TANDBERG Network Card MSE 8420 User Manual

Codian MCU  
MSE 8420  
Getting started  
 
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Table of contents  
 
 
General information  
General information  
About the MSE 8420 Media blade  
The MSE 8420 Media blade is a technologically advanced Multipoint Control Unit  
that fits into an MSE 8000 chassis. It is designed to provide high quality voice and  
video conferencing.  
Port and LED location  
Figure 1 shows the position of ports and LEDs on the Media blade.  
Figure 1: Media blade front panel  
Compact Flash  
Activity LED  
Console  
Link LED  
Console Port  
Status LED  
Alarm LED  
System Load  
LEDs  
Ethernet Ports  
Ethernet Port  
Status LEDs  
Power LED  
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LED behavior  
Table 1 describes the behavior of the LEDs.  
Table 1: Media blade LED behavior  
LED  
Color  
Indicates  
Compact Flash Activity  
Flashing One of:  
green  
the Media blade is booting  
a configuration change has been made  
the configuration is being transferred  
by FTP  
Console Link  
Status  
Green  
Green  
Red  
A PC is connected to the console port  
The Media blade is operating normally  
Alarm  
The Media blade 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)  
System Load  
Green  
The Media blade is processing conference  
data. The LEDs represent the media  
processing load of the Media 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  
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LED behavior  
Table 1: Media blade LED behavior (continued)  
LED Color Indicates  
Ethernet Port Status, for each  
Ethernet port :  
FDX  
Green  
The link has been negotiated as a full-  
duplex link  
Act  
Green  
Green  
Packets are being transmitted on this port  
Link  
The speed of the link from this port,  
which is either 10, 100, or 1000 Mbps  
Power  
Blue  
The Media blade is receiving power from  
the MSE 8000 chassis  
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Installing the Media blade  
Important: Before installing the Media blade into the MSE 8000, you  
must read the safety information for the MSE 8000 chassis at:  
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.  
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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 (for example if a conference is taking place on a Media blade).  
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For information about powering the MSE 8000, refer to the Getting Started Guide  
that accompanied the chassis.  
Step one: Install the Media blade into the MSE 8000 chassis  
You must install either a blade or a blanking blade in each of the ten  
positions in the chassis.  
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The Supervisor blade must be installed into slot 1 of the MSE 8000  
chassis.  
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Remove the blade or blanking blade from the slot into which you are going to  
install the Media blade:  
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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.  
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Open both retaining latches on the front of the Media blade. When open, a  
retaining latch is at a 90° angle perpendicular to the front of the blade.  
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4
Slide the Media blade into the blade slot (as shown in Figure 2) until it stops.  
Simultaneously close both retaining latches on the blade (thereby engaging the  
connectors at the rear of the blade) to secure in the chassis as shown in Figure 3.  
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Installing the Media blade  
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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  
Figure 3: Closing the retaining latches on the front of a blade  
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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 Media blade  
to a second subnet.  
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Do not connect Ethernet Port A and Ethernet Port B to the same subnet.  
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Initial configuration  
Initial configuration  
Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings  
The default setting for the Media blade Ethernet ports is auto-sensing mode. If the  
switch ports to which you connect the Media blade are not also set to auto-sensing  
mode, then you need to configure the Media blade Ethernet ports to use the same  
speed and duplex mode.  
Only connect to Ethernet Port B if you need to connect the Media blade  
to a second subnet.  
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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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To configure Ethernet Port A, log in to the Supervisors 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 Media blade  
You can use the Supervisors 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  
Supervisors web interface. To view or configure the IP address of the Media blade,  
log in to the Supervisor and go to Hardware > Blades. To access the web interface of  
the Media blade, go to Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of that blade.  
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Configuring the Media blade  
Step one: Log in to the Media blade  
All administration of the Media blade is performed via the web interface.  
To log in to the web interface of the Media blade:  
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Log in to the Supervisors web interface.  
Go to Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of the Media blade.  
Click Log in, and then click Change log in and enter the user name admin with  
no password.  
Codian recommends that you change the admin account to use a  
password as soon as possible. To do that, go to Users, click the admin  
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link, and provide the required user information.  
Step two: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar (optional)  
If you have H.323 endpoints, using an H.323 gatekeeper can make it easier for  
participants to call in to a conference. You can configure the Media blade to use an  
external gatekeeper or its own built-in gatekeeper. For information about using the  
built-in gatekeeper, refer to the online help.  
If you have SIP endpoints, using a SIP registrar can make it easier for participants to  
call in to a conference.  
To configure the Media blade to use an H.323 gatekeeper:  
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2
In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Settings > Gatekeeper.  
Enable H.323 gatekeeper usage and configure the settings you require, using  
the online help for further assistance.  
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Click Apply changes.  
To configure the Media blade to use a SIP registrar:  
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3
In the web interface, go to Settings > SIP.  
Configure the settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.  
Click Apply changes.  
Before you configure the Media blade to use, and register conferences to,  
a SIP registrar, you must set up the Media blade and its conferences on  
that SIP registrar.  
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Configuring the Media blade  
Step three: Add endpoints (optional)  
One way to add participants to a conference that you create is to have the Media  
blade automatically call them when the conference starts. To do this, you configure  
their endpoints on the Media blade. When you set up a conference, you can choose  
the endpoints from the Pre-configured participants list. This is easier than entering  
each endpoints details every time. Participants that are pre-configured for a  
conference will automatically be called by the Media blade to join that conference.  
To define pre-configured endpoints:  
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In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Endpoints:  
 
 
 
To add a H.323 endpoint, click Add H.323  
To add a SIP endpoint, click Add SIP  
To add a VNC screen, click Add VNC  
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Configure the endpoint settings you require, using the online help for further  
assistance.  
Click Add endpoint.  
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Using the Media blade  
Creating conferences  
To create a conference:  
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In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click Add new  
conference.  
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3
Type a Name for the conference, for example SalesMeeting.  
Type an optional numeric identifier, for example 123. This will be the  
telephone number that participants can use to join the conference when calling  
in to the Media blade via a gatekeeper or SIP registrar.  
There are two types of conference participant: chairperson and guest.  
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IDs and PINs allow participants to connect to conferences as the correct  
participant type. Chairperson participants use the Numeric ID and  
optionally, the PIN; guest participants use the Guest numeric ID and  
optionally, the Guest PIN. For more information, refer to the online help.  
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If you are using a gatekeeper, check H.323 gatekeeper; if you are using a SIP  
registrar, check SIP registrar.  
Ensure the Maximum duration of the conference is sufficient (the default is one  
hour).  
All other values can be left at their default settings. Refer to the online help for  
further information about the available settings.  
Note that if you do not configure the conference to start immediately, it  
will become a scheduled conference and will be inactive until its start  
time.  
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Scroll down and click Add conference.  
The conference you have created is now active (if you used the default immediate  
start time) and participants can join in one of two ways: either the Media blade can  
call out to specified endpoints or endpoints can dial in. Any endpoints that have been  
added to a conference, as pre-configured participants, will be called in to the  
conference by the Media blade.  
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Using the Media blade  
Calling participants in to a conference  
To call participants in to a conference:  
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In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click on the  
name of an active conference.  
On the Participants tab, click Add participant to call out to an H.323 or SIP  
endpoint.  
In the Address field:  
 
 
 
where there is no H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar, type the IP address,  
host name, or SIP URI of an accessible endpoint on your network  
if you are using an H.323 gatekeeper, enter the number registered with the  
gatekeeper for the required endpoint  
if you are using a SIP registrar, enter the number registered with the SIP  
registrar for the required endpoint  
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Leave the other fields as their default values and click Call endpoint. The Media  
blade automatically connects to the endpoint.  
If the endpoint is not configured to automatically answer calls, accept the call on  
the endpoint.  
Calling in to a conference  
Participants can call in to conferences in either one of two ways:  
if you have given the conference a numeric identifier and you are using an H.323  
gatekeeper or SIP registrar, tell participants to dial the numeric identifier from  
their endpoint to join that conference  
participants can dial the IP address of the Media blade to access the auto  
attendant of the Media blade. Participants will see a menu of available  
conferences on their video screen and will hear instructions  
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Streaming conferences  
Streaming is a way of viewing a conference in a standard web browser. The Media  
blade allows streaming of video and, if enabled for a conference, the streaming of  
data. You can also conduct a text ‘chat’ and add notes and drawings to the data  
stream.  
Note that to use the ‘chat’ facility when streaming a conference, your  
Media blade needs the web conferencing feature key. For more  
information, refer to your reseller.  
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You can configure two streaming options on the Media blade that will be available for  
users to choose between when streaming conferences. For each streaming option,  
you must choose a media player (QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player)  
and a bit rate.  
To configure streaming options:  
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2
In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Settings > Streaming.  
Configure the streaming options you require, referring to the online help for  
more details about options.  
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Click Apply changes.  
Streaming users will need to have installed one of the media players that you have  
chosen for the two streaming options. Streaming users might also need to install Java  
(from www.java.com).  
To stream a conference:  
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2
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In a web browser, go to the IP address of the Media blade (or if you are already  
logged in, go to Home and click Streaming-only interface).  
Type in a Sign-in name (the name by which you will be identified if you ‘chat’)  
and the Conference ID (the numeric identifier of the conference).  
Click Stream this conference and streaming will start.  
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Instructing conference participants  
Instructing conference participants  
You need to tell conference participants how to join conferences. You can also tell  
them how to use the Far-End Camera Controls (FECC) to navigate menus in the auto  
attendant and choose conference layouts. There is a document: Getting Started:  
Accessing Conferences available in the documentation area of the web site, which you  
can print out and give to conference participants.  
Checking for updates  
It is a good idea to regularly check for updates to the main Media blade software  
image. This section describes how to upgrade the Media blade using the web. Note  
that you can also upgrade the Media blade using FTP; this can be more reliable if you  
are upgrading the device remotely. Upgrading your device via FTP is described in the  
release notes that are available alongside the software images in the support section of  
the web site.  
To check for, and download, updates:  
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Log in to the Media blade web interface and go to Status > General.  
Make a note of the software version that is currently installed.  
Go to the support section of the web site and check if a more recent release is  
available for the Media blade.  
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If a more recent release is available, download it and save it locally.  
To upgrade the Media blade:  
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Unzip the software release file that you downloaded.  
In the Media blade web interface, go to Settings > Upgrade.  
In the Main software image section, click Browse and locate the unzipped file.  
Click Upload software image. The browser begins uploading the file to the  
Media blade, and a new browser window opens to indicate the progress of the  
upload.  
When finished, the browser window refreshes and indicates that the software  
upgrade is complete.  
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Go to Settings > Shutdown to shut down and restart the Media blade.  
Note that shutting down the Media blade will disconnect all participants.  
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Troubleshooting and technical support information  
Using the event log to help solve a problem  
Unless you are experiencing a problem, all event logging sources should be set to the  
default, which is Errors, warnings and information. For more information about  
configuring the event log, refer to the online help accessible from the web interface.  
You can use the event log to produce debugging information to assist technical  
support in solving your problem. However, we recommend that you only alter the  
setting of the event log under the guidance of technical support. In particular, you  
should not turn on event logging sources without good cause or advice from  
technical support.  
Getting more help  
If the documentation does not answer your question or you have a problem with one  
of our products:  
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Refer to the Technical FAQ section of the web site. We keep the Technical FAQ  
section up to date with the latest information from our technical support team  
regarding the resolution of customer issues.  
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3
Contact your reseller. Our resellers have a wealth of experience with our  
products and this is often a quick way of solving a problem.  
If your query remains unsolved, there is a web form in the support area of the  
web site that you can complete. Ensure that you provide all the details requested  
by the form to assist the technical support team in resolving your problem:  
 
the serial number and product model number (for example: MSE8420) of  
the MSE blade  
 
the software build number (to find this, in the web interface, go to Status >  
General)  
 
 
where you purchased the MSE blade  
your contact email address or telephone number  
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