Document Outline

• Table of contents
• General information
  • About the MSE 8420 Media blade
  • Port and LED location
    • Figure 1: Media blade front panel
• LED behavior
  • Table 1: Media blade LED behavior
• Installing the Media blade
  • Step one: Install the Media blade into the MSE 8000 chassis
    • 1 Remove the blade or blanking blade from the slot into which you are going to install the Media blade:
      • i Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the screws in the retaining latches with an anti-clockwise quarter turn.
      • ii Open both retaining latches on the front of the blade or blanking blade. When open, a retaining latch is at a 90˚ angle perpendicular to the front of the blade.
      • iii Slide out the blade or blanking blade.
      • 2 Open both retaining latches on the front of the Media blade. When open, a retaining latch is at a 90˚ angle perpendicular to the front of the blade.
      • 3 Slide the Media blade into the blade slot (as shown in Figure 2) until it stops.
      • 4 Simultaneously close both retaining latches on the blade (thereby engaging the connectors at the rear of the blade) to secure in the chassis as shown in Figure 3.
      • 5 Using a No.1 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the screws in the retaining latches with a clockwise quarter turn.
        • Figure 2: Inserting a blade into the chassis
        • Figure 3: Closing the retaining latches on the front of a blade
  • Step two: Connect to Ethernet Port A
• Initial configuration
  • Step one: Configure Ethernet Port A settings
  • Step two: Assign an IP address to the Media blade
• Configuring the Media blade
  • Step one: Log in to the Media blade
    • 1 Log in to the Supervisor’s web interface.
      • 2 Go to Hardware > Blades and click the IP address of the Media blade.
      • 3 Click Log in, and then click Change log in and enter the user name admin with no password.
  • Step two: Using an H.323 gatekeeper or SIP registrar (optional)
    • 1 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Settings > Gatekeeper.
      • 2 Enable H.323 gatekeeper usage and configure the settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.
      • 3 Click Apply changes.
    • 1 In the web interface, go to Settings > SIP.
      • 2 Configure the settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.
      • 3 Click Apply changes.
  • Step three: Add endpoints (optional)
    • 1 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Endpoints:
      • 2 Configure the endpoint settings you require, using the online help for further assistance.
      • 3 Click Add endpoint.
• Using the Media blade
  • Creating conferences
    • 1 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click Add new conference.
      • 2 Type a Name for the conference, for example SalesMeeting.
      • 3 Type an optional numeric identifier, for example 123. This will be the telephone number that participants can use to join the conference when calling in to the Media blade via a gatekeeper or SIP registrar.
      • 4 If you are using a gatekeeper, check H.323 gatekeeper; if you are using a SIP registrar, check SIP registrar.
      • 5 Ensure the Maximum duration of the conference is sufficient (the default is one hour).
      • 6 All other values can be left at their default settings. Refer to the online help for further information about the available settings.
      • 7 Scroll down and click Add conference.
  • Calling participants in to a conference
    • 1 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Conferences and click on the name of an active conference.
      • 2 On the Participants tab, click Add participant to call out to an H.323 or SIP endpoint.
      • 3 In the Address field:
      • 4 Leave the other fields as their default values and click Call endpoint. The Media blade automatically connects to the endpoint.
      • 5 If the endpoint is not configured to automatically answer calls, accept the call on the endpoint.
  • Calling in to a conference
  • Streaming conferences
    • 1 In the web interface of the Media blade, go to Settings > Streaming.
      • 2 Configure the streaming options you require, referring to the online help for more details about options.
      • 3 Click Apply changes.
    • 1 In a web browser, go to the IP address of the Media blade (or if you are already logged in, go to Home and click Streaming-only interface).
      • 2 Type in a Sign-in name (the name by which you will be identified if you ‘chat’) and the Conference ID (the numeric identifier of the conference).
      • 3 Click Stream this conference and streaming will start.
• Instructing conference participants
• Checking for updates
  • 1 Log in to the Media blade web interface and go to Status > General.
    • 2 Make a note of the software version that is currently installed.
    • 3 Go to the support section of the web site and check if a more recent release is available for the Media blade.
    • 4 If a more recent release is available, download it and save it locally.
  • 1 Unzip the software release file that you downloaded.
    • 2 In the Media blade web interface, go to Settings > Upgrade.
    • 3 In the Main software image section, click Browse and locate the unzipped file.
    • 4 Click Upload software image. The browser begins uploading the file to the Media blade, and a new browser window opens to indicate the progress of the upload.
    • 5 Go to Settings > Shutdown to shut down and restart the Media blade.
• Troubleshooting and technical support information
  • Using the event log to help solve a problem
  • Getting more help
    • 1 Refer to the Technical FAQ section of the web site. We keep the Technical FAQ section up to date with the latest information from our technical support team regarding the resolution of customer issues.
      • 2 Contact your reseller. Our resellers have a wealth of experience with our products and this is often a quick way of solving a problem.
      • 3 If your query remains unsolved, there is a web form in the support area of the web site that you can complete. Ensure that you provide all the details requested by the form to assist the technical support team in resolving your problem: