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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.
If a situation occurs that is not covered by the supplied documentation, contact your 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:
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specific Emblaze-VCON products.
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Request a permanent license key for your organization’s MXM(s).
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Top ......................................................................................................................i
Limited Warranty................................................................................................iii
Emblaze-VCON Technical Support..................................................................... iv
Table of Contents .................................................................. 3
1 Welcome to the VCB.............................................................. 1
1.1 Introduction..................................................................................................1
1.2 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 3
2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration ......................................... 5
2.1 Retrieving VCB initial IP configuration ...................................................... 5
2.2 Assigning a Static IP Address to a VCB with DHCP address...................... 7
3 Logging into the VCB........................................................... 11
4 Setting Up the VCB.............................................................. 15
4.1 VCB Settings...............................................................................................15
MCU Settings..............................................................................................15
Administrators List ....................................................................................18
4.2 VCB Services Configuration ......................................................................20
General........................................................................................................21
Layouts ......................................................................................................24
Media.........................................................................................................26
QoS.............................................................................................................29
Advanced ................................................................................................... 30
4.3 VCB System Upgrade & Restore ............................................................... 32
Upgrading VCB.......................................................................................... 32
VCB Restart / Shutdown ........................................................................... 33
VCB Backup/Restore................................................................................. 34
System Restore ..........................................................................................35
Take Snapshot ........................................................................................... 36
4.4 VCB registration to Remote MXM............................................................ 37
5 Setting Up a Dedicated VCB Service ................................... 39
5.1 Dedicated Service for End Points.............................................................. 39
5.2 Dedicated Service for a Zone......................................................................41
6 Adding the VCB to an Ad-hoc Permission Group ................ 43
6.1 Ad-hoc Permission Group Properties ....................................................... 44
General....................................................................................................... 44
Permission Group......................................................................................45
7 Ad-Hoc Conferencing .......................................................... 47
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7.1 Inviting from vPoint™/vPoint HD ........................................................... 47
7.2 Inviting from HD3000/2000/1000/600.................................................48
7.3 Inviting from HD5000/4000 ................................................................... 49
7.4 Inviting from Other H.323 Videoconferencing Applications...................50
8 Chair Control During Conferences........................................ 51
9 Upgrading the VCB License Key........................................... 57
10 SSH Commands .................................................................. 59
10.1 Descriptions of SSH Commands .............................................................. 59

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 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 Image Showing specific views throughout the conference’s
Timer Image Showing 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.

1.2 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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2 Defining the VCB IP Configuration

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
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.

2.1 Retrieving VCB initial IP configuration

The following procedure describes how to get the IP address from the VCB unit’s front panel.
1 Connect a network cable to any one of interfaces GbE1 to GbE3.
2 Turn the VCB unit on. A welcome message appears in the LCD display.
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3 In the LCD display, press an arrow button until the
Enter
appears. Press the
4 Press 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,
5 Leave the cable connected to the chosen interface.
0.0.0.0
appears in the display.
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2.2 Assigning 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.
1 Open web browse and in the address field, enter the EVCAdmin URL: <IP
Address>/EVCAdmin.
2 EVC Home page loads. Click on the EVCAdmin section. 3 Enter login name and password. Default name is su and default password
is 1234.
4 Under the VCB tab, click on Network. 5 A list of all network interfaces is displayed.
6 Select a different NIC than the one you are currently connected to. Click on
its name to open the configuration page.
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7 Assign 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.
8 Check the Aupdate Configuration Files checkbox for all VCB modules to be
be updated with new IP configuration.
9 Click 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.
1 Connect a crossover 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.
1 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.
2 On the computer, open web browse and in the address field, enter the
VCB’s IP address.
3 EVC Home page loads. Click on the EVCAdmin section. 4 Enter login name and password. Default name is su and default password
is 1234.
5 Under the VCB tab, click on Network. 6 A list of all network interfaces is displayed. 7 Select NIC interface. Click on its name to open the configuration page.
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8 Assign static IP by entering IP Address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway.
DNS Server is optional.
9 Click 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

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, Services, Network and System.
VCB Settings - MCU Details
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6 When 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.
7 Network 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 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
tab contains general device configuration. These appear under the
1 After logging in, click the 2 On 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).
Description Identity of the VCB. This name will appear in the MXM
Administrator after the login process is finished.
Location Physical location of the VCB.
Gatekeeper Address
Defaults Click 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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3 To 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 ID Identity of the manufacturer. Product ID Manufacturer's identity of the product. Ver sio n ID Manufacturer's version identification of the product.
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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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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
1 Click on the Add button at the bottom of the page. 2 A new administrator is created with a default name and a default password
of 1234.
3 Select the new administrator and change its name. Click Apply. 4 Go to the Security tab and set administrative level and change the
password. Click Apply.
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³ To change an Administrator password
1 In the
left pane, click the
password to.
Name
of the Administrator you want to change
Click on the Security tab.
Changing Administrator Password
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2 In 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
3 Click
Apply
.
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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
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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
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In the
General
Number Number to be dialed for using this service. Description Name of the service. This name identifies the service in
Max Number of Participants
Reserve Ports If selected, the VCB reserves an equal number of ports as
Optimize for number of participants
Conference Bandwidth
Ad-Hoc Select to enable expansion of this service to an Ad-Hoc
Enable Voice Notifications
Notification Language
Service Password / Confirm Password
Multicast Select to enable streaming sessions. Session Name Type 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 Codec Select the Audio codec for the multicast streaming
session.
Video Codec Select the Video codec for the multicast streaming
session.
Video Size Select the resolution in which the multicast video will be
transmitted.
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
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 Codecs The 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.
Format The 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 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 Servic e - Advanced
Defaults Click to restore the default configuration for the
associated set of parameters.
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Encryption Method
Voice-act iva ted Switching Delay
Enable FECC Select 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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4.3 VCB 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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VCB Restart / Shutdown

VCB Restart / Shutdown
Restart Restart VCB server. The EVCAdmin application will be
unavailable and you will have to login again.
Shutdown Shutdown VCB server. Turn it on again from the power
button on the front panel.
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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 ot Take 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
Password Enterpassword 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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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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4.4 VCB 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 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
Next
move to the next properties page, click various properties, see pages 44 to 46.
3 Click
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Finish
. In the Main View, the new group appears under the Ad-hoc
Permission Group object.
. For explanations about the
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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 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

7.1 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
.
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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 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.

7.3 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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7.4 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
*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
1 In the VCB Configuration application, click the Select Application
button near the top of the page and then click
EVCModerator
.
Opening Conference Moderator
2 If the Login screen appears, enter your 3 Click
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Login
.
Login Name
and
Password
.
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³ To con t r ol th e C hair
Move to In Progress tab while call is connected.
1 On the right side of the screen, click
2 Set Chair Control parameters for the session
Used By Choose 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.
Control Choose 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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Layout Select 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.
3 Choose 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
Fixed Showing specific views throughout the conference’s
Timer Showing 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.
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
Upgrade
page contains your VCB ’s license
1 After logging in, click the
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
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
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
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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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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 substring 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 MX M.
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
T
time
0-3><IP address><Subnet><Gateway> - Define a
- Define the name of the node.
- 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
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