Cisco TelePresence VCR MSE 8220 User manual

Cisco TelePresence
VCR MSE 8220
Getting started
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Contents
General information ................................................................................................................ 3
About the Cisco TelePresence VCR MSE 8220 .................................................. 3
Port and LED location ................................................................................................ 3
LED behavior ................................................................................................................ 4
Installing the VCR MSE 8220 ................................................................................................ 6
Step one: Install the VCR MSE 8220 into the MSE 8000 chassis ................. 6
Step two: Allocate port licences ............................................................................ 8
Step two: Connect to Ethernet Port A ................................................................. 8
Initial configuration ................................................................................................................. 9
Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings .................................................. 9
Step two: Assign an IP address to the VCR MSE 8220 .................................... 9
Configuring the VCR MSE 8220 .........................................................................................10
Step one: Log in to the blade ...............................................................................10
Step two: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar (optional) ............10
Step three: Add endpoints (optional) ................................................................11
Using the VCR MSE 8220 ......................................................................................................12
Checking for updates ..............................................................................................13
Troubleshooting and technical support information ...............................................14
Using the event log to help solve a problem ..................................................14
Getting more help ....................................................................................................14
Disclaimers and notices ........................................................................................................15

General information
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General information
About the Cisco TelePresence VCR MSE 8220
The Cisco TelePresence VCR MSE 8220 (VCR MSE 8220) uses the latest purpose-
built technology to record video and data from standard video conferencing
equipment. The recordings can be streamed live or played back on demand at
multiple bit rates to a PC or any video conferencing endpoint.
Port and LED location
Figure 1 shows the position of ports and LEDs on the VCR MSE 8220.
Figure 1: VCR MSE 8220 front panel
Cisco VCR MSE 8220
Disk Activity
Status
Alarm
Recording
Ethernet Port
Status LEDs
System Load LEDs
Status LED
Compact Flash
Activity LED
Console Port
Alarm LED
Power LED
Ethernet ports
Hard Disk Hard Disk
Activity LED Recording LED

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LED behavior
Table 1 describes the behavior of the LEDs.
Table 1: VCR MSE 8220 LED behavior
LED Color Indicates
Compact Flash Activity Flashing
green
One of:
the VCR MSE 8220 is booting
a configuration change has been
made
the configuration is being
transferred by FTP
Status Green The VCR MSE 8220 is operating
normally
Alarm Red The VCR MSE 8220 is booting or has
developed a fault, for example:
temperature is outside normal
limits
battery failure of the internal clock
Refer to the web interface for more
information about the problem (go to
Status > Health)
Hard Disk Activity Flashing
green
The VCR MSE 8220 is reading from or
writing to its hard disk
Hard Disk Recording Red The VCR MSE 8220 is recording

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System Load Green The VCR MSE 8220 is processing
conference data. The LEDs represent
the media processing load of the blade.
The column numbered 1 represents
audio load. The other columns represent
video DSP load. Media processing load
is also displayed in the web interface: go
to Status > General
Ethernet Port Status, for each
Ethernet port:
FDX Green The link has been negotiated as a full-
duplex 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
Power Blue The VCR MSE 8220 is receiving power
from the MSE 8000 chassis
Table 1: VCR MSE 8220 LED behavior (continued)
LED Color Indicates

Installing the VCR MSE 8220
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Installing the VCR MSE 8220
For information about powering the MSE 8000, refer to the Getting Started Guide on
http://www.tandberg.com/support/video-conferencing-documentation.jsp).
Step one: Install the VCR MSE 8220 into the MSE 8000 chassis
1 Remove the blade or blanking blade from the slot into which you are going to
install the VCR MSE 8220:
i Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the screws in the retaining latches
with an anti-clockwise quarter turn.
ii Open both retaining latches on the front of the blade or blanking blade.
When open, a retaining latch is at a 90° angle perpendicular to the front of
the blade.
iii Slide out the blade or blanking blade.
2 Open both retaining latches on the front of the VCR MSE 8220. When open, a
retaining latch is at a 90° angle perpendicular to the front of the blade.
3 Slide the VCR MSE 8220 into the blade slot (as shown in Figure 2) until it stops.
IMPORTANT: Before installing the VCR MSE 8220 into the MSE 8000,
you must read the safety information for the MSE 8000 chassis at:
http://www.cisco.com/go/telepresence/safety.
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.
Do not shut down a blade during a software upgrade or if the blade is
processing.
You must install either a blade or a blanking blade in each of the ten
positions in the chassis.
The Supervisor blade must be installed into slot 1 of the MSE 8000
chassis.
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4 Simultaneously close both retaining latches on the blade (thereby engaging the
connectors at the rear of the blade) to secure it in the chassis as shown in
Figure 3.
5 Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the screws in the retaining latches
with a clockwise quarter turn.
Figure 2: Inserting a blade into the chassis

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Figure 3: Closing the retaining latches on the front of a blade
Step two: Allocate port licences
Port licenses must be allocated to the VCR MSE 8220 from the Supervisor's Port
licenses page. Refer to the online help for assistance.
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.
Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the VCR MSE
8220 to a second subnet.
Do not connect Ethernet Port A and Ethernet Port B to the same subnet.
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Initial configuration
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Initial configuration
Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings
The default setting for the VCR MSE 8220 Ethernet ports is auto-sensing mode. If
the switch ports to which you connect the blade are not also set to auto-sensing
mode, then you need to configure the VCR MSE 8220 Ethernet ports to use the
same speed and duplex mode.
To configure Ethernet Port A, log in to the Supervisor’s web interface and go to
Hardware > Blades. For more information about configuring the port, refer to the
online help accessible from the Supervisor’s web interface.
Step two: Assign an IP address to the VCR MSE 8220
You can use the Supervisor’s web interface to configure the IP addresses of all blades
installed in the MSE 8000. Note that all blades are supplied with DHCP enabled. You
can either keep this setting or assign static IP addresses to a blade from the
Supervisor’s web interface. To view or configure the IP address of the blade, log in to
the Supervisor and go to Hardware > Blades. To access the web interface of the
VCR MSE 8220, go to Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of that blade.
Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the VCR MSE
8220 to a second subnet.
Both ends of the Ethernet connection must be configured in the same
way. For example, either configure both ends of the link to be auto-
sensing or configure both ends to operate at the same speed and duplex.
To establish a 1000Mbps connection, both ends of the link must be
configured as auto-sensing.
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Configuring the VCR MSE 8220
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Configuring the VCR MSE 8220
Step one: Log in to the blade
All administration of the VCR MSE 8220 is performed via the web interface.
To log in to the web interface of the VCR MSE 8220:
1 Log in to the Supervisor’s web interface.
2GotoHardware > Blades and click the IP address of the blade.
3Click
Click here to log in, and then click Change log in and enter the user
name admin with no password.
Step two: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar (optional)
Using an H.323 gatekeeper makes it easier for H.323 end-users to watch and make
recordings using directory numbers rather than requiring them to know the IP
address or host name of the blade. Likewise, a SIP registrar makes it easier for SIP
users to watch and make recordings.
To configure the blade to use an H.323 gatekeeper:
1 In the web interface of the VCR MSE 8220, go to Settings > Gatekeeper.
2Enable
H.323 gatekeeper usage and configure the settings you require, using
the online help for further assistance.
3Click
Apply changes.
To configure the blade to use a SIP registrar:
1 In the web interface, go to Settings > SIP.
2 Configure the settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.
3Click
Apply changes.
Cisco recommends that you change the admin account to use a password
as soon as possible. To do that, go to Users, click the admin link, and
provide the required user information.
Before you configure the VCR MSE 8220 to use, and register recordings
to, a SIP registrar, you must set up the blade and its recordings on that SIP
registrar.
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