Table of Contents

Site Requirements
Instructions for Quick Installation

Getting Started

This chapter provides the basic information you need to install and configure the
Cisco IP/VC 3510 MCU quickly. The topics include:

• Site Requirements

• Instructions for Quick Installation

Site Requirements

The site requirements needed to connect and configure the MCU are as follows:

• PC with a serial port and terminal emulation software to assign the MCU an IP address

• Dedicated IP address for the MCU

• IP address of the router the MCU will use to communicate across the network

• IP address of the H.323 gatekeeper you want the MCU to register with

• 10BASE-T or 100BASE-T Ethernet cable

• Grounded AC power outlet nearby

• Ambient room temperature range of 32 to 104^oF (0 to 40^oC) with a noncondensing relative humidity range of 15 to 85 percent

• Unblocked side air vents for the MCU

• Windows 95/98 or Windows NT computer connected to the network and running TCP/IP to configure the MCU for operation

Instructions for Quick Installation

This section provides basic instructions to let you quickly connect and configure the MCU. To quickly set up the MCU, perform the following steps:

See the "Setting the IP Address" sections in "Installing the Hardware."

Step 2   Connect the MCU to the network.

See the "Installing the Mounting Brackets" and the "Connecting the MCU to the LAN" sections in "Installing the Hardware."

Step 3   Install the Cisco IP/VC Configuration Utility on the network computer that you will use to configure the MCU.

See the "Cisco IP/VC Tools" section in "Installing the Cisco IP/VC Tools Software."

Step 4   Determine the mode of operation you want to use in the MCU.

See the "Modes of Operation" section in "Configuring the MCU."

Step 5   Set the operating parameters for the MCU:

• If you decide to use the MCU in standalone mode, see the "Configuring the MCU for Standalone Operation" section in "Configuring the MCU."

• If you decide to stack MCUs, see the "Configuring the MCU for Stacked Operation" section in "Configuring the MCU."

Note   The MCU must register with a gatekeeper. The Cisco IP/VC 3510 MCU is H.323 version 2-compliant and will automatically register with external gatekeepers that are also H.323 version 2-compliant. If you want to use the embedded gatekeeper, you must manually register the MCU. See "Configuring the Embedded Gatekeeper" later in this guide for instructions on how to enable and configure the gatekeeper.

Posted: Wed Sep 20 09:12:01 PDT 2000
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