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  • Page 1 Series 5100/6100 ™ Voice/Data Router Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 2 Trademarks and copyrights All trademarks and registered trademarks listed belong to their respective owners. Vpacket, Vpacket Communications, and the Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Voice/Data Router are registered trademarks of Vpacket Communications, Inc., Milpitas, California. Vpacket Communications, Inc. does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • Page 3 About this manual...
  • Page 4 About this manual Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 5 Content summary This manual contains all of the information you need to configure the data and voice features of a 5100/6100 VDR via the WEB interface. Table 1 lists the chapters and a summary of content for each chapter. Table 1. Chapter summaries...

  • Page 6: Command Syntax

    For example: Note. Please remember to go to the Vpacket Web site and complete the online Warranty Registration Card. Doing so registers your Vpacket 5100/6100 VDR and allows you to receive the latest information, technical support, and upgrades applicable to your unit.

  • Page 7: Related Documentation

    Warning. Use of longer screws could result in damage to internal components. WARNING Related documentation The documentation set related to the Vpacket 5100/6100 VDR includes all documents on the CD-ROM that was shipped with the unit: • Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Voice/Data Router Installer’s Guide, Release 2.1 (P/N 750-00??-001) •...

  • Page 8: Contact Information

    About this manual Contact information For more information about the Vpacket 5100/6100 Series VDRs, please contact us using any of the following methods. Voice calls We welcome your calls at 1(866) 872-2538 (VPACKET) Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Pacific Time.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Setting voice services ........... 34 Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 10 Testing voice quality from a specific 6100 VDR ....... .

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 About The Web Interface

    About the web interface Contents Overview, page 3 Accessing the Web Interface for the first time, page 7 Launching the Web Interface, page 8...
  • Page 12 CHAPTER 1 About the web interface Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 13: Node Menu

    The Web Management Interface provides a comprehensive suite of functions (configuration management, fault monitoring, diagnostics, and performance monitoring) for managing Vpacket edge network systems in converged broadband networks. It allows management of the 6100 VDR using a Web browser. The Web management interface provides an alternative method for device management compared to the SNMP-based Vpacket Network Management System (VNMS) and CLI (console and telnet).

  • Page 14: Alarm Menu

    (enables the use of the Network Timing Protocol and the configuration of its parameters) • route (displays the IP Routing Table and provides a means for managing static IP route entries in the IP Routing table) • rip (enables or disables the RIP routing feature) Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 15: Monitor Menu

    The voice QoS options are: • monitor control (a VQS feature that enables or disables voice quality monitoring on the 6100 VDR) • monitor result (a VQS feature that displays Voice QoS monitoring results) Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Monitor menu...

  • Page 16: Logout Command

    The help menu allows you to access information about this application and an online help system. The help options are: • about (displays information about the software release and copyright) • guide (points your browser to the Vpacket web site) Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 17: Launching The Web Interface

    To access the web interface for the first time, first you need to connect the VDR to a LAN (See “Chapter 3 Port connections” in the Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Installer’s Guide for details). After making the physical connections, you can follow these steps.
  • Page 18 About the web interface Launching the Web Interface You can launch the Web Management Interface, which is directly embedded in the 6100 VDR, by following these steps. Figure 1-4 shows the Web Management Interface logon window. To launch the Web interface 1.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Node Options

    Node options Contents Overview, page 11 Viewing the System Status window, page 12 Importing files, page 13 Exporting files, page 15 Saving recent changes, page 16 Rebooting, page 16...
  • Page 20 CHAPTER 2 Node options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 21 Overview The node menu is for viewing and managing the configuration of the 6100 VDR. The following options reside within the node menu: • status lets you view the system configuration • import allows image and configuration file upload from an external file server •...

  • Page 22: Viewing The System Status Window

    Viewing the System Status window When you load the Web Management Interface, the System Status Window is the first screen that you see. This window lists all the currently configured system-level attributes for the 6100 VDR. Figure 2-1. System Status window The system parameters in this window include: •...

  • Page 23: Importing Files

    1 is active then the file imports to slot 2) • Request Active is a checkbox that forces the 6100 VDR to load this file as the image code upon reboot. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 24 To import a file 1. Enter the file name, select the correct file type, and select the slot in which it resides. 2. Verify the values in the FTP Server Information fields. 3. Click Submit. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 25: Exporting Files

    (bin for executable code and config for a configuration file) to an external FTP Server. Figure 2-3. Export File window To export a file 1. Input the file name and select the correct file type. 2. Verify the FTP server information. 3. Click Submit. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Exporting files...

  • Page 26: Saving Recent Changes

    2. Enable the Save As radio button and create a file name with the .cfg suffix in the file name field. 3. Click Submit. Rebooting When you select Reboot, three events occur: • all voice traffic “terminates” Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 27 VDR is forced to reboot • all statistical counters are reset Before rebooting, the 6100 VDR will ask you to confirm that you want to reboot the system (Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5. Reboot confirmation window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 28 CHAPTER 2 Node options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Alarm Options

    Alarm options Contents Overview, page 21 Viewing alarms, page 21 Configuring alarms, page 23...
  • Page 30 CHAPTER 3 Alarm options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 31: Viewing Alarms

    VDR is reset. Once reset, the original severity thresholds are displayed. Figure 3-1. Alarm Display window Alarms are described by: • Type, which can include any of the following: • Informational • Communications • Environmental • Equipment Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Viewing alarms...
  • Page 32 • Registration request • System restart warning • Core dump • Link up • Link down • EGP trap, which tracks the loss of an external gateway protocol (EGP) neighbor (peer) • Enterprise trap Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 33: Configuring Alarms

    3. When the Alarm Control- SNMP Trap Add window opens (see Figure 3-3 on 24), enter the following: • Destination IP address • UDP port (standard=162) • Community string (maximum= 40 ASCII characters) Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Configuring alarms...
  • Page 34 Figure 3-3. Alarm Control-SNMP Trap Add window 4. When you click Submit, the Alarm Control-SNMP Trap Add window reappears, now with the new SNMP trap destination listed in a table (see Figure 3-4). Figure 3-4. SNMP trap successfully created Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 35 Alarm Control-SNMP Trap window. 2. The software responds with a confirmation message (see Figure 3-6) and if you click OK, the row is permanently deleted. Figure 3-6. SNMP trap deletion confirmation window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Configuring alarms...
  • Page 36 CHAPTER 3 Alarm options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 37: Chapter 4 Settings Options

    Settings options Contents Overview, page 29 Configuring and viewing WAN settings, page 30 Entering and viewing system settings, page 33 Setting voice services, page 34 Configuring dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) settings, page 44 Enabling and disabling network address translation, page 52 Defining network timing protocol settings, page 56 Configuring routing information, page 58 Enabling routing information protocol, page 60...
  • Page 38 CHAPTER 4 Settings options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 39 “Setting voice services” on page 34 • “Configuring dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) settings” on page 44 • “Enabling and disabling network address translation” on page 52 • “Enabling routing information protocol” on page 60 Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 40: Configuring And Viewing Wan Settings

    Settings options Configuring and viewing WAN settings This window displays the WAN interface configuration parameters that correspond to the WAN interface module within the 6100 VDR. Figure 4-1. WAN Setting window To specify the values of a T1 WAN interface 1.
  • Page 41 Configuring and viewing WAN settings 3. Click Submit to accept changes or click wan to return to the WAN Settings window. Figure 4-2. WAN Setting-T1 window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 42: Configuring And Viewing Lan Settings

    Figure 4-3. WAN Setting T1 configuration window Configuring and viewing LAN settings The LAN Settings window allows you to specify the IP address and subnet mask for the LAN interface(Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4. LAN Settings window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 43: Entering And Viewing System Settings

    This information is a combination of user and unit information. The User, or contact person referred to in the System Status window under the Node menu, is the person responsible for the unit; the Unit Information also appears on the System Status Window. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Entering and viewing system settings...

  • Page 44: Setting Voice Services

    First, you need to identify the Telephony Termination Address (the IP address for the port on the 6100 VDR, which routes the voice traffic). Next, you need to set the parameters appropriate to an H.323 or MGCP environment from the dropdown menu.
  • Page 45 Figure 4-7 shows the whole window and Figure 4-8 shows the “Select Telephony Configuration:” dropdown menu. Figure 4-7. Voice Settings window (MGCP choices shown) Figure 4-8. Select Telephony Configuration dropdown menu Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Setting voice services...
  • Page 46 DialOutType Sets the dialing-type for this session. Can be tone or pulse. • MaxAnsWait Specifies the number of seconds the system will wait for the caller to input the first digit of the dialed digits. Range: 0–120. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 47 4. Enter the new information or select an item(s) from the dropdown menus. 5. Click submit to accept changes or Return to Channel Configuration link to disregard the changes and return to the Telephony Channels window. Figure 4-10. Telephony Channels-Edit window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Setting voice services...
  • Page 48 CHAPTER 4 Settings options Viewing, editing, or deleting a codec You can view, edit, or delete one of the available codecs supplied with the 6100 VDR from the Codec Profile window. To view a codec 1. Click settings and then voice.
  • Page 49 3. Click edit in the far-left column beside the listing you want to modify. The Codec Profile-Edit window appears (Figure 4-12). 4. Change the information in the codec profile as appropriate. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Setting voice services...
  • Page 50 You can define the media gateway control (MGC) server by setting these parameters: • Index A unique, sequentially numbered value. Range: 1–8. • MGC Address The IP address for the Media Gateway Controller or softswitch. • UDP Port 2427 is the well-known port for MGCP. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 51 3. Click edit. The MGCP Address Configuration-Add window appears (Figure 4-13). Figure 4-14. MGCP Address Configuration-Add window 4. Make changes as appropriate. 5. Click submit to accept the changes or Return to MGCP Address Configuration link to disregard the changes. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Setting voice services...
  • Page 52 9011x.T: these parameters allow for a PBX dial-out for international calls. • Mode Operational mode of the terminal. Can be dynamic or static. • MGC Index Sequential numbered value for this session. Figure 4-15. MGCP Terminal Configuration window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 53 • Nominal Wait The average re-transmission time value in milliseconds. • History Size The number (in seconds) that responses to old transactions must be kept in the history list. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Setting voice services...

  • Page 54: Configuring Dynamic Host Control Protocol (Dhcp) Settings

    Configuring dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) settings Use the DHCP Settings window to define the DHCP settings. These three dropdown menus control major configuration options: • Mode (default window) • Select DHCP Configuration • Select DHCP Status Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 55 The Mode menu allows you to set the DHCP Server Status to Server or None (client). Whenever you select, you must click Submit to make your change effective. DHCP Configuration Options menu From this menu, you can view and set DHCP parameters for using either pool and static host functionality. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 56: Dhcp Pools

    WINS doesn't give them the info they want. • M-are mixed modes. • Default Router A machine serving as the default router (gateway) • IP Range (Min) mandatory value, which sets the minimum (lowest) IP address Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 57 DNS Servers 1 to 8 Sets the IP addresses of up to eight machines as DNS servers To create a DHCP pool 1. Click settings and then dhcp. 2. Select DHCP pool from the DHCP settings menu (Figure 4-20). Figure 4-20. DHCP Pool window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Configuring dynamic host control protocol...
  • Page 58 Host Name An ASCII name of up to 127 characters. • Hardware Address A MAC address of the host. • Domain Name An ASCII name of up to 127 characters. • IP Address The network (IP) address for the host. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 59 7. Select DHCP Static Host from the DHCP Settings menu (Figure 4-22). Figure 4-22. DHCP Static Host window 8. Click add. The DHCP Static Host-Add window appears (Figure 4-23). 9. Enter the appropriate information in the fields. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Configuring dynamic host control protocol...
  • Page 60 Figure 4-23. DHCP Static Host-Add window DHCP Status Options menu This selection allows you to view lease information and server status. Figure 4-24. DHCP Status Options menu Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 61 Figure 4-25. DHCP Server Lease option window DHCP Server Information Option This is a read-only screen which describes a simple text description of the DHCP server status. Figure 4-26. DHCP Server Status option window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 62: Enabling And Disabling Network Address Translation

    1. Click settings and then nat. 2. From the Select NAT IP Mapping Option pull-down menu, select IP Port Mapping. NAT IP Port Mapping entries appear in a table. From this table you can add or delete an entry. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 63 2. From the NAT IP Port Mapping window, select the protocol to be used. Choice are TCP or UDP. 3. Enter the outside port number. 4. Enter the inside IP address. 5. Enter the outside port number. Port number 65535 is the largest valid port number. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 64 2. From the NAT Settings window, select the Static IP Mapping option from the left-hand side pull-down menu. The NAT Static IP Mapping window appears (Figure 4-31). Figure 4-30. NAT Static IP Mapping window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 65 5. Click Submit to accept changes or the Return to NAT Static IP Mapping link to disregard the addition and return to the previous window. To set an application port 1. Click settings and then nat (Figure 4-32). Figure 4-32. NAT Settings window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 66: Defining Network Timing Protocol Settings

    Settings window. The configurable Network Timing Protocol (NTP) parameters include: • NTP Server IP address Identifies the machine running the NTP software. • Timezone Sets the time zone value in a range from +12 to -12. The default is 0. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 67 Figure 4-34. NTP Settings window To define network time keeping 1. Click settings and then ntp. 2. Enter the NTP Server IP address, the time zone and the resynchronization interval. 3. Click Submit. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Defining network timing protocol settings...

  • Page 68: Configuring Routing Information

    IP Address identifies the machine running the NTP software • Mask displays the subnet mask for the LAN segment • Next Hop • Proto (Protocol) identifies whether RIP is enabled on the entry • Next Hop Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 69 1. Click settings and then route. The IP Routing Table Setting window appears (Figure 4-36). Figure 4-36. IP Routing Table Setting window 2. Click the button Add Static Entry. The Static IP Route-Add window appears. Figure 4-37. Static IP Route-Add window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 70: Enabling Routing Information Protocol

    Figure 4-38. RIP Settings window To enable or disable RIP functions 1. Click settings and then rip. 2. Click the radio button to enable or disable the RIP function. 3. Click submit to accept and save changes. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 71: Chapter 5 Monitor Options

    Monitor options Contents Overview, page 63...
  • Page 72 CHAPTER 5 Monitor options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 73: Overview

    Each entry is assigned a sequential entry number. The IP parameters include: • IP Address identifies the machine running the NTP software • Mask displays the subnet mask for the LAN segment • Next Hop • Protocol Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Overview...
  • Page 74 CHAPTER 5 Monitor options Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 75: Chapter 6 Measuring Vqos

    Measuring VQoS Contents Overview, page 67 Enabling the voice call monitoring, page 67 Viewing QoS results, page 68 Testing voice quality from a specific 6100 VDR, page 70 Viewing voice QoS (VQM) test results, page 71...
  • Page 76 CHAPTER 6 Measuring VQoS Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 77: Enabling The Voice Call Monitoring

    “Enabling the voice call monitoring” on page 67 • “Viewing QoS results” on page 68 • “Testing voice quality from a specific 6100 VDR” on page 70 • “To view test control results” on page 140 Enabling the voice call monitoring You can follow these steps to enable the voice call monitoring (VQS) features, which are part of the VQS model.

  • Page 78: Viewing Qos Results

    Start Time The initiation of call in HH:MM:SS format. • Duration The length of call in HH:MM:SS format. • Setup Time Total time (in milliseconds) for setting up the call session. • Codec The codec used in the call session. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 79 1. Click voice QOS and then click monitor results. A new window appears (Figure 6-3). Figure 6-3. Voice QoS Monitor Results window 2. To further evaluate the QoS of one of the displayed sessions, select detail. Figure 6-4. Voice QoS Monitor Detail window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 80: Testing Voice Quality From A Specific 6100 Vdr

    Tests take approximately 20 seconds. During the test the 6100 VDR sends a balanced synthetic voice sample to the remote site. The 6100 VDR compares the received sample to the original sample and assigns a quality score. This type of VQM testing provides an accurate quality measure.

  • Page 81: Viewing Voice Qos (Vqm) Test Results

    Viewing voice QoS (VQM) test results You can follow these steps to view your test results. To view test control results To view test results, click voice QOS and then click test result. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Viewing voice QoS (VQM) test results...
  • Page 82 CHAPTER 6 Measuring VQoS Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 83: Chapter 7 Web Utilities

    Web utilities Contents Overview, page 75 Administering users, page 75 Using access control lists, page 78...
  • Page 84 CHAPTER 7 Web utilities Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 85: Administering Users

    Administering users You can add, delete, and edit users from the User Management window. To create a user 1. Click utility and then click user management (Figure 7-1). Figure 7-1. User Management window Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Administering users...
  • Page 86 2. When the User Management window opens, click Add. Figure 7-2. User Management-Add window 3. Enter the user name, password and password confirmation. Note. Access privilege must be configured from the CLI. 4. Click Submit. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 87 1. Click utility and then click user management. Note. There is no confirmation message–if you click Delete, that user is gone. 2. Click the delete button next to the user profile that you want to delete. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

  • Page 88: Using Access Control Lists

    2. Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the entry that you are creating. 3. From the Destination Port pull-down list, select a destination port. 4. From the Protocol pull-down list, select a protocol for this entry. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 89 To delete an access control list entry from the Access List table, click delete next to the entry you want to remove from the table. Once removed, you cannot recover the access control list. You will have to create the list again. Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 90 CHAPTER 7 Web utilities Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...
  • Page 91 (MGC) server 40 Network Timing Protocol configuring NTP 56 Network Timing Protocol (NTP) 56 notes iv related documentation v Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual Index syntax command iv tasks configuring access control lists 78 configuring alarms 23...
  • Page 92 4, 21 help menu, description 6 monitor menu, description 5 node menu, description 3, 11 settings menu 4, 29 utility menu, description 5 voice QoS menu, description 5 Web Management Interface, description 3 Index-2 Vpacket 5100/6100 Series Web Interface Manual...

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