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- Page 1 ® ™ LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
- Page 2 LifeSize Communications. Trademark Acknowledgments LifeSize® is the trademark of LifeSize Communications Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Patent Notice For patents covering LifeSize®...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Related Documentation Functionality About LifeSize Gateway Products About the Gateway-PRI About the Gateway-Serial About Gateway Features About LifeSize Gateway Applications and Topologies About Multimedia Conferencing About Point-to-Point Conferencing About Multipoint Conferencing About Gateway IP Network Connections About Gateway ISDN Network Connections... - Page 4 Gateway-PRI Rear Panel Gateway-Serial RTM Preparing for Installation Verifying the Package Contents Mounting the LifeSize Gateway Unit in a 19-inch Rack LifeSize Gateway Unit Initial Configuration Connecting to a PC Setting the IP Address Changing the Configuration Tool Login Password...
- Page 5 RJ-45 Serial Port Adapter Cable ISDN Port Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Table Index Contents v...
- Page 6 LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
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Page 7: Related Documentation
LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide describes how to install, configure and monitor LifeSize Gateways. ELATED The LifeSize Gateway documentation set is available on the LifeSize Utilities OCUMENTATION and Documentation CD-ROM and includes manuals and online helps. The manuals are available in PDF format. -
Page 9: Functionality
BOUT THE ATEWAY ERIAL between H.323 and serial protocols. With the help of an Imux, the LifeSize Gateway can also translate between H.323 and H.320 protocols. The LifeSize Gateway offers a serial leg for multimedia conferencing over IP by providing an interface for legacy endpoints with serial interfaces, encryption/decryption devices, satellite networks and leased line services. -
Page 10: About Gateway Features
The LifeSize Gateway features the LifeSize Gateway interface. This is a web interface used to configure and monitor the LifeSize Gateway. You can view and modify all aspects of the LifeSize Gateway configuration from a remote location using a Java-enabled web browser. - Page 11 IP endpoint and sets the same bit rate for the ISDN (or serial interface) side of the call. Direct dialing and call routing The LifeSize Gateway dial plan supports the following direct dialing and call routing facilities: Direct Inward Dialing (DID) Multiple Subscriber Network (MSN) Q.931 Sub-addressing Information...
- Page 12 H.323 fast start The LifeSize Gateway H.323 fast start feature enables endpoints to join a voice conference in the LifeSize Gateway more quickly. ISDN rollover (available in The LifeSize Gateway features ISDN rollover. In this Gateway-PRI only) feature, the LifeSize Gateway sends a “busy out”...
- Page 13 Gateway Feature Summary (continued) Feature Description H.239 support The LifeSize Gateway supports the H.239 protocol in ISDN-to-IP calls and in IP-to-ISDN calls. Encryption support The LifeSize Gateway supports H.235-compliant AES 128 encryption for calls over IP networks, and H.233 and H.234-compliant AES 128 encryption for calls over...
- Page 14 A-Law G.711-to-µ-Law G.711 translation between the IP and ISDN sides if needed. Note When your LifeSize unit includes both a LifeSize Gateway and a LifeSize Multipoint, G.728 transcoding is supported on the LifeSize Multipoint only. Supported video protocols H.261, H.263, H.263+ (Annexes F, J and N), H.263++ (Annex W), H.264...
- Page 15 About Gateway Features Table 1-2 LifeSize Gateway Feature Specifics (continued) Feature Gateway-PRI Gateway-Serial Call handling capabilities For 1 x PRI T1 line: 1 call per serial connection, up to a maximum 23 ports (voice) bandwidth of 1920 Kbps per port.
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Page 16: About Lifesize Gateway Applications And Topologies
Parallel dialing for bonded calls. Internal IVR capacity 30 simultaneous calls 4 simultaneous calls BOUT The LifeSize Gateway supports multimedia conferencing by translating between ATEWAY H.323 and H.320 protocols. Examples of network applications that use the LifeSize Gateway include: PPLICATIONS AND... -
Page 17: About Multimedia Conferencing
Communicating with legacy MCU equipment (see About IP-to-Legacy MCU Conferencing on page 14) The LifeSize Gateway-PRI enables H.323 endpoints on the IP network to BOUT ULTIMEDIA ONFERENCING communicate with an H.320 terminal, an ISDN phone, or a regular phone on a circuit-switched public network without having to connect directly to these networks. -
Page 18: About Point-To-Point Conferencing
For example, when an H.320 ISDN terminal wants to participate in a multipoint conference with H.323 IP endpoints, the H.320 ISDN terminal can either join the multipoint conference by dialing to the LifeSize Gateway, or be invited into the conference by one of the participating IP endpoints. In either case, the LifeSize Gateway connects the ISDN terminal to the LifeSize Multipoint, enabling it to participate in the multipoint conference. -
Page 19: About Gateway Ip Network Connections
23 B channels and one D signaling channel. The type of line available depends on your local ISDN provider. You configure the LifeSize Gateway PRI port to an E1 or T1 interface accordingly. In addition, you can choose to activate only specific channels by using fractional channel selection. - Page 20 About LifeSize Gateway Applications and Topologies PRI G You can connect the Gateway-PRI directly to a PRI line provided by your local ATEWAYS ISDN provider (as shown in Figure 1-4), or to a local private branch exchange (PBX) that provides the PRI connection (as shown in Figure 1-5).
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Page 21: About Gateway Encryption
IP network and endpoints on remote sites by connecting to external encryption/decryption devices via serial interfaces (as shown in Figure 1-6). The Gateway-Serial also enables encrypted videoconferencing via satellite with or without RS-366 signaling (as shown in Figure 1-7). -
Page 22: About Conferencing Via Leased Lines
About LifeSize Gateway Applications and Topologies The Gateway-Serial enables conferencing between H.323 endpoints on IP BOUT ONFERENCING EASED INES networks connected via a leased line (as shown in Figure 1-8). Figure 1-8 Conferencing via Leased Lines IP network H.323 H.323... -
Page 23: About Lifesize Gateway Functionality
About LifeSize Gateway Functionality BOUT This section discusses the following topics: ATEWAY About PRI Gateway Call Handling Capacity on page 15 UNCTIONALITY About Gateway Call Bandwidth Overhead on page 15 About Peer-to-Peer Connectivity on page 16 PRI G Table 1-3... -
Page 24: Resource Allocation Across E1/T1 Lines
E1/T1 lines is combined. For example, a LifeSize Gateway using two T1 lines can support three 6B calls on each T1 line, with 320 Kbps spare capacity per line: Each T1 line provides 23 B channels. -
Page 25: Setting Up Your Lifesize Gateway
ETTING ATEWAY This section introduces the LifeSize Gateway solution and details the components that LifeSize Gateway includes, and includes the following topics: Physical Description Preparing for Installation Verifying the Package Contents Mounting the LifeSize Gateway Unit in a 19-inch Rack... -
Page 26: Physical Description
Physical Description HYSICAL This section provides a physical description of the LifeSize Gateway units. ESCRIPTION Figure 2-1 shows the front panel of the LifeSize Gateway unit. Table 2-1 RONT ANEL describes the components of the front panel. Figure 2-1 LifeSize Gateway Front Panel... -
Page 27: Gateway-Pri Rear Panel
Component Description ACT LEDs Lights green to indicate that there are active calls in the LifeSize Gateway on the specified PRI line. D-Ch LEDs Lights green to indicate that the PRI line is enabled and a carrier signal is detected. -
Page 28: Gateway-Serial Rtm
LifeSize Gateway unit an IP address Dedicated IP address for the LifeSize Gateway unit The IP address of the router that the LifeSize Gateway unit will use to communicate across the network For an H.323 environment, the IP address of the H.323 gatekeeper... -
Page 29: Verifying The Package Contents
OUNTING THE You can optionally mount the LifeSize Gateway unit in a standard 19-inch rack. Two mounting brackets and a set of screws are included in the LifeSize Gateway ATEWAY unit shipping box. NIT IN A... -
Page 30: Lifesize Gateway Unit Initial Configuration
Fitting a Bracket for Rack Mounting Pass the screws through the brackets and tighten them into the screw holes on each side of the LifeSize Gateway unit using a suitable screwdriver. Insert the LifeSize Gateway unit into the 19-inch rack. -
Page 31: Connecting To Apc
DDRESS IP address and other address information. The serial port on the LifeSize Gateway unit front panel is used to assign a new IP address to your LifeSize Gateway unit. You must assign the IP address before you connect the LifeSize Gateway unit to the network. - Page 32 Set the communication settings in the terminal emulation application on the PC as follows: Baud rate: 9600 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: None Turn on the power to the LifeSize Gateway unit. LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
- Page 33 A log of the auto-boot events and a VxWorks banner scrolls across the computer monitor. When the LifeSize Gateway unit is started for the first time, two Note VxWorks banners appear. The configuration option appears after the second banner.
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Page 34: Changing The Configuration Tool Login Password
ASSWORD Procedure Start a terminal emulator session for the LifeSize Gateway unit. Press the RST button on the front panel of the LifeSize Gateway unit. After 60 seconds, a new terminal emulator session begins on the computer monitor. LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide... -
Page 35: Connecting The Lifesize Gateway Unit To The Lan
There is no default password. The network configuration Main menu re-appears. Enter Q and press Enter to exit. ONNECTING THE This section describes how to connect the LifeSize Gateway unit to the Local ATEWAY Area Network (LAN). NIT TO THE... -
Page 36: Connecting Serial Lines To The Gateway
RS-366) to the connectors or the connecting cable of the remote equipment ERIAL ATEWAY This section describes the DTE cables that you can use with the Gateway-Serial ABLE unit including the following topics: ONNECTIONS AND Physical Description of DTE Cables... - Page 37 The DB-25 connector provides the RS-366 signaling interface for all Gateway-Serial unit cables. V.35/RS366-DTE Figure 2-5 shows the V.35/RS366-DTE cable. Figure 2-5 V.35/RS366-DTE Cable J2 Male (M-34 Winchester) J1 Male (DB-60) V.35 data J3 Male (DB-25) RS-366 signaling Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway...
- Page 38 Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs EIA449/RS366-DTE Figure 2-6 shows the EIA449/RS366-DTE cable. Figure 2-6 EIA449/RS366-DTE Cable J2 Male (DB-37) J1 Male (DB-60) EIA-449 data J3 Male (DB-25) RS-366 signaling LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
- Page 39 Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs EIA530/RS366-DTE Figure 2-7 shows the EIA530/RS366-DTE cable. Figure 2-7 EIA530/RS366-DTE Cable J2 Male (DB-25) J1 Male (DB-60) EIA-530 data J3 Male (DB-25) RS-366 signaling Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway...
- Page 40 Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs EIA530/RS366-DTE- Figure 2-8 shows the EIA530/RS366-DTE-LOS cable. Figure 2-8 EIA530/RS366-DTE-LOS Cable J2 Male (DB-25) J1 Male (DB-60) EIA-530 data J3 Male (DB-25) RS-366 signaling LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
- Page 41 Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs KIV7/RS366-DTE Figure 2-9 shows the KIV7/RS366-DTE cable. Figure 2-9 KIV7/RS366-DTE Cable J2 Male (DB-37) J1 Male (DB-60) KIV-7 data J3 Male (DB-25) RS-366 signaling Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway...
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Page 42: Data Interface Cable Pin-Out Configurations
Clear To Send CTS A Data Set Ready DSR A Data Terminal DTR A ready Carrier Detect DCD A Terminal Timing TT A Signal Ground — Transmit Data TXD B Transmit Timing TXC B Receive Data RXD B LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide... - Page 43 Local Loopback — — L, K Remote — — Loopback Loss of Sync — — — — unbalanced Loss of Sync LOS A — — — — Loss of Sync LOS B — — — — Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway...
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Page 44: Data Interface Pin Layouts
Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs This section illustrates the pin layouts for the Gateway-Serial cable connectors. NTERFACE AYOUTS M-34 C Figure 2-10 shows the M-34 pin assignment. ONNECTOR Figure 2-10 M-34 Pin Layout LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide... - Page 45 Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs DB-37 C Figure 2-11 shows the DB-37 pin layout. ONNECTOR Figure 2-11 DB-37 Pin Layout Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway...
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Page 46: Connector
Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs DB-25 C Figure 2-12 shows the DB-25 pin layout. ONNECTOR Figure 2-12 DB-25 Pin Layout LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide... -
Page 47: Signaling Interface Cable Pin-Out Configuration
Call Request Present Next Digit Power Indication Signal Ground — Distant Station Connection Digit Signal Circuit 1 Digit Signal Circuit 2 Digit Signal Circuit 4 Digit Signal Circuit 8 Receive Common Send Common Data Link Occupied Setting Up Your LifeSize Gateway... -
Page 48: Signaling Interface Pin Layout
Serial Gateway Cable Connections and Pin-outs This section illustrates the pin layout for the Gateway-Serial signaling cable IGNALING NTERFACE AYOUT connector. DB-25 C Figure 2-13 shows the DB-25 pin layout. ONNECTOR Figure 2-13 DB-25 Pin Layout LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide... -
Page 49: Managing And Monitoring The Lifesize Gateway Unit
PC. Using a terminal emulation application running on the PC, you can assign an IP address and subnet mask to the LifeSize Gateway unit. The RJ-45 serial port is used to connect a PC terminal to the LifeSize Gateway unit. -
Page 50: Accessing The Lifesize Gateway Administrator Interface
You can use your web browser from any remote PC station to monitor and to configure the LifeSize Gateway unit. A web server is installed in the LifeSize Gateway unit to facilitate the use of the remote web-based monitoring and management. -
Page 51: Registering The Online Help
If you try to sign in as an Administrator and another Administrator is currently signed in, the LifeSize Gateway signs you in as a Read only user and the words Read Only appear at the top of the window. Read only users cannot edit any of the LifeSize Gateway settings. - Page 52 Registering the Online Help Click Upload in the LifeSize Gateway Administrator toolbar, followed by Refresh. You may need to log out and log back in to the LifeSize Gateway Administrator for the change to take effect. LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
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Page 53: Using The Lifesize Software Upgrade Utility
The upgrade files are uploaded and then burned into the memory of the LifeSize Gateway. - Page 54 Launching the Utility AUNCHING THE This section describes how to install and launch the LifeSize Software Upgrade Utility. TILITY Procedure Download the UpgradeUtility.exe file from the LifeSize web site at www.lifesize.com/service. Double click the UpgradeUtility.exe file to run the Software Upgrade Utility.
- Page 55 Select the components you want to upgrade list. Click OK to return to the Upgrade Utility dialog box. Click Upgrade to upgrade all components of the LifeSize Gateway software (or only those components you manually selected via the Customize option).
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Page 57: Cable Connections And Pin-Outs
ABLE ONNECTIONS AND OUTS This section describes the pin-to-pin and pin-out configurations of the connectors and cables of the LifeSize Gateway unit, including the following topics: Unit RS-232 9-Pin Serial Port RJ-45 8-Pin IP Network Port RJ-45 Serial Port Adapter Cable... -
Page 58: Unit Rs-232 9-Pin Serial Port
Unit RS-232 9-Pin Serial Port RS-232 9-P Table 4-1 describes the LifeSize Gateway unit RS-232 9-pin D-type serial port pin-out configuration. ERIAL Table 4-1 RS-232 9-pin D-Type Serial Port Pin-out Function Input Output RJ-45 8-P Table 4-2 describes the pin-out configuration of the RJ-45 IP network port. -
Page 59: Serial Port Adapter Cable
RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter cable used to connect a PC terminal to the RJ-45 serial port. This cable is DAPTER provided with the LifeSize Gateway unit. ABLE Table 4-3 Pin-to-Pin Configuration of the RJ-45 to DB-9 Adapter Cable... - Page 60 ISDN Port LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
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Page 61: Technical Specifications
ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS This section provides technical specifications for the LifeSize Gateway ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS Table 5-1 LifeSize Gateway Unit Technical Specifications ABLE Unit Dimensions Height: 1U (1.75 inches or 44.45 mm) Width: 17.25 inches (438.15 mm) Depth: 10 inches (254 mm) Weight: 4.45 kg (9.81 lbs)—may vary according... - Page 62 Technical Specifications Table Table 5-1 LifeSize Gateway Unit Technical Specifications (continued) Rear panel ACT 1 to 4 (Gateway-Serial) ALRM 1 to 4 Push Buttons RST (front panel) Communication Interfaces Front panel Ethernet 10/100 Mbps auto-negotiate speed select Asynchronous serial port RS-232 connected via...
- Page 63 Technical Specifications Table Table 5-1 LifeSize Gateway Unit Technical Specifications (continued) Memory 32 MB on-board flash memory for field upgrades, supports up to 64 MB 1 MB L-2 Cache at 200 MHz or more 128 MB SDRAM, supports up to 256 MB...
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Page 65: Index
NDEX capabilities 7 PRI gateway capacity 15 access control 3 chipset 54 ACT LED 18, 19, 20 communication interfaces 54 Administrator interface 42 conceal caller ID 4 ALRM LED 18, 19, 20 connectors audio codecs 5 Ethernet 18 audio transcoding 5 PORT 20 auto-boot 22 PRI line 19... - Page 66 DB-25 38, 40 IVR 3 internal capacity 8 DB-37 37 M-34 36 serial gateway cable connectors 36 serial gateway signaling cable connector LAN 18, 27 10/100Base-T 7 pin-out configuration RJ-45 IP network port 50 leased lines 58 LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...
- Page 67 RS-232 9-pin D-type serial port 50 RS-449 28 serial gateway data interface cable 34 RST button 18, 54 serial gateway signaling interface cable 39 pin-to-pin configuration RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter cable 51 serial control port 7 point-to-point conferencing 10 serial lines 28 PORT connectors 20 serial port connector 18, 41 ports...
- Page 68 6 web-based management 2 60 LifeSize Gateway Installation Guide...