Chapter 2
Setting Up Your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial
Configuration
Initial monitoring and administration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
performed from a remote PC via a serial connection. This allows you to access the boot configuration
menu of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
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Note
You can perform serial port configuration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
at startup, during a short period indicated by a six-second countdown. Once the initialization phase is
complete, the only way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Connecting to a PC
This section describes how to use the serial port connection to configure the Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Procedure
Locate the terminal cable shipped with the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Step 1
Step 2
Connect the end labeled PC to the serial port on the computer.
Step 3
Connect the end labeled Unit to the upper serial port connector on the Cisco Unified
Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
Note
The PC terminal should have an installed terminal emulation application, such as HyperTerminal.
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Auto-boot—The embedded operating system initializes and displays basic information.
Configuration menu—A six-second countdown allows you to enter the configuration menu.
Initialization—The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU
and is ready for operation.
Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU12 and MCU24 Release 5.1
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Unit Initial Configuration
goes through the following boot phases:
unit
.
unit
with an IP address.
unit
front panel.
unit
. At power-up, the Cisco Unified
unit
completes its boot sequence
unit
are
unit
only
unit
unit.
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