VegaStream Vega 50 10 FXO H.323 User manual

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This document describes how to configure the Vega 50 10 FXO H.323 gateway using the web
browser interface. The configuration described here will allow the Vega to be rapidly installed and
tested.
The instructions below will configure the Vega 50 FXO (connected to 10 extension ports of a PBX or a
CO Switch) to operate as follows:
• Calls presented to the Vega from the PBX or CO switch will be routed using the H.323
gatekeeper; the telephone number passed to the gatekeeper will be the port ID on which the
call was received (06 .. 13 or 56, 57).
• Calls received by the Vega on the H.323 interface will be routed to one of the telephony
interfaces. The physical interface over which the call is routed will be defined by the leading
two digits of the telephone number (06 .. 13 or 56, 57). The digits following the leading two
digits will be used as the digits to dial.
Initial configuration
V
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(H.323) – R5.2
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pstn
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…
POTS Telephones
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06 13
56 57
pb
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The configuration process is broken down into 11 stages as follows:
1 Connect your Vega to LAN, telephone lines and Power
2 Configure the basic LAN parameters
3 Configure password and login timeout
4 Check and configure LAN settings and Host name
5 Configure the Dial Plan
6 Configure for Gatekeeper operation
7 Configure for Gatekeeper operation
8 Configure POTS parameters
9 Configure pointer to CD ROM documentation
10 Save Changes
11 Archive Vega Configuration
Please also see:
12 Technical Support

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1. Connect your Vega to LAN, telephone lines and Power
LAN
Power Switch
AC Power Serial (RS232)
CH 1, FXO 1
CH 8, FXO 8
CH 10, FXO 10
CH 9, FXO 9
Before installing your Vega, ensure that you read the VegaStream VoIP Gateways Safety and
Compliance Information document.
LAN:
Using the yellow booted cable connect the LAN port on the Vega to a standard or fast Ethernet hub or
switch (10 baseT or 100 baseTx). The connector nearest the ferrite core should be plugged into the
Vega.
Telephony:
Connect telephones to FXS ports 1 to 8. Note the port numbers increase in an anticlockwise
direction from the bottom left corner. And to ports 9 and 10 on the separate pair of connectors.
FXO8
IF:13
FXO 7
IF:12
FXO 6
IF:11
FXO 5
IF:10
FXO 9
IF: 56
FXO 10
IF: 57
FXO 1
IF:06
FXO 2
IF:07
FXO 3
IF:08
FXO 4
IF:09
Power:
Insert the power cable into the AC power inlet on the Vega and switch on. The power LED on the
front panel will illuminate.
The LAN LEDs will also illuminate indicating 10 (baseT) or 100 (baseTx) connection, and the FDX LED
will illuminate if Full Duplex mode has been negotiated.

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2. Configure the basic LAN parameters
If a DHCP server is available, by default, the Vega will automatically pick up an IP address. If you
know the IP address served to the Vega, skip this section and start at section 3.
If DHCP is not to be used to provide the Vega with an IP address, or you need to check the IP
address provided to the Vega, connect the serial interface of the Vega to a PC serial interface using a
9 way male to female straight through cable.
Configure a terminal emulator program (such as Microsoft’s HyperTerminal) for:
• Speed = 115200 baud
• Data bits = 8
• Parity = none
• Stop bits = 1
• Flow Control = none
Press <Enter> to get the Username: prompt
At the prompts enter the default user name and password
Username: admin
Password: admin
To display the current IP address, type:
 show lan.ip
If this is not the IP address required, it can be overridden, together with other LAN parameters by
typing:
 set lan.use_dhcp=0
 set lan.ip=aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd
 set lan.subnet=eee.fff.ggg.hhh
 set lan.gateway=iii.jjj.kkk.lll
 save
 reboot system

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3. Configure password and login timeout
Now configuration will be carried out using a web browser.
 Enter the IP address of the Vega into the “Address” field of your web browser.
You will then be presented with the login page:

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Enter the default Username and Password
 Username: admin
 Password: admin
 Select
 On the left hand side menu select Users

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Recommended: Change the password
 enter New Password and Re-enter Password then
 select and then click “here” to return
Optional: Change the timeout1– default is 240 seconds; can extend to 7200 seconds (2hrs)
 select and then click “here” to return
1If the web interface is not used for this length of time the Vega will automatically log off the session. This change is
only activated by logging out and back into the web browser session.

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4. Check and configure LAN settings and Host name
 On the left hand side menu select LAN
 Scroll down to see both LAN Configuration and Physical layer Configuration sections
Recommended: In the Physical Layer Configuration section statically select the Ethernet Type as
either 100baseTx or 10 baseT – whichever is appropriate - (not 10baseT & 100baseTx autoselection)
 select and then click “here” to return
Optional: If there are any LAN values that need to be set up manually, set them up now (e.g. tftp and
ftp addresses), then
 Select and then click “here” to return

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5. Configure the Dial Plan
 On the left hand side menu select Dial Plan
Firstly, turn off the default profile:
In the Profiles section
 Select

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 disable (un-tick) Enabled, then
 select and then click “here” to return
Now create a new profile and in it create a dial plan entry to handle calls being sent outbound on the
LAN:
In the Profiles section
 Select
In the Profiles section, on Profile 2 (the new profile):
 Select
 Set Name = Outbound_To_LAN
 select and then click “here” to return

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In the Profiles section, on Profile 2 (the new profile):
 Select
In the Plans in this Profile, Plan ID 1:
 Select

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 Set Name = Any_Tel_Port
 Set Source = IF:<.[^5]> (This takes a call from any of the telephony ports
and stores the interface ID on which the call
arrived in store <1>)
 Set Destination = IF:05,TEL:<1> (This routes the call to the H.323 interface and
passes the calling port’s interface ID – stored in
<1> - as the destination telephone number)
 Select and then click “here” to return
 Select … to return to the Dial Planner Profiles section

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Now add a new profile and in it create a dial plan entry to handle calls being received inbound from
the LAN:
In a similar manner to adding profile 2 add another profile, profile 3,
 Set Name = Inbound_From_LAN
Modify the first plan for Profile 3:
 Set Name = To_FXO_Ports
 Set Source = IF:05,TEL:<..><.*> (This takes the two leading digits of the telephone
number presented and stores them in store <1>,
the remainder of the digits are stored in <2>)
 Set Destination = IF:<1>,TEL:<2> (Use the 2 digits in store <1> as the interface ID to
dial out from, and the digits in store <2> as the
telephone number to dial)
 Select and then click “here” to return
Note 1: The Relationship between physical ports and Interface Ids is as follows:
FXO 1 = IF:06
FXO 2 = IF:07
…
FXO 8 = IF:13
FXO 9 = IF:56
FXO 10 = IF:57
H.323 LAN = IF:05
Note 2: For calls from H.323 to the FXO lines, the gatekeeper must choose the appropriate
interface on the Vega to dial out from; when the gatekeeper presents a call to the Vega the
telephone number field must contain ppttt…t where pp = port number (06, 07, … 13, or
56 or 57) and ttt…t is the telephone number to onward dial.
For more details on the operation of the dial planner, including the various tokens that
may be used, see the section “The Dial Planner” in the Vega Primer.

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6. Configure for Gatekeeper operation
 On the left hand side menu select H.323
 Select
 Select

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 Scroll to the bottom of the page

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 Either configure the H.323 Gatekeeper “Default Gatekeeper” with the IP address of the
Gatekeeper, or tick Auto Discover.
 select and then click “here” to return
Set up the gatekeeper Terminal alias – this needs to match the gatekeeper’s expectations. By default
it is turned off (Name=NULL), set it to, for example, alias Type=h323, Name=Vega50_10FXO.
In the H.323 Gatekeeper Terminal Alias section
 select and make the changes
 select and then click “here” to return
If more than one alias is required then select and configure as required.

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7. Configure audio parameters
 On the left hand side menu select Media Channels
Add more codecs so that by default the Vega will handle calls with any of the codecs it supports.
In H.245 Capabilities
 Select

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In H.245 Capabilities
 Select again
 Select on H245 Cap ID 1
 Select required codec type – in this case g7231
 select and then click “here” to return
Modify all H245 Cap ID entries until the list looks as follows:

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Now update the Capability Description list that tells the Vega which of the codecs it can use.
Update entry 1 to select all voice codecs, and the other entries to configure them for the correct
capability Ids.
For each capability:
 Select
 Adjust them so that they have the capabilities as indicated below:
 Scroll to the bottom of the Media Channels page

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In the H.245 Preferred Index section:
 Set Voice Capdesc Index to: 1-voice
 select and then click “here” to return
This has selected all voice codecs to be offered for calls.
With Fax Capdesc Index set to “2-t38Tcp” it has selected this codec for fax transfers. Note, it is
recommended that only a single T.38 codec is offered (as configured here), because if both are offered
negotiations do not always complete correctly.