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ECOTEL
VTMpro
Manual
Issue 1.1
VIERLING Communications GmbH
70463.201/20 - 1.1 – 20050630

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  • Page 1 ® ECOTEL VTMpro Manual Issue 1.1 VIERLING Communications GmbH 70463.201/20 - 1.1 – 20050630...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Definition ......................5 Quick Start......................6 Components....................... 6 ECOTEL® VTMpro front view ................6 ECOTEL® VTMpro back view ................7 Pinning of connectors..................7 2.4.1 Ethernet for LAN and VoIP .................7 2.4.2 E1/T1 ......................8 Interpreting of board connectors and status LEDs..........9 2.5.1 Mainboard ....................9 2.5.2...
  • Page 3 10.3 GSM......................... 33 10.3.1 Board Control Panel .................33 10.3.2 Channel Control Panel ................37 10.4 ISDN ........................ 43 10.4.1 Information ....................43 10.4.2 Configuration ....................44 10.5 Simcontrol ......................45 10.5.1 Overview ....................45 10.5.2 Functions in detail ..................45 10.6 SMC Sim Management Center................. 46 10.6.1 General ....................46 10.6.2...
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  • Page 5: Definition

    1. Definition ® is a multichannel gateway from the VIERLING gateway family that ECOTEL VTMpro provides the connection between fixed and mobile network of up to 32 channels. It supports 4 ports with 30 channels ISDN PRI E1/T1, 4 ports with 2 channels ISDN 4xBRI E1/T1, 1 Port/30 channels VoIP/H.323 interface at the fixed and up to 32 channels GSM...
  • Page 6: Quick Start

    2. Quick Start Components ® ECOTEL VTMpro is optionally equipped with different boards. The boards can be accessed by the back of the housing. The available boards are (detailed description later in the manual): • Mainboard • VoIP card • ISDN PRI card •...
  • Page 7: Ecotel® Vtmpro Back View

    ® ECOTEL VTMpro back view VTMpro back view: Antenna Monitor (for remote access) 1 to 4 2 to 8 Power ISDN Keyboard/Mouse supply 4xE1/T1 VoIP (via adapter) Main Power for GSM-Card switch monitor Mainboard Pinning of connectors 2.4.1 Ethernet for LAN and VoIP Ethernet LAN and VoIP port (RJ-45 socket): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Signal...
  • Page 8: E1/T1

    2.4.2 E1/T1 Ethernet LAN and VoIP port (RJ-45 socket): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Signal Description RX + Receive Data RX - Receive Data Reserved Transmit Data Transmit Data Reserved Reserved Reserved ® ECOTEL VTMpro 2005-06-08 Page...
  • Page 9: Interpreting Of Board Connectors And Status Leds

    Interpreting of board connectors and status LEDs 2.5.1 Mainboard M ainB oard: M onitor Link (green) Lights when ethernet LA N connection is on RJ45 socket R eceive D ata (yellow ) Lights when data is received P S/2 Console K eyboard/M ouse via adapter 2.5.2 E1/T1...
  • Page 10: Voip

    2.5.3 VoIP VoIP: RJ45 socket Receive Data (yellow) Link (green) Lights when data is Lights when ethernet received connection is on 2.5.4 GSM-Card GSM-Card: Ch 1 Ch 2 SIM: Ch 3 Flashing: Registering in progress Registered Ch 4 Ch 1 GSM: Flashing: Call establishing Ch 2...
  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting started ® To get the started follow this instruction: ECOTEL VTMpro • Remove VTMpro from the box • Plug in the power cable shipped with • Connect the power cable with power supply: 110-240 Volt/50-60 Hz • Plug in the adapter for keyboard and mouse. •...
  • Page 12: Introduction

    1. Connect a console (Monitor, Keyboard Mouse) to the gateway. For connecting the keyboard and mouse the delivered adapter must be used 2. After the boot sequence login with following default parameters: User: vierling Password: vierling ® 3. A gear-wheel icon “ECOTEL...
  • Page 13: Softwareinstallation

    4. Softwareinstallation Start the self inflating installing routine by double clicking on the following symbol from the After the start follow the instructions! The ServiceGear needs .Net framework from Microsoft. This framework is already ® installed on newer Windows installations. If not the ECOTEL VTMpro installer will cancel...
  • Page 14: Servicegear - Ecotel ® Vtmpro Administration

    ® 5. ServiceGear – ECOTEL VTMpro administration ® After the successful installation the ServiceGear can be started by ECOTEL VTMpro pressing the following icon on the desktop: The administration area on group level appears. ® The ServiceGear provides the possibility to administrate groups of e.g.
  • Page 15 ® To enter a new ECOTEL VTMpro the following steps must be done: • Click into a new line • Press the “Pencil” symbol button from the menu to leave read only modus. Enter the following settings: Attribut: Description: ® ECOTEL VTMpro can be given a individual name...
  • Page 16: Setup Network Interface

    ECOTEL VTMpro and wait until the login screen appears 2. Login with the following parameters: Login: vierling Password: U2xK3te8 3. Wait until the desktop is loaded completely 4. Click on the “Start Applications” button in the left bottom corner 5. Chose from the appearing menu the System -> YaST2 configuration tool: 6.
  • Page 17 Confirm with OK. Hint: Enter the password 7. Choose Network Devices ->Network card from the appearing menu: 8. Choose “Change...” in the right bottom corner: 9. Make sure that the “eth0” device is selected and press “Edit” button in the middle ®...
  • Page 18 10. Select - Automatic address setup (via DHCP) if there is a DHCP server available in the ® network to get a dynamic IP address assigned to the ECOTEL VTMpro name. ® ECOTEL VTMpro default name is: rittal - Or Static address setup for selecting or changing the default IP address. Configure also the Subnet mask according to your network administrator.
  • Page 19: Connect To Remote Gateway

    In case of expiration you can ECOTEL VTMpro load a valid license file to the system by using the function “Upload License”. Contact VIERLING Communications support how to get such a license file. The lifetime is separated in two categories: ® •...
  • Page 20: Servicegear - Gateway

    8. ServiceGear - Gateway ® After starting the program “ECOTEL VTMpro ServiceGear Gateway” you will see the above screen. The screen contains different parts, explained as follows: Statusline The statusline contains different menu items: 8.1.1 File Attribut: Description: ® Closes ECOTEL VTMpro ServiceGear Gateway...
  • Page 21: Channels

    8.1.3 Channels Attribut: Description: ® Download Retrieves a saved hardware configuration from the ECOTEL Configuration: VTMpro into the ServiceGear for manipulation or just for viewing. Load and activate Loads a new established or loaded and manipulated hardware configuration: configuration in to the remote VTMpro. The changes are only valid if this has been done.
  • Page 22: Horizontal Icon Bar

    Horizontal Icon Bar The horizontal icon bar is divided into three themes: Gateway, Routing and Callgenerator Gateway Routing Callgenerator The contents are the same like the menu described in the chapter before. To get information about the meaning of the icons use the hover help function. If you hover the mouse arrow over an item and you stay a little time on the same place then a box will be shown with a short description of the dedicated button like the example above.
  • Page 23 Online Trace: Provides debug information for developing aims. This is interesting a suspicion of a fault in the software arouses. Layer2&3 Trace: Very powerful function to trace all ports as well hardware as system ports like Email-SMS conversion. The trace can be scalably switched on or off and provides different depth.
  • Page 24: Gateway

    9. Gateway Gateway Attribute Description Host The name within a network with DHCP or the IP address of the ® ECOTEL VTMpro to control must be entered here Port The port the ServicegearGearGateway communicates with the ® ECOTEL VTMpro can be changed here. Normally the default values should not be changed.
  • Page 25: Configuration

    Configuration Attribute Description ® Law Select ECOTEL VTMpro provides ISDN channel coding aLaw and uLaw. To change the modes the specific law must be selected and the “Apply Changes” button must be pressed. The changes can be cancelled by pressing the “Reset Changes” button. License ®...
  • Page 26: Channels

    10. Channels After a successful connection and selection of the “Channels” item on the left side the following screen is visible. The middle part shows the port overview tree. There are listedall available ports. The amount of ports can vary depending on the installed hardware and the available license. Generally there is a hierarchy in hardware administration of <Board>...
  • Page 27: Email

    Email 10.1 If email is chosen in the tree view, the following configuration windows will be visible on the right side: 10.1.1 General ® The email port of the ECOTEL VTMpro works as a client. Therefore a mail server must ®...
  • Page 28: Usage Step By Step

    10.1.3 Usage Step by step 10.1.3.1 Settings in VTMpro 1. Enter the mail server’s address in the field “Mail Server” in form of an IP or a known name within the network. E.g. 172.16.1.114 or EmailServer. ® 2. Enter a valid user of the mail system in the field “User”. The ECOTEL VTMpro mail manager will poll this account every 5 seconds and checks whether there is a...
  • Page 29 can be set in the same way at the beginning of the SMS. This address will be set into the sender field of the email. After the brackets the user text can be written. Example: The Text “Hello World” shell be sent by SMS from the origin Sender@VTMpro.de to the destination Receiver@VTMpro.de.
  • Page 30: Voip

    10.1.3.3.1 Structure of Email ® The email must be directed to the mail client that is registered for ECOTEL VTMpro the mail server in the network. This client must be entered into the receiver field of the email. The destination CLI of the mobile has to be set in default i to the subject field of the email.
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  • Page 32: Information

    10.2.1 Information Attribut: Description: Serial Displays the serial number of the mounted VoIP Board for identification aims or CODEC upgrade Software Version Displays the software version of the VoIP board Flash Version Displays the version of the firmware on the VoIP board CPU Version Displays the parameter of the VoIP board CPU MAC Address...
  • Page 33: Voip Configuration

    10.2.4 VoIP Configuration Attribut: Description: Use Gatekeeper If a gatekeeper for traffic distribution in the system is available then choose this box Gatekeeper Address If gatekeeper is chosen then a valid IP address must be entered here Gatekeeper ID If the gatekeeper provides a ID or name this can be entered here. This parameter is optional.
  • Page 34 10.3.1.1 Configuration Tone Config Settings for the in-band signaling tone recognition. The tone recognition is characterized by the base tone and the window size. There are three combo boxes available. The upper wide box provides the chance to use preconfigured settings for base tone and window size or to realize user defined configuration: Name: Basetone in Hz...
  • Page 35 TTENTION Increasing the windowsize increases the probability of recognizing the alert tone, but increases also the possibility of interpreting any noise as an alert tone! Configure Hardware On Startup ® ECOTEL VTMpro provides the possibility to configure hardware with default or individual settings for each board.
  • Page 36 Download Provides the possibility to download a firmware from the actual controlled gateway to the host running the ServiceGear software. The firmware which should be downloaded must be marked in the list box. Delete Provides the possibility to delete a firmware on the actual controlled gateway. The firmware which should be deleted must be marked in the list box.
  • Page 37 10.3.1.2 Misc Reset Board Provides the possibility to reset the whole board. The reset is straight connected to the reset pin of the boards controller. If this button will be pressed all four channels on the board are affected. Development Provides direct settings of commands as strings.
  • Page 38 10.3.2.1 Channel Properties Provides channel specific settings Busy Pulse Min In case of in-band signaling detection it has mainly to be differentiated between busy-tone, alert-tone and any other signals categorized as voice-tone. The detection algorithm works like this: If there is a valid signal in the voice path (matching frequency) then it has to be decided according to the pulse/pause ratio whether it is an alert signal or busy.

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