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This chapter describes the basic steps required to set up and configure your MCU system:
1. Unpack the MCU and check the package contents.
Refer to the "Site Requirements" and "Package Contents" sections in "Setting Up Your System."
2. Plan the Configuration.
Refer to the "Planning the Configuration" section later in this chapter.
3. Set the IP address.
Refer to the "Setting the IP Address" section in "Setting Up Your System."
4. Install the MCU in a rack.
Refer to the "Mounting the MCU" section in tin "Setting Up Your System."
5. Connect the MCU to the LAN.
Refer to the "Connecting the MCU to the LAN" section in "Setting Up Your System."
6. Install the Configuration Utility software.
Refer to the "Installing the Cisco IP/VC Configuration Utility" section in "Setting Up Your System."
7. Configure the MCU.
Refer to the "Configuring the MCU."
8. Configure a gatekeeper for the MCU.
Refer to "Registering with the MCM Gatekeeper," if using the Cisco MCM, or "Configuring the Embedded Gatekeeper," if using the embedded gatekeeper.
Before you start configuring the MCU, plan the procedure to ensure a smooth and effortless configuration. This section reviews the items to consider.
The MCU operates on an IP-based LAN. Each MCU must have a unique IP address. The MCU leaves the factory with a default IP address, which you must change to the unique IP address according to your IP addressing scheme (contact your network administrator).
To ensure proper configuration, the MCU and the configuration PC must be on the same LAN and have the same subnet mask defined.
The MCU configuration is protected by a modifiable configuration password. The default password for all MCUs is cisco.
We recommend that you change this password and assign a unique password for each MCU during configuration
The MCU must be registered with an H.323 gatekeeper (either the Cisco MCM gatekeeper, the embedded gatekeeper, or third party's gatekeeper). The configuration program will ask you to enter the default gatekeeper IP address.
Enter this field if the LAN to which the MCU is connected connects through a router to another LAN or the Internet.
Before you start configuration, obtain the following information (from your network administrator, for example); enter the values below to make MCU configuration more convenient:
Posted: Tue Nov 16 13:55:04 PST 1999
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