Video conference terminal web interface

This section describes the process of setting up special software of a video conferencing terminal to connect to a VCS.

Access to the web interface is default enabled. To disable web access uncheck the box in the terminal settings:

Menu - System settings - Access - Web access.

Getting started with the application

To enter the functional menu you need:

• launch a web browser;
• enter the IP address of the video terminal in the address bar. The login page will open.
• choose interface language;
• check it out you have selected the Sign in button.
• enter the account name to the Enter your login string. Default is admin.
• enter your password to the string below. Default is 123.

Click the Submit button. The main window of the terminal will open.

To finish working with the interface close the web browser or click the Logout button in the lower left part of the screen.

Sidebar

Sidebar allows you to go to main web interface pages such as Terminal, Contacts, Reports, System. If you click on the Vinteo logo or shrink the window, the side menu will hide. At the bottom of the menu, two options are available: log out of the account and set it up to change the password.

Terminal

Terminal page displays the image from the connected camera, the main indicators of the use of system resources, registration on the servers. You can call an account by number, view current calls, call history, dial a player, download video or video stream from an IP camera.

Two sliders are located below the video conferencing screen. They allow you to control the speaker and microphone volume. The camera controls are located at the bottom of the page. They allow you to remotely change the camera angle, its position in the horizontal and vertical planes, enlarge or reduce the image.

Calling an account manually

• Choose the Manual dial way of calling the account.
• Choose one of connect protocols: SIP, H.323, Local or Auto.
• Enter the account number.
• Choose the video stream resolution.
• Choose the data baud rate.
• Choose the frame rate.
• Click Call button.

Calling the account from the address book

• Choose the account.
• Choose the video stream resolution.
• Choose the data baud rate.
• Choose the frame rate.
• Click Call button.

To call an account from the call history, go to the History tab and click on the button with the phone image.

Contacts

Contacts page is the local address book of the terminal which allows you to add new accounts.

It is possible to search the address book by entering the account's number or part of his name. Added the ability to increase the number of displayed strings on the page.

To create a new contact click the New contact button. Then the form for creating a new address book contact will open. In the form for adding a contact you need enter:

• the contact name;
• connection type. SIP, H.323 and Auto allowed;
• the number;
• selected contact;

click the Add button.

If you want to import contacts click the Import contacts button. Then choose the file you need to import and click the Import button. If you want to export contacts click the Export contacts button.

If there are several Vinteo video terminals in the contact book within one video conferencing server, then they are assigned the presence status. Presence statuses values:

• Grey color means default status;
• Yellow color means that the terminal is on but in call mode;
• Red color means the terminal is on, but do not disturb mode is activated;
• Green color means that the terminal is turned on and available for calls.

Logs

The Logs page is located on the functional panel on the left in the list of the Reports section. The following information is displayed on the Logs page:

• report on each conference;
• conference parameters;
• used codecs;
• parameters of participants;
• other technical information about conference.

To view reports for a certain period you need:

• specify a period from to in the filter strings;
• click on the Search button.

You can view the logs in a browser window or download them. Use the button with the sheet image to view logs. Use the button with the arrow to download logs.

Reports page

The Reports page contains information about the technical state of the system, the time of the system reboot, reports on system errors, failures and other data.

To view reports for a certain period you need:

• specify a period from to in the filter strings;
• click on the Search button.

You can view the logs in a browser window or download them. Use the button with the sheet image to view logs. Use the button with the arrow to download logs.

Errors item on the functional panel

When you click to the Errors item of the list of the functional panel, the data file is exported. You need to send this file to Vinteo at the request of the technical support staff.

Status page

Status page allows you to view the main information about the terminal such as:

• volume, free space and space occupied by videos on the hard drive;
• system time;
• terminal uptime;
• current firmware version.

Videos page

On the "Videos" page, videos are added in the following formats: .mp4, .mov, .m4v, .mkv, .flv, .wmv, .avi to display them as an additional stream in the conference.
The size of uploaded videos should not exceed 100MB.

To add a video, you need to click in the upper right corner of the screen, then fill in the Title bar and Description field and select the file. Click the Add button after this button becomes active.

You can change the display style of files: a list or a grid. To delete a video click on the button with the image of the basket. In order to edit the previously uploaded video click on the button with the image of a pencil.

The main settings of the terminal

Main tab

On the main settings tab you can change:

• firewall settings to deny access to SIP and H.323 ports from the local network;
• H.323 parameters signaling port, RTP port range, enabling authorization by login / password;
• SIP, STUN parameters, ToS signaling port and STUN port;
• time and interface settings, language is default.

Firewall parameters work as an white list access.

If the list is empty access allowed from all networks visible to the terminal. If there is a single address or subnet address the access will be allowed only from addresses of this subnet.

Changing the signaling ports for H.323 and SIP requires the same values ​​to be configured on other devices.

Network interface settings

Network interface settings tab allows you to configure the receiving IP address for network interface (automatic mode / manual input). In automatic mode from a DHCP server.

To configure IP address in manual you need to fill follow fields:

• IP
• Network mask
• Gateway
• DNS
• MTU

After that you need to click the Save button. You can configure it with two network interfaces.

Routs

The Routes tab browses automatically determined routes and assigns additional routes.

If you want to determine a new route click the Add route button. In the modal window specify:

• destination address;
• mask and gateway through which the destination address is available.

Choose the interface for connection to the gateway. Click the Add button.

The interface which you add displayed in the Assigned routes list. To delete the route click the trash image button.