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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER
Overview

System Overview ..................................................................................................... 6
Meetings ................................................................................................................... 7
H.323 Alias and Gatekeeper .................................................................................... 8

Chapter 2: HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Setup

VC ONLINE Login .................................................................................................. 9
License ................................................................................................................... 10

Confirm License ............................................................................................... 10

Starting and Stopping the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER ............ 11

HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Manual Startup ....................... 11
HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Manual Close ......................... 11

HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Processes ..................................... 12

Chapter 3: Basic Configuration

Creating a User ....................................................................................................... 13

Configuring User Groups ....................................................................................... 20

Configure a New Group  ................................................................................... 20
Edit Group Information  .................................................................................... 21
Delete Group Information  ................................................................................ 22
Search Filter in Group List ............................................................................... 22

Configuring a Meeting ........................................................................................... 23

Configure Meeting Information ....................................................................... 23
Edit Meeting Information ................................................................................. 29
Search Filter in Meeting List ............................................................................ 29

Chapter 4: Using Meetings (Basic)

Monitor Function ................................................................................................... 30

Summary of Contents for PCS-VCS

Page 1: ...10 Sony Corporation 4 179 788 15 1 HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Operating Instructions Version 5 1 Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PCS VCS ...

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Page 3: ...SERVER Manual Close 11 HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Processes 12 Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Creating a User 13 Create User Information 13 Edit User Information 17 Delete User Information 17 Create a User Template 17 Search Filter in User List 19 Configuring User Groups 20 Configure a New Group 20 Edit Group Information 21 Delete Group Information 22 Search Filter in Group List 22 Configuring ...

Page 4: ...Details 45 Changing Transmission Resolutions for Endpoints with Insufficient Throughput 46 Using the Encryption Function 47 Configuring Video Details 48 Restricting Meeting Users 50 Conducting Moderated Meetings 51 Moderate a Meeting 51 Conducting Multiple Video Screen Meetings 55 Multiple Video Screen Layout 56 Upstream Resolution from Endpoints 59 Chapter 6 Using the Reservation System About the...

Page 5: ...Information 74 Edit VCMP Server Information 75 Chapter 10 Additional Configuration ARQ Automatic Repeat ReQuest Function 76 Configuring Personal Information 77 Sending an E mail to other Users 79 Reporting 80 Sony PCS XG XL XA Series Firmware Update Function 82 Setup 82 Firmware Update Procedure 82 Status Display 83 Linking to the HD RECORDING SERVER 84 Configure the HD RECORDING SERVER Link 84 Ap...

Page 6: ...mputer you can display up to 16 screens and share Office documents and video files in addition to communicating online with meeting participants For more information on PC Endpoint refer to the operating instructions for PC Endpoint Firewall Traversal By using Firewall Traversal you can traverse firewalls and NAT without a VPN and communicate online between different local networks To use Firewall...

Page 7: ...ere are two types of participants in this meeting type each having different privileges The meeting Chairman operates the meeting on behalf of the General Users The meeting Chairman can change the meeting mode by granting General Users permission to speak Open Forum Participants can hear the Chairman and those the Chairman has granted permission to speak Side Meeting Only the Chairman and those th...

Page 8: ...es Assigning an H 323 Alias to a Meeting configured on the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER allows each terminal to directly enter Meetings using an H 323 Alias The gatekeeper embedded in the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER holds H 323 Alias and IP Address information for all registered Endpoints and Meetings This makes it easy to enter Meetings and call other Users with an H 323 Alias The H 323 Alia...

Page 9: ...ral User Account will allow individual Users to access the scheduling system or make changes to their own information Also it is possible to get help even without logging in such as by referring to the downloadable manual or help document For more information about creating a User Account refer to Creating a User p 13 For more information about configuring a Meeting refer to Configuring a Meeting ...

Page 10: ...versal When using only Server License SD you cannot create meetings with resolutions of 720p and 1080p Use Server License HD when an SD endpoint is connected to an HD meeting during mixed speed connection 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Select Licenses from the Server menu The Licenses screen will be displayed I...

Page 11: ...erminal in the Menu The Terminal Software will open 2 Execute the following command in the terminal software The procedure for closing the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER by manual command will now be explained Do not close the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER while still using conference etc 1 Right click on the Server Desktop and click on Open Terminal in the Menu The Terminal Software will open 2 ...

Page 12: ...isplay Processes p 68 Process Description cnode_mcu MCU and VCMP control process CPN beam smp Erlang programming language environment CPN vnncs Network Check Server vnproxy H 239 Presentation Data Transmission vnutil Utility Periodical Log cleaning vnlmsvr License Server vnbms Buddy Manager Presence vnpms Presence Manager Presence vngk Gatekeeper vnmcu MCU vnvnc H 239 Presentation Control vnapi AP...

Page 13: ...ministrator 2 Click on User in the User Menu The User screen will be displayed 3 Click the Add button The Add User screen will be displayed At this stage a new User can be added by clicking the Add by Copy button after selecting a previously added user from the list and then by entering the selected User s settings underneath 4 Select a user type in User Type and enter a Login Name If necessary se...

Page 14: ...ters Non alphanumeric characters spaces or symbols cannot be used H 323 Alias Required field if PCEP or H 323 is selected for User Type Enter the User name of the endpoint you wish to use which has been registered with the gatekeeper Use alphanumeric characters Non alphanumeric characters spaces or symbols cannot be used E 164 Number Enter the User number of the endpoint you wish to use which has ...

Page 15: ...th the terminal gatekeeper You can leave this blank under normal circumstances Administrator Select the checkbox to grant a User HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER administrator privileges At least one User has to have administrator privileges Setting Category Description Max Bandwidth The maximum bandwidth bit rate the User can use for calls In P2P connections the maximum bandwidth setting is compare...

Page 16: ...rewall Traversal Configure this only when using Firewall Traversal NONE Do not specify a tunnel type TCP Connect using a TCP tunnel UDP Connect using a UDP tunnel Setting Category Description Set Select the checkbox to enable the Action Forwarding Type and Forwarding Destination settings This can be configured for each Condition Condition Indicates the status Busy Online User can be called or Offl...

Page 17: ... button from the Edit User screen The confirmation dialog box will be displayed 7 Click OK The edited information will be saved 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on User from the User menu The User screen will be displayed 3 Click the checkbox of the User you wish to delete from the Users list The checked De...

Page 18: ...aring function is used Bandwidth Setting of PCEP Profile Select whether to reference the bandwidth configured in the PC Endpoint profile ENABLE Reference the profile setting DISABLE Do not reference the profile setting FT Connection Select the Firewall Traversal setting Autodetect FT Automatically determine whether Firewall Traversal is necessary when connecting to the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERV...

Page 19: ...g User account fields for occurrences of the search string Login Name Last Name Middle Name First Name e mail H 323 Alias and E 164 Number To disable a field as a condition for the search filter clear the checkbox of the respective field FT Tunnel Type Select the tunnel type for Firewall Traversal Configure this only when using Firewall Traversal NONE Do not specify a tunnel type TCP Connect using...

Page 20: ...required Users as and when necessary Default Groups registered when the system is first used include all registered User accounts 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on Group from the User menu The Group screen will be displayed 3 Click the Add button The Add Group screen will be displayed 4 Enter the Group Na...

Page 21: ...ck OK The edited information will be saved Setting Category Description Group ID ID number used to identify HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Groups The System automatically assigns Group ID numbers which cannot be edited Group Name Required field Enter the Group name Alphanumeric non alphanumeric characters and symbols can be used Subordinate User Add Subordinate Users to a Group From the displayed ...

Page 22: ...the Groups list select the checkbox next to the Group you wish to delete The checked Delete button will be displayed 4 Click the Delete button The denoted Group will be deleted A search filter can be executed in the Groups screen to locate Groups from the Groups list By entering the information you wish to filter in the text box filter search results will be displayed Delete Group Information Sear...

Page 23: ... Meeting screen is displayed 3 Click the Add button The Add Meeting screen is displayed At this stage a new Meeting can be added by clicking the Add by Copy button after selecting a previously added Meeting from the list and then by inserting the selected Meeting s settings underneath For more information about setup items refer to Add Meeting Screen p 24 4 Enter the Meeting Name from the Basic ta...

Page 24: ...cters If nothing is entered it will be automatically assigned when registering E 164 Number Enter the E 164 number assigned to a Meeting Max Members Required field Enter the maximum number of Meeting members If the configured maximum number of participants exceeds that allowed by the Server License no error will be displayed but the number of participants will be restricted to the license value Me...

Page 25: ... displaying the Chairman and the user the Chairman has granted permission to speak You can not change modes while a meeting conducted in Lecture mode is in progress Operator Mode Configure this mode for meetings in which the Chairman simply controls the speakers and display modes without actively participating These modes are only valid when the selected Meeting Type is Moderated Disable Disables ...

Page 26: ...dwidth Endpoints cannot send data that exceeds this value Audio Codec Selects audio codec G 711 µ law 3 4 kHz sampling frequency 64 kbps bit rate G 711 A law 3 4 kHz sampling frequency 64 kbps bit rate G 722 7 kHz sampling frequency 64 kbps bit rate MPEG4 AAC LC 14 kHz sampling frequency 32 64 kbps bit rate Video If Disable is selected an audio only meeting will be created and the video setting th...

Page 27: ...deo switches at a set time interval defined by the Video Switch Time parameter Chairman The Chairman controls the video for all Endpoints in the Meeting This mode is only available in a Moderated Type Meeting Video Switch Time Only available when Time is selected as the Video Switch Mode Enter the video screen switch time CPN Layout Number This setting can only be configured when the CPN setting i...

Page 28: ...inals that do not support H 239 In such a case set the Meeting s H 239 to OFF About Bandwidth Maximum Bandwidth ep refers to the maximum bandwidth each endpoint can send to the Meeting server per channel Max Bandwidth defines total audio and video stream bandwidth that can be used for a meeting When Bandwidth Control is set to STATIC a Meeting cannot be connected if participants total bandwidth ex...

Page 29: ...ormation about setup items refer to Add Meeting Screen p 24 6 Click the Change button on the Edit Meeting screen The confirmation dialog box will be displayed 7 Click OK The edited information will be saved A search filter can be executed in the Meeting screen to locate Meetings from the Meetings list By entering the information you wish to filter in the text box filter search results will be disp...

Page 30: ...ngs and the Gatekeeper The displayed information is updated every 60 seconds For more information about the Control Panel screen refer to Control Panel Screen p 51 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on Endpoint from the Monitor menu The Monitor Endpoint screen will be displayed A list of Endpoints registered ...

Page 31: ...hat the Gatekeeper applies to each Endpoint H 323 Alias Displays H 323 Alias of each Endpoint registered with the Gatekeeper E 164 Number Displays E 164 Number of each Endpoint registered with the Gatekeeper If left blank that Endpoint s E 164 number will not be registered with the Gatekeeper IP Address Displays the Endpoint IP address Terminal Type Displays terminal type MCU HD VISUAL COMMUNICATI...

Page 32: ...to confirm its members If Users are connected to that Meeting a Member List button is displayed below a list of Meetings so click the appropriate button The Meeting Member List screen is displayed enabling information relating to Users connected to the selected Meeting to be viewed The Meeting Member List screen allows you to check detailed connection information for each member Monitor Meeting In...

Page 33: ...t loss of the connected endpoint Loss Rate Receiving Video Displays the packet loss rate of the connected endpoint s receiving video The loss rate appears in yellow if the loss rate is 0 2 or higher and in red if the loss rate is 2 0 or higher Codec Sending Video Displays the sending video codec of the connected endpoint Resolution Sending Video Displays the sending video resolution of the connect...

Page 34: ... the packet loss rate of the connected endpoint s receiving H 239 The loss rate appears in yellow if the loss rate is 0 2 or higher and in red if the loss rate is 2 0 or higher Codec Sending H 239 Displays the sending H 239 codec of the connected endpoint Resolution Sending H 239 Displays the sending H 239 resolution of the connected endpoint Frame Rate Sending H 239 Displays the sending H 239 fra...

Page 35: ...lected Call s information to be viewed Monitor Call Information Hint Category Description End Point Name Displays the name identifying each Endpoint End Point ID Displays a unique ID that the Gatekeeper applies to each Endpoint H 323 Alias Displays H 323 Alias of each Endpoint registered with the Gatekeeper E 164 Number Displays E 164 Number of each Endpoint registered with the Gatekeeper If left ...

Page 36: ... the Endpoint you wish to call from the Endpoint list The menu and button to select a Meeting is displayed under the Endpoint list 4 Select the applicable Meeting using one of the following methods Select a Meeting with a Meeting ID 1 Select Input Meeting ID from the pull down menu below the Endpoint list 2 Enter the Meeting ID of the applicable Meeting in the text box 3 Click the Call to Meeting ...

Page 37: ...Endpoints are called to the Meeting Methods to call an Endpoint to a Meeting from the Monitor Meeting screen will now be explained 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on Meeting from the Monitor menu The Monitor Meeting screen will be displayed 3 Select the applicable Meeting from the Meeting list The field an...

Page 38: ...elect an Endpoint with an IP Address 1 Select Input IP Address from the pull down menu below the Meeting list 2 Enter the IP Address of the applicable Endpoint in the text box 3 Click the Call to Meeting button Updating was completed message is displayed Select an Endpoint from the List 1 Click the Select EP button The Select End Point screen will be displayed 2 Select the applicable Endpoint from...

Page 39: ...the Member List button The Meeting Member List screen will be displayed 4 From the Endpoint list check the Endpoint you wish to disconnect The Hangup button will be displayed 5 Click the Hangup button The selected Endpoint will be disconnected How to Disconnect All Endpoints from a Meeting 1 Click on Meeting from the Monitor menu The Monitor Meeting screen will be displayed 2 From the Meeting List...

Page 40: ... General Users must use the Reservation System to create a meeting For more information about reservation systems refer to Chapter 6 Using the Reservation System p 60 Scheduled Meeting configuration is accessible from the Detail tab of the Add Meeting screen or the Edit Meeting screen Select SCHEDULED from the Activate menu and execute the necessary settings Detail Tab Scheduled Meetings Chapter 5...

Page 41: ...HLY Meeting is repeated on the same date and time every month Date Selects the date the Meeting is scheduled to start This date can either be selected from the Calendar or entered in the yyyy mm dd format yyyy Western calendar mm Month dd Date Start Time Configures the start time for the Meeting End Time Configures the end time and day for the Meeting If any days coincide between the start and end...

Page 42: ...he ISC Intraframe Suppression Control function intra frames are transmitted only during specified time intervals instead of in response to each video refresh request This allows you to give the appearance of improved video quality You can configure the ISC function in the Detail tabs of the Add Meeting and Edit Meeting screens Detail Tab Intraframe Suppression Control ISC Setting Category Descript...

Page 43: ... Description Share Phone Book Select whether to display in the Share Phone Book the Meeting information that is registered on the server NONE Do not display the information in the Share Phone Book H323ALIAS Display the information in the Share Phone Book using H 323 aliases for the Meeting contact information E164NUMBER Display the information in the Share Phone Book using E 164 numbers for the Me...

Page 44: ... Meeting screen Detail Tab Templates The Template itself cannot be used as a Meeting If you change a Template all Meetings based on that Template will reflect the changes If you want to change a single Meeting based on a Template make the necessary changes to the applicable Meeting s information Setting Category Description Template Mode By checking the checkbox the currently configured meeting ca...

Page 45: ...the Detail tabs of the Add Meeting and Edit Meeting screens Detail Tab Audio Setting Category Description Audio Latency Required field Meetings on the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER buffer audio frames allow for stable audio synthesis Value can be set at between 2 and 10 Audio Gain Control To avoid extreme audio volume changes select whether to adjust the audio volume automatically ...

Page 46: ...ut between the Endpoint is less than the Max Bandwidth ep value for the Meeting but equal to or greater than the W432P value W432P resolution When the possible throughput between the Endpoint is less than the W432P value for the Meeting but equal to or greater than the CIF1 value CIF1 resolution When the possible throughput between the Endpoint is less than the CIF1 value for the Meeting but equal...

Page 47: ...eting and Edit Meeting screens Detail Tab H 235 Note Setting Category Description NONE Select this to conduct meetings without H 235 encryption ENCRYPTION Select this to conduct encrypted meetings with terminals that support H 235 encryption only If a terminal does not support H 235 encryption it cannot connect to the meeting CONNECTIVITY Select this to conduct encrypted meetings with terminals th...

Page 48: ...s refer to Add Meeting Screen p 24 Restrictions According to CPN and Video Codec Configurations The Resolution options that are available differ depending on the CPN and Video Codec settings configured in the Basic tab CPN Video Codec Resolution ON H 263 CIF 4CIF H 264 CIF W432P HD 720p HD 1080p H 264 High Profile CIF W432P HD 720p OFF H 261 QCIF CIF H 263 QCIF CIF 4CIF H 263 QCIF CIF 4CIF H 264 Q...

Page 49: ...49 Configuring Video Details Chapter 5 Using Meetings Application OFF H 264 High Profile QCIF CIF 4CIF HD 720p HD 1080p CPN Video Codec Resolution ...

Page 50: ...cted by IP Address H323ALIAS Access to the Meeting is restricted by H 323 Alias H323ALIAS_IP Access to the Meeting is restricted by both IP Address and H 323 Alias SERVERCALL Participants cannot directly enter a Meeting they have to be called into the Meeting by the Meeting Server Access List Group This function selects Groups to whom access will be granted Select the checkbox for the Group to be ...

Page 51: ...nistrator privileges You can perform the same controls as the Chairman in all meetings General User You can call or disconnect participants in any open meeting you are allowed to join To use the Control Panel log into VC ONLINE and select Control Panel from the Monitor menu Control Panel Screen Setting Category Description Chairman Select a Chairman when Meeting Type is set to Moderated The User l...

Page 52: ... and the Meeting Mode will be changed Change LC Displayed after selecting Change LC from the Control menu during Moderated type meetings The user you wish to display in the video channel can be chosen from the list Following selection click the Change LC button and the selected information will be enabled In addition for CP Mode Meetings the screen layout can be changed using CPN Layout Number For...

Page 53: ... Mode from the Control menu 2 Select the required mode from the list 3 Click the Change Mode button The mode will then be changed Controlling Speaking Privileges Methods to control the speaking privileges of Meeting participants will now be explained How to Permit Speaking 1 Select the User to whom you want to grant speaking privileges from the Members list Multiple Members may be selected By clic...

Page 54: ...changed by using CPN Layout Number 3 Click the Change LC button The selected information will be reflected and the Endpoint s video channel will be switched Hanging up a User 1 Select the user you want to hang up from the Members list The selected user will be highlighted in a reverse colour scheme Click Select All to hangup all participants in the Meeting 2 Click the Hangup button The selected Us...

Page 55: ...ideo window An orange frame appears around the speaker However the speaker s position doesn t change when the equally divided layout CP2 CP4 CP12 CP16 is used and the number of participants is less than the layout number displayed In such cases the speaker is indicated only by the orange frame For CPN Meetings there is a terminal name display function that shows participants names in the video win...

Page 56: ... video screen layout The number on the left of the figure shows the number of connected Endpoints Layouts without a number on the left are a fixed display and are not affected by Endpoint numbers Normal Standard Quality CIF or 4CIF Multiple Video Screen Layout 1 Layout 1 1 2 3 4 Layout 4 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 Layout 6 1 2 or more 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 Layout 8 1 2 6 7 or more ...

Page 57: ...etings Application 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 Layout 10 1 2 6 7 8 9 or more 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 1 2 1 3 6 5 4 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 6 7 8 9 4 5 2 3 10 11 12 13 Layout 13 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 or more 9 10 11 12 7 8 3 4 13 14 1 2 5 6 15 16 Layout 16 ...

Page 58: ...n Meetings HD Quality W432P or HD 720p 1 Layout 1 1 2 1 Layout 2 1 2 or more 1 2 3 4 1 Layout 4 1 2 or more 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 Layout 8 1 2 4 5 or more 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 Layout 10 1 2 4 5 8 9 or more ...

Page 59: ...cally determined so that the image covers the largest pane in the specified multiple screen layout without having to expand the image Upstream Resolution from Endpoints 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 1 6 7 8 9 4 5 2 3 10 11 12 13 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 Layout 13 1 2 4 5 8 9 10 11 or more 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Layout 16 ...

Page 60: ...reservation template in advance Based on the reservation template general Users designate the conference room name participants and usage time and then make the meeting reservation In addition Users making the reservation can notify participants about the meeting reservation The Meeting attributes designated by the Template such as the maximum number of participants bandwidth usage video codec etc...

Page 61: ...cluded with the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER and should be arranged separately SMTP Port Specify a SMTP server port for sending email notifications Reservation Email Address Enter a default e mail address To be used if no e mail address is configured in the User Account of the User reserving the Meeting Subject Enter a subject line for e mail notifications This will be displayed as the default s...

Page 62: ... the Add Template button The Reservation Template screen will be displayed 4 As with a Normal Meeting configure settings for Basic Information Audio Video etc By checking Mail As Schedule an iCalendar format file will be attached to an e mail when sending a Meeting reservation confirmation e mail The Access Control Filter can be set but there is no option to enter the Users allowed to enter the Me...

Page 63: ...rvation System in advance to enable e mail confirmation If a user or group that you specified is already scheduled to participate in another meeting that coincides with the specified reservation time a warning message appears However you can click the OK button in the warning message and still reserve the meeting 6 Confirm the details of the Subject and Mail Text fields Check Mail As Schedule if y...

Page 64: ...Number Selects the video layout of a CPN meeting Configuration options differ depending on the Video Codec and Video Mode settings In addition it is only possible to change to layouts with fewer video screens than the set Reservation Template Share Phone Book Select whether to display in the Share Phone Book the Meeting information that is registered on the server NONE Do not display the informati...

Page 65: ...ng the information part of the User Name H 323 Alias etc of the User you wish to locate in the Search Filter field Auto Invite By checking the checkbox users can be automatically invited to a Meeting It is possible to invite participants minutes before a Meeting begins The actual invitation is made 40 seconds after the designated time For example if the before time parameter is set to 5 minutes Au...

Page 66: ...gs for the meeting and click the Update button The reservation settings for the meeting are updated For more information about reservation settings for meetings refer to Reservation Screen p 64 You can cancel reservations for meetings in the Personal Schedule screen Users can only cancel meetings they reserved themselves 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 with a ...

Page 67: ...ly so delete as necessary 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on Reservation from the Meeting menu The Reservation screen will be displayed A Delete Old Data button will appear next to any Meetings that were completed at least two days before 3 Click the Delete Old Data button The completed Meeting information...

Page 68: ...llowing results displayed How to Reference the Log File of Meeting Server 1 Right click on the Server Desktop and click on Open Terminal from the menu 2 The Terminal Software will open so execute the following command Chapter 7 Server Monitoring usr local vn bin vnstatus cnode_mcu pid 3870 is running beam pid 3785 3766 is running vnncs pid 3797 is running vnproxy pid 3822 3810 is running vnutil pi...

Page 69: ...COMMUNICATION SERVER Status Chapter 7 Server Monitoring Command Example The HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER component and system log are located in var log vn Save to external media as and when necessary cp r var log media disc ...

Page 70: ... the Add Restriction panel This setting is registered Add Restriction Screen Chapter 8 Gatekeeper Restrict Registrations Setting Category Description Restriction ID The Restriction ID automatically allotted by the system is displayed This cannot be edited Restriction Type Displayed by Restriction IP or Restriction E164 This is decided by clicking the Add button of either Restriction IP or Restrict...

Page 71: ...ther the terminal is to be permitted or not LESS Indicates a Length shorter than the entered E 164 character string length EQUAL Indicates a Length equal to the entered E 164 character string length GREATER Indicates a Length longer than the entered E 164 character string length Prefix This is a required field Only displayed when the Restriction Type has been configured as Restriction E164 Enter a...

Page 72: ... or not For more information about setup procedures refer to Add Restriction Screen p 70 4 Click the Add button on the Edit Restriction panel The edited information will override previous information and be saved 1 Click on Restriction from the Gatekeeper menu The Restriction screen will be displayed 2 Select the restriction information you want to delete from Restriction IP or Restriction E164 an...

Page 73: ...gs and screen layout composition during CPN meetings By using a VCMP server in conjunction with the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER you can disperse the processing load for encoding and increase the number of meetings that can be conducted at one time For more information on setting up a VCMP server consult your network administrator Chapter 9 VCMP Servers ...

Page 74: ...then click Add If you set up multiple VCMP servers be sure to register all the VCMP servers 5 Restart the VCMP server 6 Restart the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER The VCMP server is registered to the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Always turn on the VCMP server before the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Add VCMP Server Screen Register VCMP Server Information Note Setting Category Description VCMP S...

Page 75: ...d 4 Make the necessary changes and click Edit For information on setting each item refer to Add VCMP Server Screen p 74 5 Restart the VCMP server 6 Restart the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER The VCMP server information registered on the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER is updated Always turn on the VCMP server before the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Default Master This software does not support th...

Page 76: ...the packet Audio packets are not supported with this function This is a simplified version of the Real Time ARQ function used on the PCS series Configuration is not necessary to enable this function and resend requests are performed automatically Depending on the operating environment this function may not be as effective as when it is used between PCS series units Chapter 10 Additional Configurat...

Page 77: ...setting Autodetect FT Automatically determine whether Firewall Traversal is necessary when connecting to the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER and connect via the FT personal client only if necessary Autodetect GC Automatically determine whether Firewall Traversal is necessary when connecting to the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER and connect via the FT group client only if necessary Use FT Always use...

Page 78: ...swering calls Forwarding Type Select forwarding destination type when selecting Forward as an Action H 323 Alias When selecting a H 323 Alias as a forwarding destination E 164 Number When selecting an E 164 Number as a forwarding destination IP Address When selecting an IP Address as a forwarding destination Forwarding Destination When selecting Forward as an Action enter a forwarding destination ...

Page 79: ...strator privileges 2 Click on Send Mail from the User menu The Send Mail screen will be displayed 3 Enter Subject and Mail Text and select the e mail recipient from Group or User Users can be narrowed down by entering the information part of the User Name H 323 Alias etc of the User you wish to locate in the Search Filter field When sending an e mail to all registered users check the All Users che...

Page 80: ...tatistics Display of statistical information Call Records Button for CSV file acquisition Displays list of search results Call Statistics Displays statistical information of search results Call Records Download CSV Full Gets file of all log items Download CSV part Gets file of part of the log items Category Description Total number of calls Total number of listed calls Total duration hour min sec ...

Page 81: ...on Serial number of search result Start time Time that the call was connected End time Time that the call was disconnected Call compilation code Status code CC Call Completed normally CAD Abnormal call disconnected UCN Unconnected due to network failure UCI Unconnected due to invalid address Call destination H 323 Alias of receiving caller connection destination Caller H 323 Alias of originator ca...

Page 82: ... to the sony directory When updating PCS XG XL XA Series firmware execute Update Firmware after checking whether the terminal power is set to ON and is not currently being used Do not turn the power OFF when updating PCS XG XL XA Series firmware under any circumstances 1 Login to VC ONLINE http HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER address 8080 using an account with administrator privileges 2 Click on En...

Page 83: ...mware update and update completion status are displayed Status Display Status Column Description Blank Initial firmware update execution screen Updating The firmware update is being executed Upload was completed normally Confirms completion of update However it is displayed when the firmware file has been forwarded Status Error Communicating An error displayed when update is executed while Sony PC...

Page 84: ...u The Recording Servers screen appears 3 Click the Add button The Add Recording Server screen appears 4 Configure each setting For information on setting each item refer to Add Recording Server Screen p 84 5 Click the Add button when you are finished configuring the settings A confirmation dialog box appears 6 Click OK The recording server is registered with the configured settings The HD VISUAL C...

Page 85: ... aliases clotho rs h323 aliases registered in the HD RECORDING SERVER settings vnrs conf E 164 Number Specify the E 164 number of the recording server Specify the first E 164 number in the list of E 164 numbers clotho rs e164 numbers registered in the HD RECORDING SERVER settings vnrs conf Capacity Maximum connection capacity of the HD RECORDING SERVER The default setting is 5 Category Description...

Page 86: ... a computer This software operates on Windows User Chairman Moderated meetings may be assigned a Chairman to control the meeting The Chairman controls audio and video selection as well as data functions during a Moderated Meeting The Chairman is also able to manage requests to speak from the participants General User Users who receive audio and visual content during Moderated Meetings They can see...

Page 87: ...eting participants in a fashion similar to the Meeting Chairman The Chairman can continue the Meeting in this status or switch to any other desired mode General Users may request permission to speak however they will not be able to speak until permission has been granted by the Chairman Side Meeting Status of a Moderated Meeting in which a General User has been granted permission to speak to the C...

Page 88: ...l electronic communications An E 164 number uniquely identifies a public network termination point and typically consists of three fields CC country code NDC national destination code and SN subscriber number up to 15 digits in total This can be thought of as a Service number H 323 An ITU T umbrella of standards for Packet based multimedia communications systems This standard defines the different...

Page 89: ... 32x Multimedia Communications macrofamily of standards for multimedia communications over various networks It enables data such as computer or video presentation materials to be transmitted together with a video conference session Other Smtp Server Server used to send e mail ...

Page 90: ...pdate Delete Display Schedule User User Add H Change H Add by Copy H Delete Group Add I Change I Delete Personal Account Personal Account J Edit Contacts Search and Add Contacts Add Contact Group Add Contact User Template Add K Change K Delete Send Mail Subject Mail Text All User All System Administrators Users Groups Server Licenses License Numbers Licenses Add License Activate License Tokens Del...

Page 91: ...ing Servers Add Q Update Q Delete LDAP Config Add R Telnet List New S Select Command File Execute Delete Result Monitor Endpoint Detail Delete Registration Input Meeting ID Input H 323 Alias Input E 164 Number Call to Meeting Select Meeting Call to Meeting Cancel Update Firmware Meeting Lock Free Withdraw All Input User ID Input H 323 Alias Input E 164 Number Input IP Address Call to Meeting Membe...

Page 92: ... Call By Input Input User ID Input H 323 Alias Input E 164 Number Call Hangup Permit Speaking Prohibit Speaking GateKeeper Neighbor GK Add T Change T Delete Gateway Add U Change U Delete Restriction Restriction IP Add V Change V Delete Restriction E164 Add W Change W Delete Name Resolution Add X Change X Delete Download Documents Software License Agreements Operating Instructions Log Statistics He...

Page 93: ...mber 1 2 4 6 8 10 13 16 H 239 ON OFF Bandwidth H 239 Codec H 263 H 264 Application Sharing ON OFF Bandwidth A Add Edit Meeting Activate ALWAYS SCHEDULED CLOSED Detail Repeat Mode NO DAILY WEEKLY MONTHLY Date Start Time hour 00 23 min 00 05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 End Time this day next day hour 00 23 min 00 05 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 ISC ON OFF ISC Time ISC Mode Change Share Phone Book...

Page 94: ...AS H323ALIAS_IP SERVERCALL Share Phone Book NONE H323ALIAS E164NUMBER H 235 NONE ENCRYPTION CONNECTIVITY Mail As Schedule Auto Invite min 0 10 Audio Codec G 711 u law G 711 A law G 722 MPEG4 AAC LC Audio Latency 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Audio Gain Control ON OFF Video Enable Disable CPN ON OFF Video Codec H 261 H 263 H 263 H 264 H 264 High Profile Resolution QCIF CIF 4CIF W432P HD 720p HD 1080p Video Sw...

Page 95: ...e PCEP H 323 FT Client SIP Login Name Password H 323 Alias E 164 Number User Template Share Phone Book NONE H323ALIAS E164NUMBER IPADDRESS First Name Middle Name Last Name e mail IP Address Administrator Basic Max Bandwidth Application Sharing Bandwidth Bandwidth DISABLE ENABLE Setting of PCEP Profile FT Autodetect FT Autodetect GC Connection Use FT Use GC NONE FT NONE TCP UDP Tunnel Type Forwardi...

Page 96: ...T Tunnel Type NONE TCP UDP Busy Action Confirm Reject Forward Forwarding Type H 323 Alias E 164 Number IP Address Online Action Confirm Reject Forward Forwarding Type H 323 Alias E 164 Number IP Address Offline Action Confirm Reject Forward Forwarding Type H 323 Alias E 164 Number IP Address J Add Edit User Template Template ID Template Name Max Bandwidth Application Sharing Bandwidth Bandwidth Se...

Page 97: ... FT Server1 FT Server2 O Add Edit VCMP Server VCMP Server ID VCMP Server Type VCMP Server Display Type VCMP Server Hostname FQDN Capacity Default Master Alt Master P Add Edit Recording Recording Server ID Servers Address H 323 Alias E 164 Number Capacity Q Add LDAP Config LDAP ID LDAP Server Address Server Type OpenLDAP Active Directory Others Port Root DN Password suffix filter User Template Logi...

Page 98: ...as E 164 Number IP Address Online Action Confirm Reject Forward Forwarding Type H 323 Alias E 164 Number IP Address Offline Action Confirm Reject Forward Forwarding Type H 323 Alias E 164 Number IP Address U Add Edit Restriction IP Restriction ID Restriction Type Priority Permission permit not permit IP Address Netmask V Add Edit Restriction Restriction ID E 164 Restriction Type Priority Permissio...

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