Cisco Systems 3545 MCU manual

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    CH A P T E R 2-1 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU The Cisco Unified V ideoconferencing 3545 MCU works together with a Cisco Unified V ideoconferencing 3545 EMP Enhanced Media Pr ocessor (EMP) module to perform audi o and v[...]

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    2-2 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Physical Description of the Cisco Unified Videoconfer encing 3545 MCU and EMP Modules Physical Description of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU and EMP Modules This se[...]

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    2-3 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Preparing to Install the 3545 MCU Preparing to Install the 3545 MCU This section describes the requirements for installi ng the Cisco Unified V ideoconferencing 3545 MCU and the[...]

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    2-4 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Verifying the Package Contents of the 3545 MCU • For a Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP) en vironm ent, the IP address of th e Tri v ial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP) serv[...]

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    2-5 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Installing the 3545 MCU and EMP Figur e 2-3 Fitting a Br ack et for Rack M ounting Step 5 Insert the Cisco Unif ied V ideoconferenc ing 3545 chassis into the 19-inch rack. Step [...]

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    2-6 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Installing the 3545 MCU and EMP Procedure Step 1 On the front of the chassis, lo osen the scre ws of the blank panel cov ering the slot into whi ch the MCU or the EMP module is t[...]

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    2-7 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Removing the 3545 MCU and EMP Removing the 3545 MCU and EMP This section describes ho w to remov e the MCU or the EMP from the Cisco Unif ied V ideoconferencing 3545 chassis. Pr[...]

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    2-8 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Initial monitoring and administration of th e Cisco Unif ied V ideoconferencing 3545 MCU are performed from a remote[...]

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    2-9 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Procedure Step 1 Connect the RS-232 terminal cable to the PC termi nal. Step 2 Connect the power cable. Step 3 Start the ter minal emulation appli[...]

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    2-10 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Caution Do not use leading zeros in the IP address. Step 10 At the Enter IP Mask <HEX> for def a ult de vice prompt, enter the subnet mask a[...]

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    2-11 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Step 2 When the message “Press any ke y to start configuratio n” appears on the screen, press any ke y within six seconds. The network co nf [...]

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    2-12 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 MCU Configuration Step 4 At the TFTP Serv er # 0 prompt, enter the IP address o f the f i rst TFTP serv er you want the MCU to use and press Enter . Step 5 At the W[...]

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    2-13 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 EMP Configuration Connecting the Cisco Unified Videoco nferencing 3545 MCU to the LAN This section describes how to connect the MCU to the Local Area Network (LAN)[...]

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    2-14 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 EMP Configuration S: Configure network security level M: Change MCU ip address A: Advanced configuration menu Q: Quit Select: Setting the IP Address This section de[...]

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    2-15 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 EMP Configuration Changing the Configuration Software Password Y ou can use the serial port t o change the conf iguration softwa re password. Procedure Step 1 At t[...]

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    2-16 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 EMP Configuration Pointing the EMP to the Controlling MCU Y ou can use the serial port t o point the EMP to the I P address of the cont rolling MCU. Procedure Step [...]

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    2-17 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Initial 3545 EMP Configuration : 5 - Auto other - Quit : Step 6 Enter either a number betw een 0 and 5 i nclusi ve, r epresenting the required optio n. Step 7 Press any other k[...]

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    2-18 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Accessing the 3545 MCU Administrator Interface Accessing the 3545 MCU Administrator Interface The Cisco Unified V ideoconferencing 3545 MCU Adminis trator is a web interface tha[...]

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    2-19 Installation and Upgrade Gu ide for Cisco Unified Vid eoconferencing 3545 MCU Relea se 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Using the 3545 MCU Setup Wizard Using the 3545 MCU Setup Wizard The MCU setup wizard runs automatically the f irst time you access the MCU Administrator interf ace. In the setu[...]

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    2-20 Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Un ified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1 OL-11899-01 Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoc onferencing 3545 MCU Registering the Onlin e Help for the 3545 MCU Registering the Online Help for the 3545 MCU The online help f iles for the MCU Administrator and Conference Cont rol interfaces ar[...]