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Multipoint Control Unit MCU-1400/1900 User’s manual Version 1.0.0...
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Copyright Copyright (C) 2009 PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. The products and programs described in this User’s Manual are licensed products of PLANET Technology, This User’s Manual contains proprietary information protected by copyright, and this User’s Manual and all accompanying hardware, software, and documentation are copyrighted.
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Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Multipoint Control Unit: Model: MCU-1400/1900 Rev: 1.0 (July, 2009) Part No. EM-MCUV1.0...
An easy conferencing start with preset configurations of unified, voice, video, and Surveillance conferencing, the MCU-1400 offers up to 4 video, 20 audio concurrent calls, and up to 50 user registrations, the MCU-1900 offers up to 9 video , 60 audio concurrent calls, and up to 200 user...
MCU Features Multi-Codec for H.263 / H.263p / MPEG-4 compression Support Video / Voice Control service Simultaneous Voice calls: 20(MCU-1400) / 60(MCU-1900) concurrent calls Simultaneous Video calls: 4(MCU-1400) / 12(MCU-1400) concurrent calls Support IP-Surveillance Hosting service Call Detailed Record (CDR)
Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation Physical Installation Requirement This chapter illustrates basic installation of MCU • Network cables. Use standard 10/100/1000Base-TX network (UTP) cables with RJ45 connectors. • TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs. For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or Cable modem (for WAN port usage) Administration Interface PLANET MCU provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) for machine management and...
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In order to connect machine for administration, please Note locate your PC in the same network segment (172.16.0.x) of MCU. If you’re not familiar with TCP/IP, please refer to related chapter on user’s manual CD or consult your network administrator for proper network configurations.
Chapter 3 System Configuration Network Setup The MCU has installed two NIC (Network Interface Card) in system; it allows you could setup the related network parameters for each NIC, and DNS server in this page. Eth0/Eth1 The MCU just support the static IP mode. Please enter in the IP address, subnet mask, gateway address address(es) provided to you by your ISP.
Subscribers This page allows the users to add /edit /delete extensions in the VoIP telephony network. Figure 3-3. Subscriber’s settings Alias Input User Name Account Number Input Subscriber account (number) Password Input Subscriber password There are 3 kinds of video codec’s for selection by video phone extension: H.263/H.263p/MPEG4.
SIP Trunk SIP Trunk allows MCU registers to different SIP systems and ITSP Services. You just need to fill the related account information in the fields. Maximum 20 registrations on SIP Trunk. Figure 3-4. SIP Trunk settings Alias To mark the trunk name. Assigns the SIP Proxy Server’s IP address / Domain Proxy : Port name and Port number.
Table 3-4. IP Cam description VCS Settings MCU supports Video / Voice conferencing service, the MCU-1400 supports to 1 video and 3 voice conference rooms. The MCU-1900 supports to 3 video and 9 voice conference rooms.
Figure 3-7. VCS setting Rome Num To assign the conference room number. Password To assign the conference room password. To assign the video layout types. If set as Free type, the conferee Composition could dial # button to change video layout. Size To define the IP camera’s video size: CIF/QCIF Defines Bitrate size, there are five types of bit rates:...
Figure 3-8. VCS Status The Administrator could press the button to pause this conferee to make speech, and press it again to revive the speechs. The Administrator could press the button to kick this conferee out this conference. This icon on behalf of there isn’t conferee. This icon on behalf of there is conferee.
Alias The User name The SIP Trunk account or Subscriber number Account/Number It will show what Public IP address was registered to Reg. IP Public / MCU. It also will show Privacy IP address if this device Privacy put in Virtual network. It will show if device registered to MCU successfully or Reg.
Appendix A Video Communication Samples The chapter shows you the concept and command to help you configure your MCU System through sample configuration. And provide several ways to make calls to desired destination in MCU. In this section, we’ll lead you step by step to establish your first voice communication via web browsers operations.
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Machine Configuration: STEP 1: Please login to MCU and browse to “Subscribers” configuration menu. To add four subscriber accounts for conferees. Figure A-2. Subscriber’s settings STEP 2: Please browse to “VCS Settings” configuration menu, and to setup the Room Number / Password and related settings.
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STEP 4: Please browse to “Advance Settings SIP Settings” configuration menu to fill in the SIP Proxy Server IP address. Figure A-5. SIP settings STEP 5: Please browse to “Advance Settings System Settings” configuration menu to setup the Video codec and Audio Codec settings. Figure A-6.
IP Phone register to MCU By the MCU's powerful video streaming feature, it is convenient to achieve the surveillance network via Video Phone. Figure B-1. IP-Surveillance Hosting sample scenario STEP 1: Please refer to the first sample and let Video Phone register to MCU. STEP 2: Please put Speed Doom Internet Camera (ICA-H651) and Infrared Internet Camera (ICA-H312) on the same network topology with MCU and Video Phone, and make sure they could reach to each...
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Figure B-2. IP Cam settings Test the Scenario: 1. The Video Phone dials to view the surveillance pictures of ICA-H312. 2. The Video Phone dials to view the surveillance pictures of ICA-H651.
Appendix B PLANET IP Camera RTSP URL References The following table lists the greater part of Planet IP camera RTSP streaming links sample for performing the MCU’s IP-Surveillance Hosting function. ICA-108/108W, ICA-120, ICA-HM130/135, ICA-230/M230/HM230, Group 1 / Camera Model ICA-312/H312, ICA-501, ICA-525, ICA-530, ICA-651/H651, ICA-601, ICA-310, ICA-350/HM350, IVS-110 Group 1 Streaming link rtsp://<IP address>:554/mpeg4/1/media.amp?resolution=vga...
Appendix C Q1: What is the default IP address to login the MCU? • By default, the Eth0 interface IP address of MCU is 172.16.0.1, and the Eth1 interface IP address of MCU is 192.168.0.1 Q2 : What is the default Username and Password to login the MCU? •...
Appendix D MCU Series Specifications Product Multipoint Control unit Model MCU-1400 MCU-1900 Hardware 2 RJ-45 (10/100/1000Base-TX, Auto-Sensing/Switching) Standards and Protocol Call control SIP 2.0 (RFC3261) , SDP (RFC 2327), Symmetric RTP SIP Registration Voice Concurrent Calls Video Concurrent Calls Voice Room Number...
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System: 1, PWR LAN: 2, LNK/ACT LED Indications System ID: 1 System Fault: 1 Hardware Specification CPU Processor Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2.0GHz Built-in Storage Device 1 x DVD Rom, 1 x 160GB HDD Ethernet Interface 2 x RJ-45 10/100/1000Base-TX Input/Output Interface 2 x PS2 Mouse/Keyboard, 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x Serial, 1 x VGA Form Factor 1U, 19”...
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