Dahua Technology DH-VCS-MCU91 Series User manual

Video Conferencing System
Multi-Point Control Unit
DH-VCS-MCU91XX series
User Manual
V1.0.1
Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd

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Preface I
Preface
Overview
This document describes in detail the quick configuration of the DH-VCS-MCU91XX series.
Applicable to models: DH-VCS-MCU91B0 and DH-VCS-MCU91F0.
Note
The names of the models will henceforth be shortened as MCU9110 and MCU9150.
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Safety Precautions II
Safety Precautions
Before using the product, read and abide by the following requirements to prevent damage to
the product or your belongings.
Caution
Transport, use, and store the product only under the appropriate temperatures and
humidity.
Install the product in a well-ventilated place and do not block the device’s air vents.
Install the product in a steady place.
Do not place the product in damp, dusty, or smoky areas.
Do not place the product in direct sun light or near a heat source.
Do not let the product come in contact with liquids.
Do not disassemble the product at will.
Warning
Turn off all power sources when opening the device cover or when repairing the device to
prevent electric shock.
Use a new battery of the same kind to replace the old one.
Use the recommended power cord and use it within its rated specifications.
If a power plug or appliance coupler is used as a disconnecting device, please ensure that
the disconnecting device is always easy to operate.
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Table of Contents III
Table of Contents
Legal Statement......................................................................................................................................... I
Preface........................................................................................................................................................ I
Safety Precautions................................................................................................................................... II
1Overview................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Introduction to the Product............................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Port Descriptions........................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1 MCU91B0 ........................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.2 MCU91F0............................................................................................................................ 4
2Networking Diagram.............................................................................................................................. 1
3Web Operation....................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1 Config Flow................................................................................................................................... 2
3.2 System Login ................................................................................................................................ 2
3.3 Quick Guide .................................................................................................................................. 3
3.4 Device Management..................................................................................................................... 7
3.4.1 Adding Devices................................................................................................................... 8
3.4.2 Modifying Device .............................................................................................................. 10
3.4.3 Deleting Devices................................................................................................................11
3.5 Service Management.................................................................................................................. 12
3.5.1 Service Status................................................................................................................... 12
3.5.2 Service Config .................................................................................................................. 12
3.6 Conference Management........................................................................................................... 13
3.6.1 Creating Meeting .............................................................................................................. 13
3.6.2 Meeting Control ................................................................................................................ 18
3.6.3 Booked Meetings.............................................................................................................. 20
3.6.4 Favorite Meetings............................................................................................................. 21
3.6.5 Meeting History................................................................................................................. 22
3.7 System Management.................................................................................................................. 23
3.7.1 User Management............................................................................................................ 23
3.7.2 System Management........................................................................................................ 25
3.7.3 Maintenance Management............................................................................................... 30
3.7.4 Platform Access................................................................................................................ 33
3.7.5 Config................................................................................................................................ 34
3.7.6 TV Wall Config.................................................................................................................. 36
3.8 Gateway Management................................................................................................................ 37
3.8.1 All Gateways..................................................................................................................... 37
3.8.2 Cloud Proxy...................................................................................................................... 38
3.8.3 H323 Gateway.................................................................................................................. 38

Overview 1
1Overview
1.1 Introduction to the Product
Model
Product Introduction
Hardware architecture
MCU91B0
The MCU91B0 is a fully adaptable, cost-effective, and
high performance MCU product, suitable for small-scale
conference system networks. Smart connection with
various terminals provides the ultimate conferencing
experience for users.
Supports 10 meeting places at 1080P 30FPS for fully
adaptable conferencing, and 5 simultaneous meetings
including management for 32 conference terminals.
1U rack.
4 USB ports at the back and
2 USB2.0 ports at the front for
convenient debugging.
1 RS232 debugging port.
Dual gigabit Ethernet ports.
MCU91F0
MCU91F0 is a new generation high performance, high
density, high reliability, and fully adaptable MCU
product. It is suitable for mid-sized conference system
networks and can be stacked to implement large
conference system networks. Smart connection with
various terminals provides the ultimate conferencing
experience for users.
Supports 80 meeting places at 1080P 30FPS for fully
adaptable conferencing, and 40 simultaneous meetings
including management for 256 conference terminals.
2U rack.
4 hot-swappable nodes.
Supports 1 + 1 redundant power
supply.
4 gigabit Ethernet ports, 2 USB
ports, and 1 RS232 debugging
port at each node.

Overview 2
1.2 Port Descriptions
1.2.1 MCU91B0
1.2.1.1 Front Panel
Figure 1-1
Serial Number
Name
Function Description
1
USB ports
Connect to mouse/keyboard.
2
Network indicator
Network indicator lights for network port 1 and 2 on the back
panel of MCU91B0.
Flashes yellow when the device is successfully connected to
the network.
3
Hard disk indicator
Red light Flashes when hard disk reads and writes.
4
Power indicator
A blue light will show when power is connected.
5
Reset button
Short press for soft reset.
Long press for hard reset.
Note
A forced reset may lead to data loss.
6
Power button
Switches on the device. Short press the power button to turn
the device on/off.
Table 1-1
1.2.1.2 Back Panel
Master device: When connected using the master device network port, the device will be
the master device. It will be set as the core scheduling and media processing server.
Slave device: When connected using the slave device network port, the device will be a
slave device. It will be set as the media processing server.

Overview 3
Figure 1-2
Table 1-2
Serial Number
Name
Function Description
1
Power port
Connects to 220V AC power source.
2
RS232 port
Used for regular serial debugging, IP address configuration, and
transparent serial data transmission.
3
DP port
Use the accompanying DP to VGAcable to connect to the monitor.
4
VGA port
Not supported currently.
5
USB 2.0 port
Connect to mouse/keyboard.
6
USB 3.0 port
7
Network port
Used to connect to a network. The left side is the master device
network port, and the right side is the slave device network port.
Refer to step 5 of “3.3 Quick Guide”for system network parameter
setting.
Note
Left port default IP address: 192.168.1.108.
Right port default IP address: 192.168.2.108.

Overview 4
1.2.2 MCU91F0
1.2.2.1 Front Panel
Figure 1-3
Serial Number
Name
Function Description
1
Indicator light for
board 1
Indicator light for the host board in the MCU91F0 back panel.
From top to bottom:
Board 1, host 2
Board 1, host 1
Board 3, host 2
Board 3, host 1
2
Power switch 1
Power switch for board 1 and 3.
3
Indicator light for
board 2
Indicator light for the host board in the MCU91F0 back panel.
From top to bottom:
Board 2, host 2
Board 2, host 1
Board 4, host 2
Board 4, host 1
4
Power switch 2
Power switch for board 2 and 4.
Table 1-3
1.2.2.2 Back Panel
Master device: When connected using the master device network port, the device will be
the master device. It will be set as the core scheduling and media processing server.
Slave device: When connected using the slave device network port, the device will be a
slave device. It will be set as the media processing server.

Overview 5
Figure 1-4
Serial Number
Name
Function Description
1
USB ports
Connect to mouse/keyboard.
2
VGA port
Used to connect with monitor.
3
Slave device network port
Used to connect to a network. Refer to “3.3 Quick
Guide” for further details.
Note
Default IP address for the left port in each group:
192.168.1.108.
Default IP address for the right port in each group:
192.168.2.108.
4
Fan
Heat dissipation.
5
Power port
Connects to 220V AC power source.
6
Master device network port
Used to connect to a network. Refer to “3.3 Quick
Guide” for further details.
Note
Default IP address for the left port in each group:
192.168.1.108.
Default IP address for the right port in each group:
192.168.2.108.
Table 1-4
Note
Expansion boards can be removed and replaced.

Connection Diagram 1
2Networking Diagram
The networking diagram for the MCU91XX series is shown in Figure 2-1
Figure 2-1
Main meeting place
Other meeting places
Various terminal software
Microphone
Microphone
Microphone
Conference Management Terminal
DH-VCS-TS
Series
Hardware
Endpoint
Mixer
Audio
Large
screen
MCU cluster
DH-VCS-TS
Series Hardware
Endpoint
TV
PC Client Terminal
Icon
Network signal
Audio signal
Video signal
DH-VCS-MCU91B0
DH-VCS-MCU91F0

3Web Operation
The web client terminal system provides meeting creation, current meeting, reserved meeting,
meeting history, regular meetings, device management, system configuration, and other
functions.
3.1 Config Flow
You can refer to the following config flow to complete the interface operation of video
conferencing management system, which is shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1
3.2 System Login
Step 1
Enter the default “master device IP address” of video conferencing system in the IE address bar,
then press [Enter].
Note
Default IP address for the left port in each group: 192.168.1.108.
Default IP address for the right port in each group: 192.168.2.108.
The system will display the login interface shown in Figure 3-2.
Log in the system
Quick Guide
Adding Device
Creating Conference
Routine Operation
Exit System

Figure 3-2
Step 2
Enter “User Name”and “Password”
The default user name is “admin”and the default password is “12345678”.
Step 3
Click “Login”.
The system will display the booting wizard interface if it is the first time to log in the system.
Please refer to “3.3 Quick Guide”for more details.
It will directly enter the main interface if you log in the system next time.
Note
If a password has already been modified in the startup wizard, use the new password to
log in.
You can go to “System Config > User”interface to select the user which needs to be
modified, click to modify the password.
3.3 Quick Guide
Caution
The quick guide only appears when logging in the system for the first time.
You can refer to the quick guide to quickly familiarize yourself with the system process if this is
your first time using the system or if you are unfamiliar with the system,
Step 1
Log in the system for the first time. The system will display the interface which is shown in
Figure 3-3.
Modify the initial password of the admin account. Input “New Password”and “Confirm
Password”.

Figure 3-3
Step 2
Click “Next”and then the system will display the interface which is shown in Figure 3-4.
For basic setting, you can select “Manual Sync”, “NTP Time Sync”and select “Time Zone”.
Note
As for manual sync, you can input sync time into the box of time.
When you select “NTP Time Sync”, you can input the IP address of NTP server into the
box of “NTP Server”.

Figure 3-4
Step 3
Click “Next”. The system will display the interface which is shown in Figure 3-5.
For system setup, you can bind the administrator with binding phone number and Email.
Figure 3-5
Step 4
Click “Next”. The system will display the interface which is shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6
It is to set the parameters of system network.
Note
All endpoints shall be connected to the master device.
Connect the network cable directly to the network port of master device to configure network.
1. Please refer to Table 3-1 for the configuration of network parameters.
Parameter
Note
System Network
Parameter
Setting
Network config
Default LAN port.
Network card
Here you can select which network card you need to
configure master or slave IP address.
IP address
Enter the pre-determined IP address (e.g.
172.10.3.148), then configure the relevant “subnet
mask” and “default gateway” for the IP address.
Subnet mask
Default gateway
Preferred DNS
server
We recommend keeping the default DNS server IP
address. If you configure a DNS server in the network,
modify the DNS server IP address.
Alternate DNS
server
Conference
Network
Parameter
Setting
Meeting network
config
SIP (Session Initial Protocol), which is used to create,
modify and release the dialog of one or several
participants.
SIP local
monitoring port
It is 50060 by default.
System Service
Parameter
Setting
Media server
address
The default address is 127.0.0.1; the local machine is
used as a media server.
Please input the server address here if you are using
the exclusive video media server.
Table 3-1

2. Click “Complete”to finish the setting of booting wizard.
Connect the network cable directly to the network port of slave device to configure the slave
network.
1. Input “Slave Device Default IP Address”into the IE address bar and press [Enter]. The system
will enter the network setup interface, which is shown in Figure 3-7.
Figure 3-7
2. In the setting of system network parameter, input the IP address planned for slave config which
is slave IP (such as 192.168.1.100).
3. In the setting of system server parameter, input host IP address in the blank of “MCU Server
Address (such as 192.168.1.108).
4. Click “Complete”to finish the setting of slave config network.
3.4 Device Management

3.4.1 Adding Devices
The video conferencing management system supports adding both soft endpoints and hard
endpoints devices.
Hard endpoint: TS series devices.
Soft endpoint: mobile conferencing endpoint and PC conferencing endpoint. The client software
needs to be applied separately.
The specific operation steps are shown as follows:
Step 1
Select “Device Management > Management Devices > All Devices”and the system will display the
interface which is shown in Figure 3-8.
Figure 3-8
Step 2
Click and the system will display the interface of “Add Device”, which is shown
in Figure 3-9.

Figure 3-9
Step 3
Configure parameters. Please refer to Table 3-2 for more details.
Parameter
Note
Device type
Categorized as hard endpoints and soft endpoints.
Organization Name
The organization which the endpoint belongs to.
Device Name
Custom name.
Device ID
The device ID is automatically generated and is used as:
Hard endpoints: the device ID for system registration.
Soft endpoints: user name to log into PC or mobile conferencing
endpoints.
Password
Applies to login passwords for hard and soft endpoints.
Note
If the authentication password has not yet been set, the system
automatically assigns the default password: 123456.
Number of Cameras
Input the number of cameras, default 1 is integrated endpoint.
IP address
Device IP address. Enter the device IP address. By default,
endpoints under this IP address can create and join conferences.
Phone
The phone number for the person responsible for this device.
Email
The email address for the person responsible for this device.
Continue to add devices
Checked: continue to add devices.
Unchecked: do not continue adding devices.

Table 3-2
Step 4
Click “OK”to finish adding devices, the system will display the interface of “All Devices”, which is
shown in Figure 3-10.
Figure 3-10
Select the device, and then click to modify the device information.
Select the device, and then click to delete the device.
3.4.2 Modifying Device
Step 1
Select “Device Management > All Devices”. The system will display the interface
shown in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11
Step 2
Click .
The system will display the “Modify Device” interface as shown in Figure 3-12.