VTEL IPanel 7000 User Manual
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1. and Dialer Site Na me 45 154 32 65 Address Book Address Book for routine connections e From list Use your cursor to highlight in blue the site and then left double click e Speed Dial Place the cursor over the speed dial key and left click e Put any site on a Speed Dial key by highlighting the horizontal entry and drag and dropping it onto a key e To add a site Right click in the address book white portion and bring up menu with add at the top This is how to add sites to your address book Videoconferencing Menu Muting On Master Menu click e Audio Mute so far site cannot hear you e Video Mute so far site cannot see you e Undo mute click on the mute line on Master Menu again or e Click on the ICON displayed on your VC screen Volume put your cursor where you want the volume to go and left click Slide bar appears on PC side of screen 8 Using the mouse to control cameras is very natural just point where you want the camera to go pan Cursor is small and white when moved into left PC zone Group Videoconferencing Local PowerPoint Cursor is big and yellow when moved into PIP window PIP zone When in PIP zone the cursor controls your local camera in the same way the blue cursor controls the far camera Zoom Zoom Left click and hold to In Out move cameras VCS Menu Local IP address2. 2u614u u uo si Aeycis ci pue uo s L Ae dsig aqinej ci Az 3ONI Once your 7000 IP has been physically installed and setup you will need to configure your network to allow the H 323 video conferencing traffic through any firewalls Consult the guide on the following page for the appropriate steps to take in setting up your network Refer back to this page when you see the letters A B or C for the exact procedure details By default your Panel is setup to use automatic IP detection DHCP on both of its Ethernet ports If your internal network is configured to use DHCP which is the most common case then simply plug an Ethernet cable into either port on the Panel e Once you have this information open up the network properties page on the IPanel by going to START gt CONTROL PANEL gt NETWORK CONNECTIONS on Windows XP e RIGHT CLICK on Local Area Connection or Local Area Connection 2 and select PROPERTIES see note below One connection will say connected one will say network cable unplugged Use the connected network choice e n the properties page LEFT CLICK on Internet Protocol TCP IP to highlight it and then press the PROPERTIES button e Toggle both selections from Obtain Automatically to USE THE FOLLOWING and then enter the five pieces of information you gathered earlier into the appropriate boxes Once you ve entered this information press OK to close the dialog e Verify
3. Hang Up Left click on My IP Address This is the number that Address Book 7 should call to reach this system It s like a phone number Audio Mute Video Mute The IP address appears on the top of the PC left Volume Control g Send PC Note VCS 5 0 only detects the user s IP address when it i launches If you change your IP while VCS 5 0 is running Local Video Mv IP Add it will not know about it and your calls won t work To y ress remedy this problem just Exit VCS by selecting Exit Cance VTEL Now and then launch VCS 5 0 again Remote Camera left right up down Local Video shows what your local camera is seeing It normally goes into a PIP Picture In Picture window in the videoconferencing section right side Hang Up Address Book Audio Mute Removes local video PIP Video Mute Shows your video in PIP window Show Local Video Hide Local Video Dock Undock PIP Volume Control e Undock makes local video into Send PC style window You can resize and move anywhere e Dock removes top blue bar and docks PIP window where you last put it Your local picture undocked size VCS Menu Send PC During a videoconference you can present PowerPoint slides or any other PC application to the other participants Any image on the PC side of the screen is sent to the far end For Example PowerPoint e Start your PowerPoint application in the left Hang Up PC si
4. Delivering the Power of Vision User s Guide 7000 IP v CS 5 0 Table of Contents Getting Started Quick Start inananlar Guide 0011777777 4 Network Setup 5 Starting Up the System 7 Videoconferencing 7 Videoconferencing Placing Calls and Muting 8 Videoconferencing Camera Control and Local IP 9 Videoconferencing Local Video and Send 10 ATOTIMAHONMMDUE uuu u usss 7 11 Appendix A Single Monitor and Dual Monitor Modes 12 Appendix B Configuration 13 Appendix C System Monitor 22 Technical Support 25 On behalf of VTEL Products Corp we would like to thank you for making the right choice in purchasing a powerful and feature rich video conferencing endpoint Your 7000 IP integrates a full featured PC our powerful Video Conferencing System software and a wide range of input and output options into a single unit Before getting started you should verify you have all the components necessary to install your system e Silver 7000 IP Codec Box e Power adapter for the
5. 11 To change from single monitor to dual monitor mode follovv these steps gt Exit VCS if it is running You can do this by selecting the Exit VTEL Now option from the menu Navigate the mouse to the red and white ATI icon and right click on it See Fig 2 Now move the mouse to the Activate Profile menu and another menu will appear See Fig 2 Finally move the mouse to the desired option and left click on it See Fig 2 Re Launch VCS mu 0 Fig 2 Changing the Display profile CATALYST Contro VTEL Dual Display Defaults Activate Profile VTEL Single Display Defaults 1 RADEON X550 2 RADEON X550 Secondary System Messages Event Viewer Help About DebugView o Note This can also be used fo restore your display settings back to factory defaults in case they are inadvertently altered 12 Appendix B Configuration Input Settings Configuration can be launched from the Windows Start menu and is used to configure various options in VCS Pressing Apply or OK will put your changes into effect Fig 2 The Input Settings tab of Configuration v Configuration Y System Configuration Input Settings Network Settings Caller ID Settings Advanced Settings Camera 1 TE PTZEnable V Address Camera 3 x No Camera r Camera 6 No Camera vl PTZ Protocol Sony PTZ Port Assignment COM2 Camera Test Camera Control I User Interface I Allow Far En
6. 7000 IP e Wireless Mouse Keyboard Combo plus IR receiver e Sony D 100 or another camera source e VTEL Camera Umbilical cable e Microphone with Microphone cable A VGA Monitor e An S Video Monitor Not required but highly recommended e Speakers with cable e Ethernet cable to attach to your LAN e S Video cables for attaching S Video monitors or additional cameras Items marked with an are optional and may not be included with your 7000 Consult the guide on the following page for an illustrated overview on how to set up your 7000 IP in the most common configuration Ni 5a AQIMOgG OL 25 O 0 Key 12 5 K 2D OL o pi BJ W OL 5 4 qclepv x x ya OL N OL W 201 a C NOW a NICGOIMA NIL OIA C 4 1 4 N 1 lk AK x x o A T A a gt 2 3 i a W b 1 F 1 l Ino k NOW NOW C NOW 5 0 Esa EG ach 2 1104 OL UOIZISOUUDD VOA 4 us uaz OL zili uwayeads oz LA 314E 4 L dS vx x p pnioui ION SIGED O BIA S x C IOOOZ Az cil OOOZ WALA
7. s Un checking this box will no longer allow the far side to control your local camera User Interface see Fig 2 Enable Advanced Mode Checking this box will enable additional options from the VCS right click menu Place Incoming Data on the VC Side In a dual monitor set up incoming data H 239 is typically placed on the PC left monitor Checking this box will reverse this and place an incoming data share on the VCS right monitor and move far end video to the PC In a single monitor setup or in the Advanced Ul mode this option has no effect Software Version see Fig 2 Software Version The number in this box is the version of the VCS software your system is running 14 Appendix B Configuration Network Settings Just click on the Network Settings tab in Configuration to edit these settings Fig 3 The Network Settings tab of Configuration Y Configuration w System Configuration stings Network Settings Caller ID Settings Advanced Settings m NAT and Firewall Settings UDP Parts 5004 to to e004 Enable NAT NAT Address TCP Parts 5004 n 6004 TCP Ports 1719 1721 Gatekeeper Settings Enable Gatekeeper Gatekeeper P Address Host Addresses Computer Name H Enable DNS Dialing 17002 5 235 Security Mode Auto In lt lonterence System Name VTEL 7000 15 NAT and Firevvall Settings see Fig 3 TCP Ports These two b
8. the number then that indicates the line rate is an approximation and can change depending on network congestion NAT Settings see Fig 6 NAT Status This box will display enabled or disabled depending on whether or not NAT is enabled in Configuration NAT address This box displays the NAT address Local see Fig 6 IP address Displays your local IP address Video Codec Displays the video codec you are transmitting to the far side Audio Codec Displays the audio codec you are transmitting to the far side Frame rate Displays the number of video frames per second you are transmitting to the far side Resolution Displays the video resolution you are transmitting to the far side Video Bit Rate Displays the bit rate in kbps of your outgoing video Max Video Rate Displays your local maximum video bit rate in kbps of outgoing video Encryption Displays whether or not your outgoing videoconferencing packets are encrypted Remote see Fig 6 IP address Displays the remote site s IP address when in a call Video Codec Displays the video codec you are receiving from the far side Audio Codec Displays the audio codec you are receiving from the far side Frame rate Displays the number of video frames per second you are receiving from the far side Resolution Displays the video resolution you are receiving from the far side Video Bit Rate Displays the bit rate in kops of your incoming video Max Video Rate Displays th
9. 004 Audio TOS TCP Port Range 5004 To 6004 Video TOS DNS Name 7002 TEST TOS DNS Dialing Enabled 24 RE Tmlalall l TA i l l T lul For technical support visit us at hitp vvvvvv vtel com or send an e mail to support vtel com 25
10. Fig 5 H 261 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to any type of H 261 one video Note The system will still receive it H 263 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to any type of H 263 one video Note The system will still receive it H 264 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to any type of H 264 one video Note The system will still receive it Enabled Audio Transmit Codecs see Fig 5 G 711 A LAW Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 711 A LAW audio Note The system will still receive it G 711 U LAW Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 711 U LAW audio Note The system will still receive it G 722 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 722 audio Note The system will still receive it G 722 1 24 bit Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 722 1 24 bit audio Note The system will still receive it G 722 1 32 bit Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 722 1 32 bit audio Note The system will still receive it G 723 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 723 audio Note The system will still receive it G 728 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negot
11. d Camera Control FECC x Enable Advanced Mode Basic Mode Options Place Incoming Data on the VC side Software Version VCS 5 0 0 049 Camera Configuration see Fig 2 Camera 1 6 These boxes represent each camera you have attached to the unit To enable a camera simply select the input on the back of the 7000 your camera is plugged into When more than one camera is configured additional options will appear in the right click VCS menu allowing you to change between multiple cameras PTZ Enable Check this box if your camera is a Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ capable camera and the control cable is attached Address This sets the PTZ address in a chain of PTZ cameras Typically this is the same as the camera number This is for users who want to reorder their cameras without having to re wire them PTZ Protocol This sets the PTZ protocol for the brand of camera being used Typically this is set to Sony This option is only available if at least one camera has been checked as a PTZ camera PTZ Port Assignment This sets the COM port for which the PTZ camera control cable is attached On a 7000 this is typically COM1 On a 7002 this is typically COM2 Camera Test Pressing this button will test your PTZ camera setup If your cameras move when this button is pressed your cameras are configured correctly Camera Control see Fig 2 Allow Far End Camera Control FECC When this box is checked the far end can control your local camera
12. de Maximize the size of the slides locally Address Book Audio Mute e Right click on the video right side and bring up Video Mute the videoconferencing menu Volume Control e Select Send PC an ICON appears on your video side Local Video e In about 10 15 seconds the far site conferencing My IP Address unit will also see your PowerPoint slide exactly the same as you see it Same size and quality Cancel e Click on your PowerPoint slide and it will automatically like normal advance to the next Slide In about 5 10 seconds the remote site will see the new slide e When finished sharing slides select Stop Sending PC from the main white menu Note If you are sending PC slides to the far site Note The time it takes to transfer a slide is and they start Send PC at their end it will cancel dependent upon the bandwidth of the connection your Send PC and you will start receiving their PC between Panel systems 10 data 7000 Information Input Information input into VTEL 7000 can be achieved many ways the VTEL 7000 There is a convenient USB port on the front of 1 Bring your flash drives to the meeting Load your PC files into the system 2 From a CD or DVD via the drive on the front of the unit 3 Retrieve your files from your LAN like any other computer on the LAN You can even email your file to your public Internet SS accessible email address and download the file
13. e DHCP use DHCP A A NO YES Panel Settings Panel Settings e IP Address e IP Address e Subnet Mask e Subnet Mask e Default Gateway e Default Gateway e Preferred DNS Server e Preferred DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Alternate DNS Server Modem internal addresses Firewall internal addresses Source ISP Source Network admin Configure Firewall for Videoconferencing Open TCP port 1718 1720 e Open TCP and UDP ports 5004 6004 Forward traffic to IPanel Does firewall do NAT NO Enable NAT on IPanel 6 A Turn on the system using the povver button on the far left of the VTEL 7000 gt B It will power up like any other Windows XP computer going through familiar screens C Once the 7000 has booted up double click on the red V ball Start VTEL VCS shortcut See Fig 1 in the upper left corner This launches the videoconferencing software Fig 1 7000 Desktop Dual Display Mode No VCS Running r 1 h ri 1 L T Left Monitor 1 Right Monitor 2 Note In a single monitor set up everything launches on the left monitor See Appendix A for changing between single monitor and dual monitor set ups D After a brief loading process a large VIEL V ball appears on the lower right of the screen and the right screen will change Left Monitor Right Monitor A The screen at right will appear The left half is your local PC The right half is the videoconfe
14. e maximum video bit rate in kops of incoming video Encryption Displays whether or not your incoming videoconferencing packets are encrypted 2 Appendix C System Monitor cont Gatekeeper Information see Fig 6 Gatekeeper Status This box will display your registration status with a gatekeeper If this box says Logged n then you have successfully registered with the gatekeeper If the box says Disabled then Enable Gatekeeper has not been checked in Configuration Gatekeeper Address This displays the address of the gatekeeper you are trying to register to H 323 ID This box will displays your H 323 ID if configured E 164 Address This box displays your E 164 Address if configured The Config Status Tab see Fig 7 The Config Status tab displays various information about the configuration and setup of the system Items of note are the VCS software version and the TOS values Fig 7 The Config Status tab of System Monitor YVTEL System Monitor W System Monitor H323 Status Config Status Software Information Hardware Information Software Version VCS 5 0 0 049 HASP Room System Key Engine Version 65064 CPU Speed 1827 Mhz Operating System VVindovvs XP Total RAM 511 MB Miscalleneous Information Screen Saver Off H 261 Max Rate 1920 kbps 239 Enabled H 263 Max Rate 1920 kbps H 264 Bandwidth 1 H 264 Max Rate 1920 kbps Netvvork Information UDP Port Range 5004 To 6
15. iating to G 728 audio Note The system will still receive it G 729 Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 729 audio Note The system will still receive it 20 Enabled Audio Transmit Codecs continued see Fig 5 G 729 ANNEX D Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 729 ANNEX D audio Note The system will still receive it G 729 ANNEX E Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to G 729 ANNEX E audio Note The system will still receive it AAC 64 bit Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to AAC 64 bit audio Note The system will still receive it AAC 128 bit Un checking this box will disable the system from sending or negotiating to AAC 128 bit audio Note The system will still receive it Video Transmit Codec Cutoffs see Fig 5 H 261 Limit In this box you can select the max calling line rate the system will use until it changes to the next best codec In the case of calling above the max rate of H 261 the system will negotiate with no video Note This does not affect which codec the unit will receive H 263 Limit In this box you can select the max calling line rate the system will use until it changes to the next best codec Note This does not affect which codec the unit will receive H 264 Limit In this box you can select the max calling line rate the system will use
16. ler ID see Fig 4 No blocking or screening When this option is selected the system will not block or screen any incoming calls Screen calls When this option is selected you will only accept calls from the list below Block Calls When this option is selected you will not accept calls from any site in the list below Add Use this button to add an IP address to the selected list Delete Use this button to delete an IP address from the selected list Prompt for Site Add in You will be prompted if you want to add a site to the selected list Do not display incoming caller ID Incoming caller ID will not be displayed when this is checked Do not display local ID number When checked your local ID or number will not be displayed 18 Appendix B Configuration Advanced Settings Just click on the Advacned Settings tab in Configuration to edit these settings Fig 5 The Advanced Settings tab of Configuration Configuration h System Configuration Input Settings Network Settings Caller ID Settings Advanced Settings Enabled Video Transmit Codecs we H 263 Iw H 264 Enabled Audio Transmit Codecs H G 711 A LAW H G 711 U LAW z G 722 1 24hit H 67221 32hit lv G 728 v 729 v G 729 ANNEX E F AAC 64 bit M G 732 W G 722 M G 729 ANNEX AAC 128 bit Video Transmit Codec Cutofis H 261 Limit 1920 H 263 Limit 1920 19 Enabled Video Transmit Codecs see
17. network connectivity by selecting Internet Explorer on the IPanel and connecting to a public web site it is the same process as any other computer e Note there are 2 Ethernet adapters on the back of the IPanel You can use either one but if you are setting up a static IP address on your IPanel make sure you setup the same network properties for the same port you plug your cable into Facing the back of the iPanel adapter 1 is on the left Local Area Connection and adapter 2 Local Area Connection 2 is on the right It s perfectly ok to set up both adapters with the same information Load VTEL s System Configuration tool Configuration is located in the Windows Start Menu in the VIEL program group In Configuration under the Network tab check the Enable NAT box and enter your public external IP address in the box you may have to ask your ISP Network Administrator for this address Press OK to close System Configuration and apply the settings These settings will take effect on the next call you place Consult your network administrator or your router firewall s manual for how to open these specified ports for your 7000 To able to receive calls you all also need to forward these ports to the internal LAN address of the 7000 Network Setup continued This decision tree covers all of the common network configuration conditions See the previous page for more details Is there a Firewall Does network Does network us
18. oxes allow the end user to change the default TCP port range used by VCS It is highly recommended to not make this range smaller than 10 ports The default range is 5004 6004 UDP Ports These two boxes allow the end user to change the default UDP port range used by VCS It is highly recommended to not make this range smaller than 10 ports The default range is 5004 6004 Enable NAT Check this box to enable NAT network address translation in VCS NAT Address Enter the NAT address typically your external IP here This address is only used when Enable NAT is checked Gatekeeper Settings see Fig 3 Enable Gatekeeper Check this box to enable the use of a gatekeeper Gatekeeper Address Enter the address of your gatekeeper here VCS will only use this address if Enable Gatekeeper is checked Note VCS will only log into a gatekeeper when it first boots up To check registration status see System Monitor See Appendix C H 323 ID Enter your H 323 ID here for use with a gatekeeper E 164 Address Enter your E 164 address here for use with a gatekeeper Host Addresses see Fig 3 Computer Name Your machine s local networking computer name IP Address Your machine s local IP address Note Your local IP is only detected when VCS starts up If your local IP address changes while VCS is running then just quit VCS and then re launch tt Miscellaneous see Fig 3 Enable DNS Dialing Checking this box enables the use of DNS name
19. rencing section Note The keyboard mouse works normally as a PI l PC mouse vvhen the cursor is in the PC area ace a Ca and the keyboard mouse vvorks as a videoconferencing Audio Mute controller when the cursor is in the videoconferencing area Video Mute B Move the cursor to the right monitor it will turn blue gt Volume Control C Right click anywhere and the videoconferencing menu appears Local Video Note Left clicking on the V Ball vvill produce the same menu My IP Address Exit VTEL Novv 7 Cancel Placing a call and Managing the address book 1 Call Rate 192 or 256 is a good rate for the internet 2 IP Address Enter the IP address you are calling Y plac 3 Click Dial all Using H 323 LAN x Dial Call Aate iP 57 58 2251 Hangup Clear site Name IP Address 67 79 201 60 67 79 201 60 Hand Dialer Hand Dialer for ad hoc connections e Use this 3 step process when you just want to connect to another site not in the address book e Call yourself in loop back by dialing your own IP address to test that your system is working OK Place a Call Audio Mute Video Mute Volume Control Local Video My IP Address Exit VIEL Now Cancel Place Call Address Book Home Sales Office Austin 76 56 87 41 An ICON appears on your VC screen showing status of audio and video mute Use tabs to toggle between hand dialer and address book
20. s in the Hand Dialer and Address Book For example you can now type in demo vtel com instead of 24 153 141 149 Note If you are experiencing trouble dialing while registered with a gatekeeper then try turning this feature off H 235 Security Mode Sets the usage of H 235 encryption as follows None Turns H 235 off You will only be able to connect to unencrypted sites Auto VCS will use AES encryption only if the far side supports it otherwise VCS will connect normally and unencrypted recommended setting AES VCS will only connect to sites that support H 235 AES encryption In Conference System Name This box allows you to set the name that other sites will see for your machine in a videoconference 16 Appendix B Configuration Caller ID Settings Just click on the Caller ID Settings tab in Configuration to edit these settings Fig 4 The Caller ID Settings tab of Configuration Y Configuration System Configuration Input Settings Network Settings Caller ID Settings Advanced Settings No blocking or screenir for Site Add in Do not display incoming caller ID Do not display local ID number 17 Appendix B Conficjuration Caller ID Settings cnt Auto Answer see Fig 4 Auto Answer Calls When this box is checked the unit will automatically accept incoming calls When unchecked the user will be prompted to accept or reject the incoming call Cal
21. until it changes to the next best codec Note This does not affect which codec the unit will receive 21 system Monitor can be launched from the Windows Start menu and is used to monitor call statistics during a call in VCS Stats for the video and audio you are sending out is displayed in the Local column while stats for the video and audio you are receiving from the far site are displayed in the Remote column A description of the terms is on the next page Fig 6 The H 323 Status tab of System Monitor YVTEL System Monitor System Monitor H323 Status Config Status Call Status System Status Connected Line Rate 192 kbps Local IP Address 10 15 1 162 Video Codec H 264 Audio Codec 722 1 24KBIT Frame Rate 0 Resolution SIF Video Bit Rate 38 0 kbps Max Video Rate 156 4 kbps Encryption None GateKeeper Information GateKeeper Status Disabled GateKeeper Address NAT Settings NAT Status NAT Address Remote IP Address Video Codec Audio Codec Frame Rate Resolution Video Bit Rate Max Video Rate Encryption H 323 ID E 164 Address Disabled N A demo vtel com H 264 7221 24KB T 20 SIF 147 0 kbps 156 4 kbps None Call Status see Fiq 6 System Status This box will display Idle when the system isn t in a call and Connected when it is Line Rate This box displays the line rate in kilobits per second If there is a in front of
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