Planet MCU-1400 User manual

Multipoint Control Unit
MCU-1400/1900
User’s manual
Version 1.0.0

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Revision
User’s Manual for PLANET Multipoint Control Unit:
Model: MCU-1400/1900
Rev: 1.0 (July, 2009)
Part No. EM-MCUV1.0

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 .................................................................................................5
Introduction.............................................................................................5
Overview............................................................................................................................5
Package Content ...............................................................................................................6
Physical Details .................................................................................................................6
Front Panel Indicators.................................................................................................7
Rear Panel Indicators..................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation...................................................9
Physical Installation Requirement ..................................................................................9
Chapter 3 System Configuration.........................................................11
Network Setup .......................................................................................................... 11
Subscribers ...............................................................................................................12
SIP Trunk..................................................................................................................13
Dial Plan ................................................................................................................... 13
IP Cam ......................................................................................................................14
VCS Settings ............................................................................................................14
VCS Status................................................................................................................15
Channel Status ..........................................................................................................16
Upgrade / Backup .....................................................................................................17
Password...................................................................................................................17
Reboot.......................................................................................................................18
Appendix A............................................................................................19
Video Communication Samples.....................................................................................19
IP Phone register to MCU.........................................................................................19 U
IP Phone register to MCU.........................................................................................22 U
Appendix B............................................................................................24
PLANET IP Camera RTSP URL References...............................................................24
Appendix C............................................................................................25
FAQ ..................................................................................................................................25
Appendix D............................................................................................26
MCU Series Specifications.............................................................................................26

Chapter 1
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Introduction
Overview
Designed for next generation communications networks by the voice and video over IP experts, the
PLANET Multipoint Control Unit is the smart solution that offers you an easy way to connect, conference,
and collaborate any way you want. In the video conferencing expertise, PLANET MCU multi-function
platform is the most flexible and total solution for deploying IP-centric voice, video and Surveillance
communications.
PLANET MCU-1400/1900 is a powerful IP multimedia conferencing device, delivering high quality voice
and video with IP surveillance capabilities, the platform is a leading solution for deploying real-time voice,
video and Surveillance services over IP. Stream your video conference over your intranet or the Internet.
The MCU operates with PLANET IP camera to offer viewing at multiple speeds to ensure that everyone
can easy video conferencing and watch the IP camera without difficulty.
An easy conferencing start with preset configurations of unified, voice, video, and Surveillance
conferencing, the MCU-1400 offers up to 4 video, 20 audio concurrent calls, and up to 50 user
registrations, the MCU-1900 offers up to 9 video , 60 audio concurrent calls, and up to 200 user
registrations, it's ideal for the small to medium-size enterprise and SOHO markets..

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MCU Features
Multi-Codec for H.263 / H.263p / MPEG-4 compression
Support Video / Voice Control service
Simultaneous Voice calls: 20(MCU-1400) / 60(MCU-1900) concurrent calls
Simultaneous Video calls: 4(MCU-1400) / 12(MCU-1400) concurrent calls
Support IP-Surveillance Hosting service
Call Detailed Record (CDR)
User Management via Web Browsers
Built-in SIP Proxy Server Following RFC-3261
Asterisk Compatible MCU
Recording MCU room’s Video/Voice to File
MCU-1400 Video MCU screen format: 1:1, 1:4
MCU-1900 Video MCU screen format: 1:1, 1:4, 1: 6, 1:7, 1:8, 1:9
Call Transfer / Forward / Hold / Call Parking
Package Content
The contents of your product should contain the following items:
Multipoint Control Unit
Quick Installation Guide
User’s Manual CD
Power Core
Rail x 2
L-shaped bracket x2
Physical Details
The following figure illustrates the front/rear panel of MCU.

Front Panel Indicators
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Figure 1-1. Front Panel of MCU
Item Description
1 DVD Rom Slim DVD-Rom device.
*This advanced feature will available in the future.
2 USB Port
The USB port allows users to connect an external USB device to
the unit, such as a USB ThumbDrive© or a USB mouse.
*This advanced feature will available in the future.
3 Power LED It lights up when power source is connected.
4 Network LED
1. The green LED is on when there is an active connection on the
LAN port.
2. This LED flashes when transmitting or receiving activities to or
from the system are detected.
5 System ID LED Reserve for advanced system faculty.
6 System Alert LED Reserve for advanced system faculty.
7 System ID button Reserve for advanced system faculty.
8 System Reset button Press this button once to reboot the system.
9 Power button Press this button once to shut down the system, and then once to
switch on.
10 System HDD Removable
Rack
The system HDD installed in this rack, and we don’t suggest
removing it for making sure the system could work properly.
11 HDD Removable Rack This HDD rack leaves unused and it also useless to expand HDD.
*This advanced feature will available in the future.
Table1-1. Front Panel description of MCU
Rear Panel Indicators
Figure 1-2. Rear Panel of MCU
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Item Description
1 Power Jack Connect the power supply cord shipped with the system. Use of
other power supply cords may cause overloading.
2 PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Connector
The PS/2 allow user to connect keyboard and mouse for operating
the system.
3 USB Port
The USB port allows users to connect an external USB device to
the unit, such as a USB ThumbDrive© or a USB mouse.
*This advanced feature will available in the future.
4 Serial Port The serial port for sending and receiving signals.
5 VGA Port A VGA output connector is offered for connecting to a VGA
monitor.
6 LAN Jack (Eth0)
7 LAN Jack (Eth1)
These RJ-45 ports support auto negotiating Fast Ethernet
10/100/1000 Base-TX networks. That allows your system to be
connected to an Internet Access device, e.g. router, cable
modem, ADSL modem, through a CAT.5 twisted pair Ethernet
cable.
Table 1-2. Rear Panel description of MCU

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Chapter 2
Preparations & Installation
Physical Installation Requirement
This chapter illustrates basic installation of MCU
•Network cables. Use standard 10/100/1000Base-TX network (UTP) cables with RJ45
connectors.
•TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs.
For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or Cable modem (for
WAN port usage)
Administration Interface
PLANET MCU provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) for machine management and
administration.
Web configuration access :
To start MCU web configuration, you must have the web browsers installed on computer for
management
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.0 or higher with Java support
Default Eth0 interface IP address of MCU is 172.16.0.1. You may now open your web browser, and
insert 172.16.0.1 in the address bar of your web browser to logon MCU web configuration page.
MCU will prompt for logon username/password, please enter: admin / 123 to continue machine
administration.
Figure 2-1. Input prompt

In order to connect machine for administration, please
Í Note
locate your PC in the same network segment (172.16.0.x) of
MCU. If you’re not familiar with TCP/IP, please refer to
related chapter on user’s manual CD or consult your network
administrator for proper network configurations.
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Chapter 3
System Configuration
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Network Setup
The MCU has installed two NIC (Network Interface Card) in system; it allows you could setup the
related network parameters for each NIC, and DNS server in this page.
¾Eth0/Eth1
The MCU just support the static IP mode. Please enter in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway
address address(es) provided to you by your ISP. Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the
appropriate IP form, which are four IP octets separated by a dot (x.x.x.x). The Router will not accept the
IP address if it is not in this format.
Figure 3-1. Network settings
¾DNS
DNS stands for Domain Name System. Every Internet host must have a unique IP address; also they
may have a user-friendly, easy to remember name such as www.planet.com.tw. The DNS server
converts the user-friendly name into its equivalent IP address. The original DNS specifications require
that each domain name is served by at least 2 DNS servers for redundancy. When you run your DNS,
web, and mail servers all on the same MAChine - if this MAChine goes down, it doesn't really matter
that the backup DNS server still works.
The recommended practice is to configure the primary and secondary DNS servers on separate
MAChines, on separate Internet connections, and in separate geographic locations.
Figure 3-2. DNS server settings

Subscribers
This page allows the users to add /edit /delete extensions in the VoIP telephony network.
Figure 3-3. Subscriber’s settings
Alias Input User Name
Account Number Input Subscriber account (number)
Password Input Subscriber password
Video Codec
There are 3 kinds of video codec’s for selection by video phone
extension: H.263/H.263p/MPEG4. Please to check which video
codec supported by video phone, and to assign for each
extension.
Audio Codec
The Audio Codec is used to compress the voice signal into data
packets. Each Codec has different bandwidth requirement.
There are 3 kinds of codec’s for selection by each extension:
G.711u/G.729/G.723.
Voice Mail /
Incoming Call
Forward
To assign the incoming call redirect to voice mail automatically,
or assign the call forward function and fill in the forward number
at the late field.
There are four options to stand for voice mail or call forward:
M (Voice Mail): Redirecting the incoming call to voice mail if
enable this option.
A (Always Forward): Redirecting the incoming call to the
specific number directly.
N (No Answer Forward): If no answer the incoming call after
specific time, it will be redirected to the specific number.
B (Busy Forward): If extension on call and there is incoming
call simultaneously, the incoming call will be redirected to the
specific number.
Table 3-1. Subscriber’s description
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SIP Trunk
SIP Trunk allows MCU registers to different SIP systems and ITSP Services.
You just need to fill the related account information in the fields. Maximum 20 registrations on SIP
Trunk.
Figure 3-4. SIP Trunk settings
Alias To mark the trunk name.
Proxy : Port Assigns the SIP Proxy Server’s IP address / Domain
name and Port number.
Account User name for authentication
Password User password for authentication
Numbers User number for authentication
Audio Codec Set allow voice codec
Table 3-2. SIP Trunk description
Dial Plan
When want to make VoIP calls through the above SIP or Gateway Trunk, the user can use the “Dial
Plan” function to simplify the dialing number.
Figure 3-5. Dial Plan settings
Prefix Prefix number is the leading digit of the call out dialing
number.
Add Add number is the digits that will be added to the
beginning of the dialed number.
Drap Frap length is the number of digits that will be stripped
from beginning of the dialed number.
Trunk-selection To choose the IP Phone, MCU or SIP Trunk.
Table 3-3. Dial Plan description
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IP Cam
The MCU has support the IP-Surveillance Hosting services, the MCU subscribers could see the IP
camera surveillance pictures via video phone or soft phone.
Figure 3-6. IP Cam setting
Number
To assign an phone number for IP camera, so that the subscriber
just need to dial the IP camera phone number to see the real time
surveillance pictures via video phone.
IP Address
To fill in the IP camera IP address and the RTSP URL. For
example:
rtsp://192.168.0.20:554/mpeg4/1/media.amp?resolution=vga
You could refer to the Appendix B for Planet IP camera RTSP
URL, or contact with your provider for the camera RTSP URL.
Frame Size To define the IP camera’s video size: CIF/QCIF
FPS
Defines the targeted frame rate for IP camera. For example, set
the frame rate to 15 fps, then the image will be updated for 15
frames per second. User can set the desired max frame rate
versus video quality under the limited bandwidth.
Bitrate
Defines Bitrate size, there are five types of bit rates:
64/128/256/384/512 Kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to
match the limitation of bandwidth.
Table 3-4. IP Cam description
VCS Settings
MCU supports Video / Voice conferencing service, the MCU-1400 supports to 1 video and 3 voice
conference rooms. The MCU-1900 supports to 3 video and 9 voice conference rooms.
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Figure 3-7. VCS setting
Rome Num To assign the conference room number.
Password To assign the conference room password.
Composition
To assign the video layout types. If set as Free type, the conferee
could dial # button to change video layout.
Size To define the IP camera’s video size: CIF/QCIF
BitRate
Defines Bitrate size, there are five types of bit rates:
64/128/256/384/512 Kbps. User can set the desired bit rate to match
the limitation of bandwidth.
FPS
Defines the targeted frame rate for IP camera. For example, set the
frame rate to 15 fps, then the image will be updated for 15 frames per
second. User can set the desired max frame rate versus video quality
under the limited bandwidth.
Table 3-5. VCS description
VCS Status
VCS Status allows administrator to monitor the conference room status. If there is conferee entry the
conference room, one of block will show the subscriber’s user name and number, and the people icon
will become green color:
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Figure 3-8. VCS Status
The Administrator could press the button to pause this conferee to
make speech, and press it again to revive the speechs.
The Administrator could press the button to kick this conferee out this
conference.
This icon on behalf of there isn’t conferee.
This icon on behalf of there is conferee.
Table 3-6. VCS status description
Channel Status
This page displays the information of Subscriber/SIP Trunk registration status. Besides show it on
Registrations Status, you also could discriminate different status by different background colors.
Figure 3-9. Channel Status
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Alias The User name
Account/Number The SIP Trunk account or Subscriber number
Reg. IP Public /
Privacy
It will show what Public IP address was registered to
MCU. It also will show Privacy IP address if this device
put in Virtual network.
Reg. Status It will show if device registered to MCU successfully or
not.
Connecting numbers If this subscriber is communicating with other object, it
will show object’s name.
Table 3-7. Channel Status description
Upgrade / Backup
You can upgrade the firmware of the device using this tool. Make sure that the firmware you want to use
is saved on the local hard drive of your computer. Click on Browse to search the local hard drive for the
firmware to be used for the update.
Beside the upgrade firmware function, you also could Import the configuration file, or to Export the
configuration file.
Figure 3-10. Upgrade / Backup settings
Password
You could change the Web Management Interface login Account and Password in this page.
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Figure 3-11. Password settings
Reboot
The system will been reboot after press the button.
Figure 3-12. Reboot settings
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Appendix A
Video Communication Samples
The chapter shows you the concept and command to help you configure your MCU System through
sample configuration. And provide several ways to make calls to desired destination in MCU. In this
section, we’ll lead you step by step to establish your first voice communication via web browsers
operations.
IP Phone register to MCU
Bring the power of visual communication to any meeting room, auditorium and training facility with the
MCU's professional video and audio technology.
Figure A-1. Video Conference scenario

¾Machine Configuration:
STEP 1:
Please login to MCU and browse to “Subscribers” configuration menu. To add four subscriber
accounts for conferees.
Figure A-2. Subscriber’s settings
STEP 2:
Please browse to “VCS Settings” configuration menu, and to setup the Room Number /
Password and related settings.
Figure A-3. VCS settings
STEP 3:
Please login in Video Phone (ICF-1600) and browse to “Basic Settings ÆSIP Configuration”
configuration menu to fill in the registration settings...
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Figure A-4. SIP configuration settings