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TANDBERG
VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SERVER
ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Introduction
Getting started
Overview and
status
System
configuration
VCS
configuration
Zones and
neighbors
Call
processing
Bandwidth
control
Firewall
traversal
Appendices
Applications
Maintenance
System configuration
The
System administration
page allows you to configure the
name of the VCS and the means by which it is accessed by
administrators.
To go to the
System administration
page:
System configuration > System
•
To configure these settings using the CLI:
xConfiguration SystemUnit Nam
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e
xConfiguration Administratio
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n
You must save your changes and restart the system for
any changes made using this page (apart from the
Session time out) to take effect.
About the system name
The system name is used to identify the VCS. It appears in
various places in the web interface, and in the display on the
front panel of the unit (so that you can identify it when it is in
a rack with other systems). The system name is also used by
TANDBERG’s TMS.
We recommend that you give the VCS a name that allows
you to easily and uniquely identify it.
If the system name (or IPv6 address) is longer than 16
characters, only the last 16 characters will be shown in
the display on the front panel.
About administration access settings
While it is possible to administer the TANDBERG VCS by using a
PC connected directly to the unit via a serial cable, you may wish
to access the system remotely over IP.
You can do this using either or both:
the
•
web interface
via HTTPS
a
•
command line interface
via SSH or Telnet.
By default, access via HTTPS and SSH is enabled; access via
Telnet is disabled.
You can also enable access via HTTP. However, this mode works
by redirecting HTTP calls to the HTTPS port, so HTTPS must also
be enabled for access via HTTP to function.
!
By default, access via HTTPS and SSH is enabled; access
via Telnet is disabled. To securely manage the VCS you
should disable Telnet, using the encrypted HTTPS and
SSH protocols instead. For further security, disable HTTPS and
SSH as well and use the serial port to manage the system.
!
TMS accesses the VCS via the web server. If HTTPS
mode is turned off, TMS will not be able to access it.
System administration
The
Ethernet
page allows you to configure the speed of the
connection between the VCS and the ethernet switch to which it
is connected.
To go to the
Ethernet
page:
System configuration >Ethernet
•
To configure ethernet settings using the CLI:
xConfiguration Etherne
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t
You must save your changes and restart the system for
changes made using this page to take effect.
About Ethernet speed
The
Ethernet speed
setting determines the speed of the
connection between the VCS and the ethernet switch. It must
be set to the same value on both systems.
If you have the Dual Network Interfaces option key installed, you
will be able to configure the speed for both the LAN 1 and LAN 2
ports separately.
The default is
Auto
, which means that the two systems will auto-
negotiate the appropriate speed.
!
We recommend that you do not change from the default
value of
Auto
unless the switch to which you are
connecting is unable to auto-negotiate. A mismatch in
Ethernet speed settings between the VCS and ethernet switch
will at best result in packet loss; at worst it will make the system
inaccessible for endpoints and system administrators.
Ethernet
