Care and Maintenance Keep the APRESA dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately with a soft, clean cloth. Liquids might contain minerals that corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the APRESA only in temperature conditions between 0 and 40 degrees Celsius.
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….. ….. You may want to install a complete “Vidicode made” APRESA server while others want to install the APRESA software-only on their alternative hardware. Also the expansion of existing APRESA systems may need some guidance. Expanding an APRESA system involves adding recording channels, increasing storage capacity or adding/ changing a RAID volume.
(ON LINE) (ON LINE) 3.3.6 3.3.7 3.3.6 3.3.8 3.3.7 3.3.8 M OUNT ING OF APRESA AND GENERAL INST ALLAT ION CHAPT ER 6 ISSUES CONFIGURE APRESA : USERS / USERGROUPS/ SEE ADM IN I/F CARD SET T INGS M ANUAL...
APRESA APRESA If you want to upgrade an existing APRESA system with additional channels or interface card(s) you can go to the “Upgrade existing installations” chapter. Existing APRESA systems need channel upgrade when customer business expands after time and more and more phones needs to be recorded.
2x with optional redundant power supply QUICK GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION GUARANTEE / REGISTRATION FORM VIDICODE APPLICATION CD ONLY for the manuals APRESA BASE SW INSTALLATION CD APRESA BASE SOFTWARE LICENSE APRESA CLIENT SOFTWARE LICENSE CHANNEL / CODEC LICENSE Acc. to the channels/codec ordered.
APRESA SERVER APRESA SERVER The APRESA hardware is based on industrial PC server components and is built in a 19 inch rack- mount housing. It is fully compatible with 19 inch server racks and will take 4U height space in the rack.
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APRESA BASE APRESA BASE SOFTWARE SOFTWARE This chapter describes the complete procedure for installing the APRESA software from a CD. Pre-requisites: - MONITOR + KEYBOARD + ETHERNET - APRESA license, Channel license, G.729 license etc. - WORK-PC (processing the licenses / WEB configuration APRESA) - Interface cards as applicable.
Systems built according to the basic hardware requirements should perform well. When the system is large in terms of the amount of network traffic anticipated or the number of channels implemented/ simultaneous calls that have to be recorded please ask Vidicode for advice. : INTEL PENTIUM 64 BIT, E5700 or E6600 or better;...
Reposition the top cover and fixate the screws. APRESA can take a number of interface cards depending on the specifications of the motherboard and the chassis.
When installing the RAID1 or RAIID5 version of APRESA you must set the BIOS When installing the RAID1 or RAIID5 version of APRESA you must set the BIOS When installing the RAID1 or RAIID5 version of APRESA you must set the BIOS- - - - setting for RAID to...
CD The quick guide lists the links to the 5 different APRESA images. Ask Vidicode sales for a quick guide if you don’t have one at hand. The various images supports different hard drive configurations and the encryption feature. According to your requirements, select one of the images for download, burn it to a CD and to start the installation as described further in this chapter.
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To access the APRESA web interface, you need to configure your work PC to have an IP address in the same subnet as the APRESA system. This means that your work PC should have an IP address in the range from 192.168.55.0 to 192.168.55.255, for example 192.168.55.10.
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DWG11 61 _0 0 The ‘Home’ page will be displayed, see below. The page will notify that no license is activated yet. APRESA will ONLY record calls after proper licensing. Click on the link ‘Software activation’ to start the licensing procedure.
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(i n cl u d e th e d a sh e s) p re ss O K DWG 1 1 6 2 _ 0 0 Next : APRESA gene rates a h ard ware depe nden t ACT IVAT ION CODE COPY the co de CT RL +C...
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By clicking the link you will be connected to the VIDICODE license server WEB page. Enter COM PANY nam e PAST E the code CT RL+V PRESS Subm it DWG1164_00 On the screen below copy the activation code (select then CTRL+C)
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Now go back to the WEB page of the APRESA and paste (CTRL+V) the activation code. Enter the Company name, followed by ok. P A S T E th e co d e CT RL +V E n te r th e...
PC, and click Upload. After the file uploaded, or after Apresa has downloaded the update itself, Apresa displays that it is updating the system. When finished, Apresa displays the message that the update is installed.
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Submit Submit • Copy (CTRL+C) the generated license key that is displayed • Move back to the APRESA web interface, and paste (CTRL+V) the key into the License key input box • Press Apply Apply and let the recording component restart.
The next step is to configure the APRESA to meet the specific needs of the owner or organization. This is typically done by the assigned administrator employee. Please refer to the Admin manual for further instructions. The Admin manual can be found on the Application CD and on www.vidicode.com...
As the best location, we advise to install the APRESA server is your computer server room. Always install the APRESA server in close proximity of the PBX and phone patch panel as there are maximum cable length restrictions to deal with.
5.1. The APRESA can be used to record from a wide variety of different signal sources spanning from simple audio lines to the more complex ones like ISDN and VoIP networks. In the table below you find the various source characteristics listed...
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All interface cards mentioned extract the signals to be recorded based on ‘high impedance tapping’ meaning that the original signal is extracted with minimal electric disturbance. Depending on the type of PBX, the cable length between the APRESA recorder and the TAP- point (the “stub length”) can be up to 6 to 20 meter.
APRESA monitors the communication line to be recorded electrically “in parallel”. As a result we will have to make “T” junctions. For the RJ modular connection system one can use readily on the market available “T”...
It is preferred to feed balanced pairs to the interface card. This will give the best results in terms of hum and other distortion. Every analog input of the APRESA is build with individual line transformers and DC blocking capacitors, in a truly balanced configuration.
To ease the wiring job, all analog interface boards are supplied with a RJ11 patch box and a RJ21/RJ21 cable 1meter in length. (Optionally lengths of 3,5 and 10m are available) Connect the Patch Box to the APRESA: BACK SIDE A PRESA...
For the APRESA the polarity of the signal is irrelevant and can be ignored during wiring. The wiring- type used to install the analog telephone system can very different as we see in the field: Old fashioned twisted pair;...
The whole issue of wiring TDM telephony TAPS is simply just to identify the wire-pair (or wire pairs) that carry the voice data and to connect these wires to recording channel(s) on the APRESA. The first step is to find out the name of the manufacturer and the model number of the PBX and Telephones.
All cables used are twisted pair cables. Refer to the pinning of the DTP connector in the drawing for signal reference. The cable between the RJ45 splitter and the APRESA should be less then 20 meter in length. This cable should be twisted pair and explicit NOT NOT parallel pair cables that are commonly used for ISDN basic rate installations.
APRESA ‘see’ these RTP packets on its recording NIC (NIC, Network Interface Card). Apresa uses RTP data to record the audio of VoIP calls. The VoIP PBX should be configured to use only G.711, G.722, G.729, GSM 6.10, or iLBC. These Codecs are supported in Apresa. Apresa will not record audio in other Codecs.
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The next section presents several VOIP topology examples. All examples are based on enabling the APRESA to ‘see’ the data to be recorded. To find the valid example that applies to your VoIP- situation, just get the answer to the 3 questions below:...
When the telephone uses 4-wire connection it will use 2 balanced pairs for communication and 2 balanced pairs are left unconcerned. Note that on the APRESA this means 24 recording channels for 2 wire connected telephones but 48 48 48 48 ! ! ! ! recording channels for 4-wire connected telephones.
For every recording channel expansion you must handle as follows: Buy channel license(s) from your dealer or from Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV Link the license to your machine (www.vidicode.com/channels) Enter the response license code in your machine Refer to chapter 3 for more details.
See the ADMIN manual or the on line help pages for more information. REPLACEMENT OF HARDWARE AND LICENSING ISSUES The APRESA software is protected against illegal copying. This protection is based on the coupling of the software license and the hardware signature of the system that was used at first installation.
ISSUE T O AT T ENT T O DWG1167_00 Contact Vidicode sales to obtain a valid license. Note that APRESA with invalid license will record only for a period of 30 days after installation. 8. 8. 8. 8. MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE...
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010.04686 6 Fold Capacity Raid 5 redundancy option (4 discs, 450.000 hours) 010.00200 Server quality Redundant power supply 2x420W 090.04609 VoIP VoIP VoIP Apresa 5 VoIP channel license upgrade VoIP 090.04670 VoIP VoIP VoIP G.729 Codec, Single Channel license upgrade VoIP 090.04501 Netgear GS105E: 5 Port Gigabit Mirroring Network Switch...
2. The health indicator on the system information page will display this error; 3. A loud beep is emitted by the APRESA (reset with the RED button on the back). A failing power pack must be replaced because the actual redundancy function is lost. Note that the remaining power pack is able to cover the power needs of the APRESA system completely without any limits allowing the replacement to be planned at convenience.
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To take the full advantage of the RPSU, connect the 2 mains power cables to different fused power groups. By doing this the APRESA system remains stable and powered when a fuse is blown in the building and one power group is going down.
Password: -- For default password, see official manual -- The system shell can be reached remotely, with SSH (PuTTY), if "Enable remote shell" is enabled in the system settings, or it can be done locally by connecting a monitor and keyboard to the Apresa machine, and rebooting.
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If you see [UU_] then the third drive (SATA2) has failed. If you are replacing the first hard drive, then make sure the second hard disk is bootable, by issuing the following command: (this is only needed for installations that were shipped before Apresa version 1.7.2) sudo grub...
SPECIFICATIONS To establish a technical correct tap on the various types of communication links the installer must have some basic information about the interface cards deployed inside the APRESA recorder. Common characteristics for all interface cards: • All are basically PC PCI (or PCIe) expansion cards;...
An acronym for Just a Bunch Of Disks. A group of hard drives in a RAID controller are not set up as any type of RAID configuration. All drives are available to the operating system as an individual disk. JBOD does not provide data redundancy. JBOD is not supported by APRESA LOCAL CALL=...
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The length of an un-terminated segment of a transmission line. Applies to the length of the cable between the tap and the APRESA recorder. The maximum length allowed varies with the brand of the PBX. Exceeding the maximum stub length will degrade the quality of the voice link.