Aiphone AN-8000 Intercom System User Manual
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1. AIPHONE NETWORK INTERCOM SYSTEM AN 8000 SERIES Quickstart Guide Thank you for purchasing AIPHONE s Network Intercom system Please carefully follow the instructions in this manual to ensure long trouble free use of your equipment AN Quickstart Guide Overview Network Design Setup a network your system will use to communicate between devices System Name The first and critical step in editing an existing system or designing a new one Unit Scan Give your equipment IP addresses Equipment List Tell the software what hardware you have Station Table Give your equipment dialing extension numbers Setting up Door Stations Tell the doors which master to call Setting up Master Stations Set a master to auto answer or to ring until answered Paging Set paging zones for one way announcements to multiple stations and or speakers Uploading and Testing Save double check upload and verify desired functionality Advanced Incoming Calls Advanced settings on how to additional masters to handle incoming calls Advanced Group Blocking Advanced settings on how to segment and restrict access on your system Advanced Background Music and Camera Call Up Troubleshooting the Network AW specific tips for solving common network connection issues Designing Your Network Most systems will communicate over a local area network some will involve VPN s or NAT over a wide area network In every case your network administrator will need to give you all2. equipment See Troubleshooting the Network for specific tips on how to find problems that could prevent the equipment from working System Name The System Name is a very important step you must not forget about when making changes or designing your system You must not forget the name and password you assign or you will no longer have access to SF ee aye ent eee the software which makes changes to your equipment The program When performing new system setting select New System settings file will be labeled the same name as your system name as a BL ES folder inside the Program Files Aiphone AN8000 folder You will not System name ME actually name your system right now if it is new Password AN 8000 Software Customer Name for your reference System Name Cancel Password Figure 1 System selection screen Open the AN 8000 software and select New System unless you are adding equipment to an existing system Hit the OK button and you get 4 options Unit Scan System Settings Password Change and Clock Setting Click on Unit Scan to open the tool that searches the subnet for AN equipment and allows you to set IP addresses This uses a broadcast which will not leave the router your computer is connected to you should repeat the following step for every subnet on your system until every device has the correct unique IP address subnet mask and gateway information Unit Scan Unit Scan is used to make IP address assignments
3. 2 ZONES ZONE4 ZONES ZOE 6 LINE1 10 MainEntr Ww can be equipment like a Door station or Master station a uNe2 A Seuty V Shipping M Paging amp or a combination of them Any master may eee iate initiate a page by pressing the Paging key then the zone mer LINE 8 Paging is used when you want to make a one way 1 anecooex NES announcement to one or more stations and or paging TREN LINE 13 amps and is preceded by an announcement tone UNE LINE 15 LINE 16 PA1 e e PA2 l z Uploading and Testing 2 cop INEI 14 Corp f 3 CorpDoor LINE1 15 CorpDoor You now have enough to use the basic functions of the nen system but before you go any further please take a moment and double check the following things If you skip this step you may have to factory reset each piece of Figure 8 Paging see page 192 of the AN 8000 guide hardware and start all over from scratch EE Hot Sym AN9000 System Sativa Tool 1 YOU MUST FIRST SAVE THE PROGRAM SETTINGS AENEA Save the settings file in a secure known location on Coo aae your computer the default location is inside the AN PST rt ig program folder DO NOT LOSE THE SYSTEM NAME oo On OR Saat DONA Er ah Comecei ta Eno ze vie tote onimart gat THIS GUIDE Type Equipment No Equipment name Model UIP Address Web Port _ WAN IP address WAN Web port _ 2 Disable any unused network connections your 2p sess 15216012 ao computer may have If your comp
4. O for any door the system will only fire the relay for the door you are currently talking to IN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Group blocking group Group blocking to Remote response group Group 1 Group2 Group3 Group4 Group5 Group6 Group Groups Group9 v v Y low E S Group blocking group Group blocking to Paging Figure 14 Group Blocking to setting permissions See page 193 of the AN guide IN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Station selection Unit No 13 Station No 115 Station name CorpDoor 7 Network Settings Function Settings Function Settings2 Speed Dialing Scan Monitor Cox Incoming call mode Automatic connection V with call tone c Vv Level Microphone sensitivity 2 Speaker output 3 BGM 3 l Receives BGM fo en Door station mode r fusal of ll a fo air Refusal of priority call operation Bas fa Door Remote MI Equipment No x Contact output No v Calli
5. e Zone Selection e 7 eee ell ee erence Group call Enabled in the called station s Station tab Each es incoming door call will also ring up to 15 additional masters Conversation Time out ioc hha n 7 A pees ic Conversation priority Call forwarding Enabled in the Exchange s Function Settings ina ay Calling station indication et ea aE eee tab or in Function Settings1 tab of an IP master User may Response activated r Se assign masters on the fly using the key combination Function eS 41 see page 66 or section 2 17 chi v iirc v z Time based call forwarding Enabled in the Exchange s ir Function Settings tab or in Function Settings1 of an IP master This will auto forward the call to the assigned station in the Figured i gt function Settingsi ta ehable cali forwardina called station s Function Settings 2 tab during the hours i specified eee Group hunting Enabled in the Exchange s Function Settings Seea Senge mentees snore Payne Sew tab or in Function Settings1 tab of an IP master This will Unt No f2 x Station No fxs z stationname cop forward the call to the assigned station should the called Network Settings Function Settings1 Function Settings2 Speed Dialing Scan Monitor st ation be busy in convers ation kat crater ened eel Absence transfer Enabled in the Exchange s Function Settings 7 Contact output Mo Continuous call wi
6. to the hardware With the Unit Scan window open click the Scan button When the equipment list appears double click each address and change it to match what you were given by the network administrator and press enter to save each setting Once you have assigned the devices unique IP addresses put a check in the box next to each device and hit Configuration to save those settings to the devices You may then close the Unit Scan window At this point we should also change the computer s IP address to be on the same subnet our equipment is on Note In this example the AN 8500MS did not show up in the scan If this happens check power or wait 30 seconds and try again Equipment List The Equipment Registration tab of the General section is used to tell the software which devices our system will use The Content section of the Equipment Registration tab should be filled out with the appropriate quantities of each item in your system so the software is aware of each part of your system Change each line in the Content section from 0 to the correct quantity and press enter for each device an Equipment No row will appear at the bottom with a set of default settings Each Exchange IP Station whether a door or a master and Multi Interface requires an IP address to communicate with each other the IP address we assigned in Unit Scan You may import these IP Addresses using the ee button When the window pops up you will Ey see the E
7. 40D5 3 unit s Found Figure 2 Unit Scan la New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool mE Fie Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Equipment Registration Station Table Network Communication Registration Multicast Registration Total number of equipments connected to network canen Exchange 4 IP Station 2 Multi Interface 1 Connected to Enter the set value to the equipment Import From Value set to the equipment cannot be changed here scan result Type Equipment No Equipment name Model IP Address Web Port WAN IP address WAN Web port 1 AN B000EX 192 168 1 1 IP 2 AN8500M5 AN 8500M5 192 168 1 1 3 AN8500M5 4N 8500M5 192 168 1 1 AN 6000MI 192 168 1 1 Figure 3 Equipment Registration see page 150 Import from scan result Equipment Registration import to 1 pee Af S000E 2 AN8500MS 4N 8500M5 192 168 1 1 3 4N8500M5 4N 8500M5 192 168 1 1 4 AN8000MI AN S000MI 192 168 1 1 Equipment Table Pressing the button after Import to and Import from selection completion import From permits copying the set data Scan import Equipment name eae E no Default gateway Web Port ANSOOOEX AN 8 x 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 4N 8540D5 192 168 1 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 AN B000MI 192 166 1 4 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 4 Import from Scan Result window page 154 I New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool BA
8. N New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Multi interface selection Multi interface No 4 Multi interface Name ANSOOOMI Network Settings Sampling Frequency Correction Function Settings Audio I O Contact I O chi Input mode PBXI F Aux input paging BGM Unused Output mode PBX IF C Unused PA paging ch2 ppe mode Input sensitivity 1 Access no NONE Output mode Line attr PB C DP10 C DP20 Line start Wink start C Second dial tone Timing start PBX I F Unused PA paging Output level 4 Figure 16 Multi Interface Audio I O tab see page 173 For Camera call up the Contact I O tab contains all the outputs needed to tie in to the alarm inputs on the 3 party DVR you are integrating with Be sure to give ita Contact Output Access Number so it can be manually triggered by hitting Function 30 Contact Output Access Number Once you have the contacts set up switch to the Door station s Station Tab and set the contact number for CCTV Call up in the Function Settings tab You have up to 8 masters which the relay will fire Note If the contact is being used for door release you may specify the contact as such in the Door Remote field of a Station s Function Settings tab This will enable the relay to fire during communication using the sequence Transfer Function
9. R Fie Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Equipment Registration Station Table Network Communication Registration Multicast Registration Station No digits 2 Collective setup Equipment No Equipment name Line No Type Station No Station name 1 AN 5000M5 10 MainEntr 2 4N 8011M5 11 Security 3 AN 8020M5 12 Shipping 4 4N 38050D5 13 Front 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 Corp 1 4N 8500M5 14 Corp 3 CorpDoor E 15 1 ANSO00EX Figure 5 Station Table see page 155 of the AN 8000 guide Note When assigning extensions remember that there are speed dials that involve O 7 8 9 and off hook in addition to the eight Autodials located on some of the handsets so no extension should start with O 7 8 or 9 unless you plan on not using those speed dials EN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Station selection Unit No 3 Station No 15 Station name CorpDoor Network Settings Function Settings1 Function Settings2 Speed Dialing Scan Monitor Master calling Door Station only Master Station No 14l Figure 6 Speed Dialing for a door station page 185 for an IP door station or page 190 for an exchange connected door station N New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi I
10. alk PTT to see if this is a network bandwidth issue or a VOX issue If the network used has a lot of traffic there could be bandwidth related voice drop outs The default High Quality Sound Transmission Mode setting for the Network Settings tab of each device uses 130kbps Bandwidth Saving Transmission Mode will introduce a delay of 1 3 of second to the conversation and drops the bandwidth requirement to 50kbps to get around the problem of high traffic networks pushing the voice path to a lower priority as defined in Quality of Service sections in some router configurations when high priority traffic comes through If the end users complain about voice drop outs during specific consistent times of the day bandwidth narrowing may help
11. an call group 1 and 2 and has access to the All Page and paging zones 1 and 2 You can also restrict which contact outputs can be triggered from which location Remember the rule a check box allows the device at the top of the column access and a blank box denies that interaction Advanced Background Music and Camera Call Up Give the quantity of MI s is given in the Equipment Registration tab and then the Multi Interface tab may be used Each AN 8000MI provides 2 paging amp connections which you can configure using the Function Settings tab The Audio O may be used to bring in a music source select BGM on that channel Once the background music is chosen for one of those 2 outputs each Exchange or IP Master Function Settings 1 tab can be used to set up to 8 different MI channels which involves an equipment number AN 8000MI s are not named and the input 1 or 2 Select the equipment number for the MI that has your BGM input then select which of the 2 inputs on the MI it comes in on Then go to the Function Settings for each Station Function Settings2 if configuring an IP Station and check the box next to Receives BGM and tell it which BGM channel 1 8 it uses To operate a master can control its own channel by using the sequence Function 1 X where X is 1 8 or O to turn it off Note In the example MI configuration we are setting up audio channel 1 for a BGM source and channel 2 for a PBX connection Beles E
12. d to a particular device the first thing to check is that it is still connected to the network You can Ping it using the command window in windows XP The command window is found by clicking the Start button choosing Run and then typing in CMD which will open the command window for DOS style command line operations Make sure your device is connected to the same network as your PC and that they have different IP addresses and then attempt to ping it using ping 192 168 1 1 or whatever IP address you are trying to reach In most scenarios Ping will succeed since very few routers block it Routers however tend to restrict traffic on some ports especially on large networks with lots of applications running To test if there are problems with a particular port use Telnet in the command line after a successful ping The command is telnet 192 168 1 1 5000 where 5000 is the port we are testing Telnet will depending on the network return with either an error or will simply show a blank screen with a flashing cursor The flashing cursor means you are in and can send information to that port without it being blocked by some firewall close the window and check every other port your system uses only 80 5000 5002 will work If ping cannot find the address or telnet throws an error there may be a power problem or the address is incorrect duplicate or invalid or there could be a network problem such as blocked ports or o
13. ion and the IP address will be reset so they can be placed on their intended system If the browser does not ask you for a user name and password either the IP address is not correct or the unit may have a connection or power problem If you get an error that you don t have the correct User Name or Password exhaust every combination you can before sending the equipment to the factory for a repair restore Testing using Network Connection Another way of testing the system is to use the Network Status menu and test a particular device s ability to communicate with every other AN IP enabled device on the system such as an AN 8000EX AN IP doors or masters or the AN 8000MI If there are port forwarding problems firewalls blocking ports or IP addresses this test will fail in some way and will help determine which segments of your network are not communicating with other segments or if a particular device is having a connection or power related issue This option is especially useful for testing across a Wide Area Network If a single device fails a communication test the first thing to do is to point your browser to that address and see if you can get in Does it have the configuration uploaded Does it ask for a user name and password Remember to try the system name and password you gave it in addition to the default AN 8000 and guest password If it only accepts the default information it probably doesn t have the right config
14. ng station indication CCTY control Control Output MI Equipment No 14 v v Call volume Contact output No 2 Called station s No m CER Figure 15 Function Settings2 for CCTV relay trigger see page 184 IN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group Multi interface selection Multi interface No 4 Multi interface Name ANSOOOMI 7 Network Settings Sampling Frequency Correction Function Settings Audio I O Contact I O Contact Input Contact Output Interlock contact Paging Audio input Access No digit 2 Equipment No Contact No zone Equipment No Audio No 1 Input interlock level 4 i 2 4ux input paging 4 10 Unused 11 Unused 12 Unused 13 Unused 14 Unused 15 Unused 16 Unused Figure 17 Multi Interface Contact I O tab see page 175 Troubleshooting the Network With as many steps there are and as many options to set in this system somewhere along the line a mistake could be made or even the best software setup won t work at a particular site because of some external reason If you have trouble in Unit Scan or Uploading or a call button or dialing on the master gives you an error tone or ignores you there are three procedures you can try to troubleshoot the problem and narrow down the possibilities of the cause Using the Command Line If you can t uploa
15. nterFace IP Station Station Paging Group Station selection Unit No l2 v Station No 114 v Station name corp Network Settings Function Settings Function Settings2 Speed Dialing Scan Monitor Incoming call mode Calls transferred to Door Remote Automatic connection MI Equi t No Call forwarding to 10 a a v g 0 10 Contact output No Continuous call with call tone Level Absence transfer to 1 Calling station indicationf CCTY control Microphone sensitivity 2 Group hunting to CAEN Speaker output 3 MI Equipment No 3 BGM V Receives BGM Contact output No Call volume Group call max 15 BGM input 1 v a E Has Station No r Access to priority call operation Refusal of priority call operation V Access to paging call operation External equipment control Figure 7 Function Settings2 for a master station page 183 for an IP master or 187 for an exchange connected master station Station Table The Station Table is the tab that allows us to assign extensions to allow the end user to dial between equipment Switch to the Station Table tab and fill out the blank column Station Number for each device If you need more than 2 digits change the Station No digits field first and press Enter to accept To assign a Station Number double click on the field you wish to change and your curser will appear Enter the extension you wish the End User to dial in order t
16. o call that station then press Enter to accept If you have an exchange each Line Number corresponding to the 16 ports on the back of each exchange will also need to be filled out with the hardwired equipment you have such as AN 8000MS or AN 8050DS selected from the Type drop down menu available when you select the field under Type you wish to change You may also give it an 8 digit name for caller ID on masters that have an LCD display Setting up Door Stations Door stations have a single call button on them we need to tell the button which master to Speed Dial when it is pressed Switch to the Station or IP Station tab and select the Station number you wish to edit Under the Speed Dialing tab there is a Master Station No that the door station s call button can speed dial when pressed put in the master Station s Station Number that you the station will call when the call button is pressed Repeat this step for each door station in your system See Advanced Incoming Calls if you wish for more than one master to be able to answer the call or if you wish to set up forwarding and transferring options Note on Door Release To wire up door release follow the diagram on page 113 or 118 section 3 25 or 3 30 Any master in communication with the door may press the key combination Transfer Function 0 to activate the relay added by the installer No programming is necessary Setting up Master Stations Master stations have man
17. quipment No items from before as well as a blank area on the bottom Hit the Scan button and you will see the result of your Unit Scan from before on the lower half of the window One at a time select an item from the lower half the correct settings and an item from the top half the default and incorrect settings and click Import so the software and the Unit Scan agree on your IP addresses Click OK when you are done You can also manually enter in the correct IP addresses without using the Import from Scan Result window but it is highly recommended to use Unit Scan to verify that your equipment is connected to the network has unique IP addresses before you get to this point and to prevent problems when you upload for the first time Be sure to press Enter after changing an IP address so the program accepts the change You now should have a complete Equipment list Note If you aren t installing every station today you should still add them to the equipment list They can be quickly added to the system later using Unit Scan and Uploading the configuration settings fy Unit Scannning Tool AN 8000 Software File Scan Help Scan Configuration Select MAC Address Model IP Address Subnet mask Default gateway Web Port Name 00 05 F9 01 00 4F AN 8000EX 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 80 ANSO00EX 00 05 F9 01 08 49 AN B8000MI 192 168 1 4 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 80 ANS000MI 192 168 1 2 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 80 AN85
18. t to the AN software icon on the left there is the system name followed by a and then the name of the section of the program AN 8000 System Setting Tool In all of our screenshots it is still New System which means an upload has not been attempted and the default system name and password should still work assuming of course no one else has attempted to upload settings to that device You can directly log in and undo settings you don t like specifically or reset it to default settings using the Delete All Settings option in the System Maintenance menu Once you get in you ll have the option of viewing the settings in Japanese or English and then the navigation menu gives you several useful tools Resetting to Factory Default Settings To reset to factory default settings go to System Maintenance and click Delete All Settings if you need to erase the System Settings you ve uploaded to it it will also reset the IP address to the initial 192 168 1 1 so you may need to change your router s settings most of the time you won t and your computer s IP address to match that subnet This will also delete all configuration settings that associate it with a particular system so if you accidentally isolated equipment intended for a single system on two separate systems for instance one is on a system named Example and the other is on AN 8000 they can t talk to each other Delete All Settings will erase that associat
19. th call tone 10 tab or in Function Settings1 tab of an IP master This will Level Absence transfer to 10 Calling station indicationfCCT control H Microphone senstvty 2 Group huntingto 1 forward the call to the assigned station after the interval Speaker output 3 er e eran s PE specified default is 10 seconds V Receives BGM Contact output No Control Output Call volume Group call max 15 BGM input 1 v caled tatione No Station No r Advanced Group Blocking Group Blocking allows you to segment your system in ways that prevent certain stations from having access to some features of or stations on your system This is important for applications where an emergency broadcast is needed or Access to priority call operation TEN Refusal of priority call operation m V Access to paging call operation External equipment control Figure 12 Function Settings2 to specify which Station Number when some departments shouldn t be opening doors for other to send the call to departments I New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool Fill out the Group blocking groups until the system is File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group segmented the Way you intend It to be Each column ee ia Nentinememsne represents a section of the system and the rows beneath it Equipment No Eq
20. the IP addresses for each piece of equipment in your system You should also let your network administrator know you require access to ports 80 5000 5025 on the network s router for each device If the device is involved in paging have the Admin open up ports 6000 6003 too Our Example system pictured throughout the guide will use the network subnet 192 168 1 X with an AN 8000EX in one site and an AN 8500MS AN 8540DS and AN 8000MI located remotely and these will communicate through a secure VPN that has already been set up For security reasons this Example company has chosen to locate their DVR background music source and a paging amp in their corporate headquarters with the AN IP master door and Multi Interface Their operations center houses the AN 8000EX and an AN 8000MS AN 8011MS AN 8020MS AN 8050DS and a paging amp Before you install the software if your computer has multiple networking cards disable any that are not being used to communicate with your AN equipment For the Network Interface Card you are using assign the IP address to be 192 168 1 100 which is on the same default subnet as the equipment to prevent problems communicating in Unit Scan Note If you have a single AN 8000EX and no other IP devices a network is needed to program the system but not to operate it If your network is heavily restricted we strongly recommend installing and programming it on an unmodified consumer level router to test your settings and the
21. ther restrictions Testing with Unrestricted Network Hardware One of the best ways to troubleshoot a network problem is to recreate the network s IP settings ona consumer level router not connected over a WAN and attempt to ping try the menu option Configuration gt Upload and operate the equipment locally on what we call a bench test where all the equipment is in front of you ona bench Out of the box consumer level routers such as the PoE switch from PowerDsine typically do not block internal traffic which is the main reason we recommend setting up the equipment in this simulated test environment before deploying it in the field It will however block incoming WAN traffic it does not recognize so try to keep everything on one bench with only one piece of networking hardware do not use multiple switches or routers for the initial setup and test It is highly recommended to get the equipment up and running before taking it to a heavily restricted network Each router has a configuration page contact the manufacturer for documentation the only thing you ll need to adjust is to tell it what the LAN IP addresses will look like Will it be on the subnet 192 168 1 X or will it be 192 168 0 X or will it be something else entirely It is all up to you but the LAN should match the first three octets of IP addresses of your equipment The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 and if you haven t been able to get Unit Scan to find an
22. u o accidentally hit OK with the system name as AN 8000 and cancel default password guest they will no longer be on the same system and will NEVER be able to communicate with Figure 10 Uploading page 197 each other and may need a reset at the factory Note If there is a problem you can try pointing your browser to the IP address of the station and attempt to log in See the Troubleshooting the Network section for additional details To test your system after all devices have successfully been uploaded to press the call button on each door and see if the correct master rings Answer the call by lifting the handset or pressing the PTT button End the call and then attempt to direct dial the door station by dialing its Station Number You may also direct dial other masters IN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool Adva nced l ncom i ng Calls File Configuration Help General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group To set up automatic transferring and multiple masters getting Station selection fe a se samen ES a call the feature intended must be Meteo ene then specific assignments must be made in the called station s Function Network Settings Function Settings1 Function Settings2 Speed Dialing Scan Monitor Transfer settings Oneshot make time joo Paging response mode Settings 2 ta b There are 5 ways to ha ndle an incomIng call V Call forwardin
23. uipment name Line No Station No Station name Group 1 SHE Group 3 ttn ape g omae l A me determine access to the other sections For Group 1 go down e a i D i the list and check each box to enable that Group 1 to call that 5 o O o c a O i o i group When you have finished with Group 1 s permissions 1 ANBOOOEX o o o 0 o move on to the next column and fill out Group 2 s permissions en o in the same way The All page can be enabled for a particular group but each paging zone that would be part of that All aC a Dana Page must also be enabled When in doubt a checked box 5 eon i sjea Ow oon allows an interaction from the Group column to the object oe 5 MEM oo o O row a blank box denies that interaction Remember the cat ot 3 z sae reverse is not necessarily true so Group 1 may be able to dial l l Group 2 but Group 2 would not be able to dial them back unless there is a check box next to 1 under the Group 2 column _ m N m i a uo a 4 ANSOOOMI Figure 13 Group blocking group assignments Example In Figure 13 we split the system into 2 groups with a door and a master in each group Figure 14 gives access for each group and for each paging zone Put a check box in the column for each group you want that column to have access to In this example group 1 has access to group 1 and paging zone 1 Group 2 c
24. uration download the correct configuration from a working device and upload the file to the one that doesn t If the configuration is there but you are still having intermittent issues try a new port on the switch or perhaps investigate power issues Troubleshooting Communication Problems Sometimes over a network there will be voice drop outs after a connection has been made There may be a delay between networks or a difference in timing for routers that can make communication lag Sampling Frequency Correction section 8 3 of the manual covers a scenario where an exchange or an MI is located on a different network segment or across a WAN in which there may be slight discrepancies in time for each router between the networks To correct for this the Sampling Frequency Correction tab for one exchange or MI in each network must be designated as either the transmitter or receiver for this purpose This is not required for the AN 8500MS nor the AN 8540DS and there is no Sampling Frequency Correction tab for those IP stations You may also run into voice operated exchange VOX problems in areas with loud ambient noise that can interrupt the conversation and change the direction unintentionally This could force a master in a loud area to be stuck transmitting this sound and never allowing the speaker to play the sound picked up by the door Station s microphone as the guest responds Use the handset or force the conversation into Push to T
25. uter is connected Met sca E Te to the network your AN devices are on through its PETEERE LAN connection disable or turn off any Wireless card Systemname Exame and any secondary LAN port ass a 3 Set your computer s IP address to be on the same O i subnet and ping each device using the COMMAND line window to ensure it still has an active Figure 9 Save page 197 connection to the network Move each device as EX Example AN 8000 System Setting Tool close to its power source as possible or use a PoE ne Cea FAF switch The IP doors and masters are very sensitive General Exchange Station Paging g i Equipment Registration Station Table Network Communication Registration Multicast Registration to their distance away from their voltage source so 3 r Content Total number of equipments connected to network nas Exchange i minimize it a 4 Upload the settings to all devices on your local matitnerface 1 subnet be sure to type in the CORRECT system oe ee i Equipment No uipment name Abi B000 Software 5 eb por name and password at this prompt If you get Type Egupment No Eoupmert pam aree multiple prompts it is probably because you ee Unloading settings le 4 ANSOOOMI manually entered the IP addresses instead of importing them from Unit Scan WARNING If you type in a different User Name and AN 8000 Software System name Example Passwords for each device on your system or if yo
26. y functions that need to be explicitly set in the software such as how calls are handled how long they ring what master to transfer to when absent and what music channels are available Switch to the Station or IP Station tab and select the Station No you wish to edit Under the Function Settings or Function Settings2 if using IP master change the Incoming Call mode to Continuous Call which will allow the End User the option of taking the call when they are ready or just ignoring it Repeat this step for each master If you are setting up any transferring forwarding or if you want other master station to answer a speed dial from a door station see Advanced Incoming Calls for more information If you are setting up background music channel volume levels and a portion of CCTV integration see Advanced Camera Call up and Background Music for more information Paging IN New System AN 8000 System Setting Tool 1 i 1 File Configuration Help To up Paging switch to the Paging tab and select the General Exchange Multi Interface IP Station Station Paging Group stations you d like to be in Zone 1 Zone 2 and so on by eae eo adding check marks next to those stations A paging zone Type Equipment No Equipment name Une No Staton No Statin nane ZONEI ZONE
27. ything then setup the simulated test network on the 192 168 1 X subnet and then try Unit Scan again If this doesn t work proceed to the next step Using a Web Browser Note Power over Ethernet is the preferred way to power AN 8540DS IP door stations or AN 8500MS IP master stations although you can buy a select few plug in transformers if PoE is not available Usea 12VDC power supply with a 2 1mm x 5 5mm barrel connector Compatible models are Mouser 553 WDU12 1200 ELK Products Model P1216 Seco Larm Model ST 1212 R1 0A The limitation with these sources is that they limit the distance the station can be from the power source and electrical outlet at about 5ft which can be difficult for AN IP door stations located at a remote gate without power which is why we recommend Power over Ethernet from PowerDsine see http www microsemi com powerdsine for more information Using a Web Browser A web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox can be used to communicate to AN equipment if you know the IP address Initially the IP address is 192 168 1 1 although you may have changed it in Unit Scan and the default user name is AN 8000 and the password is guest both of those are case sensitive If you ve already done an upload try the default user name and password and then if that fails try the system name and password you attempted to give it The AN software window will tell you what your system is named in the blue title bar nex
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