ETC VG-5000 Administration & Setup Manual
VG-5000
Multimedia Gateway
Administration & Setup Guide
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TableofContents
1.0
Product Overview ................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Product Description .........................................................................................................................3
1.2 Product features ..............................................................................................................................3
2.0 Administration......................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Login.................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Home Page ......................................................................................................................................5
2.3 Menu Options...................................................................................................................................6
2.4 Local Account Settings - Gateway Settings Page.........................................................................7
2.5 Network Settings Page...................................................................................................................8
2.6 Channels Page ...............................................................................................................................9
2.6.1 Local Channels Page ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.6.2 Local Channel Edit Page ................................................................................................................ 10
2.6.3 Remote Channels Page..................................................................................................................11
2.6.4 Remote Channel Edit Page............................................................................................................12
2.7 Telephony Interfaces Page ..........................................................................................................13
2.7.1 T-1 Configuration Page...................................................................................................................14
2.7.2 T1/E1 Configuration Page ..............................................................................................................15
2.7.3 Analog Interface Configuration Page............................................................................................17
2.7.4 Analog Interface Configuration Page............................................................................................18
2.8 Port Settings Page........................................................................................................................ 19
2.9 User Accounts Page......................................................................................................................20
2.10 Application Services Page ............................................................................................................21
2.11 Commit Changes Page .................................................................................................................22
2.12 Upgrade Page...............................................................................................................................22
3.0 Sample Configurations...................................................................................................................... 23
3.1 Multicast channels to E&M ports ..................................................................................................23
3.2 Mapping T1/E1 DS0’s to Hoot Channels......................................................................................24
3.3 Mapping T1/E1 DS0’s to T1/E1 DS0’s on another VG-5000.......................................................25
3.4 Configuring & mapping Analog Telephony Ports.........................................................................26
4.0 Appendix ........................................................................................................................................... 27
4.1 Specifications................................................................................................................................. 27
VG-5000 Hardware Product Limited Warranty ............................................................................ 28
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1.0
Product Overview
1.1 Product Description
The VG-5000 Gateway is a robust multi-function media gateway with options for T1, E1, Multicast,
FXS/FXO, Analog 4-wire and SIP. The VG-5000 utilizes the WAVE Engine technology created by
Twisted Pair Solutions and a customized Asterisk PBX. The combination of these technologies
allows ETC to provide a one box solution to meet virtually any application environment. The VG5000 has a Linux based OS customized for its hardware options and unique application. The VG5000 is managed over a customer LAN/WAN environment via Internet Explorer.
1.2 Product features
• T1/E1 – VG5000 can be provisioned to support a single T1 or E1 connection to 3
communication systems. Each DS0 can be configured to support: 4-wire E&M, FXS/FXO
and ring downs. The T1/E1 option supports most common protocols.
• Analog 4-wire – The VG-5000 can be provisioned to support up to four 4-wire E&M
connections. These ports are transformer balanced, 600Ω connections. Each port has
Tx/Rx level adjustment via the browser interface.
• FXS/FXO – The VG-5000 can be provisioned to support up to eight ports of telephony
connections in the following combinations: eight FXS ports, eight FXO port or four FXS/FXO
ports.
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• Multicast – The VG-5000 utilizing the WAVE Engine technology is at it’s core a multicast
capable gateway. It can be optioned to stand alone interfacing one of the previously
mentioned options with multicast, or it can be optioned to work with COTS WAVE for
customers already utilizing this platform.
• Unicast – The VG-5000, in conjunction with COTS WAVE, can provide unicast connection
capability to traverse WAN environments which are not multicast enabled.
• SIP – The VG-5000 also has running at its core an Asterisk PBX. Asterisk has been scaled
to provide the functionality necessary to allow SIP connections to:
Configured Multicast groups
Configured T1/E1 channels
Gateway to Gateway over WAN
• RAID – The VG-5000 can be provisioned to support redundant hard drives to ensure
reliability in the event of hard drive failure. The hard drives in RAID configured gateways
are secured in easily accessible housings which permit quick replacement if necessary.
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2.0
Administration
2.1 Login
The VG-5000 is managed and configured via browser interface. The VG-5000 will automatically
acquire an IP address via DHCP. This address will be displayed on the local console after logging
in. The default local login credentials are:
Username: root
Password: Passw0rd
Once the IP address has been determined, open Internet Explorer from a PC that is networked
with this machine. Type the IP address into the URL bar of the browser and press enter. The VG5000 Login screen is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
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2.2 Home Page
After logging in, you are brought to the Home Page where access to all administrative functions of
the VG-5000 are presented. See Figure 2.
Figure 2
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2.3 Menu Options
The menu selections are displayed as headings across the top of the web page. Each section will
be explained in more detail farther along in the guide. Figure 3 shows the options available.
Figure 3
• HOME – This is the home page, there is pretty much nothing to do here.
• GATEWAY SETTINGS – This page allows the administrator to configure the gateway to
fetch configuration information from a WAVE management server.
• NETWORK SETTINGS – This page allows the administrator to change the gateway’s IP
address, Subnet Mask and Gateway information. Provisions for DNS are also available if
desired.
• CHANNELS – This page presents two options: Local Channels and Remote Channels.
Local Channels – This page presents multicast channels as fetched from a WAVE
management server and also permits editing of displayed channels. If the gateway is
optioned for 4-wire analog ports, this is where the 4-wire ports are assigned to
channels.
Remote Channels – This page is used to configure channels the gateway will connect
to via Auto Ring Down connections on other gateways.
• TELEPHONY SETTINGS – This page presents three options: T1/E1, Analog Interface and
Call Status
T1/E1 – This page allows the administrator to configure and assign channels to DS0’s
of the digital interface.
Analog Interface – This page permits the administrator to configure FXS or FXO ports
for dial in/dial out connections to Local or Remote channels. This setting is valid only
if the gateway has been outfitted with this option.
Call Status – The page allows the administrator to monitor and change the call status
of respective channels.
• PORT SETTINGS –
• USER ACCOUNTS – This page allows the administrator to Add, Edit and Delete additional
user accounts.
• SERVICES – This page allows the administrator to Stop and Start the services running on
the gateway.
• COMMIT CHANGES – This tab must be used anytime changes to the gateway
configuration have been made. When changes are committed, the configuration files are
updated and read by the Gateway. Some changes require restart of services.
• UPGRADE – This page is used to upload new version releases of the software running on
the gateway.
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2.4 Local Account Settings - Gateway Settings Page
If you are deploying the VG-5000 in a WAVE environment, the Gateway Settings page is where
the administrator inputs authentication information as previously setup in the WAVE management
server.
Figure 4
• Gateway Description – Enter machine name or some other descriptor used to identify the
gateway
• Gateway Username – Enter the user name setup in your WAVE management server for this
gateway.
• Gateway Password – Enter the password setup in your WAVE management server for this
gateway.
• Management Server IP Address – Enter the IP address of the WAVE management server.
• Get Profile & Zone – Click this button after entering above information to connect, authenticate
and fetch configuration information from the WAVE Management Server.
• Gateway Profile – This will be fetched from the WAVE management server.
• Gateway Zone – The Gateway will fetch the default zone, click the down arrow to select the
appropriate zone for your setup.
• SIP Registrar Server IP Address – Enter the IP address of this gateway here.
• SIP Registrar Server Port – Enter 5070 here.
• SIP Registrar Server Expiration – Enter time in seconds, 120 is acceptable time period.
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2.5
The Network Settings page allows the administrator to configure the gateway with a static IP
address or configure to utilize DNS.
Figure 5
Network Settings Page
• Hostname – If using DNS enter domain name information here. If not, leave the default setting:
localhost.localdomain.
• IP Address – Enter static IP address for the gateway.
• Subnet Mask – Enter the Subnet Mask for the gateway.
• Default Gateway – Enter the default gateway for the gateway.
• DNS Server 1 – Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server if DNS will be utilized.
• DNS Server 2 – Enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server if DNS will be utilized.
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2.6 Channels Page
The Channels page has two submenus, Local Channels & Remote Channels. These pages allow
the administrator to Add, Edit and Delete respective channels.
2.6.1 Local Channels Page
The Local Channel page displays the multicast channels fetched from the management server
based on the username and profile assigned to this gateway. Additionally, if the gateway is
optioned with the E&M option the respective ports will be displayed. The Local Channel page
allows the administrator to edit configuration details for each of the multicast channels as well as
assign E&M ports to respective channels. See Figure 6.
Figure 6
• Gateway Interfaces – Ports 1-4 correspond to 4-wire E&M analog interfaces if your gateway
has been configured with this option. Clicking the arrow button next to each port will reveal a
drop down menu where the administrator may assign Hoot & Holler channels to specific E&M
ports on the gateway.
• Channels List – This list populates after clicking the “Get Profile & Zone” displayed on the
Gateway Settings Page (see Figure 4). The list of channels displayed is pulled from your
WAVE management server based on the Username and Profile assigned to this gateway.
Click on one of the Hoot channels displayed to edit its properties.
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