T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s VoIP Speaker Configuration and Operations Manual Getting Star ted Page 8-3 Configure IP Address Information ......Page 8-3 Configure VoIP Speakers using DHCP .
G e t t i n g S t a r t e d The Bogen VoIP Speakers are powered via Power over Ethernet (PoE). Use an 802.3af compliant Power over Ethernet Switch, or a PoE injector adapter (IEEE 802.3af compliant) for each VoIP Speaker.
If the VoIP Speaker Configuration Login Page above does not display, wait one minute, try again. 4. Enter the Login Page sign-in credentials: Username: maint Password: bogen After entering the Username and Password, click Submit. The VoIP Speaker Configuration window (Java-applet) will open (Figure 1-2) .
✍ NOTE: If the DHCP “On” option is selected, you will not be able to edit the fields to configure static address information. 6. Enter values for Speaker IP, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway, then click Save.The speaker will automatically reboot and reconfigure the network interface. ✍...
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4. Enter a valid Utility Port Number between 4000 and 15000. This Port Number will be opened on your PC for receiving discovery responses from VoIP Speakers. This document will use Port 7000. ✍ NOTE: If the VoIP Speaker Locator application is unable to discover any VoIP Speakers, ensure that the specified Port Number is not being blocked by firewalls on your PC or network hardware.
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8. Select the VoIP Speaker(s) that you wish to configure (e.g., 10.10.10.3) by clicking on the checkbox to the left of each speaker listed. A checkmark will appear next to each speaker selected (Figure 1-5) . 9. Enter the Primary Quantum IP Address in the Primary Quantum IP field (e.g., 10.10.10.1). (Fig.1-5) 10.
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12. Click the View Device Status tab on the left panel (Figure 1-7). The VoIP Speaker List screen will appear. All the VoIP Speakers available in the network will be listed. If a VoIP Speaker is already configured on a Quantum Node, the Architecture Number assigned to it will be shown.
Adding VoIP Speakers to Quantum List via Quantum Commander The last step to configure a new VoIP Speaker is to add it to the Station List of a Quantum Node in the network. ✍ NOTE: You will need Quantum Commander Version 1.3.0 or newer. 1.
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7. Enter other required field information (e.g., Zones, Day/Night Admin, etc.) depending on station type. 8. Click Apply (Figure 2-1). 9. Select Save from the File menu to save the configuration for the VoIP Speaker. 10. After saving, the VoIP Speaker will automatically reboot. Wait a couple of minutes for the VoIP Speaker to finish rebooting.
How To Un-Configure a VoIP Speaker To un-configure a VoIP speaker, follow these steps: ✍ 1. Un-configure a VoIP speaker from Quantum Commander by changing its station type to “n/c”. 2. Discover VoIP Speakers using the VoIP Speaker Locator applica- tion.
Reboot. (Fig.4-1) 4. Enter the Login Page sign-in credentials: Username: maint Password: bogen After entering the Username and Password, click Submit. The VoIP Speaker Configuration window (Java-applet) will open (Figure 4-2 ). 3. Click Reboot. The VoIP Speaker will reboot.
Software Updates The VoIP Speaker software can be updated by using Quantum Commander or VoIP Speaker Configuration. ✍ NOTE: To update all VoIP Speakers, use Quantum Commander. Software Update using Quantum Commander A . U P D AT E V I A W E B - B R O W S E R Use the following steps to update the VoIP Speaker software in all speakers, using Quantum Commander:...
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6. The Software Download dialog box will display a list of VoIP Speakers to be updated. Click Start Download (Figure 5-5) to start the download. (Fig. 5-5) 7. The Software Download screen (Figure 5-6) will display status bars in the Status column while downloading to each speaker: (Fig.
Software Update using Quantum Commander B . U P D AT E V I A S O F T WA R E D O W N L O A D The new standalone Java application version of Quantum Commander includes an enhanced software update feature.
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5. The Software Download window will be displayed (Figure 5-13) . Click Start Download. (Fig. 5-13) 6. The Status column will provide download status. Wait for status column(s) to read “Completed” (Figure 5-14) . Click Close. (Fig. 5-14) 7. When the “Reboot VoIP Speaker now ” prompt is displayed (Figure 5-15) , click Yes to reboot all VoIP Speakers, or click No to skip the reboot.
✍ NOTE: The x.x.x.x represents the IP Address of the VoIP Speaker you want to update. (Fig.5-21) 2. Enter the VoIP Speaker Configuration Login Page sign-in credentials: Username: maint Password: bogen 8- 1 7...
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3. After entering the Username and Password, click Submit. The VoIP Speaker Configuration window (Java-applet) will open (Figure 5-22) . Click Software Download. (Fig.5-22) 4. The Software Download screen (Figure 5-23) will then open. Click Browse. (Fig. 5-23) 5. Locate the folder that contains the VoIP Speaker software (Figure 5-24) .
Notes Configuration When VoIP Speakers are provisioned, the VoIP Speaker Primary Quantum IP Address setting must always be set to the Primary Quantum Node’s IP Address. After that, the VoIP Speaker can be added to any Quantum Node in the network, regardless of node type (e.g.
Java applets. This directly affects the availability of Bogen’s web-browser based “Speaker Configuration” and “Quantum Commander” Java applets, making them inaccessible via some web browsers. Bogen is now providing these two applications to our customers as standalone Java applications (SpeakerConfig.jar and QuantumCommander.jar).
6. After Successful Login, the application’s (Speaker Configuration, Figure 7-3; Quantum Commander., Figure 7-4) main window will be displayed. (Fig. 7-4) (Fig. 7-3) Login Window Operational Notes Speaker Configuration Specific Options 1. If you have a file called VoipSpeakersList.txt in the same folder where the application's jar file is located, it will load the IP addresses contained in the file for selection in the login window.
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Quantum Commander Specific Options 1. If you have a file called QuantumNodesList.txt in the same folder where the application's jar file is located, it will load the IP addresses contained in the file for selection in the login window. The file is just a list of IP addresses, one per line. If the file does not exist, the application will simply display the normal text field for the IP address to be entered manually.
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