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  • Page 1 Installation & User manual...
  • Page 2 Attention: This manual for Wireless Confidea System 3.0 is valid only for all WCAP+ firmware version ≥ 1.06 WCAP fpga version ≥ 1.06 WDU+ firmware version ≥ 1.06 WCAP+ 71.98.0033 Cocon ≥ 3.02...

  • Page 3: General Information

    General information 1 Copyright Statement 2 Trademarks...

  • Page 4: Copyright Statement

    However, the information in this manual is supplied without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the authors, Televic Conference NV, nor its dealers or distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused either directly...

  • Page 5: Trademarks

    All terms mentioned in this manual that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been appropriately capitalized. Televic NV cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    3 Contents 1 Copyright Statement 2 Trademarks 4 How to connect Power up Accessing the web-browser Login wizard Introduction First time access Return to factory settings 5 Web server Compatibility The webserver is compatible with various types of mobile and desktop devices Navigating through the webserver Changing IP address Initialization...
  • Page 7 5.14 Update 5.14.1 WCAP update 5.14.2 Update delegate units 6 Frequency selection Check already used frequencies by other Confidea G3 systems Selecting own frequencies The current used frequency Frequencies used by other Confidea G3 systems Other indications 6.5.1 Signal quality 6.5.2...
  • Page 8 11.2 Floor and interpretation channels audio coupling between WCAP G3 and Plixus Engine 11.2.1 General description 11.2.2 Connectivity 11.2.3 Restrictions :...

  • Page 9: How To Connect

    4 How to connect 4.1 Power up After applying the 24V adapter to the power supply socket and switching the device on, the first LED blinks white. This means the system is booting. Note: If the LED does not switch to green after some minutes or it turns red, please contact your support team.
  • Page 10 Go to the ‘ Control Panel’ Click on Network and sharing center Click on Change adapter settings Right-click on Local Area Connection Double on Properties Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Click Properties Static IP address WINDOWS 7 Input your IP Address and subnet mask the IP addresses on the network must be within the same range.
  • Page 11 Assigning a fixed IP Address in WINDOWS 7 Enter the IP Settings op the PC In this example the PC has normally “10.0.40.85” as IP address. Click on Advanced and add a new IP address that is in the range of the access point, for example 192.168.0.26 and subnet mask 255.255.0.0 Click to add Click OK...

  • Page 12: Return To Factory Settings

    In the next item you have to fill in a hostname. This is a name which can be associated with the device for easy recognition in the system. Also when you have multiple WCAPs running simultaneously, you will be able to identify which frequencies are used by which hosts After you’ve completed the wizard you need to login.

  • Page 13: Web Server

    when releasing reset button… 5 Web server...

  • Page 14: Compatibility

    5.1 Compatibility The webserver is compatible with various types of mobile and desktop devices Remark: some security SW types installed on PCs may block the webservers functionality .

  • Page 15: Navigating Through The Webserver

    5.2 Navigating through the webserver Click on either of the available icons and navigate through the menu b.m.o. the scrollbar After entering a submenu , use the arrow to go back to the main menu => home button => unit monitoring menu =>...

  • Page 16: Changing Ip Address

    => frequency settings => conference options => Aux control => regional settings => network settings => login settings => update screen =>message screen => system information 5.3 Changing IP address First we will change the IP address of the system. To do this you have to go to the settings. This can be done by clicking the settings icon.
  • Page 17 Then scroll all the way down until you see the following icon which indicates the network settings. In this menu you define: Hostname Address mode (Static – DHCP) Static: in this mode the IP address and subnet mask is fixed and must be provided in the appropriate fields.

  • Page 18: Initialization

    We advise to change the IP address. This will prevent conflicts when multiple access points with the same IP address are in the network. 5.4 Initialization In stand-alone mode, the WCAP supports two kinds of access: open access and controlled access.

  • Page 19: Unit Manager

    When the units have discovered the WCAP. This is indicated by both mic leds blinking red slowly Select the “Clear Init”, to clear any previously created initialization list. Start the new initialization by selecting the “Open Init” button. After you started the new initialization, the red Microphone Status LED’s on all wireless units will start to blink red .

  • Page 20: Define Groups

    Autonomy Version Serial number Packet loss (if any) In rare cases it may appear that the delegates background is red, this means the delegate is running a golden version. Although this works, we strongly advice to reapply the update so that these units can be used to their full potential.

  • Page 21: Remove Delegate

    Change the name; assign delegate to group. Enter to save settings. Note: clearing the initlist will also clear the delegate names, but not the group 5.5.3 Remove delegate Right – click (or swipe) on the delegate Clicking or remove will delete the delegate unit from the initlist. This feature is only useful when manual init is used.

  • Page 22: Unit Monitoring

    5.6 Unit monitoring To monitor the delegate ujnits activity and/or control the mcirophones select the icon in the main menu A group overview now appears. Each group info can be expanded or collapsed by means of the button => List by delegate names =>...

  • Page 23: Disconnected Units

    Activated microphones are indicated by following icon Microphones in request ar are indicated by following icon 5.7.1 Disconnected units If delegate units are disconnected or lost RF link with the WCAP due to removed or depleted battery for instance, to long distance from WCAP ..they are shown as greyed out in the monitoring screen A unit that lost connection to the wcap will be shown greyed out after +/_ 30 sec 5.8 Conference options 5.8.1 Max active microphones...
  • Page 24 5.8.2.1 Operator only operator can activate microphone via webserver or Cocon software 5.8.2.2 Direct speak: Enables the participant to turn on or off his microphone at any time. The only limitation here is the maximum number of microphones that may be active simultaneously. =>...

  • Page 25: Last Microphone Remains On

    Vox Time out The microphone will be switched off when the Vox threshold level is not reached during the amount of seconds set in the Vox time out A Vox time out setting which is to low might result in interrupted audio when there is a pause or low passage in the audio.

  • Page 26: Loudpseaker Volume

    5.8.5 Loudpseaker volume 5.9 AUX Control The Confidea G3 WCAP has one auxiliary input and one auxiliary output 5.9.1 AUX In/out status : switches off or on the Aux input level : volume adjustment Professional level : 2 inputlevel ranges are possible :...

  • Page 27: Distance Conferencing

    ∑ ≤6 Level: 0..32 Status ∑ detector Std. ON Std. 32 Level: 0..32 Status Signal present Std. ON Std. 32 5.9.2.2 Distance conferencing Distance conferencing (= N-1) option adds external signal , via aux in , to the local floor signal and sends the local floor signal , via aux out , to the remote party.

  • Page 28: Regional Settings

    ∑ ≤6 Level: 0..32 Status ∑ detector Std. ON Std. 32 External processing unit Level: 0..32 Status Signal present Std. ON Std. 32 5.10 Regional settings Language : In the regional settings the webserver language setting can be changed Region : the selected country or region will determine which frequencies can be used according to local regulations 5.11 Security The security uses a AES 128 bit encryption.

  • Page 29: Check Firmware Versions Of Delegate Units

    5.12 Check firmware versions of delegate units If the firmware version does not correspond with the uploaded file , for some units , the update needs to be redone to ensure all units have the same firmware version . This can be checked via the unit monitoring list =>...

  • Page 30: Check Firmware Versions Of Wcap

    (displayed as two arrows in a circular formation). There is the choice to choose to check automatically for available updates via www.updates.televic-conference.com or to do a manual file selection When you get to the update page you can have one of these two situations: No update available: either you have the latest software and an update is not necessary or no update file has been uploaded.

  • Page 31: Wcap Update

    The file for the delegate units update has following name format “WDU.x.yz.tar“ or “WDU.x.yz.tuf” (both are ok) The file for the WCAP update has following name format “AP.x.yz.tar“ or “AP.x.yz.tuf“ (both are ok) Following screen appears and after a few seconds the system is ready to start the installation of the updates and info is shown regarding the latest changes To start the update, press “install updates”.
  • Page 32 During the update the WCAP led1 is green on and led2 is blinking white. When the update is finished following screen will appear An update may take a while; do not under any circumstances turn off the device. During the system update, the device will reboot a few times, during which you cannot use the device.

  • Page 33: Update Delegate Units

    When updating delegate units, make sure they’re battery is charged >= 50% and that you have the least amount of interference as interference will drastically increase the time to update. After a delegate update, only the devices will be reboot. 5.14.2 Update delegate units Once the WCAP update is started following screens will appear The reset takes about 2 min...

  • Page 34: Frequency Selection

    6.1 Check already used frequencies by other Confidea G3 systems By clicking and dragging the indicated button , from right to left and back , any other Confidea G3 system which are connected to the same LAN network will be shown by theuir hostname and currently active frequency.

  • Page 35: The Current Used Frequency

    Frequencies used by other Confidea G3 systems which are connected to same LAN network (see chapter 7.1) are mentioned in the below screen ; the identification of the other Confidea G3 sustem(s) is doen by their hostnames 6.5 Other indications 6.5.1 Signal quality...

  • Page 36: Message Screen

    => sort frequencies by numerical order => sort frequencies by numerical order per RF band => show all frequencies in this RF band => collapse all frequencies in this RF band 7 Message screen The message screen can be used as monitoring or analysis tool . Every event , change of settings , warning ….is shown here (last message at the bottom).

  • Page 37: Guidelines On Optimal Wcap Setup And Configuration

    => other messages 8 Guidelines on optimal WCAP setup and configuration 8.1 Positioning the Confidea Wireless Access Point Important remarks: Do not place the WCAP behind obstacles like walls , cabinets, panels, projection screen, glass screens etc… , as they significantly reduce RF signal strength and quality Don’t place antennas above suspended ceilings as this causes unnecessary reflections and...

  • Page 38: Optimizing The Position The Antennas

    Note : When the antennas of the WCAP are positioned very close to a wall or ceiling , this may result in absorption of the RF signal , which can decrease RF signal quality. 8.2 Optimizing the position the antennas Note :It is important not to point the antennas directly to the units Choosing the correct angle of the antennas in relation to the position of the delegate units is beneficial to a good overall RF link quality between WCAP and delegate units...

  • Page 39: Max Range Of Wcap

    Confidea WCAP would use the same frequencies When the Confidea wireless system is set to manually selected the wireless carrier frequency, then you must make sure the Confidea wireless carrier does not overlap the already occupied WiFi wireless carrier channels.

  • Page 40: Avoiding Interference B.m.o. Wifi Collection Points

    Room Server is installed, to the device to which CoCon will be connecting. This means that now you do not need to send us the MAC address of your PC but the MAC address of your Confidea Gen 3 Access Point.

  • Page 41: Upload Your License File

    Please copy this MAC address and send it along with your P-number (can be found on the CoCon box) to the following email address: Cocon-license@televic.com 10.3 Upload your license file Then you will receive an email containing your requested license file. This is an xml file which you can open with notepad or something similar to verify if the correct modules have been activated.

  • Page 42: Appendix

    The Confidea Gen III Conference System supports a camera control. The commands, which the camera control should understand, will be described shortly. Confidea Gen III WCAP sends out data via UDP to the camera system The camera control function can be enabled via the Confidea Gen III webserver...

  • Page 43: Connectivity

    Enabled : 0 = off , 1=on Ip address = destination ip address (udp) of camera system Port = destination port (udp) The data which is send by the Confidea Gen III WCAP after a microphone button micnr event , is in JSON format, {“UID”: ,“status”: x}...

  • Page 44: Engine

    WCAP G3 and Plixus Engine 11.2.1 General description It is possible to transfer the floor audio signal of Confidea G3 system to a Plixus Engine via a simple audio cable to one of the Aux Inputs , and to send Plixus floor signal + max 4 interpretation channels back to the G3 wcap via the Plixus datacable.

  • Page 45: Connectivity

    11.2.2 Connectivity Language distribution from Floor from wcap to Plixus Engine conference Plixus Engine Aux In network to wcap G3 (XLR or RCA) databus in To next Plixus device 11.2.3 Restrictions : - G3 wcap may NOT be connected in loop - G3 wcap must be the first device in a branche - Only one wcap G3 allowed per Plixus system - G3 wcap SW version ≥...

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