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TANDBERG Gatekeeper
User Guide
Software version N5.1
D13381.07
January 2007
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide Contents 1. Product Information 8 1.1. Trademarks and Copyright .......................................................................................................8 1.2. Disclaimer ................................................................................................................................8 1.3. Environmental Issues...............................................................................................................8 1.3.1. TAN
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 4.7. Alternates.............................................................................................................................. 23 4.8. Call Processing Overview....................................................................................................... 24 5. Transforming Destination Aliases 26 5.1. Alias Transforms ................................................................................................................... 26 5.2
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 11.2. Enterprise Gatekeepers ........................................................................................................ 48 11.3. Dialing Public IP Addresses................................................................................................... 49 11.4. Neighbored Enterprises......................................................................................................... 49 11.5. URI Dialing from within the Enterprise ..........
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 16.1.7. IP ......................................................................................................................................................69 16.1.8. LDAP.................................................................................................................................................69 16.1.9. Links.................................................................................................................................
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 16.3.26. SubZoneDelete ................................................................................................................................88 16.3.27. TransformAdd ..................................................................................................................................88 16.3.28. TransformDelete..............................................................................................................................89 16.
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 21. Bibliography 102 22. Glossary 103 23. Index 104 Page 7 of 105
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 1. Product Information 1.1. Trademarks and Copyright Copyright 1993-2006 TANDBERG ASA. All rights reserved. This document contains information that is proprietary to TANDBERG ASA. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of TANDBERG ASA. Nationally and internationally recognized t
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 1.3.2. European Environmental Directives As a manufacturer of electrical and electronic equipment TANDBERG is responsible for compliance with the requirements in the European Directives 2002/96/EC (WEEE) and 2002/95/EC (RoHS). The primary aim of the WEEE Directive and RoHS Directive is to reduce the impact of disposal of electrical and electronic equipment at end-of-life. The WEEE Directive aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 1.4. Operator Safety Summary For your protection please read these safety instructions completely before you connect the equipment to the power source. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions both on the apparatus and in these operating instructions. Keep this manual for future reference. 1.4.1. Water and Moisture Do not operate the apparatus under or near water - for example near a bathtub, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet b
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 1.4.7. Power connection and Hazardous voltage The product may have hazardous voltage inside. Never attempt to open this product, or any peripherals connected to the product, where this action requires a tool. This product should always be powered from an earthed power outlet. Never connect attached power supply cord to other products. In case any parts of the product has visual damage never attempt to connect mains power, or any other power sourc
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 2. Introduction This User Manual is provided to help you make the best use of your TANDBERG Gatekeeper. 2.1. Main Features The main features of the TANDBERG Gatekeeper are: IPv4 and IPv6 support. Supports up to 2500 registered endpoints. Supports up to 100 neighboring zones. Flexible zone configuration with prefix and suffix support. URI and ENUM dialing with DNS enabling global connectivity. Secure firewall traversal of any firewall or
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide Figure 1: Front panel of Gatekeeper On the back of the Gatekeeper (see Figure 2) there are: a power connector a power switch a serial port (Data 2) for connecting to a PC. Figure 2: Rear panel of Gatekeeper Page 13 of 105
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 3. Installation 3.1. Precautions Never install communication equipment during a lightning storm. Never install jacks for communication cables in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. Never touch uninstalled communication wires or terminals unless the communication line has been disconnected at the network interface. Use caution when installing or modifying communication lines. Avoid using communication equi
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 3.3. Unpacking The TANDBERG Gatekeeper is delivered in a special shipping box which should contain the following components: Gatekeeper unit Installation sheet User manual and other documentation on CD Rack-ears and screws Kit with 4 rubber feet Cables: o Power cables o One Ethernet cable o One null-modem RS-232 cable 3.4. Mounting The Gatekeeper comes with brackets for mounting in standard 19" racks. Before starting the rack
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 4. Getting started 4.1. Initial Configuration The TANDBERG Gatekeeper requires some configuration before it can be used. This must be done using a PC connected to the serial port (Data 1) or by connecting to the system's default IP address: 192.168.0.100. The IP address, subnet mask and gateway must be configured before use. The Gatekeeper has to be configured with a static IP address. Consult your network administrator for information on which addresses t
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 9. Review other system settings. You may want to set the following: a. The name of the Gatekeeper. This is used by the TANDBERG Management Suite (TMS) to identify the Gatekeeper. See the xConfiguration SystemUnit command (section 16.2.18) for more information on setting the name. b. Automatic discovery. If you have multiple Gatekeepers in the same network you may want to disable automatic discovery on some of them. See the xConfiguration Gatekeeper AutoDis
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide You will be presented with the Overview screen: Note: HTTP and HTTPS must be enabled in order to use the web interface. This is done using the following commands: xConfiguration HTTP Mode: xconfiguration HTTPS Mode: Note: If web access is required, you are recommended to enable HTTPS and disable HTTP for improved security. 4.2.2. Command line interface The command line interface is available over SSH, Telnet and through the serial por
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide Note: SSH and/or Telnet access must be enabled in order to use the command line interface. This is done using the following commands: xConfiguration SSH Mode: xconfiguration Telnet Mode: Note: For secure operation you should use SSH in preference to Telnet. 4.2.3. Session timeout By default, administration sessions remain active until you logout. Session timeouts may be enabled using the command: xConfiguration Session TimeOut or using
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TANDBERG Gatekeeper User Guide 4.4. IP Configuration The Gatekeeper may be configured to use IPv4, IPv6 or both protocols. If using both protocols, the Gatekeeper will act as a gateway if necessary, allowing calls to be made between an IPv4-only endpoint and an IPv6-only endpoint. This behavior will use a traversal license for each call gatewayed between IPv4 and IPv6. IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack behavior is controlled by the command: xConfiguration IPProtocol: or using t
