RADVision SCOPIA 100 MCU User manual

Multipoint Conferencing Unit
SCOPIA100 MCU Quick Start
Version 5.7

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What’s in this Guide 1
Quick Start
WHAT’SIN THIS
GUIDE
This Quick Start provides the basic steps required for getting your
SCOPIA100 MCU up and running. The suggested order of
operation is as follows:
Preparing for Installation
1. Introduction
2. Unpack and Verify the Equipment
3. Prepare a Checklist
4. Prepare the Site
5. Mount the SCOPIA100 MCU Unit in a 19" Rack
(Optional)
Setting Up the MCU Component
6. Assign an IP Address to the MCU
7. Connect to the IP Network
8. Configure the MCU
9. Save the Configuration
Setting Up the MVP Component
10. Assign an IP Address to the MVP
11. Change the Configuration Software Password
12. Point the MVP to the Controlling MCU
13. Save MVP Network Configuration Settings

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Using the MCU
14. Create a Conference
Note For more detailed information, see the SCOPIA100 MCU
User Guide
INTRODUCTION The SCOPIA100 MCU unit contains two components for
performing audio and videoconferencing—the MCU and the
SCOPIA Media and Video Processor (MVP). The MCU (the
upper component) is responsible for signaling and audio. The
MVP (the lower component) is responsible for video. The MCU
and MVP components connect via the Ethernet.
For correct operation, the MVP card must register with the MCU.
Figure 1 SCOPIA100 MCU Front Panel
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION
ETHERNET connector An RJ-45 connector that provides the primary
Ethernet connection for the IP network port.
SERIAL connector A DB-9 connector that allows you to connect
a PC terminal for local configuration.
RST button Allows you to reset the MCU/MVP manually.

Unpack and Verify the Equipment 3
UNPACK AND
VERIFY THE
EQUIPMENT
The shipping box for a single SCOPIA100 MCU unit includes the
following items:
SCOPIA100 MCU-12 or SCOPIA100 MCU-24 unit
Power cable (depending on customer location)
Terminal cable
2 LAN cables (1 for the MCU, 1 for the MVP)
Rack mounting kit (two brackets and three screws)
Four rubber feet
SCOPIA100 MCU User Guide (in PDF format only)
SCOPIA100 MCU Quick Start
SCOPIA MCU Release Notes
Utilities and Documentation CD-ROM containing
product documentation, utilities and online help files.
GK LED (on the
SCOPIA MCU)
MC LED (on the MVP)
Lights green when the MCU/MVP is
registered with a gatekeeper, or when there
is no gatekeeper registered and the auto
attendant feature is enabled.
LOAD LED Lights green when more than 50% of MCU/
MVP resources are in use.
ACT LED Lights green to indicate that there is at least
one currently active conference on the MCU/
MVP.
ALRM LED Lights green to indicate that an error has
occurred and the MCU/MVP requires
resetting.
ETHERNET LEDs The top part of the Ethernet connector
contains two LED indicators. The left-hand
LED lights green when the local IP network
link is active. The right-hand LED lights green
if the connection speed is 100 Mbps, and is
off when the connection speed is 10 Mbps.
COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

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PREPARE A
CHECKLIST
Before you start configuration, fill in the checklist below:
For the MCU
IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
IP subnet mask: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
Router IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
Gatekeeper IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
SIP Proxy IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _ (optional)
For the MVP
MVP IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
MVP IP subnet mask: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
Router IP address: _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _. _ _ _
Note Typically, the MVP subnet mask and router IP address
are the same as those used for the MCU.
PREPARE THE
SITE
When installing the MCU, ensure that:
Two IP ports are available on the switch—one for the
MCU and one for the MVP.
There is an available H.323 gatekeeper or SIP proxy
server with which to register the MCU. (You may choose
to work without an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP proxy
server in the network. If so, ensure the auto-attendant
feature is enabled.)

Mount the SCOPIA100 MCU Unit in a 19" Rack (Optional) 5
MOUNT THE
SCOPIA100 MCU
UNIT IN A19"
RACK (OPTIONAL)
You can optionally mount the SCOPIA100 MCU unit in a standard
19-inch rack. Two mounting brackets and a set of screws are
included in the SCOPIA100 MCU unit shipping box.
 Procedure
1. Disconnect all cables including the power cables.
2. Place the SCOPIA100 MCU unit right-side up on a
hard flat surface, with the front panel facing you.
3. Position a mounting bracket over the mounting
holes on each side of the SCOPIA100 MCU unit.
Figure 2 Fitting a Bracket for Rack Mounting
4. Pass the screws through the brackets and tighten
them into the screw holes on each side of the
SCOPIA100 MCU unit using a suitable screwdriver.
5. Insert the SCOPIA100 MCU unit into the 19-inch
rack.
6. Fasten the brackets to the side rails of the rack.
7. Make sure that the air vents at the sides of the
SCOPIA100 MCU unit are not blocked.

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ASSIGN AN IP
ADDRESS TO THE
MCU
The first time you install the MCU, you assign an IP address using
a terminal cable connection to access the boot configuration
menu. At power-up, the MCU goes through the following boot
phases:
Auto-boot—The embedded operating system initializes
and displays basic information.
Configuration menu—A six second countdown allows
you to enter the configuration menu.
Initialization—The MCU completes the boot sequence
and is ready for operation.
Note You can perform serial port configuration of the MCU only
at startup, during a short period indicated by a 6-second
countdown. Once the initialization phase is complete, the only
way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the
MCU.
CONNECT TO APC You make the serial connection by connecting a PC terminal
equipped with a terminal emulation application to the front panel
serial port of the MCU.
 Procedure
1. Connect the MCU COM port on the front panel to a
PC terminal serial port using the supplied terminal
cable.
2. Run a terminal emulation application (such as
HyperTerminal) on the PC.
3. Configure the PC communication settings for the
serial port as follows:
9600 Baud rate
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
No flow control

Assign an IP Address to the MCU 7
4. Start the terminal emulation application on the PC.
5. Turn on or reset the MCU.
Note The debug mode prompt appears before the boot
Configuration prompt. Ignore this message and wait for
the boot Configuration prompt to appear.
6. Press any key at the command prompt to display
the network configuration Main menu.
Figure 3 Network Configuration Main Menu
Warning Configuration of any of the parameters other than
<N> should not be performed by an unauthorized person.
Press any key to start configuration...
Main menu
N: Configure default network port values
P: Change the configuration software
password
S: Configure network security level
A: Advanced configuration menu
Q: Quit
Select:

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CONFIGURE THE
MCU IP ADDRESS
You set the IP address, default router IP address, and subnet
mask as follows:
 Procedure
1. At the colon, type Nto configure default network
port values and press Enter.
The default network port value configuration options
display (Figure 4).
Figure 4 Configuring Default Network Port
Values
2. Type the IP address, default router IP address, and
IP subnet mask, pressing Enter to proceed from
one parameter to the next.
3. Press Qto finalize the new settings and return
to the main menu.
The MCU automatically resets itself.
Enter values for default network
port
Enter IP Address for default
Interface
Without leading zeros
<172.20.27.105>:
Enter Default Router IP Address
for default Interface
Without leading zeros
<172.20.254.254>:
Enter IP Mask for default
Interface
Without leading zeros
<255.255.0.0>:

Connect to the IP Network 9
CONNECT TO THE
IP NETWORK
Use the supplied LAN cable to connect the Ethernet IP network
port on the front panel of the MCU to a 100Base-T IP network
connection on your network switch.
CONFIGURE THE
MCU
Once you have assigned an IP address to the MCU, you can use
the web interface to configure the MCU using the Setup Wizard.
 Procedure
1. In your web browser, type the IP address of the
MCU.
For example: http://123.221.23.44
Press Enter to display the Login screen.
2. Click the Sign In button to display the Name and
Password fields.
3. Type the administrator user name and password in
the Name and Password fields and click Go.
Note The default name is admin and the password is
null. It is recommended that you change these settings
for security reasons. For more information, see Change
the Default Administrator Password on page 11.
4. The configuration interface displays and
automatically launches the Setup Wizard.
RUN THE SETUP
WIZARD
The MCU Setup Wizard allows you to configure addressing for
the MCU IP, H.323 gatekeeper and SIP proxy and enables you to
set the MCU to the regional date and time settings of the device
on which you are managing the MCU.
The Setup Wizard runs automatically the first time you access the
MCU and can be accessed anytime subsequently by selecting
the Setup Wizard button in the horizontal toolbar of the Device
interface.

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 Procedure
1. When the Setup Wizard greeting page launches,
click Next.
The Board Settings window displays.
2. Type the MCU IP address, subnet mask and
Router IP address, if necessary, and click Next.
The H.323 Settings window displays.
3. Type the H.323 IP address and port number of the
network gatekeeper on which H.323 calls to the
MCU are routed and click Next.
The SIP Settings window displays.
4. Type the SIP proxy IP, port and default domain
address through which SIP calls to the MCU are
routed.
5. If the SIP proxy server is a Microsoft Real-Time
Communications Server (RTC), select Microsoft
RTC and click Next.
The Date and Time Settings window displays.
6. Set the system time of the MCU board to the local
time of the PC on which you are managing the
MCU.

Configure the MCU 11
CHANGE THE
DEFAULT
ADMINISTRATOR
PASSWORD
The default password of the MCU is set to null. It is recommended
that you change the default administrator password.
 Procedure
1. In the sidebar, click the Device button to display
the Device configuration tabs.
2. In the Users tab select the Administrator user
profile and click Edit.
The Edit User dialog box displays where you can reset
the administrator password.
The new password is valid the next time you sign in to
the MCU after signing out from the current session.
CHECK MCU
SERVICE PREFIXES
The MCU includes pre-configured default service prefixes which
are combined with a unique number to create the conference ID
which you dial to join or create a conference. The default settings
are listed in the Services tab of the MCU interface. You can
modify the existing prefixes to suit your network dialing plan or
define new services and add them to the list.
You must ensure that the service prefix numbers are not identical
to the first digits of any of your network endpoint phone numbers
or aliases.
 Procedure
1. In the MCU Services tab, click Add to add a new
service, or select a service and click Edit to modify
that service.
2. Type the prefix number for this service and set or
modify additional settings as required and click
OK.
After confirming your settings, the MCU is automatically
updated with the new service profile settings.

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SAVE THE
CONFIGURATION
The Export button on the toolbar allows you to save the MCU
configuration parameters as a file to your local hard disk or a
network directory.
 Procedure
1. In the toolbar, click Export.
The Windows File Download dialog is displayed.
2. Check the Save this file to disk option in the
Windows File Download dialog and click OK.
The Windows Save As dialog is displayed.
3. In the File name text box, type a filename, for
example MCU1_NEW and select a location to
save this configuration setup.
4. Click Save.
ASSIGN AN IP
ADDRESS TO THE
MVP
The first time you install the MVP, you assign an IP address using
a terminal cable connection to access the boot configuration
menu. At power-up, the MVP goes through the following boot
phases:
Auto-boot—The embedded operating system initializes
and displays basic information.
Configuration menu—A six second countdown allows
you to enter the configuration menu.
Initialization—The MVP completes the boot sequence
and is ready for operation.
Note You can perform serial port configuration of the MVP only
at startup, during a short period indicated by a 6-second
countdown. Once the initialization phase is complete, the only
way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the
MVP.

Assign an IP Address to the MVP 13
CONNECT TO APC You make the serial connection by connecting a PC terminal
equipped with a terminal emulation application to the front panel
serial port of the MVP.
 Procedure
1. Connect the MVP COM port on the front panel to a
PC terminal serial port using the supplied terminal
cable.
2. Run a terminal emulation application (such as
HyperTerminal) on the PC.
3. Configure the PC communication settings for the
serial port as follows:
9600 Baud rate
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
No flow control
4. Start the terminal emulation application on the PC.
5. Turn on or reset the MVP.
Note The debug mode prompt appears before the boot
Configuration prompt. Ignore this message and wait for
the boot Configuration prompt to appear.
6. Press any key at the command prompt to display
the network configuration Main menu.

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Figure 5 Network Configuration Main Menu
Warning Configuration of any of the parameters other than
<N> should not be performed by an unauthorized person.
CONFIGURE THE
MVP IP ADDRESS
You set the IP address as follows:
 Procedure
1. At the colon, type N.
The default network properties screen displays.
Figure 6 Default Network Properties Screen
Press any key to start configuration...
Main menu
N: Configure default network port values
P: Change the configuration software
password
S: Configure network security level
A: Advanced configuration menu
Q: Quit
Select:
Enter IP Address for default Interface
Without leading zeros
<172.20.35.110:ffff0000>
Enter Default Router IP Address for
default Interface
Without leading zeros
<current default Gateway IP address>:

Change the Configuration Software Password 15
2. To modify the IP address, type the new IP address
of the card followed by the subnet mask, in the
format <IP address:subnet mask> as shown in
Figure 6.
3. Press Enter to proceed to the next setting;
otherwise, just press Enter to proceed to the next
setting.
4. Type the default Gateway IP address and press
Enter to proceed to the next setting; otherwise,
just press Enter to proceed to the next setting.
5. Press any key to return to the main MVP
configuration menu.
CHANGE THE
CONFIGURATION
SOFTWARE
PASSWORD
Change the configuration software password as follows:
 Procedure
1. At the colon, type P.
The user profile screen displays.
Figure 7 User Profile Screen
2. Type the new user name and press Enter to
proceed to the next setting.
3. Enter the new password and press any key to
return to the main MVP configuration menu.
Enter user name:
Enter new password:

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POINT THE MVP
TO THE
CONTROLLING
MCU
Point the MVP to the controlling MCU as follows:
 Procedure
1. At the colon, type M.
The MCU IP address screen displays.
Figure 8 MCU IP Address Screen
2. Type the new MCU IP address and press any key
to return to the main MVP configuration menu.
Ensure that you use the same IP address as the one you
configured at Configure the MCU IP Address on page 8.
SAVE MVP
NETWORK
CONFIGURATION
SETTINGS
Modified network configuration settings are automatically saved
when you exit the main MVP configuration menu.
 Procedure
At the colon, type Q.
Enter MCU ip address
Without leading zeros
<current IP address>:

Create a Conference 17
Figure 9 Main MVP Configuration Menu
The MVP configuration menu closes and your machine
will automatically reboot.
CREATE A
CONFERENCE
The following is a brief introduction for setting up your first
conference. It includes examples of the dialing sequences used
to join a conference or to invite others into the conference.
REQUIREMENTS The following information is necessary for dialing into and
monitoring a conference:
A conference ID number composed of a valid service
prefix number and unique conference number.
The web address of the MCU hosting the conference.
Main menu
N: Configure default network port
values
P: Change the configuration software
password
S: Configure network security level
M: Change MCU ip address
A: Advanced configuration menu
Q: Quit
Select: Q

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START A
CONFERENCE
You can initiate a conference by dialing to the MCU directly from
an H.323 or SIP terminal or through a gateway from an H.320
terminal, a 3G-H.324M terminal or a regular telephone.
Upon conference initiation, the conference manager can either
invite other participants into the conference or supply each
participant with the conference ID number for dialing directly into
the conference.
 Procedure
1. Compose a conference ID number using an
appropriate service prefix and a unique ID number
up to 256 characters long.
2. Notify all conference participants of the conference
ID number. Users joining the conference via
gateways also need to know a gateway phone
number.
3. To start the conference dial the following:
<service prefix>+<unique ID number>.
For example, 605793, where 60 is the service prefix,
and 1234 is the unique ID number.
As soon as the MCU accepts the call, the conference is
established.