TANDBERG DIRECTOR D5016402 manual

User Manual Director Software V ersion E1/B6 Control Softwar e V ersion V3.0 D5016402 This document is not to be repr oduced in whole or in part without permission in writing fr om:[...]

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T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 3 T rademarks and copyright COPYRIGHT © 2003, T ANDBERG 1860 Michael Faraday Drive, Suite 250 Reston, Vir ginia, USA 20190 T el: 703-709-4281, Fax: 703-709-4231 All rights reserved. This document contains information that is pr oprietary to T ANDBERG. No part of this publication may be repr oduced, stor[...]

T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 4 Important Information Please review this manual and the R EAR P ROJECTION SMAR T B OARD TM 3000i I NST ALLA TION G UIDE carefully befor e setting up and using the Director videoconfer encing system. With pr oper care, your system should provide years of tr ouble-fr ee service. Other W arnings and Safety[...]

T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 5 • If you inadvertently smudge the rear surface of the interactive whiteboar d, wipe it car efully with a soft cloth and alcohol-free glass cleaner . Do not spray the glass cleaner directly onto the surface; spray it lightly on the cloth, and then gently dab the rear surface of the interactive whitebo[...]

T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 6 Contents T rademarks and copyright ................................................................................... 3 Disclaimer .............................................................................................................. 3 Environmental Issues ......................................[...]

T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 7 Display Operation ........................................................................................................... 42 Local Display Operation ........................................................................................... 42 Scr een Basics ........................................[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 8 Introduction W elcome to the T ANDBERG Director The T ANDBERG Director is a multimedia and videoconferencing system that is integrated into the Rear Projection SMAR T Boar d TM 3000i system. The core component of the Dir ector , the DAM (Director Applications Module) is a 19” rack mountab[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 9 At a Glance: The T ANDBERG Director WA VE II Camera Adjustable Camera platform wireless keyboard laptop shelf Interactive touch SMART Boar d SMART pen tray speaker vent (x 2) wireless keyboard holder lockable casters (x4) key lock for door doors to mounted speakers and components (Director[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 10 System Overview The T ANDBERG Director system is comprised of the following, as well as optional components that can and will enhance your videoconfer encing experience. Control Interface Director Application Module (DAM) The Director Application Module is an integrated contr ol, pr esenta[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 11 Document Camera** A composite video source is available for a document camera. Document cameras can be used to show a wide variety of media, such as whitepapers, film negatives, or standar d overhead projector transparencies. Sour ce selection, zoom, focus and lighting can all be contr ol[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 12 System Connections The following diagrams provides an overview of the connections that ar e requir ed for the Dir ector system. Before handling the system’ s cables and components, make sur e that the main power plug is unplugged from any power sour ce. For simplicity the Network connect[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 13 Rear Interface Panel Connections[...]

Introduction T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 14 Rear Interface Panel - A/V Plate[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 15 SMART Board TM 3000i Interactive Whiteboard Optional T ouch Panel Optional T ouch Panel Optional Monitor and Camera AudioScience Microphone (ceiling mount) See A PPENDIX 4: E NVIRONMENT AL AND O PERA TION C ONSIDERA TIONS for mor e information. Installation & Setup Room Configuration [...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 16 Installing the Guest Laptop Shelf 1. Locate the two laptop shelf keyholes and the single thumbscr ew hole on the upper right (or left) side of the cabinet. Remove the plastic hole covers. 2. Push the two protruding bolts on the edge of the shelf into the two keyholes, and then push the she[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 17 Installing the Adjustable Camera Shelf installed videoconferencing camera shelf TIP Y OU CAN INST ALL THE 3000 I VIDEOCONFERENCING SHELF ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CABINET . T HE MOUNTING ARM OF THE SHELF PROVIDES A CONVENIENT HIDDEN CHANNEL FOR THE CAMERA CABLING . T o install the videoconfer[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 18 2. Remove the four caps and plugs from the mounting arm at the location wher e you want to mount the shelf. Feed the cables for the videoconfer encing camera through the lar ge hole, down the channel and through the lower mounting point. 3. If you’re installing the mounting arm on the sa[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 19 4. Use the three supplied 1/4-20 x ∫ ” fasteners in place of the 1/4-20 x ˚” fasteners (removed in step 1) to secure the mounting arm to the cabinet. The safety scr ew is now r eplaced. 5. Hook the shelf to the keyholes in the mounting arm, tightening the thumbscr ew to secure the [...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 20 6. Cable management along the side of the cabinet is provided by the J-hook. Clip the J-hook onto the handle on the side of the 3000i and route the cables thr ough that hook to the Connection Panel at the r ear of the cabinet. 7. If you detached the IR receiver in step 3, use the V elcro i[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 21 Powering on the System Once the system is installed in the appropriate location, it is now r eady for the AC mains to be plugged in. T o verify that all components have been powered on, you should be able to see the following LED indicators thr ough the smoked glass cover of the Director [...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 22 T ouchscreen Calibration Once the system is installed and functioning, it is recommended that the SMAR T Boar d TM 3000i touch screen be calibrated. First touch and hold the top left corner of the screen for 5 seconds. This will give you a hidden ‘T ools’ setup screen. Then touch and h[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 23 T ouch Panel T ools for System Configuration V arious tools may be accessed from the systems opening page. T ouching the top left corner of the touch screen and holding for 5 seconds will access a list of tools wher e system infor mation, IR functions, audio, system options, and directory[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 24 IR Functions Selecting the IR FUNCTIONS button will display both near - and far end video outputs as well as all the IR control buttons that corr espond to the T ANDBERG remote control. Y ou can use any of these buttons to emulate button pushes on the remote. See G ETTING S T ARTED > T [...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 25 System Options The SYSTEM OPTIONS button allows for limited modification of setup of the codec. Modification of these setting from the default values may af fect the operation of the Dir ector system. The main item of note is the ‘Camera Model’ setting. The system supports VISCA contr[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 26 Network Connections The network connections are located on the r ear interface panel of the T ANDBERG 6000 Codec. The network cables should be connected as applicable to the site. Refer to ‘A DV ANCED U SE ’ > ‘T ERMINAL S ETTINGS ’ for more information concerning IP settings an[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 27 Device Connections Microphone Connect the micr ophone cable to the XLR input of the 6000 codec. The default codec setting has all microphone inputs enabled and the gain set to +3dB. Adjustments to the audio settings may be done in ‘T OUCHSCREEN T OOLS ’ or with the ‘IR C ONTROLS ’[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 28 PC and Laptop Computer Setup A user supplied PC and laptop can be connected to the system to enhance your videoconferencing pr esentation. Refer the R EAR P ROJECTION SMAR T Board TM 3000i I NST ALLA TION G UIDE for details on installation and configuration for a PC and laptop. PC A PC can[...]

Installation T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 29 PC Calibration It may also be necessary to calibrate the SMART Boar d TM Soft- ware on your computer with the 3000i. T o calibrate the SMART Boar d Software, select the PC as your video source and use the ‘Orient’ utility found in the SMART Board TM Softwar e’ s Contr ol Panel . Y o[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 30 Getting Started System startup If the T ANDBERG Director System is not already powered on, pr ess the POWER BUTTON on the SMART Boar d TM 3000i front contr ol panel unit to activate the projector display . It will then require approximately 40 seconds to complete the startup routine, at[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 31 T ouch Screen and Remote IR Controls The Director is designed to utilize the SMAR T Boar d TM 3000i interactive whiteboard touch scr een. Every command and operation can be executed thr ough the 3000i touch screen interface. The T ANDBERG remote control may also be used to contr ol the[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 32 The initial screen will show a lar ge view of the local display with contr ols on either side, depending on your control orientation pr efer ence. T o use the on-screen IR contr ols: Press the VIDEOCONFERENCE button on the T ASKBAR . This will take you to the ‘Call Control’ Scr een.[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 33 Codec Basics The T ANDBERG ‘W elcome Screen’ scr een will appear in the ‘Remote View’ panel. This screen should provide you with the most impor tant system information. The three color -coded commands shown correspond with the QUICK KEYS on the IR contr ol. This means that to m[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 34 General Codec Configuration The control system communicates with the codec thr ough Data 1 at 9600 baud, No parity bit, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit. The codec should be left in its default configuration with the following exceptions. Using the IR control, the following settings should b[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 35 Network and LAN Settings ISDN configuration For each installation of the system it is necessary to configure the unit. All configuration parameters are available via the menu system. If you ar e using an external IMUX or special networks, the external equipment may also need to be conf[...]

Getting Started T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 36 DUOVideo TF Mode DuoVideo TF is a very useful pr esentation tool that enables the pr esenter to display live video from a document camera or another source in addition to the live video of the pr eenter . The Director system is set-up to utilize the DuoV ideo TF feature, however , it re[...]

General Use T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 37 Directory The T ANDBERG Dir ector system has a DIRECTOR Y , similar to a local phone book, that stor es up to 100 directory entries including the last number dialed. The entries ar e sorted alphabetically . All directory entries and updates should be done thr ough the touch scr een interfa[...]

General Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 38 NOTE I F THE PROJECTOR IS ON ST ANDBY , NO CALLS CAN BE MADE OR RECEIVED . Projector Standby Button Press this button to power on the pr ojector lamp. When finished, press it to put the pr ojector into reversible standby mode for five minutes. The screen appears black, but the pr ojector la[...]

General Use T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 39 MultiSite TF (MCU) The system has a built-in multipoint confer ence unit (MCU), MultiSite TF , which has the capability to establish meetings with up to 4 video sites (5 if at least one site is a telephone call, ISDN/analogue/ mobile). All video calls in a conference must be connected usin[...]

General Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 40 MultiSite TF cascading By connecting four MultiSite TF systems together , it is possible to connect up to 10 video sites (including the four MultiSite TF sites) plus 4 audio sites (telephones), see drawing below . The host can connect up to 3 other video systems with MultiSite TF functional[...]

General Use T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 41 W eb-interface It is possible to access and maintain the system remotely via a local ar ea network (LAN) using a standard W eb-browser . Connect your system from the LAN socket, found on the codec interface panel, to a local ar ea network. Then configure your codec: • Press MENU , select[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 42 The screen has four sections: V IDEO DISPLA Y WINDOW where the chosen video source will be displayed. D EVICE CONTROL where contr ols specific the chosen video source will be displayed. If the device has no associated controls this ar ea will be blank. S OURCE S ELECTION where the available vi[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 43 Source Selection Press a VIDEO SOURCE button to show its image in the display window . The User can change the source selection at any time, the selected sour ce button changes fr om blue to green when active. Any device controls associated with that sour ce will be displayed in the V ideo Dis[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 44 T askbar The grey T ANDBERG T ASKBAR present at the bottom of the screen pr ovides contr ols relevant to local pr esentation operation. The buttons will change according to the display status. The button border and text will illuminate r ed when it is activated. Video Display W indow Shows the[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 45 V ideoconference Operation When the Director receives/initiates a video/audio call. When an incoming call connects the user will be automatically taken to the Videoconfer ence Main Screen , otherwise on the T ASKBAR select the VIDEOCONFERENCE button to access the Call Control Screen . Making C[...]

T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 46 Manual Dialing T o manually dial a number: 1. In the ADDRESS BOOK select the MANUAL DIAL button. 2. Enter the number of the desired site using the KEYP AD . Press DELETE to remove the last character or CLEAR to start again. 3. Press SELECT QUALITY to change the call bandwidth fr om the default. Use the[...]

T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 47 Editing Speed Dial Directory From the Dir ectory Setup it is possible to cr eate a new speed dial site or edit an existing one. Creating a new speed dial number 1. In the Address Book select EDIT DIRECTOR Y to access the directory set up. 2. Select ADD NEW ENTR Y 3. Selecting the white text boxes will[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 48 Editing an existing speed dial number 1. In the Address Book select EDIT DIRECTOR Y to access the directory set up. 2. Select a speed dial site; its details (if any) will be displayed in the white text boxes below the speed dials. 3. Pressing the white text box will allow you to edit its conte[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 49 Videoconfer ence Main Screen When a call has been established the conference operation is run fr om this screen. The fundamentals of SOURCE SELECTION and DEVICE CONTROL mirror that of Local Display Operation . The screen has five sections: M AIN V IDEO D ISPLA Y shows either the LOCAL VIDEO SO[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 50 T ouching the main screen will enlar ge the image to fill the scr een. This function works for the video sources only and not the PC sour ce. The PC sour ce is configured for annotation, ther efor e use the ENLARGE / REDUCE button in this case. T ouching the video display again will return it [...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 51 Far End Camera Control When in a videoconferencing call, it is possible to assume camera contr ol for the far end site’ s system. When the local camera controls ar e selected pr ess the FA R END CONTROL button. If the far end site is configured for far end camera contr ol, the camera contr o[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 52 DuoV ideo TF Operation When DuoVideo TF operation is possible a DuoV ideo TF button will appear on the T ASKBAR beside the VIEW button. Selecting this button will change the display to a more traditional dual scr een view . T wo groups of sour ce selection are now displayed, the Main source se[...]

Display Operation T ANDBERG Videoconferencing System 53 Multipoint Operation If connected to a multipoint conference by either hosting a T ANDBERG MultiSite TF conference or connecting to a third party MCU that supports chair contr ol, a Multipoint button will appear on the taskbar . When selected, the following page will be displayed. R EQUEST F L[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 54 Advanced use Main menu The menu system can be used to select available functions and utilities for the system. T o enter the menu system and the main menu, press the MENU key . Y ou may leave the menu system at any time by pressing the MENU key . Menu Password It is possible to password pr[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 55 Call quality The ‘Call Quality’ menu allows you to select the preferr ed quality of your call. Audio A UTO Optimized audio quality depending on bandwidth. H IGH High audio quality (G.722) regar dless of bandwidth. N ORMAL T elephone quality (G.728) regar dless of bandwidth. Video A UTO[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 56 Advanced call quality T F - T ANDBERG F IRST Audio A UTO The setting of ‘Audio: Auto/High/Normal’ in ‘Call Quality’ will be used. G.722.1 Compr essed high quality audio (7 kHz). G.722 High quality audio (7 kHz). G.728 Compr essed normal quality audio (telephone quality , 3.1 kHz). [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 57 Presentations T F - T ANDBERG F IRST Presentation Mode T o send a snapshot immediately after pressing SNAPSHOT select ‘ Pr esentation Mode: Normal’ . T o preview the image befor e it is transferred as a snapshot, select ‘ Pr esentation Mode: Pr eview’ . When pressing SNAPSHOT you w[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 58 DuoVideo / Snapshot Source Select which video sour ce DuoVideo TF transmits. If you want the document camera to be the default source when using DuoV ideo TF / snapshot, select ‘ DuoVideo / Snapshot Sour ce: DocCam’ . T o use the same video source as on the first connection for DuoV id[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 59 Dual Monitor O N Selfview , snapshots and DuoV ideo TF will be displayed on the 2nd monitor . O FF The 2nd monitor shows Selfview only . Auto-PIP O N Y our selfview will automatically be displayed (as a Picture-in-pictur e) whenever the camera position or video source is changed. Picking u[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 60 MCU services A Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) enables several sites to participate in the same confer ence. An MCU conference can have dif fer ent modes: V oice Switched Means that the image of the person currently speaking will be broadcast to all the other confer ence participants. This w[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 61 When MultiSite TF If ‘V oice Switched’ is selected, ‘V oice Switched’ will change to ‘Cont. Presence’ . This setting can also be changed in the ‘Utilities’ menu. Request floor When requesting the floor , the MCU will broadcast your video in full scr een to all other partici[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 62 Chair control Y ou select ‘Chair Control’ and ‘T ake Chair’ to assume the role of chairman of the ‘meeting’. As chairman, you may control which site you and the other sites see. T ake chair Allows you to request chairmanship of the confer ence. If no one else is curr ently chai[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 63 Audio Settings Audio Inputs By default, all inputs are enabled. Just plug in an audio sour ce and it is active. Audio inputs that ar e ‘On’ will automatically be mixed. Select ‘Of f’ to prevent audio/noise from unused inputs or if you want to disable a specific input. The activated[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 64 Mix Mode ‘Auto’ automatically adjusts the weighting of each microphone to obtain the best possible audio and minimizes the background noise. ‘Auto’ will also attenuate the VCR audio level when someone talks into a microphone. ‘Fixed’ will maintain a constant weighting for all m[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 65 Audio Outputs Out3 is intended for connection to a VCR or other recor ding equipment. The signal is a mix of audio fr om far end and local end (not from Audio in 6). Audio Module : Select Natural Audio Module (NAM or NAM II) according to the type of Audio Module installed. If an output is [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 66 Echo Control Each of the 3 microphone inputs and Audio input 4 have a separate echo canceller . One echo canceller per input provides mor e sophisticated contr ol than having one common canceller for all microphones. Echo control is normally set to ‘On’ to prevent the far end from hear[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 67 Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Settings Select ‘On’ to allow automatic adjustments (Automatic Gain Control) of audio levels. When ‘On’ , the AGC maintains the audio signal level at a fixed value by attenuating str ong signals and amplifying weak signals. V ery weak signals, i.e. nois[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 68 Alert T ones & V olume T o help distinguish between incoming video calls and ordinary telephone calls, dif fer ent ringing tones may be selected. Y ou may also select differ ent volume levels for the ringing tone. Alert Speaker The codec also has an internal, call alerting speaker . O [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 69 Document Camera Users of a document camera with an S-video output can configur e the system to activate an S- video input when pressing DOC CAM on the remote contr ol. V IDEO 2 Video Input 2 (S-video) will be activated when pr essing DOC CAM on the remote control. V IDEO 3 Video Input 3 (C[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 70 Video Name * E1 O NL Y VGA Out T o enhance the local video quality , a VGA monitor may be connected. M AIN Should be used if you want to use a VGA monitor as your main monitor . Video outputs 1 & 3 will be disabled. D UAL Should be used if you want to use a VGA monitor as your dual mon[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 71 Address The IP-address of the PC with the VNC software installed. T o find the IP-address of the PC, select ‘Command Prompt’ fr om the Windows Start menu. T ype ‘ipconfig’ and pr ess ENTER. Display Number The display number for VNC is 0 and upwards. If you ar e using WinVNC, double[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 72 T erminal Settings This menu provides basic network setup for the unit and should be used when installing the system. Network Configuration Before using the system it is necessar y to specify which network to use and define its settings. If you want to use your system via ISDN-BRI you shou[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 73 ISDN-BRI Settings ISDN switch type Select the type of ISDN network connected to your unit. Line setup This menu allows you to program the numbers associated with your ISDN line. NOTE M ANDA TOR Y ISDN-BRI SETTINGS : T O MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM WILL WORK PROPERL Y USING ISDN-BRI, MAKE THE FOL[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 74 Advanced ISDN settings Subaddress Using a subaddress enables you to connect up to eight ISDN ter minals to the same ISDN telephone number and line. The terminals are addr essed by using dif ferent subaddr esses. T o call a terminal with a subaddress, separate the ISDN telephone number and [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 75 MSN (Multiple Subscriber Number) The use of MSN (Multiple Subscriber Number) enables you to attach dif ferent ISDN terminals, with differ ent numbers, to the same physical ISDN telephone line. If ‘V alidate Numbers’ is set to ‘On’ only calls to those numbers specified in the ‘Lin[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 76 PRI Switch T ype Select the type of PRI switch to which your unit is connected. Channel Hunting M AX C HANNELS Maximum number of channels the unit may use at any given time. L OW C HANNEL The lowest numbered B-channel that may be used by the unit when selecting channels for outgoing calls.[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 77 In the example on the previous page, the unit will star t searching for available B-channels at channel 20, since ‘Search’ is set to ‘High’ and ‘High Channel’ is set to 20. The unit will not sear ch for channels below 10, since ‘Low Channel’ is set to 10. Furthermore if the[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 78 Example: Below is a list of common service profiles. As these pr ofiles may change, contact your service provider to get the corr ect profile. Ser vice profiles for A T&T : NSF Service Disable 0 SDN (including GSDN) 1 Megacom 800 2 Megacom 3 Accunet 6 Long Distance 7 International 800 [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 79 External network settings Befor e using the system together with external network equipment, you must specify the network parameters on this page. Call control ‘RS366 Dialing’ is the only dialing protocol and would normally be used together with network clocking ‘RS449/V35 Compatible[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 80 Network clocking The network clock setting specifies the number of physical external clock signals. Use ‘RS449/V35 Compatible’ when the exter nal equipment pr ovides two clock signals, one for transmit and one for receive. The dif fer ence between RS449 and V35 is the cable only . Use [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 81 Address Address is defined as the IP-addr ess of a str eaming client, streaming server or a multicast addr ess. Giving an addr ess in the range 224.0.0.1-239.255.255.255 will broadcast the str eam to any host that has joined the specified multicast group. Specifying nor mal broadcast addr [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 82 Streaming Sour ce A UTO Enables str eaming of both local and far end video. Selection of which site to be streamed is done using voice switching (the site that speaks is str eamed). L OCAL Only the local video will be str eamed. R EMOTE Only the far end video will be streamed. Local and fa[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 83 H.323 Settings E.164 alias This is the E.164 address of the codec. The E.164 addr ess is equivalent to a telephone number , sometimes combined with access codes. V alid characters are 0-9,* and #. When using a gatekeeper the codec will send a message to the gatekeeper containing both the E[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 84 Advanced H.323 Settings RSVP (Resource Reservation Pr otocol) A UTO RSVP enables the endpoints to request the optimal amount of bandwidth f o r the duration of an IP video conference. O FF RSVP is switched off. NA T (Network Address T ranslation) NA T is used in small LAN’ s, often home [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 85 IP Precedence Used to define which priority audio, video, data and signalling should have in the network. The higher the number , the higher the priority . The priority ranges from 0(off) - 7 for each type of packets. Diffserv Used to define which priority Audio, Video, Data and Signaling [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 86 IP Settings IP-assignment DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) can be selected when a DHCP server is pr esent. DHCP IP-addr ess, IP-subnet mask and Gateway are not used because these parameters ar e assigned by the DHCP server . S T A TIC The codec’ s IP-address and IP-subnet mask [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 87 Call Settings SNMP T rap Host SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is used for monitoring and configuring of dif fer ent units in a network. The codec’ s SNMP Agent responds to r equests fr om SNMP Managers (a PC program etc.). SNMP traps ar e generated by the agent to inform the ma[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 88 Incoming telephone calls O N The system will accept incoming telephone calls. O FF The system will not accept incoming telephone calls. This is useful to pr event incoming calls fr om systems other than videoconferencing systems. Fallback to telephony O N Enables fallback from video calls [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 89 Network Profiles This menu defines the settings listed when pressing the QUICK KEY ‘Net:’ while in the ‘Dial’ menu. This menu consists of 6 network profiles, a pr efix can be added for each pr ofile. If you add a prefix to a pr ofile, this prefix can be automatically added to the n[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 90 Dataport configuration The system provides two standar d RS232 serial ports to allow a computer to be connected for data transfer and control purposes. Dataport 1 If you wish to connect a PC to Dataport 1, you must ensure that the PC and the system ar e identically configured. The availabl[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 91 Dataport 2 Dataport 2 is dedicated to the main camera and will not be available in standar d configuration. The codec will automatically detect W .A.V .E II cameras. If you are using a camera supporting the VISCA protocol, select ‘Mode: VISCA ’ . The Dataport 2 settings will then be en[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 92 Diagnostics Allows testing of individual system components and displays the curr ent system settings. System info Select ‘System Info’ to view system numbers, line status, softwar e version and other useful information. Channel status Comprehensive information about the call pr ogr ess[...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 93 Call status Comprehensive information about the call is available thr ough the ‘Call Status’ window . The menu has two columns, one for transmitted and one for r eceived audio/video/data information. If Duo Video TF or MultiSite TF is used, pressing the LEFT / RIGHT KEYS will show one [...]

Advanced Use T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 94 Y ou can test the differ ent subsystems of your videoconferencing equipment. Far End Loop (ISDN only) S ET L OCAL This system will loop all incoming audio and video. - The far end will see its own video and hear its own audio. - The local side will see and hear the far end. An on-screen in[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 95 Appendices Appendix 1: Connecting the system to ISDN using NT1 network adapters Appendix 2: Connecting the system to the Switched 56 network Appendix 3: Connecting the system to PRI/T1 Appendix 4: Environmental considerations Appendix 5: Using the file system Appendix 6: Security Appendix 7: 1[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 96 Appendix 1: Connecting to ISDN using network adapters Connecting When network terminating units are r equir ed, Inter -T el Inc. models NT1 or NT384 are installed within the enclosed area at the bottom of the cart, as illustrated below . Connect the first ISDN cable from ISDN 1 on the codec to[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 97 Appendix 2: Connecting to the Switched 56 network Using T elesync TS-256 SW56/ISDN adapter Connecting the system to the SW56 network using a T elesync Adapter is described below . NOTE: Ther e are dif ferent T elesync Adapters for different configurations of SW56 networks. The network types te[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 98 Appendix 3: Connecting to PRI/T1 Using CSU adapter Connecting the system to the ISDN network via the E1/T1-interface using an Adtran T1 ESF CSU ACE will allow up to 1.54 Mbps transmission. The E1/T1-interface must be connected to a CSU appr oved according to IEC 60950, UL 1950 or equivalent st[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 99 Appendix 4: Environmental & operational considerations Guidelines for Optimal V ideoconferencing Environments The following are a set of guidelines to consider when either building a videoconfer encing r oom, or using an existing room for videoconfer encing. LIGHTING - Low Contrast desired[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 100 Iris Control and Lighting By default the Dir ector camera will use an automatic iris to compensate for changes in lighting. In addition to this feature you may further assist the Dir ector to maintain the best possible image quality by paying special attention to environmental lighting and ba[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 101 Appendix 5: Using the file system It is possible to access a file system within the T ANDBERG system by using FTP: DOS-window ftp <IP-address of codec> W eb-browser ftp:// <IP-address of codec> Description of the differ ent files all.prm all settings in the system (including direc[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 102 Appendix 6: Security The T ANDBERG Dir ector Videoconfer encing system has several features both to pr otect fr om unauthorized use and system access: Access Code When ‘Access Code’ is enabled, the user will be asked to enter an access code befor e he/she is able to make a call. The syste[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 103 Services The differ ent IP services on the T ANDBERG codec - FTP , T elnet, HTTP , SNMP and H.323 can be disabled to prevent access to the system. By using the commands below , the services can be independently enabled/disabled: services <telnet/ftp/http/h323/remote-softwar e> <enabl[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 104 Appendix 7: 12” T ouch Panel Interface In addition to the touch screen contr ols, the T ANDBERG Director Videoconfer encing system may be controlled thr ough an optional 12” touch panel interface. Placed on a podium or desktop, a videoconference presentation can be contr olled away from t[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 105 Source Selection Press a VIDEO SOURCE button to show its image in the display window . The User can change the source selection at any time, the selected sour ce button changes fr om blue to green when active. Any device controls associated with that sour ce will be displayed in the V ideo Di[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 106 T askbar The grey T ANDBERG T ASKBAR present at the bottom of the screen pr ovides contr ols relevant to local pr esentation operation. The buttons will change according to the display status. The button border and text will illuminate r ed when it is activated. Video Display W indow Shows th[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 107 Videoconfer ence Operation Y ou will find that the process for M AKING C ALLS , M ANUAL D IALING , D IRECTOR Y SETUP , D IRECTOR Y D IALING , D UO V IDEO TF , AND M UL TIPOINT ar e similar between the 3000i touch scr een and the 12”touch panel control interface. Please r efer to the appropr[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 108 Videoconference Main Scr een When a call has been established the confer ence operation is run from this scr een. The fundamentals of SOURCE SELECTION and DEVICE CONTROL mirr or that of Local Display Operation . The conference scr eens displayed are both REMOTE and SENDING video side by side,[...]

Appendix T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 109 Videoconfer encing T askbar The T ASKBAR present at the bottom of the scr een provides contr ols relevant to the videoconference operation. The buttons will change depending on the display status. The button border and text will illuminate r ed when it is activated. T F - T ANDBERG F IRST Ret[...]

T echnical Description T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 110 T echnical Description BANDWIDTH H.320 up to 2 Mbps H.323 up to 3 Mbps VIDEO Video Standards H.261, H.263, H.263+, H.263+ + (Natural Video TF ) VIDEO FEA TURES Intelligent Video Management TF 8 combined presets XGA Output Resolution Optional rear monitor Frame Rates 15 frames pe[...]

T echnical Description T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 111 Streaming (compatible with Apple Quick Time and Real Player v8 etc) NETWORK FEA TURES Auto H.320 / H.323 Dialing H.331 Broadcast mode Downspeeding TF Programmable Network Pr ofiles Password Pr otection Intelligent Call Management TF Maximum call length timer HØ on ISDN-PRI faci[...]

Abbreviations T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 112 Abbreviations AGC Auto Gain Control Mi c Microphone AR P Address Request Protocol MS N Multiple Subscriber Number Aux Auxiliary N A T Network Addr ess T ranslator BN C Bayonet Connector NR Noise Reduction BR I Basic Rate Interface NSF Non Standar d Facility CCD Char ge Couple Device NT N[...]

Index T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 113 Index Symbols 1TR6 network type 5 4CIF 56, 57. See video resolution 4SIF 54, 110. See video resolution A Access code 88, 102, 111. See also Call settings Acoustic echo cancellers 110. See also Echo cancel Add new entry . See Directory Add site to conference. See MultiSite Additional monitors 11 [...]

Index T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 114 H.323 Gatekeeper 35 H.323 Prefix 83 H.323 Settings 83 H.331 56, 111 Hang up 45, 46, 48 Hide 45, 51 High channel 76 Highpass filter 66 How to view streaming 82 Humfilter 66 HyperT erminal 22 I iCIF 55, 56 IMUX 35, 72 Incoming telephone calls 88 Installation & setup 15 Intelligent Call Managem[...]

Index T ANDBERG Director Videoconferencing System 115 Remote view 33, 49 Request floor 52, 60, 61 Request remote 94 Resolution 56 Restart 40, 86 Restore audio defaults 68 Restore defaults 94 Ringing tones 68 RJ45 96 Room 99 Room configuration 15 Room size 66 Router hops 81 RS-366 5 RS-449 5 RS232 22 RS366 Dialing 79 RS449 72, 80 RS449/V35 Compatibl[...]

Servicing T ANDBERG Director V ideoconferencing System 116 Servicing Do not attempt to service the apparatus yourself, otherwise the warranty will be voided. Opening or removing covers may expose you to danger ous voltage or other hazar ds. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Damage Requiring Service Unplug the apparatus from the ou[...]