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Emblaze-VCON Technical Support
This Getting Started Guide was designed to help you set up and work with your VCB
easily so that you can enjoy its many features.
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.
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Table of Contents
TABLEOF CONTENTS
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1 Welcome to the VCB
1WELCOMETOTHE VCB
1.1Introduction
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 25 users may be displayed at the same time.
T Web-based management/configuration, videoconference scheduling/
moderating and Reporting applications.
T Simultaneous multicast streaming of active conferences and multimedia to
multiple passive participants.
The VCB includes advanced features, such as video and audio transcoding, support
of high definition video resolutions, as well as basic features such as continuous
presence, presenter mode, password-protected conferences and voice-activated
switching.
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The VCB includes the Conference Moderator, which provides administrators and
users with the ability to schedule conferences in advance, also from within MS -
Outlook, 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 traditional
methods of Continuous Presence and Voice-activated Switching. Additionally,
conference organizers can choose among the following view switching modes for
each session:
Lecture Showing the Lecturer in full screen mode for all
participants. Lecturer see a pre-defind Continuous
Presence layout of all participants.
Dominant
Speaker
Fixed ImageShowing specific views throughout the conference’s
Timer ImageShowing a rotation of Continuous Presence views,
The VCB supports the following:
T H.261/H.263/H.263+/H.263++/H.264 video transcoding support in Voice-
activated Switching and in Continuous Presence.
T G.711, G.722 and G.722.1 Annex C, G.723.1, G.728, G.729 and AAC-LD audio
algorithms 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.
T Dial-in conference initiation.
T Password protected conferences.
T Voice notifications in different languages.
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.
Showing the most recent speakers in the conference or
from within predefined groups.
duration.
changing at timed intervals.
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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 H.239 streams may be sent in CIF, 4CIF, VGA, SVGA, or XGA.
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.
1.2Package 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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2DEFININGTHE 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
Connect to any one
of these interfaces.
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.
Connect a network cable to the interface you configured only after completing
the configuration.
Interface GbE0 has a fixed static
IP which cannot be changed.
2.1Retrieving VCB initial IP configuration
The following procedure describes how to get the IP address from the VCB unit’s
front panel.
1Connect a network cable to any one of interfaces GbE1 to GbE3.
2Turn the VCB unit on. A welcome message appears in the LCD display.
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3In the LCD display, press an arrow button until the
Enter
appears. Press the
4Press an arrow button again until the connected network card and inter face
appears (
NIC 1 to NIC 3
button.
= GbE1 to GbE3) and press the
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,
5Leave the cable connected to the chosen interface.
0.0.0.0
appears in the display.
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2.2Assigning a Static IP Address to a VCB
with DHCP address
This procedure describes how to set static IP Address when the VCB is connected to
the network and has aquired a DHCP adrress.
From a remote computer connected to the network, connect to the VCB
Configuration application, EVCAdmin, using web browser.
1Open web browse and in the address field, enter the EVCAdmin URL: <IP
Address>/EVCAdmin.
2EVC Home page loads. Click on the EVCAdmin section.
3Enter login name and password. Default name is su and default password
is 1234.
4Under the VCB tab, click on Network.
5A list of all network interfaces is displayed.
6Select a different NIC than the one you are currently connected to. Click on
its name to open the configuration page.
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7Assign static IP by entering IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.
DNS Server is optional.
The configured NIC has to be different than the one you are currently
connected to.
8Check the Aupdate Configuration Files checkbox for all VCB modules to be
be updated with new IP configuration.
9Click Apply.
10 Connect a network cable to the configured NIC. Check the correct IP
Address has been set through the LCD display.
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2.3) Assigning a Static IP Address to the VCB
through interface GbE0
This procedure describes how to set static IP Address while connecting to Factory
Default GbE0.
1Connect a crossover cable between interface GbE0 and a computer.
This interface’s IP configuration is:
IP address10.0.10.10
Subnet mask255.255.0.0
Gateway IP
address
0.0.0.0
Connect to GbE0.
1To 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.
2On the computer, open web browse and in the address field, enter the
VCB’s IP address.
3EVC Home page loads. Click on the EVCAdmin section.
4Enter login name and password. Default name is su and default password
is 1234.
5Under the VCB tab, click on Network.
6A list of all network interfaces is displayed.
7Select NIC interface. Click on its name to open the configuration page.
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8Assign static IP by entering IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.
DNS Server is optional.
9Click Apply.
10 Connect a network cable to the configured NIC. Check the correct IP
Address has been set through the LCD display.
3 Logging into the VCB
3LOGGINGINTOTHE 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
1In your web browser, enter the URL of your VCB. The Login page appears.
Logging Into the VCB
2Enter your login name and password. The factory-defined login
configuration is:
User Namesu
Password1234
(MXM) provides gatekeeper functions
3If necessary, define the following:
Remember
Login Name
and Password
LanguageLanguage of the management program.
Force LoginIf a user with the same Login Name is already connected
4Click
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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
5Click the
VCB
tab to enter the VCB Configuration pages.
VCB Configuration is divided into Settings, Services, Network and System.
VCB Settings - MCU Details
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6When you have more than one VCB registered to the MXM running on the
server you are currently connected to, these VCB’s are listed in the left pane
of the page. clicking on a specific VCB will show its details and will allow
you to configure it.
7Network settings like IP address, Date and Time and also recovery of the
VCB server can be done only by connecting directly to this specific VCB
s e r v e r .
VCB Settings - MCU Details
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4SETTING UPTHE 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.
4.1VCB Settings
The
Settings
MCU Settings and Administrators categories.
MCU Settings
³ To display MCU Settings
tab contains general device configuration. These appear under the
1After logging in, click the
2On this page, you can edit the parameters listed below. The other
parameters are read-only and cannot be edited in the VCB Configuration
program (for descriptions, see page 16).
DescriptionIdentity of the VCB. This name will appear in the MXM
Administrator after the login process is finished.
LocationPhysical location of the VCB.
Gatekeeper
Address
DefaultsClick to restore the default port configuration.
RTP Ports
Start At
H.245 Port
Range
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.
Settings
tab and then
MCU Details
.
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3To implement the changes, click
I
Apply
.
In the
Network
MCU Settings
tab, the following properties are read-only:
IP address of the VCB.
Address
Ven dor IDIdentity of the manufacturer.
Product IDManufacturer's identity of the product.
Ver sio n IDManufacturer's version identification of the product.
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Build NumberVersion information for the VCB.
Licensed PortsMaximum number of concurrent participants that may
be serviced by in this VCB.
Last Log OnMost recent date that the VCB logged in to the MXM or
H.323 gatekeeper.
Last Log OutMost 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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Administrators List
The
Administrator
tab lists administrators with permission to work with the VCB.
³ To display the list of Administrators
T In the
upper bar
, click
Administrators
List of Administrators
tab
.
³ To Add New Administrator
1Click on the Add button at the bottom of the page.
2A new administrator is created with a default name and a default password
of 1234.
3Select the new administrator and change its name. Click Apply.
4Go to the Security tab and set administrative level and change the
password. Click Apply.
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³ To change an Administrator password
1In the
left pane, click the
password to.
Name
of the Administrator you want to change
Click on the Security tab.
Changing Administrator Password
4 Setting Up the VCB
2In the
Security
tab, do the following:
To keep the same password, leave the
Password
boxes blank.
New Password Type a new password f or the administrator.
Confirm the
Type the new password again.
Password
3Click
Apply
.
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4.2VCB 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
1Click 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
2Change 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.
3When 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
1Click the checkbox to the left of the VCB Service entry.
2Click
3Click
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
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In the
General
NumberNumber to be dialed for using this service.
DescriptionName of the service. This name identifies the service in
Max Number
of Participants
Reserve PortsIf selected, the VCB reserves an equal number of ports as
Optimize for
number of
participants
Conference
Bandwidth
Ad-HocSelect to enable expansion of this service to an Ad-Hoc
Enable Voice
Notifications
Notification
Language
Service
Password /
Confirm
Password
MulticastSelect to enable streaming sessions.
Session NameType a name to identify this service’s multicast
Session
Description
Media Formats Select the video and audio codecs and the video
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.
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.
The number of participants that VCB will optimizie
resources for. for example, If there are going to be only 5
participants in a conference, VCB will divide its
resources so that each one of these 5 participants will
receive the best video quality his VC system can handle.
Maximum bandwidth available for each participant.
conference.
Enable voice notifications to be played when participants
join the conference, participants leave the conference
and when dialing a password protected conference.
Select the language in which notifications will be played.
A conference can be password protected to ensure that
only authorized participants can connect to it. Password
has to contain 4 to 8 numeric charachters. Confirm
password to validate it.
streaming session.
Type a name or description of the multicast session.
resolution in which the multicast streaming session will
be transmitted.
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Audio CodecSelect the Audio codec for the multicast streaming
session.
Video CodecSelect the Video codec for the multicast streaming
session.
Video SizeSelect the resolution in which the multicast video will be
transmitted.
Broadcast to
Address
Video Refresh
Rate
Media Packets
TTL
SDP RateSession Description Protocol Rate - The interval at which
SDP TTLThe maximum number of routers (hops) that the SDP
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, scheme 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.
5*5 = 16-25 users in 5 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.
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1->1+5->1+7
1=1 user
1+5=2-6 users
1+7=7-8 users.
Display users in the same layout scheme 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
In the
Audio
list, select the codecs that are available for conferences using this
specific VCB Service.
Participants can use any Audio codec. Checking all or specific audio codecs
will make VCB to mix (transcode) these codecs.
Video
Video CodecsThe video codecs (
conference. Checking 2 or all video codecs will make VCB
to mix (transcode) these codecs and will enable
participants to join the conference at their system’s best
capabilities.
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H.261, H.263, H.264
) used in the
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Max Resolution
Out
Keep Aspect
Ratio
The size of the transmitted video images in outgoing
direction:
•
720p (VCBPro Only) -
of High Definition video modes. The number 720
stands for 720 lines of vertical display resolution,
while the letter p stands for progressive scan or noninterlaced.
•
4CIF -
uses 704 x 576 pixels resolution.
•
CIF
- (Common Interchange Format), or normal size. CIF
uses 352 X 288 pixels resolutio n.
Check this option to keep the original aspect ratio of connected sites. Otherwise, VCB will stretch the video image
to fit the layout window.
is a short name for a category
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.
FormatThe video codec (
streaming source.
Video Format/
Size
The format and resolution of the transmitted video
images.
The available formats are:
T CIF (Common Interchange Format), or normal size
- 352x288
VGA
T
T 4CIF (4 x CIF) - 704x576
T
T XGA (Extended Graphics Array) - 1024x768
- (Video Graphics Array) 640x480
SVGA
(Super Video Graphics Array) - 800x600
H.261, H.263, H.264
) 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 appears 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 PriorityNetwork transfers packets using normal Best-effort (or
Routine) packet transmission.
IP PrecedenceNetwork gives priority to certain types of bits (video,
audio, control) according to the eight levels of IP
precedence.
DiffservNetwork transfers packets according to specific needs of
the sending application.
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Priority Values
Video, Audio
and RTCP
Priority
DefaultsClick 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 Servic e - Advanced
DefaultsClick to restore the default configuration for the
associated set of parameters.
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Encryption
Method
Voice-act iva ted
Switching
Delay
Enable FECCSelect to enable Far End Camera Control (FECC) to all
Enable Active
Speaker
Highlight
Enable On
Screen Display
Maximum
Packet Size
Audio/Video/
Data Jitter Size
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.
AES
T
encoding method for encrypting data transmissions.
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.
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 layouts.
Select to display the names of the displayed users in
Continuous Presence layouts.
Set this parameter either equal to or lower than your
network’s MTU.
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.
None
to allow unsecured calls.
enables the transmitting end point to encrypt a
(Advanced Encryption Standard) is a common
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4.3VCB System Upgrade & Restore
VCB Sytem tab define system upgrade process and Backup & Restore of the VCB
server.
Upgrading VCB
upgrading VCB
1. Save the upgrade package (upgrade.exe) you received from Emblaze-VCON to the
local hard drive or network resource.
2. Click on the System tab and open the Upgrade page.
3. Click the Browse button and browse to the upgrade package location.
4. Click the Apply button.
5. At the end of the upgrade process, VCB will restart.
VCB Version number can be verified at the Settings tab, MCU Details page.
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4 Setting Up the VCB
VCB Restart / Shutdown
VCB Restart / Shutdown
RestartRestart VCB server. The EVCAdmin application will be
unavailable and you will have to login again.
ShutdownShutdown VCB server. Turn it on again from the power
button on the front panel.
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4 Setting Up the VCB
VCB Backup/Restore
VCB supports a system backup and restore functionality to help recover immediately
the system in cases of disaster.
The Backup and Restore functionality saves the baseline (Factory Default) configuration, creates a new snapshot of VCB configuration once a week for 10 weeks and
allows you to manually create snapshots according to configuartion changes.
At any time, you can easily restore the default VCB configuartion (as was set at EVC)
or return to a specific configuration state.
Action
Choose the Action you want to perform:
System restore Restore system configuration to previously saved
snapshot. Snapshot can be a baseline (Factory defaults),
periodic snapshots that are created automatically by the
VCB, or a snapshot that was previously created by
system administrator.
Take Sn a psh otTake a snapshot of current VCB Configuration. It is
recommended to take snapshots everytime a
configuration change is done, like adding new services,
scheduling new meetings, etc.
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System Restore
Choose the Restore option and click the Apply button:
System restore Options
4 Setting Up the VCB
Restore To
Baseline
Restore To Last
Snapshot
Restore To
Date
Restore To
Snapshot From
List
PasswordEnterpassword for VCB backup and restore actions to
Restore system configuration to factory default snapshot
(baseline) or a newly created baseline. Baseline is the
basic snapshot that the system can be restored to at any
time.
Restore system configuration to the latest snapshot
created by the system. VCB creates a new snapshot once
a week.
Restore system configuration to a snapshot that was
taken in a specific date. For example, if configuration
changes were made and you want to restore VCB
configuration to the state before these changes.
Restore system configration to a specific snapshot that
was created previously. Each snapshot represent a
different configuraton state.
ensure only authrized admin istrators can restore the
VCB configuration. default password is 1234.
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4 Setting Up the VCB
Take S n a p s h o t
After configuration changes of the VCB like changing network settings, adding or
deleting services, registering new users to gatekeeper and as a periodic backup task,
it is recommended to take a snapshot of VCB configuration.
Take snapshot
1. Enter name of snapshot. This name will be listed later in the Snapshot From
List box for restore.
2. Enter a snapshot description. The description will describe configuration state of
the VCB.
3. Enter Password to protect th e snaps hot and to en sure th at only aut horized admin istrators can restore to this snapshot.
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4 Setting Up the VCB
4.4VCB registration to Remote MXM
You can register and manage multiple VCB’s to one central.
Register to MXM
For registering VCB to remote MXM:
1. Open the VCB EVCAdmin application by typing the VCB’s IP Address in an
Internet browser address bar.
2. Login using the Administrator’s user name and password.
3. Click on the System tab and than on MXM.
4. Enter the IP address of the MXM you wish to connect to.
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5 Setting Up a Dedicated VCB Service
5SETTING UPA DEDICATED VCB
ERVICE
S
The tasks described in this chapter are procedures which you perform in
®
Emblaze-VCON’s Media Xchange Manager
application.
5.1Dedicated 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
1In the MXM Administrator, double-click the VCB Service and then click the
Session
2Select 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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3Double-click the end point, click
tab.
4In the
Dedicated
MCU
Service list,
select the
service.
Click OK.
MXM
, and then click the
MCU Services
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5.2Dedicated 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
1In the MXM Administrator, double-click the VCB Service and then click the
Session
2Select 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.
3Double-click the neighboring zone and then click the
4In 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
6ADDINGTHE VCB TOAN 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
1In the MXM Administrator applications’s toolbar, click the New Ad-hoc
Permission Group button. The New Ad-hoc Permission Group dialog
box appears.
2Change properties according to your permission group requirements. To
Next
move to the next properties page, click
various properties, see pages 44 to 46.
3Click
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Finish
. In the Main View, the new group appears under the Ad-hoc
Permission Group object.
. For explanations about the
6 Adding the VCB to an Ad-hoc Permission Group
6.1Ad-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 boxes'
Info
tab.
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 th e MXM tries to us e
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:
• xPoint
• vPoint HD
• HD5000/4000
• HD3000/2000/1000/600
• Other H.323 videoconferencing applications
7.1Inviting from vPoint™/vPoint HD
³ To invite and join other contacts into an ad-hoc
conference
1Enter an additional contact's user number (E.164) or address into the
Manual Dialer's address box.
2Click
Invite
.
-or-
1Open the Dialer and locate the contact that you want to invite.
2Right-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.
7.2Inviting from HD3000/2000/1000/600
1Press any of the number keys on the remote control. The Manual Dial
dialog box and SoftKey menu open.
2Press the red
MXM CALL CONTROL
Softkey.
3In 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.
4Press 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 a ddi tio nal p arty
for transferring the conference
5 The HD device dials the number.
After several seconds, the additional party is added to the se ssion, which is
now a multipoint conference with VCB management. The parties’ video is
displayed in Voice-Activated Switching.
7.3Inviting from HD5000/4000
³ To invite and join other parties into an ad-hoc
videoconference
1Click the Telephony Services button to open the Telephony Services
menu.
2Click Invite User.
3In 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.
4Click 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
7.4Inviting 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
1During an ongoing point-to-point videoconference, open your application’s
Dialing utility.
2Dial
3After dialing, an Incoming Call message may appear. Accept the call.
*77
(or an administrator-defined value) followed by the [additional
*77751
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.
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
Moderator (EVCModerator), which al low s users to schedul e conferen ces in advance
and control their progression, including Chair Control. Chair Control 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 Powe r Users 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
1In the VCB Configuration application, click the Select Application
button near the top of the page and then click
EVCModerator
.
Opening Conference Moderator
2If the Login screen appears, enter your
3Click
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Login
.
Login Name
and
Password
.
8 Chair Control During Conferences
³ To con t r ol th e C hair
Move to In Progress tab while call is connected.
1On the right side of the screen, click
2Set Chair Control parameters for the session
Used ByChoose the participants who will view the conference
according to the parameters you set n ow. In th is versio n,
the only available option is All participants.
Chair Control
Opening the Chair Control
.
Click either the Chair Control
button or the hotspot.
ControlChoose the level of chair control.
Simple is used for normal conferece management.
Lecture control allows the chair control to set specific
participant as a lecturer. In this mode, all participants
will see the lecturer in full screen and he will see all other
participants in automatic layout.
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8 Chair Control During Conferences
LayoutSelect a layout scheme. You may change this during a
session.
VoiceActivated
Switching
Continuous
Presence
Automatic
Layout
Transitions
Predefined
Layouts
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
- 4 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 Layo uts
- A choice of layouts. Clicking
the arrow buttons browses through all the display
options.
3Choose one of the Display Switching modes, depending on the chosen
display method.
If the viewing method is
Presence
, choose the view switching mode:
Voice-Activated Sw itching
or
Continuous
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Dominant
Speaker
FixedShowing specific views throughout the conference’s
TimerShowing a cycle of views at rotating, timed intervals.
Showing the most recent speaker in the conference. In a
Continuous Presence layout, the “dominant speaker”
appears in one of the frames.
duration, selected by the conference’s initiator.
From the
user whose video will be seen.
From the
the display.
Participant
Interval
list box, choose the name of the
list box, choose the rate for changing
If the viewing method is
click the arrow buttons to browse through the layout options:
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Automatic Layout Tran sitions
or
Predefined Layouts,
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In Automatic Layout
mode, click the
arrow buttons to
select a layaut and
then click Apply.
In Predefined
Layout Transition
mode, click the
arrow buttons to
select a layaut and
then click Apply.
4Click Apply.
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9 Upgrading the VCB License Key
9UPGRADINGTHE 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
Upgrade
page contains your VCB ’s license
1After logging in, click the
VCB Upgrade and License Information
2Select and copy the license key on the page.
3Contact 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.
4Copy the new key. In the Web Management’s Upgrade page, select the
previous key and paste the new one.
5Click
Apply
.
Settings
tab and then
Upgrade
.
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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 r un th e PuTT Y prog r a m
1Insert the VCB compact disc to your computer’s CD drive.
2Browse to the Utilities folder’s putty.exe program.
3Copy the putty.exe file to your desktop or another location.
4Double-click the file’s icon to run the program.
³ To connect to the VCB
1In the
2Click
3Log in using the following parameters:
User Name VCBAdmin
Passwordevc123$
Host Name
Open
.
box, type the VCB host computer’s IP address.
10.1 Descriptions of SSH Commands
Command
Syntaxappupgrade <path>
DescriptionUpgrade 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
Syntaxchangeservicestartmode <Service Name><Mode>
DescriptionChange the specified service’s starting mode.
Parameters
Command
Syntax
DescriptionDelete all entries from the application, security, and system
Command
Syntaxexec <command>
DescriptionExecute 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
Syntaxgetevents <substring>
DescriptionDisplay 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
Syntaxgetparam <
DescriptionRetrieve the specified parameter.
Parameters
Command
Syntaxgetvcbadminparam <1> <param>.
DescriptionRetrieve the specified VCB Admin parameter.
ParametersName and password of the administrator.
Command
Syntaxgetvcbridgeparam <param>
DescriptionRetrieve 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>.
To display a list of parameters, type only the command and
press <Enter>.
10 SSH Commands
Command
Syntax
DescriptionDisplays system information about the VCB’s host computer,
Command
Syntax
DescriptionLists all SSH commands and their possible syntaxes.
Command
Syntaxkillprocess <process identity>
DescriptionAborts the specified process.
Command
Syntaxlistip <0-3>
DescriptionDisplays the IP address of the specified NIC.
Command
Syntaxping <hostname or IP address>
DescriptionCheck if a connection to the specified computer is online.
healthcheck
such as CPU usage, virtual memory usage.
help
killprocess
listip
ping
Command
Syntaxprocesses <substring>
DescriptionDisplay a list of processes. If a substring is specified, only
Command
Syntax
DescriptionRestart the VCB unit.
Command
Syntaxrestartservice <Service Name>
DescriptionRestarts the specified service.
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processes
processes containing the substring will be listed.
restart
restartservice
10 SSH Commands
Command
Syntaxservices <service substring>
DescriptionLists 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
Syntaxsetgkaddress <IP address>
DescriptionDefine an IP address to the associated MX M.
Command
Syntaxsetmcuaddress <IP address>
DescriptionDefine an IP address to this VCB.
Command
Syntaxsetparam <
DescriptionDefine 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
T
time
0-3><IP address><Subnet><Gateway> - Define a
- Define the name of the node.
- Set the current system date and time.
Command
Syntaxsetpassword <user name>
DescriptionDefines 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
Syntaxsetvcbadminparam <number> <param>.
DescriptionDefine the specified VCB Admin parameter.
ParametersName and password of the administrator.
Command
Syntaxsetvcbridgeparam <param>
DescriptionDefine the specified VCB parameter.