Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 MCU

•Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Chassis Main Features

•Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Front and Back Panel Display

•How to Perform Initial Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 MCU Configuration

•Accessing the MCU Interface

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Chassis Main Features

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 chassis is a 1U chassis that contains one Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 MCU.

Table 2-1 Main Features of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Chassis 

Grounding and electrostatic discharge

•The chassis includes an external GND 4mm stud as per the TUV requirement).

•The chassis includes 4mm banana jacks for a 4.5mm plug or a standard 0.166" plug, as per the PICMG 3.0 specification.

Cooling

The chassis supports a single failed fan in the fan tray.

Power supply

•Default AC power supply as the default choice.

•Universal 90-264 VAC power ports.AC power entry includes regular IEC320-C14 filtered AC inlet and double pole switch located in the rear.

•Thermal shutdown if the unit heats up beyond its limits.


Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Front and Back Panel Display

Figure 2-1 Chassis Front Panel

Table 2-2 Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 Panel Features 

 
Component
Description

1

STATUS LED

Lights green to indicate normal operation. Lights red to indicate that an error has occurred and that the Media Blade requires resetting.

2

Serial connector

A DB-9 connector that allows you to connect a PC terminal for local configuration, maintenance and debugging.

3

100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet connectors

RJ-45 connectors that provide the primary LAN connection for the IP network port.

4

Ethernet connector Link/Activity LEDs

The top part of each Ethernet connector contains two LED indicators. The right LED lights green when the local IP network link is active. The left LED lights green if the connection speed reaches 1000 Mbps, and lights orange if the connection speed reaches 100 Mbps.

5

Reset Button

Enables you to reset the MCU manually.

6

Power LED

Lights green to indicate that the power is turned on.


Figure 2-2 Chassis Rear Panel

How to Perform Initial Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 5100 MCU Configuration

•Setting Ethernet Speed and Duplex Parameters

•Setting the IP Address

•Initial Configuration and Boot Phases

•Changing the Global User Name and Password

Setting Ethernet Speed and Duplex Parameters

Use the serial port to set the Ethernet speed and duplex parameters that you want the MCU to use.

Procedure

Step 1 Access the MCU through the serial port and start the terminal emulator session.

Note If the MCU is already running, you need to reboot or restart the device.

Step 2 When the message "Press any key to start configuration" appears on the screen, press any key within 10 seconds.

The network configuration Main menu appears.

Step 3 Enter A at the prompt to display the Advanced Configuration menu, and press Enter.

The Advanced Configuration menu appears.

Step 4 Enter 3 at the prompt to select "Change LAN port Settings", and press Enter.

Step 5 Enter the appropriate number or letter at the prompt for one of these options:

•1 - 100Mbps Half Duplex

•2 - 100Mbps Full Duplex

•3 - Auto Negotiation

•Other - Quit

Note We recommend that you select "3 - Auto Negotiation".

Step 6 Press Enter.

The network configuration Main menu appears.

Step 7 Do one of the following:

•Enter the letter for the set of parameters that you want to configure.

•Enter Q to save your changes and allow the device to complete the boot process.

Setting the IP Address

You use the serial port on the MCU front panel to assign a new IP address to your MCU. You must assign the IP address before you connect the MCU to the network.

Before You Begin

Gather these items to assign an IP address to the MCU:

•Dedicated IP address for the MCU

•Dedicated subnet mask for the MCU

•IP address of the default router the MCU uses to communicate over the network

•PC with available serial port and terminal emulator software installed

•Serial cable

Procedure

Step 1 Connect the serial cable from the PC terminal to the serial port on the front panel of theMCU.

Step 2 Connect the power cable.

Step 3 Start the terminal emulation application on the PC.

Step 4 Set the communication settings in the terminal emulation application on the PC as follows:

•Baud rate: 9600

•Data bits: 8

•Parity: None

•Stop bits: 1

•Flow control: None

Step 5 Turn on the power to the MCU.

A log of the auto-boot events scrolls across the computer monitor.

Step 6 When the message "Please press Enter to activate this console" appears, press Enter—within a minute. Afterwards, you are prompted with the amount of time that should elapse till the configuration menu starts. (about a minute).

The network configuration Main menu appears: 

Main menu 

N: Configure default network port values 

P: Change the configuration software password 

S: Configure network security level 

T: Configure TFTP servers list 

A: Advanced configuration menu 

Q: Quit

Step 7 Enter N at the prompt to configure default network port values and press Enter.

Step 8 Enter 2 to change the network configuration.

Step 9 Enter the IP address you want to assign to the MCU at the Enter IP address for default interface prompt and press Enter.

Note Do not use leading zeros in the IP address.

Step 10 Enter the IP address of the router associated with the segment in which the unit will be installed at the Enter Default Router IP Address prompt and press Enter.

Note Do not use leading zeros in the IP address.

Step 11 Enter the subnet mask without leading zeros at the Enter IP Mask for default device prompt and then press Enter.

To use the default mask of 255.255.0.0, press Enter.

Step 12 Press Enter in the next prompts.

Step 13 Press Y to save the new configuration.

Step 14 Press Q to quit the configuration menu.

Step 15 Allow the unit to complete the reboot process. A new emulator session begins.

Step 16 Close the terminal emulator session.

Initial Configuration and Boot Phases

Initial monitoring and administration of the MCU are performed from a remote PC through a serial connection using a terminal emulation application, such as HyperTerminal. This allows you to access the boot configuration menu of the MCU. At power-up, the MCU goes through a boot phase in which the embedded operating system initializes and displays basic information. The first time you install the MCU, you assign an IP address to the MCU using a terminal cable connection to access the boot configuration menu.

Note You can perform serial port configuration of the MCU only at startup, if you choose to enter the configuration menu—within a minute—when indicated.

Once the boot phase is complete, the only way you can access the configuration menu is by restarting the MCU.

You use the serial port on the MCU front panel to assign a new IP address to your MCU. You must assign the IP address before you can connect the MCU to the network.

Changing the Global User Name and Password

You can change the global user name and password that the MCU uses. You use this user name and password to access the configuration web page for the MCU. The user name and password are required for these tasks:

•Starting a Telnet session to monitor the MCU

•Upgrading the MCU software

•Uploading Interactive Voice Response (IVR) messages to MCU configuration memory

The default global user name is admin. The default password is password.

Procedure

Step 1 Start a terminal emulator session as described in the Setting the IP Address.

Step 2 Enter P at the prompt.

Step 3 Enter the name that you want to use as the global user name at the Enter User name prompt, and press Enter.

Step 4 Enter the password that you want to use at the Password prompt, and press Enter.

The network configuration Main menu appears.

Step 5 Do one of the following:

•Enter the letter for the set of parameters that you want to configure.

•Enter Q to save your changes and allow the device to complete the boot process.

Accessing the MCU Interface

Procedure

Step 1 Launch your browser and enter the IP address or the name of the MCU followed.

Step 2 Enter the Administrator user name and password in the appropriate fields and select Go.

The default global user name is admin. The default password is password.

Note If you try to sign in as an Administrator and another Administrator is currently signed in, the MCU signs you in as a Read only user. The words "Read Only" appear at the top of the window and a pop-up displays the IP address of the Administrator already signed in. Read only users cannot edit MCU settings.