Codian MCU MSE 8420 Getting started
Codian MCU MSE 8420 Getting started
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Table of contents General information ................................................................................................................ 1 About the MSE 8420 Media blade ........................................................................ 1 Port and LED location ................................................................................................ 1 LED behavior .......................................................................................................................
General information General information About the MSE 8420 Media blade The MSE 8420 Media blade is a technologically advanced Multipoint Control Unit that fits into an MSE 8000 chassis. It is designed to provide high quality voice and video conferencing. Port and LED location Figure 1 shows the position of ports and LEDs on the Media blade.
LED behavior Table 1 describes the behavior of the LEDs.
LED behavior Table 1: Media blade LED behavior (continued) LED Color Indicates Ethernet Port Status, for each Ethernet port : Power FDX Green The link has been negotiated as a fullduplex link Act Green Packets are being transmitted on this port Link Green The speed of the link from this port, which is either 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps Blue The Media blade is receiving power from the MSE 8000 chassis 3
Installing the Media blade Important: Before installing the Media blade into the MSE 8000, you must read the safety information for the MSE 8000 chassis at: http://www.codian.com/safety.htm ! Although blades are hot-swappable parts, you must only remove one blade at any time. Remove the power from the MSE 8000, if you need to remove more than one blade at a time. ! Before hot-swapping a blade, shut down the blade using the web interface.
Installing the Media blade 5 Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the screws in the retaining latches with a clockwise quarter turn.
Step two: Connect to Ethernet Port A Connect an Ethernet cable from Ethernet Port A to an Ethernet switch (rather than a hub, to minimize interference from other devices on the network). The Ethernet port is a 10/100/1000 Mbps auto-sensing connection. 6 i Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the Media blade to a second subnet. ! Do not connect Ethernet Port A and Ethernet Port B to the same subnet.
Initial configuration Initial configuration Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings The default setting for the Media blade Ethernet ports is auto-sensing mode. If the switch ports to which you connect the Media blade are not also set to auto-sensing mode, then you need to configure the Media blade Ethernet ports to use the same speed and duplex mode. i Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the Media blade to a second subnet.
Configuring the Media blade Step one: Log in to the Media blade All administration of the Media blade is performed via the web interface. To log in to the web interface of the Media blade: 1 2 3 Log in to the Supervisor’s web interface. Go to Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of the Media blade. Click Log in, and then click Change log in and enter the user name admin with no password. i Codian recommends that you change the admin account to use a password as soon as possible.
Configuring the Media blade Step three: Add endpoints (optional) One way to add participants to a conference that you create is to have the Media blade automatically call them when the conference starts. To do this, you configure their endpoints on the Media blade. When you set up a conference, you can choose the endpoints from the Pre-configured participants list. This is easier than entering each endpoint’s details every time.
Using the Media blade Creating conferences To create a conference: 1 2 3 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click Add new conference. Type a Name for the conference, for example SalesMeeting. Type an optional numeric identifier, for example 123. This will be the telephone number that participants can use to join the conference when calling in to the Media blade via a gatekeeper or SIP registrar. i 4 5 6 If you are using a gatekeeper, check H.
Using the Media blade Calling participants in to a conference To call participants in to a conference: 1 2 3 4 5 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click on the name of an active conference. On the Participants tab, click Add participant to call out to an H.323 or SIP endpoint. In the Address field: where there is no H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar, type the IP address, host name, or SIP URI of an accessible endpoint on your network if you are using an H.
Streaming conferences Streaming is a way of viewing a conference in a standard web browser. The Media blade allows streaming of video and, if enabled for a conference, the streaming of data. You can also conduct a text ‘chat’ and add notes and drawings to the data stream. i Note that to use the ‘chat’ facility when streaming a conference, your Media blade needs the web conferencing feature key. For more information, refer to your reseller.
Instructing conference participants Instructing conference participants You need to tell conference participants how to join conferences. You can also tell them how to use the Far-End Camera Controls (FECC) to navigate menus in the auto attendant and choose conference layouts. There is a document: Getting Started: Accessing Conferences available in the documentation area of the web site, which you can print out and give to conference participants.
Troubleshooting and technical support information Using the event log to help solve a problem Unless you are experiencing a problem, all event logging sources should be set to the default, which is Errors, warnings and information. For more information about configuring the event log, refer to the online help accessible from the web interface. You can use the event log to produce debugging information to assist technical support in solving your problem.
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