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C H A P T E R

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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5.1

OL-11897-01

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Technical Specifications

This section provides technical specifications for the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU.

Technical Specifications Table for the 3515 MCU

Table 5-1

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Technical Specifications

Unit Dimensions

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Height: 1U (1.75 inches or 44.45 mm)

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Width: 17.25 inches (438.15 mm)

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Depth: 10 inches (254 mm)

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Weight: 4.45 kg (9.81 lbs)—may vary according to configuration

LED Indicators

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10/100 BaseT:

–

Link

–

Connection Speed

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GK Reg

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CPU High

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ALARM

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ACT

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(video processing module only)

Push Buttons

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RST

Communication
Interfaces

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Ethernet 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiate speed select

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Asynchronous serial port RS-232 connected via 9-pin D-type connector

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RJ-45 serial port (for video processing module)

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SVGA port (for video processing module)

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USB connector (for video processing module)

Chipset

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PowerPC MPC755 32-bit RISC microprocessor running at 400MHz or
more

•

MPC8260 secondary microprocessor running at 200/133MHz or more

Summary of Contents for 3515 MCU12

Page 1: ... West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134 1706 USA http www cisco com Tel 408 526 4000 800 553 NETS 6387 Fax 408 526 4100 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 Text Part Number OL 11897 01 ...

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Page 3: ... Request xii Definitions of Service Request Severity xii Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xii C H A P T E R 1 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Functionality 1 1 Introducing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU 1 1 About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Users 1 2 Administrators 1 2 Chair Controllers and Operators 1 2 Conference users 1 2 Main Features of the...

Page 4: ...nfiguration Software Password 2 10 Changing the Security Level 2 11 Pointing the EMP to the Controlling Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU 2 11 Changing Advanced Configuration Settings 2 12 Saving Network Configuration Settings 2 13 Managing and Monitoring the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit 2 13 SNMP Management 2 13 Local Port Monitoring Connections 2 13 Performing Software Up...

Page 5: ... Safety for the 3515 MCU 6 1 Grounding 6 1 High Voltage 6 2 ESD Procedures for the 3515 MCU 6 2 C H A P T E R 7 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Compliance and Certifications 7 1 Safety Compliance for the 3515 MCU 7 1 EMC for the 3515 MCU 7 1 FCC Part 15 Notice 7 2 Telecom for the 3515 MCU 7 2 ACTA Part 68 Notice 7 2 Industry Canada 7 3 Environmental Compliance for the 3515 MCU 7 4 I N D E...

Page 6: ...Contents vi Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 OL 11897 01 ...

Page 7: ...hapter 1 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Functionality Provides a general overview of Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU products features and network architecture Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Describes how to install the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU how to use the Administrator interface to configure board settings and add Cisco Uni...

Page 8: ...cations Provides certifications that have been approved for the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Chapter Description Convention Description boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface italic font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics Elements in square brackets are optional x y z Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars x y z Optional...

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Page 10: ...rability should be reported All other conditions are considered nonemergencies For nonemergencies psirt cisco com In an emergency you can also reach PSIRT by telephone 1 877 228 7302 1 408 525 6532 Tip We encourage you to use Pretty Good Privacy PGP or a compatible product for example GnuPG to encrypt any sensitive information that you send to Cisco PSIRT can work with information that has been en...

Page 11: ...a valid service contract but do not have a user ID or password you can register at this URL http tools cisco com RPF register register do Note Use the Cisco Product Identification Tool to locate your product serial number before submitting a request for service online or by phone You can access this tool from the Cisco Technical Support Documentation website by clicking the Tools Resources link cl...

Page 12: ...e Request Severity To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format Cisco has established severity definitions Severity 1 S1 An existing network is down or there is a critical impact to your business operations You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation Severity 2 S2 Operation of an existing network is severely degraded or signi...

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Page 14: ...xiv Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 OL 11897 01 Preface ...

Page 15: ...conferencing 3515 MCU The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU enables multimedia multiparty collaboration in applications such as group conferencing distance learning training and video telephony The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU supports multimedia multiparty communications in the board room at the desktop in the home or on the road over wireless The Cisco Unified Videoconferencin...

Page 16: ...a connections for selecting advanced conference view image positioning and multiple layouts and for creating new conferences and sub conferences Chair Controllers can use the Conference Control interface to view conference details and manage a specific conference Operators have a global view of all current conferences and can act as Chair Controllers for all current conferences Conference users Co...

Page 17: ...U system and actual conference sessions are managed configured and dynamically modified through an intuitive web based interface that offers easy high level conference control and administrative flexibility for an enhanced user experience Supported protocols H 323 version 4 SIP RFC 3261 for the Session Initiation Protocol SCCP H 243 for conference control RFC 2833 for in band DTMF with SIP H 281 f...

Page 18: ... using T 120 over the video conference connection enhances the conference by providing the tools for conference participants to share data instantaneously Security and privacy Administrator and operator password protection for accessing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU web interfaces Optional PIN protection for joining a conference and web access Additional PIN protection for conferenc...

Page 19: ...up to 384 Kbps 12 ports of fully processed high rate video up to 2Mbps Any Continuous Presence layout All ports are fully video processed Video and audio processing per user not per conference Each user connects using unique optimized audio and video settings to enjoy the best audio and video quality supported by his her endpoint and network Any mixture of H 261 H 263 H 264 Mixed QCIF CIF 4CIF con...

Page 20: ...twork telephones H 323 and SIP devices can connect to a conference directly through the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Other devices such as voice telephones and video conferencing terminals H 320 can connect to a conference via a gateway such as the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3500 Gateway Figure 1 1 Supported Devices and Protocols The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU suppor...

Page 21: ...ascading creates a distributed environment that helps reduce the drain on network resources In addition the processing resources required by the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU are distributed between participating MCUs Costly telephone or ISDN line usage can be further reduced with the mediation of a gateway Cascading occurs when one conference with x number of participants invites anoth...

Page 22: ...oconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 OL 11897 01 Chapter 1 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Functionality About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Topologies Figure 1 3 Cascaded Conference 200845 MCU Site 1 Site 2 Headquarters MCU MCU ...

Page 23: ...inistrator Interface page 2 14 Registering the Online Help for the 3515 MCU page 2 15 Physical Description of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Each Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit internally contains two cards Signaling and audio card MCU the upper card Video processing card EMP the lower card The two cards work together to perform audio and videoconferencing but each car...

Page 24: ...you want the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit to register Table 2 1 Front Panel Components Component Description 10 100 BaseT connector An RJ 45 connector that provides the primary Ethernet connection for the IP network port Serial connector A DB 9 connector that allows you to connect a PC terminal for local configuration RST button Allows you to reset the Cisco Unified Videoconferenc...

Page 25: ...to 90 Verifying the Package Contents of the 3515 MCU Inspect the contents of the box for shipping damage Report any damage or missing items to your Cisco representative Table 2 2 lists the package contents for the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit Table 2 2 Package Contents with Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 or Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU24 Unit Product Conten...

Page 26: ... including the power cables Step 2 Place the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit right side up on a hard flat surface with the front panel facing you Step 3 Position a mounting bracket over the mounting holes on each side of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit as shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Fitting a Bracket for Rack Mounting Step 4 Pass the screws through the brackets a...

Page 27: ...ion menu Initialization The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit completes its boot sequence and is ready for operation Note You can perform serial port configuration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit only at startup during a short period indicated by a six second countdown Once the initialization phase is complete the only way you can access the configuration menu is b...

Page 28: ...Step 2 Connect the power cable Step 3 Start the terminal emulation application on the PC Step 4 Set the communication settings in the terminal emulation application on the PC as follows Baud rate 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Step 5 Turn on the power to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit A log of the auto boot events appears on the computer Step 6 When t...

Page 29: ...t and press Enter Caution Do not use leading zeros in the IP address Step 9 At the Enter Default Router IP Address prompt enter the IP address of the router that you want the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit to use and press Enter Caution Do not use leading zeros in the IP address Step 10 At the Enter IP Mask HEX prompt enter the subnet mask as follows Convert the subnet mask IP addre...

Page 30: ... the video processing module are performed from a remote PC using a terminal emulation application such as HyperTerminal To make the serial connection connect a PC terminal to the lower serial port on the front panel of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit as described in the Connecting to a PC section on page 2 5 The serial configuration utility runs as a target configuration service...

Page 31: ...for default interface prompt enter the IP address you want to assign to the video processing module followed by the subnet mask in the format IP address subnet mask and press Enter Note You must enter the subnet mask in the hexadecimal format Step 4 At the Enter Default Router IP Address prompt enter the IP address of the default gateway that you want the video processing module to use and press E...

Page 32: ... Step 4 At the prompt enter 3 to select Change LAN port Settings and press Enter Step 5 At the prompt enter the number or letter for one of the following 1 10Mbps Half Duplex 2 100Mbps half Duplex 3 10Mbps Full Duplex 4 100Mbps Full Duplex 5 Auto Q Quit Enter this value to retain the current setting The default setting is Auto Step 6 Press Enter The network configuration Main menu appears Step 7 A...

Page 33: ...curity level is 0 low Enter a new security level 0 low 1 medium 2 high Step 2 Enter the new security level required and press Enter The updated security level screen appears as follows The current security level is 0 low Enter a new security level 0 low 1 medium 2 high 2 Board security level changing to 2 high Set icmpRequestBlock to 2 The new security level is 2 high Step 3 The video processing m...

Page 34: ...he web server port The current web port server setting displays Step 3 At the prompt enter 2 to restore the factory configuration settings You are asked to confirm your choice as follows Select 2 Are you sure you want to restore factory configuration y n Step 4 Enter y or n Step 5 At the prompt enter 3 to change Ethernet speed and duplex parameters The network interface card settings screen appear...

Page 35: ...cing 3515 MCU unit locally or from remote connections You can also upgrade Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU software SNMP Management The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit is equipped with an SNMP agent You can access the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit using an SNMP management client Local Port Monitoring Connections You should access the Cisco Unified Videoconfer...

Page 36: ...to facilitate the use of the remote web based monitoring and management Access to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU configuration interface is controlled by a user name and a password Once you have entered the settings you want you should upload them to the unit for them to take effect or you can save them to a configuration file to be loaded at a later time Before You Begin The followi...

Page 37: ...irectory location in the Administrator interface If you wish to install the online help on a shared network location and link it to the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Administrator perform the following steps Procedure Step 1 Copy the online help library from the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Software CD ROM to a shared folder on a PC on your network Step 2 Log in to the Cisco Unified ...

Page 38: ...tion and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 OL 11897 01 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Registering the Online Help for the 3515 MCU ...

Page 39: ... enables you to select which files to upload The upgrade files are uploaded and then burned into the memory of the Cisco device Before You Begin Cisco devices automatically save configuration settings before a software upgrade takes place However it is recommended that you save all configuration information using the Export button in the Cisco device web interface toolbar You can retrieve all thes...

Page 40: ...omize SNMP Settings dialog box displays Enter the required read community and write community values Note We recommend that you modify the default settings for security purposes Click OK to return to the Upgrade Utility dialog box Step 4 Optional Select the components of the target device you want to upgrade as follows Click Customize The Customize dialog box appears Check the device components yo...

Page 41: ... the following topics Unit RS 232 9 Pin Serial Port on the 3515 MCU page 4 1 RJ 45 8 Pin IP Network Port on the 3515 MCU page 4 2 Unit RS 232 9 Pin Serial Port on the 3515 MCU Table 4 1 describes the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit RS 232 9 pin D type serial port pin out configuration Table 4 1 RS 232 9 pin D Type Serial Port Pin out Pin Function I O 1 NC 2 RXD Input 3 TXD Output 4 N...

Page 42: ...cing 3515 MCU Cable Connections and Pin outs RJ 45 8 Pin IP Network Port on the 3515 MCU RJ 45 8 Pin IP Network Port on the 3515 MCU Table 4 2 describes the pin out configuration of the RJ 45 IP network port Table 4 2 Pin out Configuration of the RJ 45 IP Network Port Pin Function I O 1 TXD Output 2 TXD Output 3 RXD Input 4 NC 5 NC 6 RXD Input 7 NC 8 NC ...

Page 43: ...es or 44 45 mm Width 17 25 inches 438 15 mm Depth 10 inches 254 mm Weight 4 45 kg 9 81 lbs may vary according to configuration LED Indicators 10 100 BaseT Link Connection Speed GK Reg CPU High ALARM ACT MC video processing module only Push Buttons RST Communication Interfaces Ethernet 10 100 Mbps auto negotiate speed select Asynchronous serial port RS 232 connected via 9 pin D type connector RJ 45...

Page 44: ... Table for the 3515 MCU Operating System RTOS VxWorks 5 4 Memory 32 MB on board flash memory for field upgrades supports up to 64 MB 1 MB L 2 Cache at 200 MHz or more 128 MB SDRAM supports up to 256 MB Failsafe Watchdog timer built in Power Supply Input 100 240VAC autoswitched Output 3 3VDC 5VDC 12VDC Maximum power load 150W Table 5 1 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Technical Specifi...

Page 45: ...n AC surge arrestor in the AC outlet from which the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit is powered Warning Do not attempt to open the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit Warning Changes or modifications to the device that are not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Grounding The power cable of the Cisco Unifi...

Page 46: ... before removing the cover Avoid any adjustment maintenance or repair of an opened chassis under voltage These actions should only be carried out by a skilled person who is aware of the dangers involved Capacitors inside the chassis may still be charged even if the unit has been disconnected from the power source ESD Procedures for the 3515 MCU To prevent damage to the Cisco Unified Videoconferenc...

Page 47: ...Telecom for the 3515 MCU page 7 2 Environmental Compliance for the 3515 MCU page 7 4 Safety Compliance for the 3515 MCU This section lists the safety standards supported by the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit UL 60950 CSA C22 2 No 60950 EN 60950 TS 001 AS NZS 60950 IEC 60950 EMC for the 3515 MCU This section lists the EMC compliance for the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU un...

Page 48: ... radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at one s own expense Warning Changes or modifications to the device that are not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Telecom for the 3515 MCU This sec...

Page 49: ...rtified equipment This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operational and safety requirements The IC does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user s satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company The equipment must a...

Page 50: ...ified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Compliance and Certifications Environmental Compliance for the 3515 MCU Environmental Compliance for the 3515 MCU Cisco complies with the following EU Directives Restrictions on the Use of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive 2002 95 EC Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC ...

Page 51: ...nfiguration menu 2 5 C cables RJ 45 8 pin IP network port 4 2 RS 232 9 pin serial port 4 1 cascaded conferences 1 7 Certifications EMC 7 1 Telecom 7 2 chipset 5 1 codecs audio transcoding 1 3 video 1 4 communication interfaces 5 1 communication settings 2 6 Conference Control interface 1 2 Configuration menu 2 5 Continuous Presence 1 4 D data collaboration 1 4 DB 9 2 2 2 13 DTMF 1 4 dual screen vi...

Page 52: ...server 2 12 configure web server port 2 12 connect to the serial port 2 5 connect unit to the LAN 2 8 disable DSP reset 2 12 display Advanced Configuration menu 2 8 display advanced configuration menu 2 7 mount unit in a 19 inch rack 2 4 restore factory configuration 2 12 restore factory settings 2 12 save network configuration settings 2 13 set default network properties 2 9 set duplex parameters...

Page 53: ...5 2 2 RS 232 terminal cable 2 5 RST 2 2 RST button 5 1 S Safety compliance 7 1 electrical 6 1 ESD procedures 6 2 security 1 4 change security level 2 11 self view 1 4 serial connector 2 2 SNMP agent 2 13 Software Upgrade Utility 2 14 software upgrade utility procedures install and launch 3 1 use utility 3 2 summary of features 1 2 T T 120 1 4 Telecom 7 2 terminal cable 2 5 topologies 1 7 transcodi...

Page 54: ...Index IN 4 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5 1 OL 11897 01 ...

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