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Aethra THESEUS User And Installation Manual

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MS, Microsoft and NetMeeting are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trade mark of Microsoft Corporation.
The information contained in this document is the property of Aethra Telecomunicazioni s.r.l., it is subject to change without notice and
it shall in no way be binding for Aethra Telecomunicazioni SpA
© Copyright Aethra Telecomunicazioni SpA 2004.
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Aprile 2004 Cod. 074111014GB V02_04_04Rev1
Aethra
Theseus
User's and installation
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  • Page 1 MS, Microsoft and NetMeeting are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trade mark of Microsoft Corporation. The information contained in this document is the property of Aethra Telecomunicazioni s.r.l., it is subject to change without notice and it shall in no way be binding for Aethra Telecomunicazioni SpA ©...
  • Page 2 Welcome ® Thank you for having chosen an AETHRA product. This manual contains all the information necessary for using the product. The information contained in this manual may be changed without notice by Aethra ® Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    EN 55022 CLASS A COMPLIANCE..........8 FCC 15 CLASS A COMPLIANCE..........8 CUSTOMER INFORMATION ............9 FCC .................... 9 EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONALITY ..........11 THESEUS SYSTEM COMPONENTS ........... 12 Video Camera ................12 Display ..................12 Keyboard.................. 13 THESEUS POSITIONING AND INSTALLATION......15 Handset Installation ..............
  • Page 4 First time equipment is switched on ........20 How to make a call ..............20 Phonebook Call ................ 21 Audio-video calls ..............22 ISDN calls................22 IP calls.................. 23 Redialling a call (Incoming/Outgoing)........23 TCS-4 Mode Video Call ............24 Secure Connections ..............
  • Page 5 Licences ................35 Encryption ................35 Terminal settings..............37 Network interface ..............37 Localization................43 Load default settings ............. 44 THESEUS DIAGNOSTICS ............45 Test terminal................45 Interfaces................. 45 Audio..................46 Video..................46 Connection Status ..............47 ISDN H320................47 IP H323 ................
  • Page 6 Connecting to a PC in a LAN ............ 50 Remote management............... 50 Web page access..............50 Updating THESEUS software............ 51 DATA CONFERENCE WITH MICROSOFT NETMEETING 3.XX..52 Managing the DataConference software ........53 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMS ..........55 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........57 SUPPORTED STANDARDS............

  • Page 7: Safety Rules

    SAFETY RULES To guarantee continuous protection for operator safety, only use the mains adapter supplied with the device. WARNING: for power supply connection use an easily accessible outlet located near the device. Never remove the mains plug for permanent connection. Connect the ISDN port to a network termination only (NT1).

  • Page 8: Warnings

    In case of intervention, always check that the power supply has been completely and successfully disconnected. CAUTION: small metallic objects may be picked up by the handset. WARNINGS CAUTION: many of the components used in this device are sensitive to electrostatic charge. In case of manipulation of the connection cables, disconnect the power supply and avoid direct contacts with the connector terminals.

  • Page 9: En 55022 Class A Compliance

    EN 55022 Class A COMPLIANCE This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. FCC 15 Class A COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 10: Customer Information

    (as determined by the total RENs) contact the local telephone company. If this equipment THESEUS causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice isn't practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible.
  • Page 11 If trouble is experienced with this equipment THESEUS, for repair or warranty information, please contact Aethra Inc, 701 Bricknell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131, USA Tel: +1 305 375 0010.

  • Page 12: Equipment Functionality

    Is an attractive, compactly designed videophone that affordably provides ISDN and IP-based videoconferencing to home offices and small businesses. With its rounded profile and cool modern design, the THESEUS videophone has all the features and benefits you need in a reliable, all-in-one system.

  • Page 13: Theseus System Components

    The video camera is also provided with an inclined support allowing vertical adjustments. Display The THESEUS display is a full-screen resolution 5-inch colour LCD type (Liquid Crystal Display). It may be tilted manually in order to optimise the vertical viewing angle and the...

  • Page 14: Keyboard

    Keyboard All videophone functionality is controlled via the numeric keypad and the buttons illustrated in the following figure. Some keys are multifunctional and will differ in function for the videophone according to the context within which they are used. For selecting the number to be called. For entering numbers in the phonebook.
  • Page 15 For viewing the local video camera image. For disabling the micro-telephone and activating the handsfree function. For viewing your own image on the display. For suppressing audio transmission during a connection. To enable or disable the sending of video of yourself. For selecting from different choices in menus.

  • Page 16: Theseus Positioning And Installation

    THESEUS positioning and installation Handset Installation The THESEUS guarantees optimum reproduction and transmission of sound in handsfree mode. The telephone receiver is intended for users who require private communications. The system is designed for handsfree operation. The handset is for users who desire private conversation.
  • Page 17 Step 4: Connect the CABLE plug D to the BASE C and fix the cable as in the figure. Step 5: Thread the CABLE D through the hole in the BRACKET B:...
  • Page 18 Step 6: Connect the CABLE D to Jack 1. Step7: Connect one of the two SPIRAL CABLE plugs E to Jack 2. Step 8: Connect the other SPIRAL CABLE E plug to the handset Jack.

  • Page 19: Installation Of The Handset (Optional)

    Step 9: Assembled view. Installation of the Handset (optional) Step 1: Disconnect the HANDSET cable from the BASE C. Step 2: Dismantle the HANDSET SUPPORT and the FIXING BRACKET. Step 3: Plug the HEADSET connector cable in the BASE C. Step 4: Activate use of the headset via the Audio Out settings.

  • Page 20: Theseus Installation

    THESEUS INSTALLATION In order to set up and put the THESEUS into operation only a few steps and observations are necessary: All operations must be carried out without connection to the mains power supply. Connect to the mains power supply only after having verified that all connections are correct.

  • Page 21: Operation And Use

    This enables the user to select the desired language. How to make a call Once the THESEUS is switched on, the video will display the main user interface. From the main user interface, you can make a call in three different ways: •...

  • Page 22: Phonebook Call

    Phonebook Call In order to select quickly a number to call, a phonebook is available where entries referring to the most frequently called terminals can be stored. In order to make a call using a phonebook entry, you only have to select a name from a list.

  • Page 23: Audio-Video Calls

    Audio-video calls Select the call type (ISDN or IP) using the arrow buttons and press OK. Select the call rate using the OK button. ISDN calls. 1. From the main interface, lift the handset or press the “HANDSFREE” button. 2. To initiate the call, dial the number to call using the numeric buttons on the keypad.

  • Page 24: Ip Calls

    IP calls. From the main interface, lift the handset or press the “HANDSFREE” button. Enter the IP address of the terminal to be called using the videophone’s numeric keypad. You can also make a call using an “alias”. Move to the corresponding icon CALL (in “HANDSFREE” mode) and press OK, or lift the handset.

  • Page 25: Tcs-4 Mode Video Call

    (encrypted). Firstly, the terminal must have encryption activated. See the sections “Licenses” and “ENCRYPTION” in this manual. The following sections describe the various THESEUS encryption states. Encryption disabled configuration, and the padlock is hidden. This is also the state of the THESEUS when the licence is not activated.

  • Page 26: Audio Call

    OK. Audio call You can make an audio call using the THESEUS like a normal telephone. From the main interface, move to the icon “Telephone” on the status bar, thus selecting the mode “Audio Only” and press OK.

  • Page 27: Tools

    user will be asked to accept the call or not. If instead, you are in a situation where you are at a page other than the main page, the user will be asked to accept the call or reject it irrespective of the automatic answer function.

  • Page 28: Using The Phonebook

    Using the arrow, move to the icon and press OK, a new window will appear. Remote video camera control: allows you to control the remote video camera (if enabled). Snapshot: allows you to send a still image, or view a received image. Using the phonebook How to enter names in the phonebook From the keypad press ”PHONEBOOK”.

  • Page 29: How To Modify Phonebook Entries

    At this point enter new data for the new user by filling out the fields available using the keypad. Enter NAME and COMPANY. Choose the call configuration in order to record the connection details for this user. Type of call: ISDN or IP. Transfer rate (Rate).

  • Page 30: Settings Menu

    Settings Menu User settings From the SETTINGS menu, select the icon USER SETTINGS and press OK. Control panel Date and Time: from this menu you can access the date and time settings Status Bar and Transparency Display: allow you to change the functionality of the status bar and of the transparency.

  • Page 31: Ways Of Making Calls And Answering

    Audio Number = Video Number: in an ISDN call, the audio number may be different to the video number and if such a field is not selected, the THESEUS will ask for the video number after the first call has been made.

  • Page 32: Video Quality

    QUALITY for an improvement in picture definition. Aethra Error Strategies: "Aethra Error Strategy" allows a choice in the number of line errors before video is frozen: “Min Fluidity” means stop video on the first error, “Max Fluidity”...

  • Page 33: Audio

    Understanding Audio Inputs, Echo Canceller, Audio Outputs. Inputs In this menu you can enable or disable the THESEUS integrated microphone, the echo cancellation and its gain adjustment. You can enable or disable the Input Line of the THESUS, its echo canceller and its gain adjustment.

  • Page 34: Video

    Video From the AUDIO VIDEO DATA menu, select the icon VIDEO and press OK. The values for contrast, brightness and colour can be adjusted in order to obtain a better video picture. Data channels From the AUDIO – VIDEO - DATI menu select the icon DATA CHANNELS and press OK.

  • Page 35: Installation Menu

    Installation Menu Press the “MENU” button on the videophone keypad and move to the icon “SETTINGS” and press OK. By entering a password, you will gain access to the INSTALLATION submenu. The default password is 1234. Password Entering a password is necessary in order to gain access to the INSTALLATION menu.

  • Page 36: Licences

    From the SETTINGS menu, select “INSTALLATION” and “ENCRYPTION” in this order. Once in the Encryption menu, you can set the following parameters: Use Encryption: Encryption is activated on the THESEUS either in H.323 or H.320. Encryption active from start (ISDN):...
  • Page 37 (during the connection, select the padlock press OK). Unprotected calls From this drop down menu, you can choose how the THESEUS will behave if the terminal with which a videoconference session is being negotiated is not capable of supporting encrypted calls.

  • Page 38: Terminal Settings

    For IP calls, the THESEUS always uses the High Security option with a 1024-bit length. Note: Most common video communication terminals normally use the High Security prime number length and the 128-bit AES private key. Terminal settings In order to access the submenu TERMINAL SETTINGS, choose the appropriate icon in the INSTALLATION menu and press OK.
  • Page 39 ISDN Configuration In order to access the interface configuration menu, move to the icon ISDN and press OK. In this section you can: Select the protocol “Euro” or “National” Activate or deactivate the CLIR and COLR functions. (These functions enable you to avoid having your own number displayed on the remote system).
  • Page 40 Access Configuration (ISDN BRI Euro) Move to the icon Configure Access, press OK, the following will be displayed: Enable: if selected, enables the ISDN access function. Number: enter the number associated with ISDN access. Subaddress: specify the subaddress if existing. Multinumber: if selected, enables multinumber functionality.
  • Page 41 Enable: if selected, enables ISDN access functionality. Number: enter the number associated with ISDN access. Spid: specify the SPID if existing. TEI Fixed: select TEI Fixed according the functional characteristics of the network. The TEI constitutes an identifying number that allows the ISDN exchange to distinguish between different terminals connected to a common access point.
  • Page 42 For “H.323 SETTINGS” move to the corresponding icon and press OK. This section contains the configuration options necessary for using the system with the H.323 protocol. Name H.323: (H.323 ID) name used at the terminal for registering with the gatekeeper. Number H.323: (E.164) identifying number used at the terminal for registering with the gatekeeper.
  • Page 43 SNMP protocol. In this section in particular, you can decide: To use the THESEUS via the Web or not. To make the phonebook available. To allow use with a single IP address or use with all those available in the network.

  • Page 44: Localization

    SNMP Management To configure these parameters, contact the network administrator. Localization From the INSTALLATION menu, move to the icon LOCALIZATION and press OK. This section is dedicated to entering data for the purpose of localizing the terminal: Terminal Name: enter a name for the terminal. Country Code: enter the country code.

  • Page 45: Load Default Settings

    Load default settings From the INSTALLATION menu, you can load the default settings. You can choose between two options: “Factory Defaults” (*) “User settings only” After having selected the option desired, move to the icon “LOAD DEFAULT VALUES” and press OK. Read the monitor instructions carefully.

  • Page 46: Theseus Diagnostics

    Test terminal This option includes an internal test of the system and if selected, the THESEUS should create a correct audio video loop. Press any button to stop the test.

  • Page 47: Audio

    Audio Select the icon “AUDIO” and press OK. In this section, tests are grouped together concerning the audio components of the system. The following data can be viewed: microphone and external microphone - peak values, noise and state. Moreover, you can see the transmission and reception streams, and the audio outputs: main and auxiliary.

  • Page 48: Connection Status

    RATE of reception and transmission, audio coding, video coding, frames per second, and data channel status. Entering the ACCESS menu, you can obtain more detailed information concerning the status of the ISDN B1 and B2 channels used by THESEUS.

  • Page 49: Ip H323

    IP H323 In the situation when an IP connection is active, you can check by means of this menu, the actual characteristics and quality of the connection by having available the values of the parameters reception/transmission rate, audio coding, video coding, frames per second and lost packets. Hardware From the diagnostics menu, selecting the icon Hardware will display the following:...

  • Page 50: Software Versions

    Software Versions Selecting the icon Software Version will show the following image which reports a series of items about the modules installed in the system, the versions, build dates, etc.

  • Page 51: Connecting A Personal Computer

    Enter the THESEUS IP address in the web browser address bar. A request to enter the network password will be displayed. Always enter the word Aethra in the User Name field, in the Password field enter your password (default password: 1234) in order to gain access to the installation menu for the THESEUS.

  • Page 52: Updating Theseus Software

    Videophone. Finally, a module is present that enables you to update the THESUS phonebook data created with an earlier Aethra Videophone. Click TOOLS on the home page to access the various options.

  • Page 53: Data Conference With Microsoft Netmeeting 3.Xx

    3.xx of Microsoft NetMeeting, allows you to connect via a LAN the THESEUS to a PC hosting NetMeeting. This enables a user on a local network to exploit the THESEUS in order to manage ISDN and LAN videoconference T.120 data traffic. You can download...

  • Page 54: Managing The Dataconference Software

    MLP: T.120 Speed: 115200 2 - Go to the section SETTINGS, INSTALLATION, NETWORK INTERFACES, IP. Configure the section “H.323 Settings” of the THESEUS software as illustrated in the figure (only for IP calls). Enable by checking the “Use NetMeeting” function. Enter the IP address of NetMeeting.
  • Page 55 Once the connection has been established, NetMeeting 3.xx is displayed in the foreground and you can perform all data conference management operations. If you want to change the IP address of the THESEUS, all you need do is: Terminate the connection.

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting Problems

    Troubleshooting Problems PROBLEM SOLUTION Nothing displayed on monitor. Check that the THESEUS’ power switch is in the “ON” position. See figure “Positioning and Installation of the THESEUS”. If the problem persists, contact the Aethra Help Desk. I see no video camera signal in Self Check that the integrated video camera View and the picture is dark.
  • Page 57 Check that the system can be reached using PING. Check that the Gatekeeper for both systems is enabled/disabled. If the problem persists, contact the Aethra Help Desk. The Self View picture is black and Check that the Video Standard used (NTSC...

  • Page 58: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SUPPORTED STANDARDS • ITU-T H.320 ISDN • ITU-T H.323 IP networks • Video H.261, H.263+ • Audio G.711, G.722, G.728, G723.1 • Data T.120 • MCU compatibility H.243 TRANSMISSION • Bit rate 56 ÷ 128 kbps over ISDN 64 ÷...
  • Page 59 • S/N 52 dB BUILT-IN DISPLAY • Type Color TFT-LCD • Size 5” • Resolution 960 x 234 NETWORK INTERFACES • ISDN 1 BRI 1 RJ-45 • Ethernet 10/100BASE-T full-duplex 1 RJ-45 AUDIO/VIDEO INTERFACES Video • Video input CVBS PAL/NTSC (RCA) •...
  • Page 60 REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT Local Web Browser SNMP Self test Diagnostics Configuration Call Error tracking POWER SUPPLY •100-240 Vac 50-60 Hz 0.45 A Max DIMENSIONS THESEUS Width 26 cm (10.23”) Height 10 cm (3.3”) closed 23 cm (9’’) open Depth 19 cm (7.8”)

  • Page 61: Use And Storage Conditions

    USE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OPERATING TEMPERATURE +5°C ÷ +45 °C RELATIVE OPERATING HUMIDITY 10% ÷ 93 % (without condensation) STORAGE TEMPERATURE -40 ÷ +70 °C REFERENCE REGULATIONS (CE MARK AND RELIABILITY TESTS) STORAGE EN 60068-2-1 Test Ab (IEC 60068-2-1) EN 60068-2-2 Test Bb (IEC 60068-2-2) TRANSPORTATION IEC 60068-2-32 Test Ed - Method 1 IEC 60068-2-64 Test Fdb (CEI 50-6/9)

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