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MGC 25 Getting Started Guide Ve r s i o n 9.0.4 | August 2010 | DOC2232A[...]

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Regulatory Notices United St ates Federal Comm unication Commission (FCC) Part 15: Class A St atement. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. T est limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is o[...]

Regulatory Notices Russian Communication C ertificate MGC-25 complies with the Russian Ministry of Communica tion requirements stated in certificate OC/1-MM-15. Chinese Communication C ertificate Korean Communication Certificate[...]

i T able of Content s Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Safety Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 General Site Requirements . . . . . . .[...]

MGC-25 Getting Started Guide ii Defining an MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Connecting to an MCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Configuring the Network Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Network Configuration W izard . [...]

iii Changing the Layout in a Contin uous Presence Conference 5-25 Defining a New Audio Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Defining a New Audio On ly Entry Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 Defining an O n Going Audio C onference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 Defining a New Audio On ly Meeting [...]

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1-1 1 Before Y ou Begin This Getting S tarted Guide pro vides information on installation and basic operation o f your M GC-25. For m ore informatio n on defini ng and ru nning conferences, defini ng IVR services and managing the system, refer to the MGC Manager User ’ s Guide V olumes I & II and the MGC Administrator ’ s Guide included wit[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 1-2 Safety Requirement s For your protection, please read these sa fety in structions completely b efore operating the equipment. • Look carefull y for potential haz ards in your work area: moist flo ors, ungrounded power cables, frayed power cord s, missing safety g rou nds and so forth. • Locate the main circuit [...]

Chapter 1 - Before Y ou Begin 1-3 General Site Requirement s This section describes the requirements your site must meet for the safe installation an d ope ra tio n of the syste m. Placement of the System Place the MGC-25 on a hard, flat surface such as a deskto p or mount it on a rack. For more information, see Chapt er 2, “Installing the MGC-25[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 1-4 MGC-25 S pecifications T able 1-1 lists the specifi cations of the MGC-25 unit. T able 1-1: MGC-25 Unit Specifications Physical Height 2U (88.90 mm) Width 19” (48 cm) Depth 19” (48 cm) Weight Up to 31 lb (14 kg) Free space above MCU not required Power Supply AC Input 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power Consump tion [...]

Chapter 1 - Before Y ou Begin 1-5 External Communications Data rates 6 Kbps–1920 Kbps (E1) Network interfaces ISDN: T1 PRI, E1 PRI, Multirate ISDN (H0), NF AS, Leased Lines: T1/E1 T1-CAS lines H.323 & SIP: LAN Clock synchronization Synchronizes to external network Local/Remote External Equipment Operator workstations LAN/RS-232/Modem/Internet[...]

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2-1 2 Hardware Description and Inst allation Be sure to follow the safety pr ecautions on page 1-2 before in stal ling your system. Hardware Description Front Panel The MGC-25 front p anel includes an LCD Displ ay window which indicates system and network statuses. LCD Display Window Power LED indicator S tatus LED indicator Front brackets[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 2-2 Rear Panel The MGC-25 rear pane l includes inte rfaces fo r two PRI connections, two LAN connections, one Contr ol LAN connection, a power cable, power switch, cooling fan and in terfaces for Polycom Suppor t personnel. Dongle The Polycom MGC-2 5 Dongle is a hardware k ey that is installed i n the parallel port on [...]

Chapter 2 - Hardware Description an d Installation 2-3 MGC-25 LCD Display Window Open the pane l door to access buttons for scrolling through the LCD screens and configuring the system. Workin g With the LCD Display Window The LCD displa y window enables y ou to configure the MCU IP address and view system status information without connecting to a[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 2-4 System Idle Display When there are no actions be ing performed via the LCD Di splay or no alarms detected, the following informatio n is displayed: • Product Name • IP Address • Configur ation N ame • Active Alarms Status This display is shown whenever there have not b een any actions performed via the LCD [...]

Chapter 2 - Hardware Description an d Installation 2-5 Active Alarms T o access the Active Alarms, select the first option from the MGC-25 Main menu. If there are no active alarms, selecting the Active Al arms option shows the System Idle display . T o scroll ve rtically through the Active Alarms, press the right ( ) button to highlight the scro ll[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 2-6 T o return to the Main Menu, use the left/right ( / ) buttons to highlig ht the OK option, and th en press the Select ( ) button. Net St atus The Net S tatus display lists all network links with their availa ble statuses. If there are no active alarms, selecting the Net S tatus option shows the Sy stem Idle display[...]

Chapter 2 - Hardware Description an d Installation 2-7 T o save the values and reset the system, use the left/rig ht ( / ) buttons to select OK , and then press the Select ( ) button. Alternatively , to retu rn to the Main Menu without saving changes , use the left/right ( / ) buttons to select Cancel , and then press the Select () button. System R[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 2-8 Hardware Inst allation Inst alling the MGC-25 in a Rack There are two meth ods to inst all the syst em in a rack: • Install brackets su pplied by the rack ma nufacturer on each side of the rack on which the MGC-25 is pl aced . Secure the system by fastening four screws to the ra ck on the front panel . • Instal[...]

Chapter 2 - Hardware Description an d Installation 2-9 Placing the MGC-25 on a Desktop Place the system on a sec ure, flat and clean surface and avoid placing anything on to p of the system. Connecting Cables Connect the followin g cables: • Power cable - insert the connector firm ly into th e socket so that almost all of the narrow secti on of t[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 2-10 Powering Up the System 1. Make sure the power cable is connect ed to the system and to a grounded power outlet. 2. Press the powe r swi tch to “ 1 ” to start the system. On the front p an el of the MGC-25 th e power indicator LED and t he LCD Display W indow flash. The system start up may take up to five minut[...]

3-1 3 Initial System Setup The MGC-25 requires basic configurat ion before you can start runn ing conferen ces. Initial IP Configuration The system is shipped with a d efault IP ad dress: 129.25 4.4. 8. Whe never the system is turned on, the system chec ks the IP address. If the currently defined IP address is 129.254.4.8, t he system assumes that [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-2 2. Start by modi fying the IP Address. Using the Left/Right buttons, move to the desired number to modify . 3. Using the up/down buttons, modify the numb er . The number va lue range is 0-255. T o scro ll through the n umbers by tens, keep the button pressed. 4. After modifying a component, press the Right arrow bu[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-3 Inst alling the MGC Manager T o set up conferences and to control th e MGC unit you must in stall th e MGC Manager softw are on a PC. Up to 30 MGC Manager -enabled PCs can be connected to ea ch MGC-25. A si ngle MGC Manager -e nabled PC can manage multiple MGC systems. During the installa tion, default Reservati[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-4 4. Click Ye s to agree to the terms o f the agreement or No to ex it the installation. If you clicked Ye s , the We l c o m e window opens. 5. Click Next . The User Informatio n screen opens. 6. Ent er your name and the name of your company in the appropriate boxes. For a standard installat ion, enter Polycom in th[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-5 At the end of the inst allation proced ure, the Setup Complete window opens. 8. Click Finish . The MGC Manage r software is now installe d on your computer .[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-6 S t arting the MGC Manager The MGC Manager ca n connect to several MGC u nits simultaneously . The first time you run the MGC Manager applicatio n, or when a new MCU is added to your co nfiguration, you must first define each MCU’ s IP addre ss and listening port nu mber . T o define an MGC connection: • On the[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-7 Defining an MCU T o define a new MCU: 1. In the Browser pane, right-click the MCU Network icon , and then click New MCU . The Add MCU dialog box opens. 2. In the Name box, enter the name of the MCU, using up to 20 characters (no comma, period or semico lo n). Sp eci fy a name that clearly identifies the MCU. 3. [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-8 Connecting to an MCU Once the MCU connection parameters are defined, the M GC Manager can be connected to all defined MCUs simu ltaneously . The MGC Manager allows you to set up conferences, make reserv atio ns, monitor On Goi ng Conferences and perform other activities on severa l MCUs. The MGC Manager reports the[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-9 Configuring the Network Services If no Network Service s have been configu red, depending on yo ur system configurat i on, an appropriate Netw ork Configuration dialo g box is automatically displayed. • If your system is configured to work with both IP and ISDN, the Network Configurat ion W i zar d dialog box [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-10 Y ou can start the configu ration process in any ord er , by clicking the appropriate Network bu tton. T o configure the IP Network Service: 1. In the Network Co nfiguratio n W izard window , click the IP butto n. The IP Configuratio n dialog box op ens. T o route Meet Me H.323 dial -in part icipant s to their con[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-11 2. D efine the follow ing parameter s : T able 3-1: IP Configuration Parameters Field Description IP Service Name Enter a name using up to 20 characters, or use the default name (IP Default Service). Obtain IP Address Automati cally (DHCP) Select this check box to use a DHCP server for automatic assignment and [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-12 DNS Server IP Address If DNS – Specify was selected, this field is mandatory . Enter the IP address of the primary DNS server to be used for name tran slation. Local Domain Name Enter the domain name where the MCU is installed. The name of the domain includes th e host part of URL or URI, for example, polycom.co[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-13 3. Click OK . If your system support s on ly IP networks, a confirmation message is displayed. 4. Click OK to confirm. If you are defining both IP and ISDN Network Services, the Ne twork Configurat ion W i zar d dialog box is displayed. T o configu re an ISDN Network Service: 1. Click the ISDN bu tton. Domain N[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-14 The ISDN Conf iguration dialog box opens. 2. In the ISDN Service Nam e box, enter a name or use the default name (ISDN Default Service). 3. Select the PRI 1A check box to d efine the parameters of th e first ISDN span. 4. If a second span is connect ed to th e MCU, select the PRI 1B check box. 5. From the Line T y[...]

Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup 3-15 9. Click OK . The Network Co nfiguration d ialog box closes and t he new Network Services ap pear in the Netw ork Se rv ices list. These Network Services automatically set as the default services. The following i cons are used to indic ate the Network Service ty pes: The Network Serv ices definition is comp let[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 3-16 Modifying Network Services T o make changes in the IP and ISDN configu rations, right-clic k the MCU and select Fast Configuration W izard . The Network Configuration W izard window open s. T o change IP configurations clic k the IP butto n. T o change ISD N configurations clic k the ISDN button. For i nformation [...]

4-1 4 Conference T ypes Different conference types are avail able acc ording to th eir in iti ati on mode s: reservationless conferences and scheduled conferences. On-demand Conferences (Reservationless Conferencing) Reservationless conferencing enables you to immediately start and connect to On Going co nferences fro m your endp oint, wi th no ad [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 4-2 database app licatio n whether a conf erence wi th a specific Num eric ID may be started. This is th e method used with W indows Messenger and Office Communicator to init iate multipoint V ideo or Audio con ferences. For more in formation about A d Hoc conferencing, see the MGC Manager User ’ s Guide, V olu me II[...]

Chapter 4 - Conference T yp es 4-3 V ideo Conference Attributes There are four general ty pes of video con ferences: • V ideo Switch ing - A conference in which al l particip ants u se the same video and audio formats. Whenever a participant starts to speak, the participant appears o n all endpoints in full screen display as the conference is a v[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 4-4 Entry Queue An Entry Queue is a spe cial routing lo bby that is us ed for routing parti cipants to their tar get c onferenc es. One or seve ral dial -in numbers are assigned t o the Entry Queue, and they are used by callers to al l conferences. Once cal lers are connected to the Entry Queu e, they are routed and co[...]

5-1 5 Basic Operation This chapter describes how to sta rt, monitor and manage O n Going Conferen ces. Reservation T emplates A Reservation temp late includes the conference parame ters, such as the conference med ia (audio, video), video session type, li ne rate, video protocol and oth er video parameters , IVR and more. The reservation can includ[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-2 S t arting a Conference Y ou can start an On Going Conference from one of the default Reservatio n templates prov ided with the system, or y ou can define a new On Goi ng Conference. For more details about de fining new conferences, see “Defining a New Audio C onference” on page 6-1 or “Defining a New V ideo [...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-3 4. Righ t-click th e icon of the appropri ate Reservation te mplate to start, an d then click S tart Immediately . If more than one MCU is connected, select th e name of th e MCU to run t he confer en ce from the pop -up list. The conference begins and appears in the list of On Going Conferences. If no participants [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-4 Vi ewing the Conference Dial-in Properties The dial-in numbers and passw ords needed to enter a conference, including IP Network Pref ixes and Num eric ID s appear in the MGC Manager Status pane. T o view the list of On Going Co nferences and their di al-i n number s: • Expand the MCU tree, and then click the On [...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-5 Connecting to a Conference/Entry Queue Defined dial-in participants can conne c t to any conferen ce by dial ing th e conferen c e dialing str ing (ISDN, H.3 23 or SIP). The MCU identifi es their CLI or IP address (as defin ed in the participant p roperties) a nd rout es them to the appropriate conference. Dial -out[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-6 For example, if the IP Network Servic e prefix is 27, th e conference Numeric ID is 1478 and the conferen ce name is ‘MARKETING’, the partic ipant can dial 271478 or 27MARKETING . IF the Entry Queue name is EQ1 and its numeric ID is 3000, the part icipant can dial 27 3000 or 27EQ1 to access the MR. IF only 27 i[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-7 Monitoring On Going Conferences Y ou can monito r conferences and pe rfo rm various operat ions while conferen ces are run ni ng. Monitoring in volves viewin g the stat us of On Going Conferences and the status of their pa rticipants. Three levels of monitoring are available with the MGC Manager: • General Monitor[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-8 Monitoring a Conference When you click a conferen ce icon , the co nference appear s in the Stat us pane. However , to get more details regard ing the conference and participants statuses or to moni tor several confe rences simultaneously , i t is advised to monitor the conferences in the Monitor pane. Y ou can dis[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-9 The Participant Moni toring Filt er dialog box op ens. 4. Select the appropriate check boxes th at indi cate the statuses to monitor . The following statuses can be sele cted: T able 5-1: Participant S tatuses to be Monitored Filtering O pti on Description Faulty participant Participant s who have problems connectin[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-10 The conferen ce and par ticipan t details a pp ear in the Monitor pane. The S tatus and Monitor panes take the form of a table. Each row represents a conference or a participant. Each c olumn represents a parameter that is bein g monitored. The Confer ence Name , S tatus , Phone# , Connectio n T ype , Retries Left[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-11 2. Expand the On Going Co nference or Reservation to list its participant s. The participants are listed belo w the conference or Reservatio n. Differe nt icons are used to indicat e th e participant roles and their connection status. For details, see the MGC Manager User ’ s Guide, V olume I, Chapter 5 . T o lis[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-12 Particip ant Level Monitoring In addition t o the data that appears in th e Sta t us and the Monitor panes, you can view detail ed information abou t th e connecti on parameters and status of each of the conference participants. T his is especially useful if there is a problem during th e connection of the partici[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-13 Operations Performed During On Going Conferences The following o perations can be pe rformed during On Goi ng Conferences: • Adding a new partic ip ant to a conference • Connecting/Disco nnecting participants • Muting/U nmu ting partici pants • Locking/Unlo ckin g the conference • Changing the co nference[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-14 T o define a new participant in a conference: 1. List the On Going Conferences. 2. Right-click the icon of the conference to which to add a participant, a nd then click New Participant . Alternatively , click the conference icon, and then click the New Participant button on the Confe rence T oolbar . The Pr operti[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-15 3. In the Name box, enter the participant’ s name. 4. F or video particip ants using H.22 1 aggregation, enter the p hone numbers separated by sem icol on s. For example, for a 2B participant: 9251921; 925 1922. If using Bond ing (both numbers are the same), enter the number once. Example: 9251921. 5. In the Conn[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-16 b. I f yo u are defining an H.323 participant: In the Parti cipant IP box, enter th e IP address of the part icipant’ s endpoint. Alternatively , in the Alias Name field, enter t he Alias of the endpoint as registered wi th the ga tekeeper and then sele ct the Alias T ype. Only H323 ID (digits and letters) and E[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-17 3. Click the Participants tab to add participants to the conference . The Pr operties - Participants dialog box opens. 4. In the Pr e-Defined Particip ants list, select the p articipants to add and then click the >> button. 5. Alt e rnatively , you can defi ne a n ew participant by clickin g th e New button. [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-18 Making Dial-Out Connections When the Dia l- Out Manually option is selected fo r the conference, the operator connects the di al-out particip ants to the confer ence. Also when a participant is disc onnected from th e conference, you can reconnect the participant to the conference. T o manually estab lish a Dial-o[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-19 Disconnecting Particip ant s When a participant does not need to continue in a conference, you can disconnectin g or delete the part icipant. When you disc onnect a participant , the resources assigned to the participant remain alloc ated and the pa rt icipant’ s parameters re main in the sy ste m memory . This a[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-20 T o delete a participant: 1. In the Monitor pane, S tatus pane or Br owser pane, right-click the participant ic on, and then click Delete . Alternatively , click the Participant icon, a nd then click th e Delete button on the Participan t T oolbar . A confirmation dial og box appears. 2. Click YES to confirm, or N[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-21 T o mute a participant usin g MGC Manager: • In the Mon itor or the S tatus pane, ri ght-click the particip ant icon, and then click Mute Audio to mute the audio signal, or click Mute Video to mute the video signal. Alternatively , cl ick the Participant icon and then click the Mute Audio button or Mute V ideo bu[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-22 T o Lock or Unlock a conference: • Right-click the conference icon, and t hen click Lock Conference or Unlock Conference . Alternatively , click the Confer ence icon, and then click the Lock button or Unlock button on the Con fer ence T oolbar . Changing the Conference Duration It is often necessary to extend th[...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-23 T o change the duration of an On Going Confer ence: 1. In the Browser , Monito r or Status panes, right-click t he conference icon, and then click Pr operties . The Confer ence Prope rties dialog box o pens. 2. Click the Scheduler tab. 3. M odify the conferen ce Ending T ime .[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 5-24 4. Click OK . The Confer ence Pr op erties dialog box closes. The conference’ s duration is changed. T erminating a Conference Manually Y ou can manually end t he conference before its sch eduled end time. Usu ally , you will use this option when all the participants disco nnected from the conference, or if the [...]

Chapter 5 - Basic Op eration 5-25 Changing the Layout in a Co ntinuous Presence Conference Y ou can select a particular V ideo Layout (that is a specif ic arrangement of video window s on the screens) or Auto Layout during On Going Contin uous Presence conferences. 1. In the Browser pane, expand the On Going Conference li st. 2. R i ght-cli ck the [...]

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6-1 6 Defining a New Audio Conference The following entiti es can be defined for Audio On ly confer encing: • Define an Audio Only Entry Queue • Define an On Going Audi o Only Conference • Define an Audio Only Meeting Room Defining a New Audio Only Entry Queue An Audio Only Entry Queu e is used to rout Audio Only participants to Audio Only co[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 6-2 The Entry Queue Pr operties dialo g box opens. 3. In the Name box, specify a name for the Entry Queue usi ng up to 20 characters. 4. In the Numeric ID box, enter a unique per MCU nu mber (default length is four digits) , or leave this fi eld empty to le t the NCU assign one when the Entry Queu e definition is compl[...]

Chapter 6 - Defining a New Au dio Conference 6-3 9. If you selected the IP Only option, you can sele ct the Entry Queue to be Encrypted, and you can select th e audio algorithm to use by V oIP participants to connect to the tar get conference. For Ad Hoc Entry Queue definition , see the MGC User ’ s Guide, V olume II, Chapter 3 . 10. Add a di al-[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 6-4 The New Entry Queue is added to the Meetin g Rooms, Entry Queues & SIP Factorie s list. T o set the Audio Only Entry Q ueue as the default Entry Queue, see Chapter 7, “Creating an On Goi ng V ideo Conference” on page 7-6.[...]

Chapter 6 - Defining a New Au dio Conference 6-5 Defining an On Going Audio Conference The following procedure d escribes the main parameters required to define an Audio conference without Encryption. For a detailed descriptio n of all parameters, see the MGC Manager User ’ s Guide V oicePlus Ed ition, Chapter 2 . T o define a new On Going Audio [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 6-6 3. If Audio Lo ok & Feel is not set for the MCU in the Media box, select Audio to de fine an Audio Only confere nce and hide the video properti es. If Audio Look & Feel is set for the syst em, the conference is automatically set to Audio and all the video parameters are hidden. 4. In the Name box, en ter th[...]

Chapter 6 - Defining a New Au dio Conference 6-7 10. Click the Settings tab. The Pr operties - Sett ings dialog box opens. Parameters in the Confer ence Pr operties - Settings dial og box are grouped in tw o main panes: General Set tings and Medi a Settings . By default, only the Basic parameters in these pan es are displayed when you first open th[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 6-8 13. If you want to set up advanced paramete rs, click the Advanced butt on on either pane. For more information, see the MGC Manager User's Guide V oicePlu s Edition, Chap ter 2. 14. Click the Participants tab to add predefined participan ts to the conference. For more information, see Chapter 5, “Adding a P[...]

Chapter 6 - Defining a New Au dio Conference 6-9 Defining a New Audio Only Meeting Room A Meeting Room is a conference reserv ation without allocated re sources, whose default duration is set t o 2 hours. A Meeting Room i s created once, and can be activat ed as many times as re quired. T o define a New Meeting Room: 1. Expand the MCU tre e. 2. Rig[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 6-10 5. Usually Meeting Rooms inc lude undefined p articipants. However , it is possible to add defined part icipants from the Pr e-Defined Participan ts list, by selecting t he participants and then clicking the >> button. Alternatively , you can define a new participant by clic king the New button. 6. In the Mi[...]

Chapter 6 - Defining a New Au dio Conference 6-11 9. Select the Limited Sequences check box, to limit the number of times that th e Meeting R oom can be activat ed . If this check bo x is cleared, the Meeting Room can be activated an unlimited number o f times. 10. In t he Number of Occurr ences field, determine the number of ti mes the Meeting Roo[...]

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7-1 7 Defining a New V ideo Conference The following entiti es can be defined for Audio On ly confer encing: • Define a V ideo Entry Queue • Start an On Going V ideo Conference • Set up a V id eo Meeting Room Defining a New V ideo Entry Queue Y ou can create several Entry Queues, each wit h a different set of para meters, to match the paramet[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-2 T o define a new V ideo Entry Queue: 1. Expand the MCU tree, righ t-click the Meeting Rooms, Entry Queues and SIP Factorie s icon and then click New Entry Queu e . The Entry Queue Pr operties dialo g box opens. 2. In the Name box, assign a name to the Entry Queue usin g up to 20 characters. 3. T o manually assign t[...]

Chapter 7 - Defining a New Video Conference 7-3 4. In the Entry Queue Service box se lect a predefined Entry Queue Services that will be used to play aud io messages and prompts t o participants waiting in the Entry Queue. Leave this field blank to use a default Entry Queue Service, if one is defined. 5. I n the T ar get Confer ences area: a. Selec[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-4 The new Entry Queue is added to the Meeting Rooms, Entry Queues & SIP Factorie s list. Setting an Entry Queue as Default A default En try Queue can be de fined for the MCU, regardless of the dialed IP card. The new de fault Entry Queue c an be either a video Entry Q ueue or an Audio Only En try Queue. Participa[...]

Chapter 7 - Defining a New Video Conference 7-5 Creating a T arget Confer ence from an Entry Queue Y ou can create a new On Going confer ence or Reservati on with the same parameters as the Entry Queue. This i s especially useful for V i deo Swi tching conferenc es, since thei r parameters must be the same as those of the Entry Queue. The Entry Que[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-6 Creating an On Going V ideo Conference The following procedure describes the ma in parameters requ ir ed to set up a V ideo Conference. For a d etailed description of all parameters, see the MGC Manager User’ s Guide, V olume I, Chapter 4 . T o create an On Going video Confer ence: 1. Expand the MCU tree, right-c[...]

Chapter 7 - Defining a New Video Conference 7-7 4. I n the User Defined Fields boxes, enter the requested info rmation (if required). 5. Change the Conference’ s Duration if require d. 6. In the Supported Network box, select the approp riate network types th at will be used to connect participan ts to the conference. Selec t IP to allow only IP p[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-8 12. Optional. In the W eb/Chairperson Passwor d box, enter the chairperson password (if this opti on is enabled in the IVR Serv ice assigned to the conferen ce). 13. Click the Se ttings tab. The Pr operties - Settings dialog box opens. The parameters described here are the Basic parameters. The Advanced parameters [...]

Chapter 7 - Defining a New Video Conference 7-9 connect part icipants to the co nference at this line rate or lower , according to their individual capab ilities. In a Confer ence On Port (COP) , select the estimated highest transfer rate common to al l participan ts. In this mo de, all confe rence partic ipants must use the same video parameters. [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-10 Confer ence Properti es - General tab. For more information about CO P , see “V ideo Conferenc e T ypes” on page 4-3. 19. T o force all participants to use encryption, select the Encryption check box. For details about Encryption and encrypted conf erences, see the MGC Manager User's Guide, V olume II, Ch[...]

Chapter 7 - Defining a New Video Conference 7-11 Alternatively , sel ect the Auto Layout check box to have the system automatically and dynamically disp lay layouts with the appropriate number of display wi ndows according to the numb er of connected video participants. 24. In a Continuous Presence conference, you can add visual ef fects, such as b[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 7-12 Defining a New V ideo Meeting Room A Meeting Room is a conference rese rvation without resou rce allocation, whose default dura tion is set to 2 hours. T o define a New V ideo Meeting Ro om: 1. Expand the MCU tree. 2. Right-click the Meeting Rooms, Entry Queues & SIP Factories icon, and then click New Meeting [...]

8-1 8 MGC-25 Management T ools V arious manage ment tools are availabl e to the MGC-25. For de tails on other management tools, see the MGC Administrator ’ s Guide . MGC-25 Resources Report The Resource Report displays the number of ports t hat can be allocated to participants and the num ber of ports that ar e currently assigned to On Going Conf[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-2 The Resour ce Report dialog box opens. The follow ing information is displayed: T able 8-1: Resource Report T ot al Participants Display Column Description To t a l The total number of p articipants that can be supported by the system. Assigned The number of particip ant resources that are currently assigned to On [...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-3 2. T o view participant resources per network type and con nection rate, click the Details button. The Resour ce Report - Details section opens. The number of ISDN pa rticipants th at can connect to the MCU changes according to their use of encrypti on. The re source report reflects these Port-Unit Allocatio[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-4 changes. Resources ar e shown by their act ual port number s, listing bo th the Assigned or Av a i l a b l e number of ports. IP In the IP section of the Resources Report, both non-encry pted and encrypted parti cipants are grouped together . For example, if on e encrypted and one non-encrypt ed participants using [...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-5 IP Participants IP Participant s - VOIP The number of participant resources that are assigned/available for IP participants of connection rates up to 64 Kbps. IP Participant s - 128, 384, 768, E1 The number of participant resources that are assigned/available for IP participants of connection rates of 128, 3[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-6 MCU System Configuration Y ou can view t he overall MGC-25 system conf iguration. The system configuration info rmation indicates the to tal number of ISDN and IP ports licensed for the system, the number of PRIs conn ected to the sy stem, an d whether the syst em is co nfigured to support conferencing, gateway ses[...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-7 The System Co nfiguration dialog box opens. The followin g information is displ ayed: T able 8-3: System Configuration Field Description Configuration Name The name of the type of config uration purchased. T otal Number of Participants from all rates The total number of particip ant s that can connect to the[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-8 IP - Max IP Participants according to rates The total number of p articipants that can connect to the system per connection ra te. Each row represents total system capacity . For example, according to the configuration above , a maximum of 16 VOIP (64 Kbps) p articipants can connect to the system simultaneously . I[...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-9 MCU Card Management The following task may be perfo rmed to manage the MCU cards: • Listing the in stalled modul es • V iewing the module parameters • Listing the cards units and opt ions • Displaying the Faults Report • Resetting MCU Listing the Inst alled Cards The MGC-25 can contain several ca r[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-10 The MGC-25 can contain several ca rds, as listed in T able 8-4: When double-click ing the Car ds icon in the Br o wser pane, the St a tu s pane displays the status of each card: T abl e 8-4: MGC Cards Card Functio n NET2 Network Interfaces between the MGC uni t and the ISDN or T1 CAS network. IP Network Interfaces[...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-11 For additional in formation, see the MGC Manager Administrator ’ s Guide , Chapter 4 . The configuration of each card can be checked and fo r spec ific cards, modified if required. Any operator can view the card’ s c onfigurat ion setting s. Only an operator defined as Superuser can modify th e configur[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-12 V iewing Module Parameters Each card is automatical ly identified by the system, as we ll as the versions of the progra ms embedded in it. These para meters can be viewed in the c ard Pr operties - Car d Settings dialog box. Y ou may want to view the card paramete rs, disable one or more of the card's units, [...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-13 The system indicates the physical slot in which the card is inserted , the card's type, hardware version and se rial nu mber as identified by th e MCU's software. The S tatus box displays all the error messages rela ted to the card. When there is a problem with the card, a detailed descrip tion of[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-14 MCU Fault s Report The Faults function record s faults related t o the MCU that a re encounte red during oper ation. T o view the Faults list: 1. Right-click the MCU icon , and then click Faults . The Faults window opens.[...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-15 The following column s appear in the Faults report: T able 8-6: Faults Columns Field Description Time Lists the date and time that the fault occurred. This column also includes the icon ind icating the fault Level. The Levels and their icon s are detailed in the Level field. Category Lists the type of fault[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide 8-16 2. Y ou can save the Faults report to a text file. T o do so, click the Save to file button. The Save As dialog box op ens. 3. Select a destination folder and en ter the file name, and then click Save . Y ou return to the Faults window. 4. T o exit the Faults window, click t he Close button. Code Indicates the cod[...]

Chapter 8 - MGC-25 Management T ools 8-17 Reset MCU The Reset MCU function is used t o reset the MCU when there are su bstantial changes to the MCU ha rdware, or when there are problems with the MC U. If a reset is perfo rmed while ru nning On Goi ng Confer ences, at the end of the MCU Start up, these conferences are au tomatically resto red with a[...]

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A-1 A Appendix A: Default T emplates Five default Rese rvation templates are i nstalled with the M GC Manager: • Audio (Default-Audio) • COP (Default_COP) • V ideo (Defau lt_V ideo ) • Software Continuous Pr esence (SW CP) • V ideo Switchin g (V ideo-Switch) This appendix lists t he values of the fields i n the default templates. For a de[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-2 Default-Audio - Conferen ce T emp late Properties Parameter Va l u e General Name Default_Audio Duration 2:00 Hours Billing (empty) Entry Queue Access Y es Meet Me Per Conf. Y es Conf. Entry Password (empty - to be allocated by the system) Web/Chairperson Password (empty - to be allocated by the system) Numeric ID [...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-3 Msg Service Name (empty - the default service is selected) VTX 1000 No On Hold No Enable Invite No SilenceIT No Label [None] Conference Lock No Mute ‘Meet Me’ Parties No S tart Conf. Requires Chairperson Y es T e rminate After Chairperson Exits Y es Auto T ermination Y es Before First Join 25 Min After Last Qu[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-4 Allow undefined Participants Y es (disabled) Min Participant s 3 Max Participants Auto Pre-Defined Participants File (as previously selected) Dial-Out Manually No Meet Me Per Conf Meeting Room - Limited Sequences No (disabled) Meet-Me Service (empty) Recording Enable Recording No Parameter Va l u e[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-5 Default_COP - Conference T emplate Properties Parameter Va l u e General Name Default_COP Duration 2:00 Hours Billing (empty) Entry Queue Access No Meet Me Per Conf. Y es Conf. Entry Password (empty - to be alloca ted by system) Web/Chairperson Password (empty - to be allocate d by system) Numeric ID (empty) User [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-6 Video Rate In/Out (empty - disabled) Msg Service Type None Conference On Port Y es Encryption No SilenceIT No (disabled) VTX 1000 No Chair Control None Cascade None T120 Rate None FECC/LSD Rate None Label [None] Conference Lock No Mute ‘Meet Me’ Parties No (disabled) S tart Conf. Requires Chairperson No (disabl[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-7 End T ime Alert T one Y es - 5 Min Exit T one/Roll Call announcement Y es T a lk Hold Time 1.5 Sec Audio Mix Depth 3 Sites Pro-Motion Auto (disabled) Video Protocol Auto Video Format Auto (disabled) Frame Rate Auto (disabled) Quality Auto Annex N No (disabled) Annex P No (disabled) Annex F No (disabled) Participan[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-8 S peaker Notation Y es Auto Layout No Video Layout 5+ Same Layout Y es (disabled) Lecture Mode [None] Meet Me Per Conf Meeting Room - Limited Sequences No (disabled) Meet-Me Service (empty) Recording Enable Recording No Parameter Va l u e[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-9 Default_V ideo - Conference T emplate Properties Parameter Va l u e General Name Default_Video Duration 2:00 Hours Billing (empty) Entry Queue Access No Meet Me Per Conf. Y es Conf. Entry Password (empty - to be alloca ted by system) Web/Chairperson Password (empty - to be allocate d by system) Numeric ID (empty) [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-10 Video Rate In/Out (empty - disabled) Msg Service Type None Conference on Port No Encryption No SilenceIT No (disabled) VTX 1000 No Chair Control None Cascade None T120 Rate None FECC/LSD Rate None Label [None] Conference Lock No Mute ‘Meet Me’ Parties No (disabled) S tart Conf. Requires Chairperson No (disable[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-11 End T ime Alert T one Y es - 5 Min Exit T one/Roll Call announcement Y es T a lk Hold Time 1.5 Sec Audio Mix Depth 3 Sites Pro-Motion Auto (disabled) Video Protocol Auto Video Format Auto (disabled) Frame Rate Auto (disabled) Quality Auto Annex N No (disabled) Annex P No (disabled) Annex F No (disabled) Participa[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-12 S peaker Notation Y es Auto Layout No Video Layout 5+ Same Layout No Lecture Mode [None] Meet Me Per Conf Meeting Room - Limited Sequences No (disabled) Meet-Me Service (empty) Recording Enable Recording No Parameter Va l u e[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-13 Sof tware CP - Conferen ce T emplate Properties Parameter Va l u e General Name SW CP Duration 2:00 Hours Billing (empty) Entry Queue Access No Meet Me Per Conf. Y es Conf. Entry Password (empty - to be alloca ted by system) Web/Chairperson Password (empty - to be allocate d by system) Numeric ID (empty) User Def[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-14 Video Rate In/Out (80 Kbps / 320 kbp s- disabled) Msg Service Type None Conference on Port No (disabled) Encryption No SilenceIT No (disabled) VTX 1000 No (disabled) Chair Control None (disabled) Cascade None (disabled) T120 Rate None FECC/LSD Rate None Label [None] Conference Lock No Mute ‘Meet Me’ Parties No[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-15 End T ime Alert T one Y es - 5 Min Exit T one/Roll Call announcement Y es T a lk Hold Time 1.5 Sec Audio Mix Depth 3 Sites Pro-Motion Auto (disabled) Video Protocol H261 Video Format CIF Frame Rate 30 pic/sec Quality Auto (disabled) Annex N No (disabled) Annex P No (disabled) Annex F No (disabled) Participant s P[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-16 S peaker Notation No (disabled) Auto Layout No (disabled) Video Layout 2 Same Layout Y es Lecture Mode [None] (disabled) Meet Me Per Conf Meeting Room - Limited Sequences No (disabled) Meet-Me Service (empty) Recording Enable Recording No Parameter Va l u e[...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-17 V ideo-Switch - Conferen ce T emplate Properties Parameter Va l u e General Name Video-Switch Duration 2:00 Hours Billing (empty) Entry Queue Access No Meet Me Per Conf. Y es Conf. Entry Password (empty - to be alloca ted by system) Web/Chairperson Password (empty - to be allocate d by system) Numeric ID (empty) [...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-18 Video Rate In/Out (empty - disabled) Msg Service Type None Conference on Port No (disabled) Encryption No SilenceIT No (disabled) VTX 1000 No Chair Control None Cascade None T120 Rate None FECC/LSD Rate None Label [None] Conference Lock No Mute ‘Meet Me’ Parties No (disabled) S tart Conf. Requires Chairperson [...]

Appendix A: Default T emplates A-19 End T ime Alert T one Y es - 5 Min Exit T one/Roll Call announcement Y es T a lk Hold Time 1.5 Sec Audio Mix Depth 3 Sites Pro-Motion Auto Video Protocol Auto Video Format Auto (disabled) Frame Rate Auto (disabled) Quality Auto (disabled) Annex N No (disabled) Annex P No (disabled) Annex F No (disabled) Participa[...]

MGC-25 Getting St arted Guide A-20 S peaker Notation No (disabled) Auto Layout No (disabled) Video Layout 1 (full screen) Same Layout Y es Lecture Mode [None] Meet Me Per Conf Meeting Room - Limited Sequences No (disabled) Meet-Me Service (empty) Recording Enable Recording No Parameter Va l u e[...]