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RADVISION | Installation Guide for SCOPIA Elite 5100 Series MCU Version 7.7
Step 10
Select Use registrar digest authentication to enable MCU authentication with a SIP registrar
using user name and password.
Authentication is performed as defined in RFC 2617. This field is disabled by default.
Enter the MCU user name and password. They must match those defined on the SIP server.
Step 11
Select Use ‘Empty Invite’ when sending Invite messages to endpoints to enable the remote
endpoint to indicate preferred audio and video channels.
Step 12
Select Apply.
Step 13
Check the MCU status using the MCU Administrator interface:
a.
Enter the MCU IP address or the MCU name into the Internet browser.
b.
Enter the Administrator user name and password in the appropriate fields and select Go.
The default global user name is admin. The default password is password.
The Status tab of the Administrator interface opens.
c.
Locate the Status Map section. This section is a graphic representation of the MCU chassis.
Figure 5-10
The Status Map section showing the SIP Server connection
d.
Verify that the MCU is connected to the Ethernet.
e.
If you registered the MCU with SIP registrar, verify that the MCU is connected to the SIP
Server.
Configuring a Dual-NIC MCU
The MCU can be configured to work as a dual-NIC device, improving security by enabling the
management data to be on a separate subnet from the media and signaling.
Media refers to the actual content of the video call: audio, video and data presentations.
Management data refers to messages of coordination, control and monitoring, like between your
web browser and the MCU for configuration, or between the MCU and the SCOPIA iVIEW
Management Suite for call coordination. Management signals are sent in protocols like HTTP, XML,
SNMP and so on.
Separating these types of data on different subnets improves security because management data
typically remains on subnets within the enterprise, while the media of video calls is often required
to traverse firewalls and reach endpoints outside the enterprise.
