Alphatech IP-VarioBell User manual

IP-VarioBell
IPVB-00, IPVB-01, IPVB-02
IPVB-00C, IPVB-01C, IPVB-02C
VBD5-mod, VBD10-mod, VBDKey
Installation and operating instructions
IP-VarioBell - DoorPhone
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Welcome
Congratulations to purchasing a modern SIP based VoIP audio-video door
entry system “VoIP Door Phone VarioBell”, the IP VarioBell. This door entry
system widely satisfies your needs for audio and video IP communication with
visitors of your company, houses, schools, etc. VoIP means “Voice over
Internet Protocol” –the IP VarioBell door entry system can be connected to
the IP network and it allows 2 ways of calling. Either P2P (peer to peer), it
means it calls directly to an IP address of other SIP based IP device or it
registers to a SIP server / IP PBX (as a SIP client) and then it calls to phone
numbers. To each call button you can assign up to 5 phone numbers with
possibility of progressive or simoultaneous dialling.
The IP-VarioBell doorphone is supplied with one or two call buttons or no
call buttons, in audio version or with a color camera module. The system is
modular and can be expanded up to 87 call buttons and equipped with an
access control and dialling keypad and NFC proximity door access controller.
The IP VarioBell is powered from an optional 12VAC or 12VDC power
supply adapter which can also power the electrical lock(s) at your door entrace.
The doorphone might be powered also by PoE (Power over Ethernet). Based
on its basic features and basic use, it is similar to a handsfree phone. Among
the basic features you can find a possibility to open up 4 doors via connected
electrical locks as well as user friendly configuration by WEB based interface
accessible via any stadard web browser.
Manual version V3.807-12-2020
Valid for firmware –V3.5.3x
Alphatech Technologies s.r.o.
Jeremenkova 88
140 00 Praha 4 –Czech Republic, EU
www.alphatechtechnologies.cz
The producer progressively improves features of the doorphone (firmware).
The IP VarioBell ca be upgraded with the latest firmware version via PC. The
latest firmware version can be download at www.alphatechtechnologies.cz .
The firmware upgrade procedure can be found in the chapter 4.6.5 Service –
Firmware upgrade. We recommend using the latest firmware version which
brings new features as well as eventual correction and fixes of errors of
previous versions. At www.alphatechtechnologies.cz you can also find the
latest versions of user´s documentation and manuals.

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Contents
1BASIC DESCRIPTION....................................................................................... 6
1.1 FEATURES...................................................................................................... 6
1.2 USED TERMINOLOGY...................................................................................... 7
1.3 SESTAVA MODULŮ ......................................................................................... 9
1.3.1 Tlačítkové Moduly.................................Chyba! Záložka není definována.
1.3.2 Mechanické díly ...................................................................................... 11
1.4 PŘIPOJENÍ IP-VARIOBELL............................................................................ 14
1.4.1 IP-VarioBell základní deska .................................................................. 14
1.4.2 Napájecí zdroj - svorka (10) ................................................................... 18
1.4.3 Sběrnice pro rozšíření tlačítek ................................................................ 18
1.5 PŘIPOJENÍ ROZŠIŘUJÍCÍCH MODULŮ VBD10(5)-MOD CHYBA!ZÁLOŽKA NENÍ
DEFINOVÁNA.
1.5.1 Kabel K0 / K1 ......................................................................................... 19
1.5.2 Příklad propojení modulů VBD10-mod.................................................. 20
1.5.3 Příklad propojení modulů VBD5-mod.................................................... 21
1.5.4 Číslování tlačítek .................................................................................... 22
1.6 PŘIPOJENÍ KLÁVESNICE VBDKEY................................................................ 25
1.7 SIGNALIZACE NA PŘEDNÍM PANELU ZÁKLADNÍHO MODULU......................... 26
2INSTALACE ...................................................................................................... 27
2.1 MONTÁŽ ...................................................................................................... 27
2.2 ZAPOJENÍ SPÍNAČŮ....................................................................................... 30
2.2.1 PoE napájení........................................................................................... 32
2.2.2 Kódové relé (COSW)............................................................................... 33
2.2.3 Použití dveřních snímačů – odchodové tlačítko...................................... 33
2.2.4 Mikro SD karta ....................................................................................... 34
3SERVICE OF IP VARIOBELL ....................................................................... 35
3.1 SIGNALLING OVERVIEW ............................................................................... 35
3.2 VISITOR AT DOOR......................................................................................... 35
3.2.1 Button press –outgoing call ................................................................... 35
3.2.2 Button press –code lock......................................................................... 36
3.2.3 Call ......................................................................................................... 36
3.3 VISITOR INSIDE BUILDING ............................................................................ 37
3.3.1 Outgoing call .......................................................................................... 37
3.3.2 Incoming call .......................................................................................... 37
3.4 VIDEO .......................................................................................................... 38
4PARAMETRES PROGRAMMING ................................................................ 39
4.1 WEB INTERFACE ACCESS............................................................................. 39
4.1.1 What you should know............................................................................ 39
4.1.2 Login....................................................................................................... 40

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4.2 CURRENT STATUS ........................................................................................ 41
4.2.1 Language settings ................................................................................... 42
4.3 IP NETWORK SETTING .................................................................................. 42
4.3.1 IP Network setting .................................................................................. 42
4.3.2 SIP setting............................................................................................... 45
4.3.3 WEB server ............................................................................................. 49
4.4 BASIC SETTING............................................................................................. 51
4.4.1 Phone book ............................................................................................. 51
4.4.2 Relays...................................................................................................... 54
4.4.3 Door sensors........................................................................................... 61
4.4.4 Setting SNMP.......................................................................................... 62
4.4.5 Time profiles ........................................................................................... 63
4.4.6 Date and time setting .............................................................................. 64
4.4.7 E-mail ..................................................................................................... 66
4.5 EXTENDED SETTING ..................................................................................... 68
4.5.1 DoorPhone.............................................................................................. 68
4.5.2 Audio setting........................................................................................... 71
4.5.3 Audio codecs........................................................................................... 72
4.5.4 Video setting ........................................................................................... 74
4.5.5 Video watching (PopUp programm)....................................................... 75
4.5.6 Video codecs........................................................................................... 76
4.5.7 Streaming................................................................................................ 77
4.6 SERVICE....................................................................................................... 79
4.6.1 Restart..................................................................................................... 79
4.6.2 Configuration.......................................................................................... 80
4.6.3 Language and style................................................................................. 81
4.6.4 Style and language preparation.............................................................. 82
4.6.5 Firmware upgrade.................................................................................. 84
4.6.6 Logfile..................................................................................................... 85
4.6.7 License.................................................................................................... 87
4.6.8 Sound files............................................................................................... 88
5TECHNICAL PARAMETRES......................................................................... 89
5.1 ELECTRICAL PARAMETRES........................................................................... 89
5.2 MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS .......................................................................... 89
5.3 VIDEO PARAMETRES .................................................................................... 90
5.3.1 Requests.................................................................................................. 91

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1 Basic description
1.1 Features
▪audio is full duplex with ECHO cancellation
▪phone book with up to 999 subscribers/users with 5 phone numbers for
each user (max. 87 physical call buttons + keyboard + NFC access module)
▪every subscriber can use more phone numbers with progressive or
simultaneous calling
▪Email sending when unreachable including attachment with images
▪10 time plans with week program
▪4 relays. 2 included on the pcb board with possibility to connect 2
independent el. locks for door opening and 2 virtual (webrelays) for remote
control of IP relays or for relays synchronization
▪relays system via synchronization allows combination of any mode
(progressive opening, 2 pulses, etc.)
▪10 shared adjustable codes for every relay + every subscriber can use his
own code for each relay
▪based on a specific purchase order you can use door sensors or exit
buttons; it needs to be HW pre-configured in the production
▪SNMP available
▪real time clocks from NTP or SIP server
▪extendable possibilities of call buttons functionality, light intensity settings,
call duration restriction, etc.
▪audio signalling settings, saving your own tones or messages
▪multilanguage support
▪configuration and loading of your specific setup profile
▪reliable firmware upgrade
▪WEB interface management
▪power supply 12V or PoE (Class 0 - 12,95W)
▪Ethernet –10/100Mb with standard 10BaseT and 100BaseTx
▪unit starts in 10 seconds
▪Linux operating system
▪USB connection of integrated web camera. Video transmission to web
browser –JPEG/MJPG, video transmission to IP phones - stream H.263,
H.264
▪SIP connection P2P or IP PBX (SIP server) system
▪SIP 2.0 protocol, defined by RFC3261

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1.2 Used terminology
•Incoming call - Connection between the doorphone and a phone made by
selecting an option on the phone. The doorphone connects the call after set
number of rings.
•Outgoing call - Connection between the doorphone and a phone made by
choosing an option on the doorphone (e.g., pressing a call button).
•External code - Combination of call buttons or keyboard keys (after pressing
the key symbol) for a relay activation. [External = entering a door access code
outside the building]
•Internal code - Combination of call buttons on the phone for a relay activation
(by DTMF dialling). [Internal = entering a door access code inside the building].
•Code lock - function for closing the relay switch by entering a combination of
the first 10 call buttons or keyboard keys (after pressing the key symbol)
•Ethernet is technology which is used to build up local networks (LAN)
•LAN - Local Area Network refers to a computer network that covers a small
geographical area (eg, households, small businesses).
•10Base-T It uses a twisted pair cable with a speed of 10 Mbit/s as the
transmission medium. It uses two pairs of structured cabling out of four.
•100Base-TX A variant with a transmission speed of 100 Mbit/s, which is called
Fast
•Ethernet uses two pairs of UTP or STP category 5 cable.
•Twisted 2line or also a twisted pair is a type of cable which is used in PC
networks. Twisted 2line consists of cables pairs which are regularly twisted
along the length and the resulting pairs are twisted together.
•UTP, Unshielded Twisted Pair
•STP, Shielded Twisted Pair
•WEB - World Wide Web (WWW, shortly web), is a designation for HTTP
Internet protocol applications
•HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is an Internet protocol originally intended
for exchanging hypertext documents in HTML format
•USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a universal serial bus. A modern way to connect
peripherals to a computer.
•Video codec (a compound of the initial syllables of the words "encoder and
decoder", taken from the English codec of analogous origin). H.263
compression is derived from MPEG-4, H.264 is an encoder for the MPEG-4
part.10 (AVC) format. MPEG-4 is a type of video compression - reducing the
bitrate of an image sequence
•JPEG is a standard loss compression method used to store computer images
•Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a technology that enables the
transmission of digitized voice in the body of UDP / TCP / IP family of packets
over a computer network. It is used for making phone calls via the Internet,
Intranet or any other data connection.
•TCP / IP contains a set of protocols for computer network communication and
is the main protocol of the worldwide Internet.
•IP address is a number that uniquely identifies a network interface on a
computer network that uses the IP protocol.

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•Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an application protocol
from the TCP / IP family. It is used to automatically assign IP addresses to
individual personal computers in computer networks, thus simplifying their
management
•Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks
•Intranet is a computer network similar to the Internet but "private". This means
that it is intended for use by only a small group of users (for example,
employees of a company).
•PoE (Power over Ethernet) is powered by a data network cable, without the
need to apply power to the device with another separate cable.
•NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a protocol for synchronizing computers'
internal clocks
•NAT (Network Address Translation) is a way in computer networks to modify
network traffic passing through a router by rewriting the source or destination
IP address.
•STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) is a set of auxiliary Internet
standards, including a network protocol, that are used to enable
communication through NAT. The STUN client sends a request to the STUN
server, which returns a response to the client with the IP address of the NAT
router and the port number that NAT opened for the incoming connection.
•SIP User Agent - each SIP user agent (phone, software, device) can identify
itself by its name (string). The syntax for creating this name is not defined, but
it is recommended to use "device name + version" for practical reasons.

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1.3 Sestava modulů
The IP-VarioBell doorphone is a modular system, incorporating modern
technology, timeless design and easy installation and operation.
The IP-VarioBell doorphone is equipped with two relay switches, PoE
power supply and the basic modules differ in the use of zero, one or two call
buttons. Optionally you can choose the basic module with a colour camera.
The entire system can be expanded to a maximum of 87 call buttons and can
also be expanded with an access control / dialling keypad and an NFC
proximity door access controller.
The basic module IPVB-xx. The IP-VarioBell basic module is can be
equipped with two call buttons / one double call button (IPVB-02), one single
call button (IPVB-01) or zero call buttons (IPVB-00). The models with a color
camera have a “C”ending (e.g., IPVB-02C).
The VBDx-mod extension modules (they are the same also for analog and
GSM modular versions of the VarioBell doorphone) - there are only two types:
- VBD5-mod is a module with five single call buttons
- VBD10-mod is a module with ten call buttons (five double call buttons)
The peculiarity is that the numbering of the buttons does not depend on the
connection of the modules and it is set with a DIP switch on each module (see
below).
The last expansion module is the VBDKey keyboard - the connection of the
keyboard does not depend on the connection point (see below).

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1.3.1 Call button modules
Basic module Basic module Basic module
IPVB-02 IPVB-01 IPVB-00
Basic module Basic module Basic module
IPVB-02C IPVB-01C IPVB-00C
Call buttons module Call buttons module Keypad module
VBD5-mod VBD10-mod VBDKey

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1.3.2 Mechanical parts
For simplicity, the mechanical parts for 1, 2 and 3 modules are shown
here. There is a maximum of 3 modules in one column, a large set contains a
maximum of 2 columns (6 modules). For even larger assemblies, blocks of 6
modules can be stacked on top of or next to each other.
Flush mounting boxes:
Flush mount box-1 Flush mount box-2 Flush mount box-3

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Mounting and cover frame –for surface and flush mounting
for 1 module for 2 modules for 3 modules

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Rain hoods –for flush mounting - examples
Rain hood-1 Rain hood-2 Rain hood- 2x2
Surface mounting boxes with integrated rain hoods –examples for surface
mounting (frames are supplied separately)
SMB-1 SMB-2 SMB-3

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1.4 Conecting the IP-VarioBell
The IP-VarioBell doorphone consists of a motherboard, a processor
board and is always equipped with two call buttons. How many call buttons will
be used at the installation site is determined only by the front panel (0, 1 or 2
call buttons). Additional call button modules of up to 85 call buttons, including
the keyboard, can be connected to the motherboard. Furthermore, the
motherboard is equipped with two inputs (door sensors or exit buttons which
need to be HW specified in the production based on your purchase order) and
two relay switches (relays).
1.4.1 IP-VarioBell motherboard
The motherboard is the same for all IP-VarioBell models and only
differs in the installation of the camera module. As standard, it is equipped with
a PoE module (according to the IEEE802.3af standard), a connector for
connecting expansion modules, LED name-card backlight, a microSD card
reader and two relay switches.
All functional and connecting elements are marked with a number in a
red circle.
1. CPU board (processor module)
2. LED green - the power supply of the doorphone is OK
3. LED for network activity control, green = 100M LAN connection, yellow =
data transmission to LAN
4. MicroSD card slot - insert the card before switching on the door intercom
and it must not be ejected during the whole operation!
5. DIP switch
1–always ON (used for service purposes only)
2 –OFF; if switched to ON before start, the
intercom sets to the default IP addresss
192.168.1.250 and to the default/empty style. The name is admin
and the password is 1234. To display video, the name is video
and the password 1234 (if requested). The standard position for
operation of the intercom is OFF.
6. UTP cable connection (Ethernet, LAN, network)
7. Two inputs (middle terminal is common to both) for door sensors or exit
buttons (programmable)
8. Cable connection K0 for expansion module(s) - flat cable, orange
connector on one side and black connector on the other side
9. Terminal block of the changeover contact of the first relay (NC = normally
closed, NO = normally open and COM = common, middle terminal)
10. Terminal block of the changeover contact of the second relay NO = open
at rest and COM = common, middle terminal)

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11. Input for power supply IP-VarioBell 12V AC / DC (consumption approx.
300mA max.). It is recommended to use a direct current (DC) power
supply.
12. Output 12V DC, max. 300mA, e.g. for power supply of low consumption
electric lock with PoE power supply of the IP-VarioBell.

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13. The yellow LED lights up when the doorphone is ringing or establishing and
terminating a connection (establishing connection).
14. The blue LED lights up when the connection is established and you can
talk (Call).
15. The green LED lights up when at least one of the two relay switches is
active (Door open).
16. Ambient light sensor for controlling the backlight of name-cards and
camera.

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17. White LED to illuminate the area in front of the camera (only for models
with a camera)
18. Camera lens (camera models only). The lens view angle is 120°, max.
resolution 640x480px.
19. Speaker
20. Microphone
21. White LED –name-card illumination
22. Call buttons 1 and 2 –they are on each motherboard whether the basic
module has two, one or zero buttons. This depends only on the front panel.
1.4.2 Power supply - terminal (10)
12V power supply can be DC or AC, regardless of polarity, from 12V is
a maximum consumption of 300mA.
The power supply can also be used to power the el. lock, then a 12V /
1A power supply is recommended.
A 24VDC power supply can also be used. It is mainly used in
installations where the power supply already exists and is used, for example,
for an attendance system or a sliding gate. However, an AC power supply must
not be used. Only a 24VDC power supply is allowed. The polarity does not
matter when connected.
1.4.3 Bus for call buttons expasion
This bus allows you to
connect up to 87 expansion
buttons, including the keyboard. In
addition to serial data, the bus also
supplies power to the name-card
lighting.
The call buttons module
exists in two versions:
VBD10-mod can handle 10
call buttons - 5 on the left side and
5 of the right side.
VBD5-mod can handle 5
call buttons on the right side only.
The keyboard VBDKey can be
included in the bus anywhere.

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1.5 Connection of expansion modules VBD10(5)-mod
There are two types of call button expansion modules, the VBD10-mod
with ten call buttons (five double call buttons) and the VBD5-mod with five
single call buttons. However, the method of numbering is essential, the
connection is arbitrary. You can link modules as you wish, regardless of
numbering!
The numbering of the call buttons will be explained below, but it is set on
each call button module using a DIP switch (E6).
The VBDx-mod electronics board is only connected to the VarioBell call
buttons module via a terminal block (E5) and a three-core connection cable
(E4). The connector (E7) is not used with the IP-VarioBell version.
The connection is made using the flat cable K1 (two black connectors
at both ends). The cable K0 is used exclusively used for the connection
between the basic module and the first call buttons module or keypad (orange
connector on one side and black
connector on the other side).
(E1) is the connection to the
basic module (cable K0) or the
connection to the previous push-
button module (cable K1), (E2) is
the connection to the next push-
button module (cable K1), (E3) is
the connection between the call
buttons modules (cable K1).
1.5.1 Cable K0 / K1
Cable K0 –an orange
connector on one side and a black
connector on the other end –it is
used exclusively to connect the first
expansion module to the basic
module.
Cable K1 –black connector
on both sides –it is used for
connection between expansion
modules.
Fig. 1 Connection of VBD10-mod and VBD5-mod

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1.5.2 Example of connecting VBD10-mod modules
The connection is made using a flat cable K1 / K0. The example uses a
basic module with two call buttons and also a VBDKey keyboard module is
used in the connection. The numbering of the modules is set using the DIP
switches (E6) always shown next to the respective module. The button
numbers then correspond to the description in the left column next to the
modules. The keyboard module is detected automatically and there is no need
to set anything. The keyboard connection location is arbitrary, it can be
connected at any place. If the K1 cables were connected randomly, nothing
happens and the numbering is retained (given by the DIP switch on the
relevant module).
Fig. 2Interconnection of IP-VarioBell and VBD10-mod modules