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Integrators’ Reference Manual For ViewStation ® EX, ViewStation ® FX, and VS4000 March 2003 Edition 3725-20771-001 Revision A[...]

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© Polycom, Inc. i Contents Chapter 1 - About this Manua l ........ .............. ............. ............. 1 Conventions Used in this Manual .......... ........... ........ ............ ........... ........ ............ ........... . 2 Glossary ........ ......... ........... ........... ......... ........... ......... ........... ........... ..[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 ii www.polycom.com Capacity Planning ............. ........... ......... ........... ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... .... 5 3 Call Processing Considerations ................... ........... ............ ........ ........... ............ ...... 54[...]

Contents © Polycom, Inc. iii Installation .................. ........ ........... ......... ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... ........ 84 Installing a V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Network Interface Module .................... ........ 85 Cables Used with the V. 35/RS-449/RS -530 Network Interface Module ... 85 Installation ..........[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 iv www.polycom.com Medium and Large Room Systems ........ ........... ......... ........... ........ ............ .... 128 Small Room Systems ................... ........ ........... ......... ........... ............ ........ .......... 130 Safety and Legal Notices ....[...]

© Polycom, Inc. v List of Figures Figure 2-1. RS-232 Cable for ViewStation EX an d FX ................... ............ ........ ........ ........ 20 Figure 2-2. RS-232 Cable for VS 4000 ................. ................................................................... 21 Figure 2-3. Keyed RJ-45 Cable, System to Ne twork Interface Module .......[...]

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© Polycom, Inc. vii List of Tables Table 2-1. Electrical and Physical Specif ications ......... ............ ........ ........... ......... ........... .. 12 Table 2-2. Connectivity ............ ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... ......... ........... ........... ........ 1 3 Table 2-3. Video Standards Supported ............[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 viii www.polycom.com Table 6-4. V.35/RS-449/R S-530 Indicator Lamps - Net work Side ......... ...................... 11 2 Table 6-5. V.35/RS-449/R S-530 Indicator Lamps - Periphera l Side ...... ...................... 112 Table 6-6. Fault Isolation ............. ........[...]

© Polycom, Inc. 1 1 About this Manual This chapter provides informatio n to help you use the rest of the manual. This manual covers the following topics: Topic Page Technical Info rmation 11 Before You Deploy 47 Installing Videoconferencing Systems 77 Supporting Advanced Users 97 Testing and Troubleshooting 109[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 2 www.polycom.com Conventions Used in this Manual The following typographic conventions are used in this manual: ❑ Links that allow you to jump t o other sections of this manual are blue . ❑ File path names and commands you type in command lines are shown in this fon[...]

Chapter 1 - About this Manual © Polycom, Inc. 3 ARJ H.323 Admiss ion Reject Message. This message is from the Gatekeeper, r ejecting the endpoint’s request to connect to anothe r endpoint. ARQ H.323 Admission Request Message. This message is from an endpoint to the Gatekeeper requesting a connection to another endpoint. Automatic Voice Tracking [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 4 www.polycom.com CIF Common Intermediate Format, also called FCIF. A video format providing r esolution of 352 x 288 pixels. See also QCIF, 4CIF, 16CIF. Client A networked PC or term inal that shares services with other PCs. These services are provided by a server. Conf[...]

Chapter 1 - About this Manual © Polycom, Inc. 5 Endpoint A site, videoconferencing syste m, gateway, or MCU. Ethernet 10 Mbps or 100 M bps LAN technology based on CSMA/CD. Far End The party or parties to whom you place a call. Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps LAN technology base d on CSMA/CD. FCIF Full CIF. See CIF. Firewall A network node set up as a bound[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 6 www.polycom.com H.323 ITU-T videoconferencing standard for IP. H.323 includes the H.225, H .245 , G.711, G.7 22, G.723.1, G.728, and G.729 standards. IMUX Inverse Multiplexer. See Quad BRI network interface module. IP Internet Protocol. A unique IP address identifies e[...]

Chapter 1 - About this Manual © Polycom, Inc. 7 NFAS Non-Facili ty Associate d Signal ling. NT-1 Network Termination type 1. The device that converts the ISDN BRI U interface from the telecommunicatio ns service provider to the S /T interface used by ISDN products and systems. Pan Move the camera to the left or right. PBX Private Branch eXchange. [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 8 www.polycom.com QoS Quality of S ervice. This allows guara nteed bandwidth and packet de livery between endpoints over a packet network. RAI Remote Alarm Indication. RJ-11 A six-conductor modu lar jack. RJ-11 connectors are used on all standard telephones in the US for[...]

Chapter 1 - About this Manual © Polycom, Inc. 9 WAN Wide Area Network. Bus iness with LANs at more than one location may use the public carrier network to carry data between these locations. Typical WAN services provided by the pubic carrier are Frame Relay, X.25, and ISDN for carrying data. Whiteboar d Sof tware tha t allows you to share and anno[...]

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© Polycom, Inc. 11 2 Technical Information This chapter provides descriptions and technical information about the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 systems. This chapter covers the foll owing topics. Topic Page System Descriptions 12 Other Ele ments of a Typica l Deplo yment 45[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 12 www.polycom.com System Descriptions The Polycom ViewStation EX an d ViewStati on FX systems ar e set-top videoconferencing sy stems designed for conference rooms. The Polycom VS4000 system is a rack-mounted videoconferencing system designed for large conference rooms [...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 13 The following table describes the network interfaces available. ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 are Cisco AVVID certified. Table 2-2. Connecti vity Network interface Connectivity provided LAN/WAN Supports—TCP/IP, DNS, WINS, SNMP, DHCP, ARP, WWW, FTP, Telnet (2) 10/100 Mbps Ethernet [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 14 www.polycom.com The following t able lists th e supported video standards. The following table gives informati on about the video signal formats. Table 2-3. Video Standards Suppo rted Standard Supported Videoconferencin g H.320 p x 64 H.323 Video standard s H.261 + An[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 15 The following tabl e gives electrical specif ications for the video inputs and ou tputs. The following table gives other video specifica tions for the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 systems. Table 2-5. Video Input/Outp ut Electrical Specifications Parameter Value/format Impedance 75 [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 16 www.polycom.com The following table gives camera and displa y information. The following table gives electrical specifications for the audio inputs and outputs. Table 2-7. Cameras and Displays Parameter ViewStation EX and FX VS4000 Main camera Integrated Sony EVI-10 E[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 17 The following table gives informati on about audio features. The following table gives informati on about the microphone pods supplied with the ViewStation EX, V iewStation FX, and VS4000 systems. Table 2-9. Audio Features Parameter Value/format Audio codecs a a. The protocol used depends on the[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 18 www.polycom.com The following table gives information about multipoint calling . Table 2-11. Call Capabilities Feature Capabili ty Maximum data rate ViewStation EX: 768 Kbps ViewStation FX and VS4000: 2 Mb ps Local plus three ot her sites ViewStati on FX and VS4000: 3[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 19 The following table gives informati on about the systems’ user interfaces. Table 2-12. User Interface Feature Capability Languages English, Fren ch, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Chinese, Japanese Control system Hand-held, er gonomically de signed remo te control Infrared re[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 20 www.polycom.com RS-232 Interface The RS-232 interface allows user s to connect a ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, or VS4000 to a PC. This provides a means of access to the ARENA API, which allows users to automate some of the systems’ control f eatures. Refer to the [...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 21 Figure 2-2 shows the RS-232 cable for the VS4000 system. Figure 2-2. RS-232 Cable for VS4000[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 22 www.polycom.com Quad BRI Network Interface Module The following paragra phs provide technical informat ion about the Quad BRI network interface module available with the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 systems. If you do not connect the system to an interna[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 23 Quad BRI Cabling The Quad BRI network interface mo dule connects to the endpoint using a cable with one keyed RJ -4 5 connector and one standard RJ-45 connector. Figure 2-3 shows th is cable. Because it uses a non-standard connector, Polycom In c. does not support cables of this type that are fa[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 24 www.polycom.com Standard RJ-45 to RJ-45 cables conne ct the Quad BR I to the network. Figure 2-4 sho ws this type of cable. Figure 2-4. Standard RJ-45 Cable, Networ k Interface Module t o Network NT-1 Information Following are samp le NT-1 settings. For m ore detailed[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 25 ISDN Switches Depending on the type of ISDN lines you are using, your service provider may assign zero, one, or two SPIDs per line. Refer to Table 2-15 below. Automatic Quad BRI Software Update The Quad BRI is expected to have a software version at least as recent as that of the system to which [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 26 www.polycom.com PRI Network Interface Modu le for ViewStation FX and VS4000 The following paragra phs provide technical informat ion about the T1 and E1 PRI network interface modules avail able with the ViewStation FX and VS4000. This ne twork interface module is not [...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 27 Indicators on the PRI Network Interface Module The tables below describe the expe cted behavior of the indicato r lamps on the PRI network interface module. On the netw ork side, the expected behavior depends on wh ether it is a T1 module or an E1 module. Non-Facility Associated Signaling (NFAS)[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 28 www.polycom.com Indicator lamps on the periphe ral side of the PRI network interface module have the same meanings for both the T1 and E 1 models. Table 2-18. PRI Peripheral Side Indicator Lamp s Indication Meaning Amber LED on The PRI network interface module is in b[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 29 PRI Cabling The peripheral side of the PRI ne twork interface module connects to the endpoint using a cable with keyed RJ-45 connectors. Figure 2-5 shows this cable. Becaus e it uses a non-standard connector, Polycom I nc . d o e s n o t s u p p or t c a b l e s o f t h is t y p e t h a t a r e [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 30 www.polycom.com Channel Selection For outgoing calls, the system us es the lowest-numbered available channel (1-23 for a PRI T1 and 1-30 for a PRI E1). If an additional channel is needed, the system choose s the next higher-numbered channel. For exam ple, if channe ls[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 31 V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Ne twork Interface Module The following paragra phs provide technical informat ion about the V.35/RS-449/RS-530 networ k interface module availa ble with the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000. The system’s V.35/RS-449/RS-530 ne twork interfa ce module is not interch[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 32 www.polycom.com V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Cabling This section provide s cable drawings and pi nouts for the three cables that you can use with the V.35/RS-449/RS-530 network interface module. All are common to the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000. Figure 2-7. HD-4[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 33 Figure 2-8. Pinout to the HD-44M to RS-366/V.35 “Y” Cable[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 34 www.polycom.com Figure 2-9. HD-44M to RS-449/RS-422 “Y” Cable Diagra m[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 35 Figure 2-10. Pinout to the HD-44M to RS-449/RS- 422 “Y” Cable[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 36 www.polycom.com Figure 2-11. Ascend HD-44M to HD-44M Cable Diagram Figure 2-12. Pinout for the Ascend HD-44M to HD-44M Cable[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 37 Figure 2-13. RS-530 Cable Diagram and Pinout[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 38 www.polycom.com Serial Interface Control Sign als If you need to customize your V.35/RS-449/RS-530 interface, use the signal information in Table 2-2 1 below in addition to the information provided by your network equipmen t vendor. Table 2-21. Serial Interface Contro[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 39 State Machine The V.35/RS-449/RS-530 state machine controls how the V.35/RS-449/RS-530 interface signal s handshake with the network interface equipment while the ca ll is bei ng established. The following tables describe the machine states. Table 2-22 . Dial-Out Stat e Machine State ViewStation[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 40 www.polycom.com 15 RTS = 0 b DTR = 0 a CRQ = 0 All signals go low if Far End or User hang up is detect ed DSR = 1 to 0, OR DCD = 1 to 0 A falling edge o n DSR or DCD are interpreted by the ViewStation FX or VS4000 as a hang-up 16 IDLE DTR = 0 a RTS = 0 b CRQ = 0 IDLE [...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 41 5 DTR = 1 6 RTS = 1 b 7 Wait for DSR high 8 DSR = 1 AND/OR DCD = 1 (AND/OR DSR = 1 c ) 9 Go to connected state 10 DATA FLOW STARTS DATA FLOW STARTS 11 User Hang-up Far End Hang-up 12 RTS = 0 b DTR = 0 a CRQ = 0 All signals go low if Far End or User hang up is detect ed DSR= 1 to 0, OR DCD= 1 to [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 42 www.polycom.com Table 2-24. Non-Dialed User-Initiated Cal l State Machine State ViewStation FX or VS4000 Signals Network Signals 1 Initia l Stat e: DTR = 0 a RTS = 0 b CRQ = 0 a. DTR does not act a s shown but remains hi gh if DTR is set to ON in the V.35 Ad vanced Se[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 43 Table 2-25 . Non-dia led Networ k-Initiate d Call State Ma chine State ViewStation FX or VS4000 Signals Network Signals 1 Initia l Stat e: DTR = 0 a RTS = 0 b CRQ = 0 a. DTR does not act a s shown but remains hi gh if DTR is set to ON in the V.35 Adva nced Setup screen. b. RTS does not act as sh[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 44 www.polycom.com Crypto Resync If a cryptographic encoder/decoder is connected between the system and the network, it may re quire a resynchronization signal from the system . This is a signal in dicating that the syst em has lost video synchronization due to a ne twor[...]

Chapter 2 - Technical Information © Polycom, Inc. 45 Other Elements of a Typical Deployment A typical deployment includ es some of the following Polycom equipment and software in addition to videoconferencing endpoints: ❑ MGC Manager™ ❑ Global Management System™ ❑ WebCommander™ ❑ PathNavigat or™ For more information, please re fer [...]

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© Polycom, Inc. 47 3 Before You Deploy This chapter provides a summary of the deployment proce ss, and describes what y ou must do to pre pare for installation . This chapter covers the foll owing topics. Topic Page Predeployment Overview 48 Video Network Security 49 Best Practices 50 Predeployment Pla nning 51 Developing the Dial Pl an 55 ISDN Re[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 48 www.polycom.com Predeployment Overview The diagram below gives an overvie w of the tasks involved in predeployment planning. Figure 3-1. The Predeployment Process Document the network:  LANs  Subnets  WAN links Determine netw ork capacity requirements Specify[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 49 Video Network Security Polycom recommend s the following general precautions to keep your video network secure: ❑ Deploy IP endpoints behind a firewall. ❑ If your deployment seldom re quires centralized management capabilities, disable all endp oints’ remote management capabilities. ❑ If you[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 50 www.polycom.com Best Practices Polycom recommends the followin g as best practices when deploying Polycom IP voice and video applications. ❑ Consider latency, jit ter, and packet l oss. All are obstacles to high quality audio and video. Table 3-1 below recommend s m[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 51 Notes Older Polycom ViewStation systems and the RADVision MCUs and gateways both support 10 Mbps half duplex only. There ar e known issues w ith so me older Cisco Catalyst 10/100 switches and video e ndpoints negotiating half/f ull duplex. If the negotiation fails, the endpoi nt will still function,[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 52 www.polycom.com LAN/WAN Considerations You will need to develop a network topology checklist that includes the following information: ❑ List of Networks: To take advantage of least cost routing and alternate routing, you must define the topology of the Local area ne[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 53 Capacity Planning H.323 traffic uses more bandwidth th an the selected call qua lity or H.320 equivalent. Polyc om re commends that you allow 20% overhead for the H.323 signaling traffic. ISDN networks do not include signaling in the payload ca lculations, but i n TCP/IP networks all signaling must [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 54 www.polycom.com Keep in mind that the examples given here discuss only a s ingle point-to-point call . Your capacity planning calculations must take into account the total number of calls th at you expect the network to handle at one time, including mul tipoint calls.[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 55 Gatekeeper Identifier You will need to specify the gate keeper identifier for each gatekeeper being deployed. You must also de fine the maximum number of endpoints that may be registered to each gatekeeper and the maximum number of calls that each gatekeeper may handle at one time. Default Gatekeepe[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 56 www.polycom.com Service prefixes are short numer ic strings that identify the services being requested, such as call speed and zone. An H.323 dial plan allows you to associate a numeric alias to the network address of each H.323 entity. This is the calling plan that y[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 57 A well-designed dial pl an distributes the dial plan log ic among the gateways and gatekeepers. Try to keep the dial plan logic at the highest component level — for example, allow the gatekeeper to handle routing and fail-over decisions. This allows individu al zones to be added or modified withou[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 58 www.polycom.com Administration, Policies, and Routing Administration Plan The videoconferencing administra tion plan allows the system administrator to manage user pe rmissions and network policies. Your plan should define: ❑ Superusers ❑ Administrators ❑ Permis[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 59 If your organization has speci al rate plans, those should be incorporated into the least-cost routing tables. Network Topology You will need the networ k topology info rmation described in LAN/WAN Considera tions on page 52 when you d esign your dial plan and configure P athNavigator to manage you [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 60 www.polycom.com Addressing The addressing components of an H.323 dial plan are: ❑ Gatekeeper zone identifiers or pr efixes ❑ Entity addressing ❑ Terminal aliases (include nu meric and alphabetic aliases) ❑ System Services ❑ MCU service prefixe s ❑ Gateway [...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 61 If the local zone prefixes are configured, requests from neighbor gatekeepers with prefixes that match the local zone prefix will be resolved. All other calls will be rejected. Entity Addressing An entity must have a network address and may have alias addresses. These are defi ned as follows: ❑ Ne[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 62 www.polycom.com Rules for Assigning Prefixes and Numeric Aliases In assigning prefixes and numeric alia ses, it is critically important to observe certain rules: ❑ MCUs and gateways provid e services, so they must have service prefixes assigned to them. Each service[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 63 System Services System services include the following: ❑ Conference on demand ❑ Call forwarding: set forward busy, set forward no answer, and set forward unconditional. ❑ Access simplified d ialing ❑ Join or leave hunt group System services only work within a zone. They do not work across zo[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 64 www.polycom.com The PRI T1 needs to be provisione d for the ViewStation FX and VS4000 systems as follows: Table 3-4. ISDN PRI Requirement s Line settings ESF/B8ZS (default) Extended Super Frame B8ZS is mode m standard for T1/PRI line encoding and framin g Line termina[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 65 The PRI direct from the telephone service provider should support both data and voice for Poly com’s voice add-on capability of systems. Determining Usage To g et t he b e st ra t e of r et u rn f ro m PR I li n es , t he y sh o ul d b e u s ed as much as possible. To do this, look a t the data an[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 66 www.polycom.com Figure 3-2. Network Configuration (No PBX) Figure 3-3. Network Configuration (Behind PBX) For ISDN BRI lines to be used from a PBX to a videoconferencing system, you must do these thi ngs in additi on to meeting the other requirements. ❑ Determine th[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 67 not you need an NT1 device between the PBX and the ISDN BRI interface of the videoconferencing system. ❑ If the ISDN BRI network module in the PBX is S/T-loop, there is a 500-foot limitation with S/T-loop ISDN. The module may still require a s pecial jack with a res istor. ❑ Ensure that the ISDN[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 68 www.polycom.com ❑ The ISDN BRI service must allow videoconferencing calls to be dialed on either B channel or on both simultan eously. ❑ The D channel should not permit X.25 packet data. ❑ The ISDN BRI service mu st be co nfigured as Te rminal Type A. ❑ The IS[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 69 ❑ If the distance is between 50 an d 250 feet, you must use a 9-volt AC/DC transformer to boost power (such as the Digi-Key #T405-ND). Connect the transfor mer to the Quad BRI network interface module. ❑ RJ-45 jacks, connected to 110 bl ocks or 66 blocks, should be installed in the wiring closet[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 70 www.polycom.com The following tables show how the data modules should be configured in the Lucent Definity PBX administrative console. Ports 3 and 4 are configured identically w ith unique extensions for each module, and different port numbers . Table 3-5. Example Con[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 71 Next, you must configure any required hunt groups with a direct inward dialing (DID) numbers, or local directory numbers. This enables other systems to call your sys tem. Once you have configured the hunt groups, hook up the DCP ports to the system and follow the a ppropriate system installation pro[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 72 www.polycom.com Site Considerations When you select a site for videoconferencing equipment, cons ider the following factors: Table 3-7. Site Considerations Factor For best results Access to required connections Ensure that the equipment will be within 6 feet (1.8 m) o[...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 73 Acoustics and background noise Ensure that there is no audible echo in th e room where the camera a nd microphone(s) will be installe d. Carpeting, drapery, and upholstered furniture all help to reduce echo probl ems. Non-rectangular rooms have less echo than standard conf erence rooms. Microphone p[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 74 www.polycom.com Predeployment Worksheet This worksheet will help you get the information you need to install videoconferencing systems on your company’s LAN computer network. Complete this worksheet before you start the installation. Once you have this information, [...]

Chapter 3 - Before You Deploy © Polycom, Inc. 75 Extension (Terminal ID or E.164 number) for the videoconferencing system SNMP Information (if necessary) If you intend to ready your system for remote management via Simple Network Management Protoco l (S NMP), you also need to know: IP address for the network management station _______.____ ___.___[...]

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© Polycom, Inc. 77 4 Installing Videoconferencing Systems This chapter provides installa tion instructions for the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 and their network interface modules. This chapter covers the foll owing topics. Topic Page The Deployment Process 78 Installation Procedu res 79 Network Conf iguration 88 Connecting the Syste[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 78 www.polycom.com The Deployment Process The diagram below summarizes the tasks involved in the deployment process. This chapte r assumes that the appropriate products have been ordered, and that you have done the appropriate predeployment tasks. Figure 4-1. The Deploym[...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 79 Installation Procedures For basic system installation, pl ease refer to the installation instructions in the appropriate Us er Guide and the QuickStart cards. Installing Network Interface Modules The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 m ay be purchased with either of th e[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 80 www.polycom.com NT-1 Device The Quad BRI network interface modu le requ ires an S/T interface. If your site does not use an inte rnal telephone system ( PBX), you must connect the Quad BRI module to the ISDN line(s) thr ough a network termination (NT-1) device, which [...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 81 3. Connect the network side of the Qu ad BRI network interface module to the NT-1 device or to the ISDN network, as appropriate. Figure 4-4. Quad BRI Network Interface Module (Network Side) 4. I f y o u a r e u s i n g a n N T - 1 d e v i c e , c o n n e c t i t t o t h e I S D N[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 82 www.polycom.com You must use an external power supply if you use the internal CSU capability of the PRI T1 network interface module. Channel Service Unit In North America, the PRI T1 network interface module can be connected to an external Channel Service Unit (CSU). [...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 83 If You Are Connecting to a PBX ❑ Some PBXs require a crossover cable. ❑ The PBX must provide the clock s ignal and act as the network side for layers 1, 2, and 3. ❑ QSIG signaling (PSS 1) is not supported. However, a PRI network interface module can be connected to a PISN t[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 84 www.polycom.com Installation To install the PRI network interface module: 1. Ensure that the sy stem is powered off . 2. Connect peripheral side of the PRI network interface module to the system using the supplied cable. Figure 4-5 shows the peripheral side of the PRI[...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 85 Installing a V.35/RS- 449/RS-530 Network Interface Module Cables Used with the V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Network Interface Module The network interface module conne cts to the syst em using a cabl e that is not interchangeable with standard RJ- 45 to RJ-45 cable s. The following optiona[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 86 www.polycom.com Installation To install V.35 /RS-449/RS-530 Networ k Interface Module : 1. Make sure the system is turned off. 2. Connect the peripheral side of the network interface module to the system. Re fer to Figure 4-7. Figure 4-7. V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Network In[...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 87 Note If your DCE does not use dialing, do not use the RS-366 (DB-25M) connector.[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 88 www.polycom.com Network Configuration The following paragraphs give informa tion about configuring the ViewStation EX, ViewStation F X, and VS4000 systems for the ISDN network. On a PRI T1 Network: Configuring the CSU If you use an external CSU, you must specify the f[...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 89 Firewall and NAT Issues A firewall protects an organizati on’s network by controlling data traffic from outside the network. Different types of firewalls use different techniques to provide network security, but unless the firewall is designed to work with H.323 videoconfer enc[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 90 www.polycom.com Configuring the System to Operate Behind a NAT The System is behind a NAT option allows the user make call s outside the internal network. At this time, it is not po ssible to make videoconfere ncing calls within the internal network when the System is[...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 91 Connecting the System to a PC I n s o m e s i t u a t i o ns y ou m a y w a n t t o c on n e c t a l a p t o p d i r ec t l y t o t h e ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, or VS4000. This allows you to: ❑ Update software on a system th at is not connected to a LAN. ❑ Use IP-based[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 92 www.polycom.com Connecting the PC to the LAN Through the ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, or VS4000 Do this if you ne ed to use the system to provide LAN connectivi ty for your PC. 1. Ensure that the PC and the system are both powered off. 2. Connect the system to the [...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 93 10. Select Off in the DHCP fie ld and manually en ter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway addre ss provided by your s ystem administrator. 11. Turn on your PC and make sure it is proper ly configured. 12. After you have changed the DHCP settings, a message lets you know that[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 94 www.polycom.com Connecting the System to a PC off the LAN D o t h i s i f y o u n e e d t o u s e I P- b a s e d f u nc t i o n s ( d i s p l a y d e s k t o p , d o a software update, use PolySnap) on a system that is not connected to a LAN. Caution Your system must [...]

Chapter 4 - Installing Vi deoconferencing Systems © Polycom, Inc. 95 6. Select Yes if yo u are absolutely cer tain you want to set your system as a DHCP server. 7. Press Menu . The following message will appear: “Power must be reset to save changes. Continue?” Select Yes . 8. Your ViewStation will automatically rest art. It will now act as a D[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 96 www.polycom.com Placing Test Calls To verify that you have installe d the endpoint equipment correctly, test each unit as follow s: ❑ Place an ISDN call from the unit. ❑ Place an IP call from the unit. ❑ From a suitable endpoint, place an ISDN call to the unit. [...]

© Polycom, Inc. 97 5 Supporting Advanced Users This chapter describes features th at are available but not widely used. Inexperienced user s may need assistanc e with these features. This chapter covers the foll owing topics. Topic Page Multiple-Monitor Mod e 98 RS-232 Interf ace 105[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 98 www.polycom.com Multiple-Monitor Mode The following table describes each monitor’s expected behavior in systems using one to four monitors. Table 5-1. Expected Di splay for Each Monitor Condition PIP Monitor System VGA or Visual Concert VGA 1234 Booting None Logo L [...]

Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users © Polycom, Inc. 99 Point-to-point call: call connect Near Far No change Point-to-point call: main/UI Far Main No change Point-to-point call: graphic Near Far Graphic Multipoint call: main/UI Last talker Main No change Three-way call: graphic Near Far Graphic Four-way call: graphic None Cont. presence No change[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 100 www.polycom.com Multipoint call: graphic None Cont. presence Graphic Three-way call: discussion mode Near Far Far (2) Three-way call: presentation mode Near Far Far (2) Three-way call: full-screen mode Near Far Far (2) Four-way call: discussion mode None Cont. presen[...]

Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users © Polycom, Inc. 101 Three-way call: full-screen mode Near Far Far (2) Four-way call: graphic None Cont. presence Last talker Graphic Four-way call: discussion mode None Cont. presence Last talker Four-way call: presentation mode None Cont. presence Last talker Four-way call: full-screen mode None Last talker N[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 102 www.polycom.com Four-way call: graphic None Cont. presence Graphic Last talker Four-way call: discussion mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Four-way call: presentation mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Four-way call: full-screen mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Three-monitor mod[...]

Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users © Polycom, Inc. 103 Four-way call: discussion mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Four-way call: presentation mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Four-way call: full-screen mode Near Far Far (2) Far (3) Four-monitor mode, no VGA Not in a call: main/UI None Main Near None None Not in a call: graphic No ne Near Graphic None[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 104 www.polycom.com Four-way call: presentation mode None Far Near Far (2) Far (3) Four-way call: full-screen mode None Far Near Far (2) Far (3) Four-monitor mode, VGA Not in a call: main/UI None Main Near None None Not in a call: graphic No ne Near None None No ne Graph[...]

Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users © Polycom, Inc. 105 RS-232 Interface RS-232 Control Mode In Control Mode, the ViewStation E X, ViewStation FX, or VS4000 is under the control of the PC or othe r device connected to its RS-232 port. RS-232 Pass-Thru Mode Pass-Thru Mode allows two endpoint s to pass data from one unit’s RS-232 port t o the ot[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 106 www.polycom.com Both endpoints in Pass-Thru Mode —Two stati ons set to Pass-Thru Mode behave as a null-modem betw een their respective ex ternally connected devices. Data from the RS-232 port on one endpoint is pushed through the call to the other endpoint, and the[...]

Chapter 5 - Supporting Advanced Users © Polycom, Inc. 107 Configure the System for RS-232 Operation To configure your system to use the RS-232 interf ace: 1. Select System Info > Admi n Setup > Software/Hardware > RS-232 to display the RS-23 2 screen 2. Configure the Baud Rate . 3. Configure the RS-232 Mode . Select Control Mode to allow [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 108 www.polycom.com 4. In the Com1 Properties window, under Port Sett ings, select the following s ettings: • Baud rate should match that of the system (defa ult is 9600) • Data bits = 8 • Parity = none • Stop bits = 1 • Flow control setti ng should match that [...]

© Polycom, Inc. 109 6 Testing and Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to do post-deployment functional tests and how to identify and correct problems. This chapter covers the foll owing topics. Indicator Lamps The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 and th eir network interface modules have indicator lamps ( LEDs) that can help you t[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 110 www.polycom.com Indicator Lamps on the PR I Network Interface Module The PRI network interface module uses lamps on both the network side and the peripheral side to provide status indications. Note The PRI network interface module is not available with the ViewStatio[...]

Chapter 6 - Testing and Troubleshooting © Polycom, Inc. 111 Indicator Lamps on the Quad BRI Network Interface Module The Quad BRI network interface module uses pairs of indicator lamps associat ed with each BRI line to provide statu s indications. The table below shows the meanings of the LED pair associated with one line. Note that the lines in u[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 112 www.polycom.com Indicator Lamps on the V. 35/RS-449/RS-530 Network Interface Module The V.35/RS- 449/RS-530 network i nterface module uses lamps on both the network side and the peri ph eral side to provide status indicati ons. Table 6-4. V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Indicator[...]

Chapter 6 - Testing and Troubleshooting © Polycom, Inc. 113 Fault Isolation The following table lists symp toms, causes, and corrective actions for equipment malfunctions. Table 6-6. F ault Isol ation Problem Possible cause Corrective action Monitor screen rema ins blank Monitor is not connected to power Check all cabl es to equipment Monitor is n[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 114 www.polycom.com ISDN Error Codes The following tabl e describes codes that the ISDN switch sends to the router to indicate call status. Although the codes are standardized, each ISDN service pr ovider defines them differe ntly. Because of this, the definitions in the[...]

Chapter 6 - Testing and Troubleshooting © Polycom, Inc. 115 21 Call rejected The destination equipm ent is capa ble of accepting the call, but has rejected it for an unknown reason. 22 Number changed The ISDN number used to set up the call is no longer valid. (The diagnostic field of the message may return an alternate address assigned to the call[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 116 www.polycom.com 42 Switching equipment congestion The destination ca nnot be reached because the network switching equipmen t is temporarily overloaded. 43 Access information discarded The requested access information cannot be provided by the network. The diag nosti[...]

Chapter 6 - Testing and Troubleshooting © Polycom, Inc. 117 69 Requ ested facility not implemented The remote equipment is not capable of providing th e requested supple mentary service. 70 Only restricted digital information bearer is available The network is unable to provide unrestricted digi tal information over bearer capability. 79 Service o[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 118 www.polycom.com 91 Invalid transit network specified The ISDN exchange was asked to route the call thro ugh an u nrecognized inte rmediate network. 95 Invalid message, unspecified An invalid message was received, for an unknown reason. This is usually due to a D-chan[...]

Chapter 6 - Testing and Troubleshooting © Polycom, Inc. 119 102 Recovery on timer exp iry A time-out has triggered an error-handlin g (recovery) procedure. Thi s problem is typically temporary. 111 Protocol error, unspecified An unspecified D-channel error when no other standard cause applies. 127 Interworking, unspecified An event occurred within[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 120 www.polycom.com[...]

© Polycom, Inc. 121 A System Interoperability The ViewStation EX, ViewStation F X, and VS4000 ca n work with the following non-Polycom endpoint equipment: Table A-1. H.320 En dpoints Manufacturer Model Version Sony PCS6000 4.1 Tandberg 500 800 1000 2000 6000 B5.1 VCON Cruiser Media Connect 8000 4.6 VTEL Galaxy 2.2.0 .070[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 122 www.polycom.com Table A-2. H.323 Endpoints Manufacturer Model Version Microsoft NetMeeting 2.1, 3.0, 3. 01 a a. No applicati on sharing, fi le transfer, or whiteboarding in versions 3.0 and 3.01 Tandberg 500 800 1000 2500 6000 B5.1 VCON Cruiser Escort Media Connect 8[...]

Appendix A - System Interoperability © Polycom, Inc. 123 The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 can work with the following non-Pol ycom MCUs: The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 can work with the following non-Pol ycom gateways and gatekeepers: Table A-3. H.323 MCU Interoperability Manufacturer Model Version H.320 Lucent Multi-[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 124 www.polycom.com The ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 can work with the following NATs and fire walls: Radvision L2W-323BRI Gateway/Gatekeeper L2W-323PRI Gateway/Gatekeeper 2.2.3.2.5 MCU Gatekeeper 2.2.1.0.9d NGK 200 Gatekeeper 1.0 T120 Data Colla borator Se[...]

© Polycom, Inc. 125 B ViewStation Series Cables The following tables list cables for systems in the ViewStation family. Board Room and Custom Room Systems Table B-1. Cables for VS4000 Use Description Le ngth and pinout Longer version PC Ethernet Blue RJ-45 25 ft (7.6 m), Standard No Camera, document camera, or monitor (6) Yellow S-video 25 ft (7.6[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 126 www.polycom.com Table B-2. Cables for View Station EX and ViewStation FX Use Description Le ngth and pinout Longer version PC Ethernet Blue RJ-45 25 ft (7.6 m), Standard No IP network Orange RJ-45 12 ft (3.7 m), Standard No Audio device input Single bl ack RCA 8 ft ([...]

Appendix B - ViewStation Series Cables © Polycom, Inc. 127 Table B-4. Cables for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 Accessories Use Description Length and pinout Longer version Visual Concert FX to PC VGA, audio, LAN composite cable 5 ft (1.5 m) Cust om No Visual Con cert FX t o ViewStation EX, FX or VS4000 RJ-45 TO RJ-45/RJ-9/2-pin Molex [...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 128 www.polycom.com Medium and Large Room Systems Table B-6. Cables for ViewStation H.323 Use Description Le ngth and pinout Longer version IPOTS Pink RJ-11 12 ft (3.7 m) No IP network Orange RJ-45 12 ft (3.7 m), Standard No PC Ethernet Blue RJ-45 25 ft (7.6 m), Standard[...]

Appendix B - ViewStation Series Cables © Polycom, Inc. 129 Table B-7. Cables for ViewStation MP Use Description Leng th and pinout Longer ve rsion IPOTS Pink RJ-11 12 ft (3.7 m) No IP network Orange RJ-45 12 ft (3.7 m), Standard No PC Ethernet Blue RJ-45 25 ft (7.6 m), Standard No Audio device input Black single RCA 8 ft (2.4 m), Standard No VCR R[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 130 www.polycom.com Small Room Systems Network in terface (4) DCP- clear RJ-45 20 ft (6.1 m), Standard No DCP interface only DCP Green/white RJ-45 20 ft (6.1 m), Standard, keyed No Table B-9. Cables for Upgrading ViewStatio n Models (Except FX) Use Description Le ngth an[...]

Appendix B - ViewStation Series Cables © Polycom, Inc. 131 Table B-11. Cables for ViewStation 128 Use Description Le ngth and pinout Longer version IPOTS Pink RJ-11 12 ft (3.7 m) No IP Network Orange RJ-45 12 ft (3.7 m), standard No PC Ethernet Blue RJ-45 25 ft (7.6 m), standard No Audio device input Black single RCA 8 ft (2.4 m), standard No VCR [...]

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© Polycom, Inc. 133 Safety and Legal Notices Important Safeguards Read and understa nd the following in structions before usin g any equipm ent described in this manual: • Close supervision is necessary when the system is used by or near children. Do not leave unattended w hile in use. • Only use electrical extension co rds with a current rati[...]

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 134 www.polycom.com Limitation of Remedies and Damages Polycom, Inc., its agents, emp loyees, suppl iers, dealers a nd other auth orized represe ntatives shall not be responsi ble or liable wi th respect to the product or any other subje ct matter related thereto under a[...]

© Polycom, Inc. 135 Index A acoustics 73 address E.164 56 H.323 (IP) 56 administration plan 58 Adtran Atlas 800 Plus E1 module 82 ARENA API 19 , 20 audio codecs 17 audio quality 17 , 73 B bandwidth allocation policy 58 PRI E1 26 PRI T1 26 requirements calculating 50 browser, see Web browser 19 C cable adapter coaxial, for ViewStation FX/VS4000 PRI[...]

ViewStation FX and VS4000 Integrators’ Reference M anual 136 www.polycom.com cascading 18 channel restarts, Adtran Atlas 800 Plus E1 module 82 channel selection, ViewStation FX/VS4000 PRI 30 channel service unit, see CSU 82 clock source PRI 26 , 83 V.35/RS-449 32 closed captioning 19 codecs video 14 codecs, audio 17 collaboration tools 19 common [...]

Chapter - © Polycom, Inc. 137 GUI, ViewStation FX/VS40 00 19 I indicator lamps, see specific equipment models 22 internal telephone system, see PBX 22 interoperability 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 IP address 92 DCHP 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 NAT 89 , 90 IP precedence 50 ISDN connection 25 ISDN error codes 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 ISDN network interface [...]

ViewStation FX and VS4000 Integrators’ Reference M anual 138 www.polycom.com power supply, for ViewStation FX/VS4000 PRI 81 , 82 power supply, PRI 84 PowerPoint file conversion tool 19 presentation mode ViewStation FX/VS4000 four monitors 103 , 104 , 105 single monitor 98 , 99 three monitors 101 , 102 two monitors 100 presentation tools 19 preset[...]

Chapter - © Polycom, Inc. 139 video signal format 14 ViewStation FX cable, RS-232 20 defined 12 ViewStation FX/VS4000 audio specifica tions 16 , 17 cable extension to network interface module 83 Quad BRI to network 24 to network interface module 23 , 83 , 84 configuration 92 connecting to PC Ethernet port 91 DHCP server 94 electrical spec ificatio[...]

ViewStation FX and VS4000 Integrators’ Reference M anual 140 www.polycom.com Z zone plan 57[...]