Aethra Vega Star Gold User And Installation Manual Download Page 1

Aethra

Vega Star

 Gold

 

User’s and installation 
manual

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Summary of Contents for Vega Star Gold

Page 1: ...ion Windows is a trade mark of Microsoft Corporation The information contained in this document is the property of Aethra Telecomunicazioni s r l it is subject to change without notice and it shall in...

Page 2: ...tching the unit on 13 Making a call 13 Calling from the phonebook 14 Making an audio video call 15 Making an audio call 16 Receiving a call 16 Dual Video mode 17 Connecting Dual Video 17 Disconnecting...

Page 3: ...I Euro National 30 Advanced configuration ISDN PRI National 30 NIC model L 31 G 703 32 IP Configuration 33 IP configuration with LAN network card 33 IP configuration with integrated LAN network card 3...

Page 4: ...etup 50 IP ISDN or mixed 51 Activating a multiconference session 53 Continuous Presence 55 Managing the conference 56 Diagnostics 57 Terminal test 57 Interfaces 58 Audio Test 58 Video Test 59 Connecti...

Page 5: ...0x with Data Conference 68 Downloading Data Conference 68 Managing Data Conferencing 70 Modem emulation for Internet connection 70 Vega Star Gold Internet configuration 71 Vega Star Gold PC connection...

Page 6: ...ional Network Interface card is always inserted If there is no optional card DO NOT remove the cover Warning Connect the product to a nearby and easily accessible power supply outlet NEVER remove the...

Page 7: ...lass A digital device pursuant to part 25 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a business installation This product generates use...

Page 8: ...tact with plugs and sockets When handling electronic components discharge any possible static electricity by touching a grounded surface When possible wear a grounded armband Failure to comply with th...

Page 9: ...at 384kbps or 7 participants at 128kbps This function and the high quality audio coding enable natural and free flowing conversation as if the participants were in the same room The professional came...

Page 10: ...ice Pressed three times Pressed four times The remote control functions are described on the inside front cover of the manual The function of each button or group of buttons is described next to the c...

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Page 12: ...y camera Interfaces to connect auxiliary audio video equipment and a PC Camera Microphone Power supply unit with cable Infrared remote control Quick Start Guide User s Guide Serial cable for connectio...

Page 13: ...ct the ISDN input or inputs ISDN or NETWORK INTERFACE connector to a network termination only NT1 NEVER connect the system to an external telecommunication line It is necessary to have this informatio...

Page 14: ...n installed correctly and that the MAIN MENU is displayed Switching the unit on When switching the unit on for the first time the following page will appear The user can now select the desired languag...

Page 15: ...required name from the list Use the arrow keys on the remote control to select the PHONEBOOK icon and press OK Scan the Phonebook to find the initial required Choose the name using the arrow keys on...

Page 16: ...ith the numeric keypad on the remote control Enter the name of the person to be called with the virtual keyboard IP only Use the arrow keys to select the letter required and press OK Select ESC and pr...

Page 17: ...select the AUDIO ONLY icon on the main menu and press OK Dial the number using the numeric keypad on the remote control Select CALL to send the call and press OK Select DISCONNECT and press OK to end...

Page 18: ...s of the automatic answer function Dual Video mode Connecting Dual Video During a standard audio video connection with another terminal the Video call button can be used to carry out a second video ca...

Page 19: ...be displayed alternately by pressing the button SELF Note The terminal making and the terminal receiving the Audio Video call are both able to establish a second call and the call can be bi directiona...

Page 20: ...s OK Now you can enter information about the new user by using the keypad Enter NAME and COMPANY Select call configuration to set the connection characteristics for this user Network interface used IS...

Page 21: ...ks you to confirm Audio and video settings Vega Star Gold enables high quality videoconference session management thanks to a wide range of audio and video settings Vega Star Gold can manage 3 video i...

Page 22: ...ctivates the autotracking function for automatic framing of the speaker The symbol indicates that the function is active The unit s speaker location system is based on the operation of 4 bi directiona...

Page 23: ...eset to enable camera angles to be selected quickly To memorize a Preset when no menu is active on the monitor 1 Set the desired framing by adjusting the camera zoom and pan tilt 2 Press the MEMO butt...

Page 24: ...nfiguring the Vega Star Gold This chapter explains the configuration procedures for the Vega Star Gold unit Some of the configuration parameters can only be modified when the terminal is disconnected...

Page 25: ...nter the old password Enter the new password Enter the new password again to confirm it Now the following page appears Licenses This page is used to activate some supplementary functions such as a bui...

Page 26: ...ce Use Terminal settings To access the TERMINAL SETTINGS sub menu select the TERMINAL SETTINGS icon and press OK The following parameters can be set in this section ISDN IP settings Rate from 2 x 64K...

Page 27: ...is required selecting the Bonding mode the data channels Nx64 or Nx56 Kbit s obtained by making N ISDN calls are aggregated into a single data channel Return to previous page Return to main page Netwo...

Page 28: ...activated the caller s number will not be displayed on the remote monitor called If the COLR S function is activated the number of the connected user will not be displayed on the caller s remote syst...

Page 29: ...e MULTINUMBER function by selecting the corresponding key Specify the access number Enter the access number omitting the 0 For example for the number 06123456 then 6123456 must be dialed Specify the s...

Page 30: ...st be performed in this menu AUTOMATIC TEI is normally recommended since an incorrect TEI number may prevent a connection being made Access configuration ISDN BRI National Select the Configure Accesse...

Page 31: ...e Access configuration ISDN PRI Euro National The configuration is the same as for BRI with the exception that there is no TEI field Advanced configuration ISDN PRI National This setup depends on the...

Page 32: ...ons on the interface signals Select CLOCK TX RX to match the transmission and reception clock frequency Select ADVANCED to display the following window with advanced settings ON indicates signal manag...

Page 33: ...interface You can Activate Deactivate the Automatic Call function the call is automatically made in case of no alarms Enable Disable the CRC4 function contact your network administrator Enable Disable...

Page 34: ...IP configuration with LAN network card Select IP CONFIGURATION to access the window where it is possible To select the type of network card to use Integrated LAN card or wireless LAN card and which c...

Page 35: ...k administrator IP Configuration with Wireless network card In this case it is possible to activate the automatic search for an IP address or insert an IP address the sub net mask the gateway IP addre...

Page 36: ...e key Key active select one of the 4 possible keys For the configuration of this page contact the network administrator H 323 Settings For H 323 settings select the corresponding icon and press OK Thi...

Page 37: ...ings Advanced page to configure these parameters contact your network administrator In the presence of a firewall select the fixed port management mode between TCP ports and UDP ports In the presence...

Page 38: ...management SNMP management and Streaming Web Management Telnet In this section you may decide whether or not to manage the device from the web and via Telnet make the notebook available enable one IP...

Page 39: ...on When not selected this option enables addresses or range of addresses for enabled terminals to be activated selectively Enter an IP address from the desired range in the Address field For example e...

Page 40: ...video in connection Rate used to select the rate of the transmitted flow NB the video is not sent if you select 64K Streaming activation Once the Streaming management settings have been verified they...

Page 41: ...2 168 as illustrated in the following slide The web terminal will then display the following Audio Video Streaming page For a problem free use of the Streaming function follow the instructions display...

Page 42: ...ction is used to enter terminal location data such as Terminal Name go to the dialog box press OK to display the virtual keyboard and enter the terminal name Country Code go to the dialog box and ente...

Page 43: ...ues icon and press OK Follow the on screen instructions carefully User settings In the SETTINGS menu select the USER SETTINGS icon and press OK The following parameters can be configured in this area...

Page 44: ...trol panel Call Answer mode Control panel From the Control Panel it is possible to change the PIP position in the Four Corners of the monitor or to deactivate this function it is also possible to enab...

Page 45: ...the values Status bar composition For the composition of the status bar deactivate the non required parameters which have been enabled by default Go to all the boxes and press OK to change the setting...

Page 46: ...utomatic Answer activation deactivation of the automatic answer function Mode 64K 56K call mode can be set at 64 or 56K Additional calls Automatic or Manual Broadcast Broadcast enable disable broadcas...

Page 47: ...H 261 H 261 QCIF H 263 H 263 QCIF Off Frames sec 7 5 10 15 30 Bonding YES Bonding NO If a functioning rate 128 512K is required selecting the Bonding mode the data channels Nx64 or Nx56 Kbit s obtain...

Page 48: ...y using the status bar for manual adjustment Video In the AUDIO VIDEO DATA menu select the VIDEO icon and press OK Adjust contrast brightness and color to obtain the best video image possible In addit...

Page 49: ...1 Sony EVI D100 and Canon VCC3 MONITOR NUMBER allows the number of monitors connected to the Vega Star Gold to be selected In auto select the default mode the system is able to automatically select th...

Page 50: ...press OK This section can be used to Enable disable data transmission and transfer rate Enable disable modem emulation Select the transfer protocol from Owner T 120 Internet Go to the field required a...

Page 51: ...e conference session The conference sessions can be activated by the operator in real time During the conference the operator can Disable the audio for one or more terminals Allow additional terminals...

Page 52: ...mixed Conference type Allows the number of participants and desired rate to be selected Preferred audio coding G 728 G 722 G 711 Preferred video coding H 261 H 263 Conference type over ISDN Conference...

Page 53: ...coding of the connected terminals Continuous Presence Enable Disable Continuous Presence transmission when the MCU is used with a minimum of 2 participants all terminals can simultaneously view all p...

Page 54: ...tivate a multiconference session proceed as follows Select Video from the main menu Select MCU connection the Activate Conference button The local video is shown in full screen mode To add participant...

Page 55: ...5 provides information on the local terminal which can also refer to the other four terminals Channel status Being connected Connected Terminal status Connected Not connected Audio Active Mute Video A...

Page 56: ...e other terminals to be connected until the maximum number of terminals is reached Continuous Presence When the second terminal is connected the system is automatically configured in Continuous Presen...

Page 57: ...ellow line indicates the terminal from where the video signal is being transmitted In the example below all connected terminals are receiving the video signal from terminal 3 except Terminal 3 which d...

Page 58: ...e following window On this page the various diagnostics menus can be accessed to check connection status interfaces utilized audio video and hardware components Terminal test This option permits an in...

Page 59: ...ains the tests for the audio components of the system Data such as peak value noise and status of peripheral devices corresponding to the microphone and external microphone can be displayed Streams in...

Page 60: ...d press OK This section contains the tests for the video components of the system Data about camera type selected video standard and active video input Main Auxiliary can be displayed The Color Bars t...

Page 61: ...nnection The system can display the number of active channels as well as their synchronism in local and remote mode This means it is possible to determine whether one or more remote ISDN channels has...

Page 62: ...menu select Hardware to display the following window This page displays information about the general conditions of the system such as internal temperature In addition the Audio and Video sub menus pr...

Page 63: ...62 Release Software Selecting the Release Software icon a window is displayed containing information on the installed modules versions dates etc...

Page 64: ...to network identification is the same as the one given to the PC If this is not the case edit the Vega Star Gold IP address and reset the unit Start the PC browser Enter the Vega Star Gold IP address...

Page 65: ...Star Gold system includes an integrated network server that enables the unit to be managed from a remote PC The integrated web pages can be used to Perform diagnostics tests Check a system Change the...

Page 66: ...ion changes In addition to the classic user interface web management offers the section SERVICES where it is possible to download DataConf exe dataconf1 exe which allows NetMeeting 3 0 to be used with...

Page 67: ...a PC and Microsoft PowerPoint The AePPTManager software allows you to select the presentation and download it onto Vega Star Gold over LAN Downloading AePPTManager The AePPTManager software can be dow...

Page 68: ...emote control to access the presentation page Select SHOW SLIDES and press OK The first nine slides of the presentation are displayed Use the arrow keys on the remote control to select a slide Press O...

Page 69: ...o be linked to a PC hosting NetMeeting compatible with Microsoft NetMeeting 3 0x over LAN This allows users in a local network to use Vega Star Gold to manage data traffic in T 120 mode over ISDN and...

Page 70: ...he figure below for ISDN video calls only Data Enable YES Modem NO MLP T 120 Rate 115200 Use the remote control to go to SETTINGS INSTALLATION NETWORK INTERFACES IP Configure the H 323 Settings sectio...

Page 71: ...network interface used ISDN or LAN for videoconference calls The type of call incoming or outgoing The active T 120 data channel The NetMeeting connection status between the two users Once the connec...

Page 72: ...Star Gold Internet configuration To configure Vega Star Gold for Internet access use the remote control to select SETTINGS AUDIO VIDEO DATA and set the data channel parameters as described in the wind...

Page 73: ...flow control data transfer rate RS232 Rate Connect the PC RS 232 serial port to the Vega Star Gold SERIAL PORT connector Go to the Protocols folder and select Null Modem Configure the Null Modem stack...

Page 74: ...or connection to a Phonebook Server appears Connect to the PC COM with a serial cable Make the audio video connection with the videoconference unit and check the icon a PC is present on the display or...

Page 75: ...Fdb CEI 50 6 9 OPERATING CONDITIONS CEI 50 3 EN 60068 2 1 Test Ab IEC 60068 2 1 EN 60068 2 2 Test Bb IEC 60068 2 2 IEC 60068 2 14 Test Nb IEC 60068 2 56 Test Cb IEC 60068 2 6 Test Fc IEC 60068 2 31 Te...

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