencing system.

Request a permanent license key for your organization’s
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Limited Warranty................................................................................................. ii

Declaration Of Conformity.................................................................................. iii

Emblaze-VCON Technical Support..................................................................... vi

1 Welcome to the VCB.............................................................. 1

1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................1

1.2 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 3

2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration ......................................... 5

2.1 Assigning a Static IP Address to the VCB ................................................... 5

3 Logging into the VCB........................................................... 11

4 Setting Up the VCB.............................................................. 13

4.1 VCB Settings...............................................................................................13

MCU Settings..............................................................................................13

Administrators List ....................................................................................16

4.2 VCB Services Configuration .......................................................................17

General........................................................................................................18

Layouts ......................................................................................................20

Media..........................................................................................................21

QoS............................................................................................................. 24

Advanced ................................................................................................... 25

5 Setting Up a Dedicated VCB Service ................................... 29

5.1 Dedicated Service for End Points.............................................................. 29

5.2 Dedicated Service for a Zone......................................................................31

6 Adding the VCB to an Ad-hoc Permission Group ................ 33

6.1 Ad-hoc Permission Group Properties ....................................................... 34

General....................................................................................................... 34

Permission Group...................................................................................... 35

7 Ad-Hoc Conferencing .......................................................... 37

7.1 Inviting from vPoint™/vPoint HD ........................................................... 37

7.2 Inviting from HD3000/2000/1000/600.................................................38

7.3 Inviting from HD5000/4000 ................................................................... 39

7.4 Inviting from Other H.323 Videoconferencing Applications ...................40

8 Chair Control During Conferences........................................ 41

9 Upgrading the VCB License Key........................................... 45

10 SSH Commands .................................................................. 47

10.1 Descriptions of SSH Commands .............................................................. 47

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1 Welcome to the VCB

1WELCOME TO THE VCB

1.1 Introduction

The VCB, Emblaze-VCON’s premier Multipoint Conferencing Unit (MCU), enables:
T Initiation and management of multipoint conferences, including both

scheduled and ad-hoc conferences, which are multipoint sessions that were
expanded from point-to-point calls.

T Wide range of rich, dynamic layouts for the simultaneous viewing of several

participants. Up to 16 users may be displayed at the same time.

T Web-based management/configuration and videoconference scheduling/

moderating applications.

T Simultaneous multicast streaming of active conferences and multimedia to

multiple passive participants.

The VCB includes advanced features, such as audio trans codin g, speed matching
and bandwidth management, as well as basic features such as continuous presence,
voice-activated switching, and multiple audio and video algorithms.

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1 Welcome to the VCB

The VCB includes the Conference Moderator, which provides administrators and
users with the ability to schedule conferences in advance and to manage them
remotely. At the appointed time, the Conference Moderator initiates the conference
and connects the conference participants. Conference hosts can also control when
participants join or exit sessions, and transmit video and data streams to the
participants. For more details, see the Conference Moderator Help.

The VCB’s robust Chair Control provides several options for displaying conference
participants. A rich selection of predefined layouts expands on the tradtional
methods of Continuous Prese nce and Voice-activated Switching. Additionally,
conference organizers can choose among the following view switching modes for
each session:

Dominant
Speaker

Fixed Image Showing specific views throughout the conference’s

Timer Image Showing a rotation of Continuous Presence views,

The VCB supports the following:
T G.722.1, G.723.1, G.728 and AAC audio algori thms with audio transcoding,

allowing users to participate in a multipoint conference using different audio
standards.

T Up to 4 Mbps data rate per participant in Voice-activated Switching and in

Continuous Presence (H.263 and H.264 only - for H.261, up to 1 Mbps).

T H.261/H.263/H.263+/H.263++/H.264 video codec support in Voice-activated

Switching
H.261/H.263/H.264 video codec support in Continuous Presence.

T Dial-in conference initiation.
T Handles calls connecting up to 48 concurrent users.
T Support for sessions including H.323 end points/devices and SIP User Agents

(through the MXM's embedded SIP proxy server).

T Multi-point sessions can be joined (cascaded) onto other sessions, contingent

on similar data rates, display types, and audio/video algorithm.
VCB to VCB
VCB to other IP MCU

T Dynamic resource allocation pool – unallocated ports may be used as overflow

for configured sessions.

Showing the most recent speakers in the conference or
from within predefined groups.

duration.

changing at timed intervals.

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1 Welcome to the VCB

T Applies H.239 support with HD DualStream™, in which both video and data

application-sharing may be transmitted to conference participants (whose end
points support dual streams). End points that don’t support dual streams will
receive either the data or video stream, depending on the active VCB Service’s
configuration.

T The streams may be sent in CIF, QCIF, 4CIF, VGA, SVGA, or XGA.
T Speed matching, allowing participants in Continous Presence to connect using

two different data rates (for example, 128 Kbps and 384 Kbps)

T Mode switching, allowing participants to choose the type of viewing mode

(Dominant Speaker, Fixed Image or Timer Mode) during a conference.

T Symmetric bandwidth usage during Continuous Presence calls.
T Protection of calls using H.235 (AES) encryption.
T Optional deployment of Emblaze-VCON vPoint HD videoconferencing clients.

1.2 Package Contents

When you open the VCB shipping package for the first time, check that the following
items are included. If any of the items (according to your Customer Order) are
missing or damaged, contact your Emblaze-VCON representative immediately.

• VCB Server unit

• Power cables (2)

• Network cable

• Crossover cable

• User Guide and Utilities CD-ROM

• Getting Started Guide

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2DEFINING THE VCB IP

ONFIGURATION

C

Before you can use the VCB for the first time, you have to define a unique IP
configuration for it. This task is made up of the following procedures:

T Retrieving the VCB’s initial IP configuration
T Changing the IP configuration to unique settings, such as a static IP address.

2.1 Assigning a Static IP Address to the VCB

Before you can use a VCB unit for the first time, you have to define one of its network
cards (NIC) and interface’s unique IP configuration so that you can connect to it for
management. Use one of the following methods:

T Directly through the VCB unit’s front panel
T Through interface

GbE0

.

T Through the

Hyperterminal, or similar connection program.

For standard operation, we recommend that you connect one NIC/one
interface. If nevertheless, you require connection through more than one NIC,
each NIC must belong to a different subnet.

Console

(serial) port and Secure Shell (SSH), Microsoft®

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2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration

Through the Front Panel

The following procedure describes how to get the IP address from the VCB unit’s
front panel.

³ To define a static IP address

1 Connect a network cable to any one of interfaces GbE1 to GbE3.

Connect to any one
of these interfaces.

2 Turn the VCB unit on. A welcome message appears in the LCD display.

3 In the LCD display, press an arrow button until the

appears. Press the

4 Press an arrow button again until the connected networ k card and interface

appears (

NIC 1 to NIC 3

Enter

= GbE1 to GbE3) and press the

Interface GbE0 has a fixed static
IP which cannot be changed.

button.

GET IP

Enter

command

button. The

VCB unit receives an IP address from the DHCP server.

Select NIC:
1

172.20.21.22

If a cable is not connected to the interface,

0.0.0.0

appears in the display.

5 Leave the cable connected to the chosen interface.

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2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration

Through Interface GbE0

The following procedure describes how to access the VCB’s configuration directly
through the factory-configured interface.

³ To define a static IP address

1 Connect a communications cable between interface GbE0 and a computer.

This interface’s IP configuration is:

IP address 10.0.10.10
Subnet mask 255.255.0.0

Gateway IP
address

0.0.0.0

Connect to GbE0.

2 To access the VCB unit from another computer initially, the two systems

must, at least temporarily, belong to the same network segment. That is,
the first three fields of the address and the subnet mask must be identical.

Write down the computer’s current IP address and subnet mask so that you
can restore them later.

Change the remote computer’s IP configuration temporarily to th e same IP
address segment(10.0.10.x) and subnet mask listed in step 1.

3 Connect a network cable to any one of interfaces
4 Through the VCB Web Management program, define a static IP address for

GbE1

-

GbE3

.

the connected NIC.

5 Restore your computer’s original IP configuration.

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2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration

Through the Console Port

The following procedure describes how to access the VCB’s configuration directly
through the

Console

(or serial) port.

³ To define a static IP address

1 Connect a control cable between the VCB’s Console port and the remote

computer’s COM port.

From any one of these
interfaces to the network

2 Connect a network cable to any one of interfaces
3 Using Microsoft

®

HyperTerminal or a serial connection program, open a

From the CONSOLE port to
your computer’s COM port

GbE1

-

GbE3

.

connection between the computer and the VCB unit. Configure the
connection settings as follows:

Connect using: COM1 (or any other free COM port)
Bits per second 9600
Data bits 8
Parity None
Stop bits 1
Flow Control Xon/Xoff

4 Wait for the command prompt (>) to appear on the computer screen.
5 Type listip next to the command prompt.

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2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration

6 After the command prompt (>), type the following syntax:

setparam ipstatic [0-3] [IP address][netmask][default gateway
address]

Make sure that the static IP address is unique, in order to avoid collisions on
the network.

7 To confirm the new IP configuration, type listip next to the command

prompt and press <Enter>.

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3 Logging into the VCB

3LOGGING INTO THE VCB

When you start the VCB program, you must first log in.
Emblaze-VCON’s Media Xchange Manager

for the VCB. The MXM manages the videoconferencing environment among end
points registered in it, including multipoint conferencing managed by the VCB.

³ To log in to the VCB

1 In your web browser, enter the URL of your VCB. The Login page appears.

Logging Into the VCB

2 Enter your login name and password. The factory-defined login

configuration is:

User Name su
Password 1234

®

(MXM) provides gatekeeper functions

3 If necessary, define the following:

Remember
Login Name
and Password

Language Language of the management program.
Force Login If a user with the same Login Name is already connected

4 Click

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Login

Select to allow the system to use the same login values in
the future.

from a different location, this login attempt will succeed,
disconnecting the other user.

.

3 Logging into the VCB

5 Click the

VCB

tab to enter the VCB Configuration pages.

VCB Configuration is divided into Settings and Services.

VCB Settings - MCU Details

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4 Setting Up the VCB

4SETTING UP THE VCB

This chapter provides instructions for setting the VCB configuration in the VCB
Configuration program, and describes the properties so that you can set up the most
suitable configuration for your installation.

4.1 VCB Settings

The

Settings

MCU Settings and Administrators categories.

MCU Settings

³ To display MCU Settings

1 After logging in, click the
2 On this page, you can edit the parameters listed below. The other

Description Identity of the VCB. This name will appear in the MXM

Location Physical location of the VCB.

Gatekeeper
Address

Defaults Click to restore the default port configuration.

RTP Ports
Start At

H.245 Port
Range

tab contains general device configuration. These appear under the

Settings

parameters are read-only and cannot be edited in the VCB Configuration
program (for descriptions, see page 14).

Administrator after the login process is finished.

IP address of the MXM or H.323 gatekeeper.

The lowest port number allocated for video and audio
during videoconferences.

This allocation meets the Real-Time Protocol (RTP) and
Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP) specifications,
which enable applications to synchronize and spool
audio and video information.

The lowest port number allowed for end-to-end
signalling of multimedia during videoconferences

This allocation provides for H.245 functions, such as
capability exchange, signalling of commands and
indications, and messages to open and fully describe the
content of logical channels.

tab and then

MCU Settings

.

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4 Setting Up the VCB

3 To implement the changes, click

Apply

.

If an open conference is using the VCB when you make configuration changes,
some of these changes may take effect immediately. Otherwise, changes will
take effect in the next session.

In the

MCU Settings

Network

tab, the following properties are read-only:

IP address of the VCB.

Address
Ven dor I D Identity of the manufacturer.
Product ID Manufacturer's identity of the product.
Ver s io n I D Manufacturer's version identification of the product.

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4 Setting Up the VCB

Build Number Version information for the VCB.
Licensed Ports Maximum number of concurrent participants that may

be serviced by in this VCB.

Last Log On Most recent date that the VCB logged in to the MXM or

H.323 gatekeeper.

Last Log Out Most recent date that the VCB logged out of the MXM or

H.323 gatekeeper.

Last Log On

If the
date, the selected node is currently logged into the MXM.

date is later than the

Last Log Out

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4 Setting Up the VCB

Administrators List

The

Administrator

tab lists administrators with permission to work with the VCB.

³ To display the list of Administrators

T In the

Settings

tab, click

Administrators

List of Administrators

.

³ To change an Administrator password

T In the

appears.

Name

column, click the name. The Edit Administrator dialog

Changing Administrator Password

To keep the same password, leave the

New Password Type a new password for the administrator.

Confirm the
Password

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Type the new password again.

Password

boxes blank.

4 Setting Up the VCB

4.2 VCB Services Configuration

VCB Services define the usage of resources used during a multipoint
videoconference managed by the VCB.

After the VCB's installation, you can add or edit service entries. One directory
number (E.164) is created for each service type.

To handle situations in which additional participants require additional
resources, set up several VCB Services with incremental increases in
bandwidth, number of ports, or multicast capabilities.

List of VCB Services

³ To add a VCB Service

T At the bottom of the list of services, click

appears in the list with the default configuration.

Add

. A new VCB Service entry

³ To edit a VCB Service

1 Click the name of the VCB Service in the

Configuration page opens. The Configuration includes the following
categories (each in its own tab on the page).

— General
—Layouts
—Media
—QoS
—Advanced

2 Change properties according to your service specifications, or keep the

default settings. When you finish each page, click
changes. For explanations about the various properties, see the following
subsections.

3 When you finish editing the configuration, click

Services list.

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Description

Apply

List

column. The Service

to implement the

to return to the

4 Setting Up the VCB

³ To delete a VCB Service

1 Click the checkbox to the left of the VCB Service entry.
2 Click
3 Click

The following subsections describe the VCB Service properties.

General

In the

General

Delete

.

OK

to confirm.

page, enter identity information of the VCB Service.

VCB Service - General

In the

General

Number Number to be dialed for using this service.
Description Name of the service. This name identifies the service in

Limit Number
of Participants
to

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tab, the following properties appear:

the VCB Services List.
The maximum number of concurrent calls allowed in

this session, according to your VCB’s license terms.

4 Setting Up the VCB

Reserve Ports If selected, the VCB reserves an equal number of ports as

the number of maximum users in this session, in
accordance with your VCB license terms.

For example, if the session is limited to a maximum of 8
participants, the VCB will reserve 8 ports. None of those
ports will be available for other sessions.

Ad-hoc Select to enable expansion to an ad-hoc conference.

Use this
service
exclusively for
ad-hoc
conferences

Multicast Select to enable streaming sessions.
Defaults Click to restore the default multicast streaming

Session Name Type a name to identify this service's multicast session.

Session
Description

Broadcast to
Address

Video Refresh
Rate

Media Packets
TTL

SDP Rate Session Description Protocol Rate - The interval at which

SDP TTL The maximum number of routers (hops) that the SDP

This service is only available for inviting additional users
into ad-hoc videoconferences, but not available for
initiating multipoint sessions.

configuration.

Type a name or description of the multicast session.

The destination IP address for the multicast session. All
participants in the session transmit and receive from this
common IP address. This address must be a class D
address in the range of 224.0.0.0 to

239.255.255.255.
Define the interval at which the end point broadcasting

the multicast synchronizes the video display at the
receiving ends.

The maximum number of routers (hops) that the
multicast session's packets may pass through.

announcements and descriptions of the multicast
session are sent out on the Internet Multicast backbone
(Mbone), for Participants and passive third-party
viewers.

announcement for this session may pass through.

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Layouts

In the

Layouts

the same time.

Choose the type and if necessary, schema for the layout:

tab, define the layout for displaying multiple users on the screen at

VCB Service - Layouts

Display one user at a time.

Display up to four users at a time.

Display changes automatically depending on the number
of users in the conference.

1->2->3->2*2->3*3->4*4

1 = 1 user
2 = 2 users
3 = 3 users
2*2 = 4 users in 2 rows
3*3 = 5-9 users in 3 rows
4*4 = 10-16 users in 4 rows.

2->2+8

When over 2 users participate, one row of 2 users and
another row of 8 windows open; each additional user
appears in a window and unused windows remain
empty.

1->1+5->1+7

1=1 user
1+5=2-6 users
1+7=7-8 users.

Display users in the same layout schema regardless of
the number of the users in the call.

In the

Schema

list, choose the layout.

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Media

The

Media

tab contains the settings for audio formats, video format s and dual-video

streaming.

VCB Service - Media

Audio

Only audio codecs that are specified in your VCB’s license may be used during

Audio

its calls. In the
using this specific VCB Service.

To reach the maximum active participants per session/server, enable no more
than two codecs per session.

list, select the codecs that are available for conferences

Video

Format The video codec (

multipoint conference.

Size In/
Size Out

Bandwidth The bandwidth available for each participant.

The size of the transmitted video images:

•

CIF

(Common Interchange Format), or normal size

•

QCIF

or quarter size

In Continuous Presense, the local side transmits QCIF
video and receives CIF or 4CIF video.

H.261, H.263, H.264

(Quarter Size Common Interchange Format),

) used in the

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Dual Video

End points that support Emblaze-VCON’s HD DualStream™ (vPoint HD,
HD5000, HD4000, HD3000 and HD2000) or other dual-video capability can
send video and data streams simultaneously to a multipoint conference
through the VCB. During a conference, end points supporting HD DualStream
can view documents, graphics, and presentations as the main image, while the
video appears as a PIP inset on the screen.

Format The video codec (

streaming source.

Video Format/
Size

Method Define the permitted method for transmitting dual video

The format and resolution of the transmitted video
images.

The available formats are:
T CIF (Common Interchange Format), or normal size

- 352x288

T QCIF (Quarter Size Common Interchange Format),

or quarter size - 176x144

T 4CIF (4 x CIF) - 704x576
T XGA (Extended Graphics Array) - 1024x768

VGA

T

T

streams during a conference managed through this
service.

The H.239 standard enables end points to convert data
into a separate media stream and transmit it parallel to
the video stream. Video systems supporting H.239
display shared data and live video in separate windows.
Systems not supporting H.239 display only the shared
data in a single window.

T Choose None to block all dual video transmission.
T Choose H.239 to allow H.239 dual video

- (Video Graphics Array) 640x480

SVGA

transmission.

H.261, H.263, H.264

(Super Video Graphics Array) - 800x600

) used by the

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Send second
video channel
to legacy
devices

When
streaming send
second video
channel

If a receiving end point does not support dual streams, it
receives only the stream carrying the shared data
application. However, the data app ears in video format.

If data sharing takes place during a multicast conference,
the multicast session’s Participants receive the data
stream only.

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QoS

The

QoS

tab contains properties for controlling the type of Quality of Service that
will be used for transmitting packets during a multipoint conference that’s initiated
using this VCB Service.

VCB Service - QoS

Priority Type (QoS)

Select the type of QoS used for transmitting packets during heavy network
congestion conditions.

No Priority Network transfers packets using normal Best-effort (or

Routine) packet transmission.

IP Precedence Network gives priority to certain types of bits (video,

audio, control) according to the eight levels of IP
precedence.

Diffserv Network transfers packets according to specific needs of

the sending application.

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Priority Values

Video, Audio
and RTCP
Priority

Defaults Click to restore the default QoS configuration.

For each packet type, select an appropriate prio rity level.
The item with the highest priority number will be sent
first, the item with the next highest number will be sent
second, and so on.

The priority levels vary, depending on whether the
selected Priority Type is IP Precedence or Diffserv.

Advanced

In the

Advanced

managing multipoint conferences.

page, define additional parameters required by the VCB for

VCB Service - Advanced

Defaults Click to restore the default configuration for the

associated set of parameters.

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Encryption
Method

Do Not Send
Live Video
Below This
Rate

Ask for Intra
Every ____
Seconds

Video Delay
Time

Voice-activated
Switching
Delay

Enable FECC Select to enable Far End Camera Control (FECC) to all

Enable Active
Speaker
Highlight

Choose the mode of encryption for conferences using
this service.

T Choose

T

Auto

call if the remote sides have also enabled encryption.
If they have not enabled encryption, an outgoing call
will be unsecured.

T

AES

encoding method for encrypting data transmissions
in commercial and government sectors of the USA
and its use is growing worldwide.

Select this option to encrypt all calls using this VCB
Service. If the remote sides have not also enabled
encryption, the call attempt will be unsuccessful.

The minimum bandwidth required for sending video
during a conference using this service.

Select to enable displayed end points to send periodic
intras in order to synchronize the video display at the
receiving end. This setting affects conferences managed
with this VCB Service.

In this box, define the interval between the transmission
of intras.

Delay between transmission of video packets. This
parameter is intended for preventing video burst during
transmission through various routers or servers.

Delay period before changing the displayed video during
a voice-activated switching multipoint conference. The
displayed video changes only after the source of the new
sound or voice is steady for the defined period. A delay
period is necessary to prevent quick incoherent display
changes that may be caused by sudden noises (such as a
sneeze) rather than a steady speaker.

participants in a conference using this service.
Applicable only to Voice-activated Switching mode.

Select to display a frame surrounding the active speaker
in Continuous Presence.

None

to allow unsecured calls.

enables the transmitting end point to encrypt a

(Advanced Encryption Standard) is a standard

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Enable Silence
Suppression

Enable On
Screen Display

Maximum
Packet Size

In CP, how to
handle low
bandwidth
calls

Select to enable the VCB to lower bandwidth and CPU
usage during periods of low audio and silence.

Select to display the names of the displayed users in
Continuous Presence.

To allow Continuous Presence calls to proceed, set this
parameter either equal to or lower than your network’s
MTU.

If a Continuous Presence call tries to connect using a
lower bandwidth than defined by this service, the VCB
will handle the call’s bandwidth according to the selected
setting.

Do nothing

T

T

Reject the call

continue.

T

Open only audio

to continue.

T

Use Speed Matching

VCB Service's defined bandwidth + 64 Kbps audio].
However, all end points not supporting this
bandwidth receive the call at the lowest bandwidth
used among all participants.

The table below shows the bandwidth used when a
Continuous Presence call of [320 x4 Kbps + 64 Kbps
audio] connects, resulting in the transfer of the full

1.5 Mbps bandwidth to those end points supporting
it, but all end points supporting less (than 1.5 Mbps)
bandwidth only receive 128 kbps.

- This setting is not applied to calls.

- The VCB does not allow the call to

- The VCB allows the audio stream

- The call continues at [4x the

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In CP, how to
handle low
bandwidth
calls (cont.)

Apply to all
types of
devices, not
only to
gateways

Audio/Video/
Data Jitter Size

T

Use Symmetric Video

the VCB Service's defined bandwidth + 64 Kbps
audio]. However, all end points that do not support
the call's bandwidth receive the call at the
bandwidth defined in their configuration.

The table below shows the bandwidth used when a
Continuous Presence call of [320 x4 Kbps + 64 Kbps
audio] connects, resulting in the transfer of the full

1.5 Mbps bandwidth to those end points supporting
it, but all end points supporting less (than 1.5 Mbps)
bandwidth only receive their configured bandwidth.

To apply low bandwidth adjustment to all end po ints in a
conference, select
apply low bandwidth calling only through gateway
connections.

Smooth playback of transmitted media continues even if
the packets arrive out of order at the receiving end, up to
the number of packets defined here for each packet type.

this option.

- The call continues at [4x

Deselect this option to

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5 Setting Up a Dedicated VCB Service

5SETTING UP A DEDICATED VCB

ERVICE

S

The tasks described in this chapter are procedures which you perform in

®

Emblaze-VCON’s Media Xchange Manager
application.

5.1 Dedicated Service for End Points

A dedicated VCB service is set up only for expansion to an ad-hoc conference that
includes a specific end point. That is, the service is “dedicated” to that end point.
That specific end point must be either one of the original two end points of a point­to-point conference or the invited end point.

³ To dedicate a service to a specific end point

1 In the MXM Administrator, double-click the VCB Service and then click the

Session

2 Select Use this

service as an ad­hoc conference
resource and then

click OK (in addition,
you may also set the
service to be exclusive
for ad-hoc conferences
only).

tab.

(MXM) Administrator

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3 Double-click the end point, click

tab.

4 In the

Dedicated
MCU
Service list,

select the
service.
Click OK.

MXM

, and then click the

MCU Services

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5.2 Dedicated Service for a Zone

A dedicated ad-hoc service for a neighboring zone may be used only if any of that
zone's end points are in the resulting ad-hoc conference (either one of the original
two end points of the conference or the invited end point).

³ To dedicate a service to a specific end point

1 In the MXM Administrator, double-click the VCB Service and then click the

Session

2 Select Use this

service as an ad­hoc conference
resource and then

click OK (in addition,
you may also set the
service to be exclusive
for ad-hoc conferences
only).

tab.

3 Double-click the neighboring zone and then click the

4 In the

Dedicated
MCU
Service list,

select the
service.
Click OK.

MCU Services

tab.

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6 Adding the VCB to an Ad-hoc Permission Group

6ADDING THE VCB TO AN AD-HOC

ERMISSION GROUP

P

The tasks described in this chapter are procedures which you perform in

®

Emblaze-VCON’s Media Xchange Manager
application.

An Ad-hoc Permission group is a set of VCB services that are defined for use in ad­hoc conferences. It helps you control the use of resources for expanding to ad-hoc
conferences.

An Ad-hoc Permission group may consist of one service or multiple services. It may
also include combinations of services from more than one registered VCB unit. The
order in which services are requested is important and controllable by Super User­level administrators.

During expansion to an ad-hoc conference, the MXM only uses those services listed
in the inviting end point’s assigned permission group. After an invitiation is
initiated, the MXM first tries to use the first service defined in the permission group.
If the first service is not available, it tries to use the second defined service, and so
on. If all enabled services are unavailable, the MXM does not complete the
"invitation" to the additional end point.

By default, every registered end point is assigned to the default Ad-hoc Permission
Group. This may be changed when manually adding a new end point, or by editing
the end point’s properties.

(MXM) Administrator

³ To add an Ad-hoc Permission Group

1 In the MXM Administrator applications’s toolbar, click the New Ad-hoc

Permission Group button. The New Ad-hoc Permission Group dialog
box appears.

2 Change properties according to your permission group requirements. To

move to the next properties page, click
various properties, see pages 34 to 36.

3 Click

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Finish

. In the Main View, the new group appears under the Ad-hoc

Permission Group object.

Next

. For explanations about the

6 Adding the VCB to an Ad-hoc Permission Group

6.1 Ad-hoc Permission Group Properties

In the Ad-hoc Permission Group dialog box, you can view and change the following
configuration information:

• General

• Permission Group

General

In the

Description

will appear on the system tree and in the VCB’s Properties dialog b oxes'

tab.

Info

box, type a name for the Ad-hoc Permission Group. This name

Product

New Ad-hoc Permission Group - General Properties

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Permission Group

The

Permission Group

defined for use as an ad-hoc resource, which is a service which is set up to connect
ad-hoc conferences.

Select any number of VCB services from the list to be in the Ad-hoc Permission
Group. The group may also include combinations of services from more than one
registered VCB unit.

— To place all services in the permission group, click
— To clear all the selections, click

Properties page includes all registered services that are

Clear All

Select All

.

.

New Ad-hoc Permission Group - Permission Group Properties

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Setting the Usage Order

The services' locations in the list determines the order in which the MXM tries to use
them. After an end point invites another end point, the MXM first tries to use the
first service defined in the permission group. If the first service is not available, it
tries to use the second defined service, and so on. If all enabled services are
unavailable, the MXM does not complete the "invitation" to the additional end
point.

In the Permission Group page, you can move the services to different places in the
usage order.

³ To set the usage order of the selected services

T Click the name (not the checkbox) of a selected service. To move the service

up and down the list to its designated place, click
as many times as necessary.

Repeat this step for as many services as necessary.

Move Up

or

Move Down

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7 Ad-Hoc Conferencing

7AD-HOC CONFERENCING

To “invite and join” additional parties into an ad-hoc videoconference, users must
initiate the Invite function from their videoconferencing application during an open
session.

This chapter instructs how to invite from the following Emblaze-VCON applications:

• vPoint™

• vPoint HD

• HD5000/4000

• HD3000/2000/1000/600

• Other H.323 videoconferencing applications

7.1 Inviting from vPoint™/vPoint HD

³ To invite and join other contacts into an ad-hoc

conference

1 Enter an additional contact's user number (E.164) or address into the

Manual Dialer's address box.

2 Click

Invite

.

-or-

1 Open the Dialer and locate the contact that you want to invite.
2 Right-click the contact and then click

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Invite

.

7 Ad-Hoc Conferencing

The session is now a multipoint conference. The parties’ video is displayed
in Continuous Presence (multiple users’ video on screen at all times) or
Voice-Activated Switching (speaker’s video only on screen), in accordance
with the MCU/VCB Service configuration.

7.2 Inviting from HD3000/2000/1000/600

1 Press any of the number keys on the remote control. The Manual Dial

dialog box and SoftKey menu open.

2 Press the red

MXM CALL CONTROL

Softkey.

3 In the MXM Call Control box, enter the directory number of the party that

you want to invite. To browse entries from the Phone Book, press the right
and left arrow keys on the remote control.

4 Press the green

INVITE

SoftKey.

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Press the green
Softkey to
transfer the
videoconference
to the entered
address

Enter the address of the additional party
for transferring the conference

5 The HD device dials the number.

After several seconds, the additional party is added to the session, which is
now a multipoint conference with VCB management. The parties’ video is
displayed in Voice-Activated Switching.

7.3 Inviting from HD5000/4000

³ To invite and join other parties into an ad-hoc

videoconference

1 Click the Telephony Services button to open the Telephony Services

menu.

2 Click Invite User.
3 In the Dial Plan Number box, enter an additional party's user number.

-or-

Click the Online Directory button and choose a name from the Online
Directory Dialer.

4 Click the Dial button.

After several seconds, the additional party is added to the session, which is now a
multipoint conference. The parties’ video is displayed in Continuous Presence
(multiple users’ video on screen at all times) or Voice-Activated Switching
(speaker’s video only on screen), in accordance with the MCU/VCB Service
configuration.

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7 Ad-Hoc Conferencing

7.4 Inviting from Other H.323

Videoconferencing Applications

In VCON’s MediaConnect 6000 and other H.323 videoconferencing applications,
you must enter a code in order to invite other users to an ad-hoc videoconference. If
you do not know the code, ask the system administrator.

³ To invite and join other parties into an ad-hoc

videoconference

1 During an ongoing point-to-point videoconference, open your application’s

Dialing utility.

2 Dial

3 After dialing, an Incoming Call message may appear. Accept the call.

*77

(or an administrator-defined value) followed by the [additional

user’s directory number]. For example, dial

into the videoconference.

The session is now a multipoint conference. The parties’ video is displayed
in Continuous Presence (multiple users’ video on screen at all times) or
Voice-Activated Switching (speaker’s video only on screen), in accordance
with the MCU/VCB Service configuration.

*77751

to invite end point 751

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8 Chair Control During Conferences

8CHAIR CONTROL DURING

ONFERENCES

C

As an option, organizations employing the VCB may utilize Emblaze-VCON’s
Conference Moderator, which allows users to schedule conferences in advance and
control their progression, including Chair Contr ol. Chair Con trol is the ability of one
videoconferencing user to control what the other participants in a multipoint
conference see and hear. The VCB provides many view layout schemes and
bandwidth allocation for the Chair Control capabilities.

As factory settings, Moderators, MXM Users and Power Use rs may control
the Chair, although users with Administrator privileges may change the
roles of the various types of users.

Chair Control is available during an open videoconference from the Conference
Moderator’s In Progress page.

³ To open the Conference Moderator

1 In the VCB Configuration application, click the Select Application

button near the top of the page and then click

Conferences

.

Opening Conference Moderator

2 If the Login screen appears, enter your
3 Click

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Login

.

Login Name

and

Password

.

8 Chair Control During Conferences

³ To co n tr o l th e C ha i r

1 On the right side of the screen, click

Opening the Chair Control

2 Set Chair Control parameters for the session:

Used By Choose the participants who will view the conference

according to the parameters yo u se t no w. In t his v ers ion,
the only available option is

Control Choose the level of chair control. In this version,

control is the only availabl e option.

Chair Control

Click either the Chair
Control button or the

hotspot.

All

participants.

.

Simple

Layout Select a layout scheme. You may change this during a

session.

Voice ­Activated
Switching

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Continuous
Presence

Automatic
Layout
Transitions

Predefined
Layouts

8 Chair Control During Conferences

The available viewing methods are:

T

Voice-Activated Switching

- The participants see
the video of the participant whose audio signal is
strongest. For example, the non-speaking
participants see the person speaking.

T

Continuous Presence

- Several participants in a
multipoint conference are viewed and heard
simultaneously.

Automatic Layout Transitions

T

- Dynamic layout
schemes, according to the selected scheme and the
number of connected participants. As the number of
connected participants changes, the display layout
changes accordingly.

Available schemes are:
— 1->2->3->2*2->3*3->4*4

—2->2+8
—1->1+5->1+7

T

Predefined Layouts

- A choice of layouts. Clicking
the arrow buttons browses through all the display
options.

3 If the viewing method is Voice-Activated Switching or Continuous

Presence, choose the view switching mode:

Dominant
Speaker

Showing the most recent speaker in the conference. In a
Continuous Presence layout, the “dominant speaker”
appears in one of the frames.

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Fixed Showing specific views throughout the conference’s

duration, selected by the conference’s initiator.
From the

Participant

list box, choose the name of the

user whose video will be seen.

Timer Showing a cycle of views at rotating, timed intervals.

From the

Interval

list box, choose the rate for changing

the display.

4 Click

Apply

.

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9 Upgrading the VCB License Key

9UPGRADING THE VCB LICENSE KEY

Replacing your VCB license key is required if you need to change the number of
permitted concurrent participants.

In the Web Management program, the
key, number of licensed ports, and the expiration date. When you order an upgrade,
please supply this information to your Emblaze-VCON representative according to
the instructions below.

³ To upgrade your VCB license

1 After logging in, click the

Upgrade

Settings

page contains your VCB’s license

tab and then

Upgrade

.

VCB Upgrade and License Information

2 Select and copy the license key on the page.
3 Contact your local Emblaze-VCON representative and send the license file

according to the instructions you receive.
After processing your order, the Emblaze-VCON representative will send

you a new license key by e-mail.

4 Copy the new key. In the Web Management’s Upgrade page, select the

previous key and paste the new one.

5 Click

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Apply

.

10 SSH Commands

10 SSH COMMANDS

This chapter defines the commands available when you access the VCB unit through
a Secure Shell (SSH), Hyperterminal, or similar application connected to the
Console port.

A Secure Shell application, PuTTY, is included on the CD-ROM supplied in your
VCB package.

³ To ru n t he P u TT Y pro g ram

1 Insert the VCB compact disc to your computer’s CD drive.
2 Browse to the Utilities folder’s putty.exe program.
3 Copy the putty.exe file to your desktop or another location.
4 Double-click the file’s icon to run the program.

³ To connect to the VCB

1 In the
2 Click
3 Log in using the following parameters:

User Name VCBAdmin
Password evc123$

Host Name

Open

.

box, type the VCB host computer’s IP address.

10.1 Descriptions of SSH Commands

Command
Syntax appupgrade <path>
Description Upgrade to a new version of the VCB.

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appupgrade

Path

- location of the install file.

For example:

appupgrade vcb/install.exe

10 SSH Commands

Command
Syntax changeservicestartmode <Service Name><Mode>
Description Change the specified service’s starting mode.

Parameters

Command

Syntax
Description Delete all entries from the application, security, and system

Command
Syntax exec <command>
Description Execute the specified shell command. Only VCBSupport-level

changeservicestartmode

T

Automatic

T

Manual

T

Disabled

For example:
TermService, a service allowing remote desktop connection,

is disabled by default. To enable it, set the service start mode
to Manual, and then start the service using the “startservice”
command.

changeservicestartmode

clearevents

event log.

exec

users are allowed to execute this command.

TermService Manual

Command
Syntax getevents <substring>
Description Display application, security, and system event log. If a

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getevents

substring is specified, only events related to the substring will
be listed.

10 SSH Commands

Command
Syntax getparam <
Description Retrieve the specified parameter.

Parameters

Command
Syntax getvcbadminparam <1> <param>.
Description Retrieve the specified VCB Admin parameter.
Parameters Name and password of the administrator.

Command
Syntax getvcbridgeparam <param>
Description Retrieve the specified VCB parameter.

getparam

param

>

T

appver

- Display the VCB/MXM application version.

T

dhcp

<0-3> - Display DHCP-defined IP configuration of

the specified NIC, and if it’s enabled or disabled.

T

hwserial

T

machinename

T

sshver

T

time

getvcbadminparam

For example:

getvcbadminparam 1 password 1234

getvcbridgeparam

To display a list of parameters, type only the command and
press <Enter>.

- The first NIC’s MAC address.

- The name of the node.

- Display the SSH Server version.

- Display the current system date and time.

Command
Syntax getvcbsessionparam <service number> <param>.
Description Retrieve the specified VCB Session parameter.

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getvcbsessionparam

To display a list of parameters, type only the command and
press <Enter>.

10 SSH Commands

Command

Syntax
Description Displays system information about the VCB’s host computer,

Command

Syntax
Description Lists all SSH commands and their possible syntaxes.

Command
Syntax killprocess <process identity>
Description Aborts the specified process.

Command
Syntax listip <0-3>
Description Displays the IP address of the specified NIC.

Command
Syntax ping <hostname or IP address>
Description Check if a connection to the specified computer is online.

healthcheck

such as CPU usage, virtual memory usage.

help

killprocess

listip

ping

Command
Syntax processes <substring>
Description Display a list of processes. If a subs tring is specified, only

Command

Syntax
Description Restart the VCB unit.

Command
Syntax restartservice <Service Name>
Description Restarts the specified service.

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processes

processes containing the substring will be listed.

restart

restartservice

10 SSH Commands

Command
Syntax services <service substring>
Description Lists the services that start with the substring and displays

services

their status.
services VCON will list only VCON services. For example,

• VCON VCB AGENT_1

Command
Syntax setgkaddress <IP address>
Description Define an IP address to the associated MXM.

Command
Syntax setmcuaddress <IP address>
Description Define an IP address to this VCB.

Command
Syntax setparam <
Description Define the specified parameter.

Parameters

setgkaddress

setmcuaddress

setparam

param

>

T

dhcp

<0-3> - Enable DHCP to define the IP configuration

of the specified NIC.

T

ipstatic <

static IP configuration of the specified NIC.

T

machinename

0-3><IP address><Subnet><Gateway

- Define the name of the node.

>

- Define a

T

time

- Set the current system date and time.

Command
Syntax setpassword <user name>
Description Defines the user password. If a user name is specified, the

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setpassword

password change applies to that user name only.

10 SSH Commands

Command
Syntax setvcbadminparam <number> <param>.
Description Define the specified VCB Admin parameter.
Parameters Name and password of the administrator.

Command
Syntax setvcbridgeparam <param>
Description Define the specified VCB parameter.

Command
Syntax setvcbsessionparam <service number> <param> <value>.
Description Define the specified VCB Session parameter.

Command

Syntax
Description Shut down the VCB unit and turn its power off.

Command
Syntax startservice <Service Name>
Description Starts the specified service.

setvcbadminparam

setvcbridgeparam

setvcbsessionparam

shutdown

startservice

Command
Syntax stopservice <Service Name>
Description Stops the specified service.

Command

Syntax
Description Upgrade to a new version of the SSH Server.

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stop service

upgrade