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1. Proprietary v2 l oe 9 Password SIP According to the standard for IF compatibility defined by SAP the EBU group N ACIF gh Book Scheduler te Advanced Nereus User Manual 66 Prodys lV 11 2 Audio Tx Audio This option allows the user to configure the audio transmission parameter TBP Time between packets and to know in advance the required bandwidth and the delay of the connection IP This option allows the user to configure some IP header fields to carry out QoS IV 11 2 1 Audio The Time Between Packets TBP parameter is directly related with the packet size and therefore with the occupied bandwidth overhead and delay Therefore the appropriate value for this parameter is a trade off between delay and bandwidth In order to achieve the minimum delay between encoder and decoder it is necessary that the transmission time between packets is minimum as well However the greater the TBP the less bandwidth is required less overhead but the more delay there will be in the connection In other words the smaller the TBP the smaller the packet size and the greater the overhead due to the IP headers in the packets With this tool the user can know beforehand the required bandwidth overhead packet size and delay for the current compression mode and TBP value cA Configuration Interfaces Audio Configuration l Lan Ports Audio H 8 ISDN Encoder Grz2 Ek Line 1 el
2. To allow adjustment of the various transmission and reception parameters to optimize the unit to provide the best quality real time audio streaming for a particular network connection Provide a test tool to check in real time the bandwidth delay and jitter of the IP connection between two Prodys IP codecs Nereus ProntoNet PortaNet These tools are grouped in the following manner 1 Protocol 2 Transmission parameters 3 Reception parameters 4 Test tool lV 11 1 Protocol Streaming Protocol This option allows the user to configure the streaming protocol to use for transmission over IP There are five choices e Proprietary Prodys proprietary IP streaming protocol e Proprietary v2 Prodys proprietary IP streaming protocol version 2 e SIP SIP is a signaling protocol for creating modifying and terminating sessions with one or more participants For more information about this protocol and compatibility with other units please contact Sales prodys net e SAP SAP is a protocol for broadcasting multicast session information e CCS NetStart AudioStar The Streaming protocol must be the same at both end of the connection 14 SIP protocol is available from version 4 7 1 1 gt SAP protocol is available from version 4 9 0 NereusS User Manual NEreve Protocol Configuration Streaming Protocal Presets Proprietary ioe Misc Sus ef E Timedate C CCS NetStar AudioS tar
3. xi Each card is supplied with a different IP address depending on the slot where is installed 192 168 100 100 192 168 100 113 The first time the user accesses Nereus web page an OCX file has to be downloaded and installed on the computer Microsoft Internet Explorer can be configured to block OCX objects installation and or execution So depending on the configuration of the web browser the following message can appear when first accessing the web page Internet Explorer Security Warning Windows has blocked this software because it can t verify the publisher Name SClusterQutputBox cab Publisher Unknown Publisher To help protect your computer Windows will black software when it cannot verify che publisher See how this helps protect your computer 1 Go to Internet Options in IExplorer click on Security tab and set prompt when downloading ActiveX signed and unsigned controls at Local and Internet zones NereusS User Manual Nereus Internet Options General Securty Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings uo oo Internet Beee Trusted sites Restricted zitez Local intranet gt This zone contains all Web sites that T ae on Your organization s intranet Security level for this zone Custom Custom settings To change the settings click Custom Level To use the recommended settings
4. NereusS User Manual NErene IV 16 Alarms The alarm window allows the user to select the alarms that the unit will check The unit will notify the occurrence of each of the selected alarms It is possible to configure the unit to send SNMP traps or emails to notify alarms information See chapter IV 7 13 System Configuration Alarms r in e KE U S Rack 255 Slot 9 30 01 2000 22 38 21 Audio Mode APT X 128Kbps 15 Mono Input Output Connection w J Lr Droma OOOO Streaming A f f Pi IV 16 1 Selecting Alarms The unit allows many different alarms The selection menu is opened by clicking over the Alarm area Alarm Enable All O Voltage Out OF Range Main O Voltage Out OF Range Backup O Voltage Out OF Range 3 3 System O Voltage Out OF Range 5y System CO Temperature Out OF Range O Fan Failure O LAN Not Present O LAN Traffic O No Audio Level Detected O Decoder Framed Lost O Decoder Not Framed O Line Disconnected O General O System Power Down Properties NereusS User Manual An alarm can be activated for several reasons depending on the selected alarm options Next the meaning of the alarm options Voltage Out of Range 12 v Main The voltage from the main power supply AC DC is out of range Voltage Out of Range 12 v Backup The voltage from the backup power supply is out of range Voltage Out of Range 3 3 v System The voltage from the 3 3 DC DC converter is out of range
5. in Ee nE S Rack 3 Slot 1 24 09 2007 15 45 56 VU Meters ut Output l H l aa aa System Main 13 50 Backup 12 48 Temp C F 33 12 91 61 Fan RPM 2678 GPI Realtime Streaming febrere a NereusS User Manual Nereus These are the different status detected No physical Line The communication line is not physically detected Most likely the interface is not plugged in The Display shows DOWN Connected The line is connected An arrow will indicate if it is an incoming or outgoing call In the example below it is aa outgoing call Connection Connected 10 Disconnected The line is detected physically but no connection is being made Beside the text appear the disconnection codes Calling In the process of making a connection RING Receiving a call on the line lV 14 2 Decoder Status The Decoder status is shown on the right side of the Audio Mode area INCAS Ra Line 1 Audio Mode eee _ ee C _ e______ ee The Decoder status Searching The decoder is not synchronized Framed The decoder is synchronized The detected compression mode will be shown on this bar Idle The line is disconnected Not available Decoder not available NereusS User Manual Naren IV 15 Disconnecting the Line By clicking in the right side of the Connection area Mewes Rack 255 Slot 9 30 01 2000 6 46 55
6. 0 X X X X UJ CO D 3 Fs 48KHz FS 32KHz FS 24KHZ Rate Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual JStereo a ee Pict 11 3 11 3 11 3 X O Ww N E pa N Bit Rate Nereus User Manual MPEG 4 AAC LD ISO IEC 14496 3 Bit Fs 48KHz FS 32KHz FS 24 KHZ Rate Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Lo tos e Ce A 8 256 20 s4 a s s 15 e MPEG 4 AAC HE ISO IEC 14496 3 Bit Fs 24KHz FS AGKHZ _ Rate Mono Stereo Dual_ JStereo Mono Stereo Dual_ JStereo Nereus User Manual aptX ENH 24 bits Vil 3 IP Protocols and compatibility DNS HTTP ICMP IGMPv2 IPv4 TCP UDP RFC 791 RFC 793 RFC 768 RFC 1112 RIPv2 RTP o RFC 3550 RFC 3551 RFC 2250 RFC 3119 o RFC 3190 RFC 4184 RFC 3555 RFC 3640 SAPv1 RFC 2974 SDP RFC 4566 RFC 3264 EBU Tech 3326 Standard SIPv2 RFC 3261 SNMPv2 SNTP NereusS User Manual Vil 4 Communications Ports VII 4 1 ISDN Protocols EISDN AT5ESS DMS100 and NAT 1 BRI connection S T and U interfaces BackUp system ISDN as a BackUp for IP or X21 links RJ45 connector Vil 4 2 X21 Port Serial Synchronous interface Bit rates 64 128 192 256 384 and 576kbps Vil 4 3 LAN port 10 100 Base TX Ethernet Connector type RJ 45 Vil 4 4 GPIO Port 4 TTL inputs and outp
7. aAuto Off aA Backup amp Book Reboot System Buzzer al Scheduler Cle 55 nable ay Advanced l 4 Streaming B Protocol Sy TX P Audio pa RX las That indication represents the instant decoder buffer occupation When indication is green or even yellow means the streaming is working fine Depending on the algorithm the variation will be quicker or slower but always should be going up and down from yellow to the center green If the bar moves towards the red area it means that it is getting closer to buffer overflow red right or buffer underflow red left Of course if you have buffer overflow or underflow you will have a cut in the audio If the indication goes to red for an instant usually doesn t affect the streaming but of course if you have a constant red indication you are having problems with the streaming Buffer underflow might be caused by lost packets or because the clock of the AD converter at the transmitter side which runs slower than the DA converter at the receiver side Buffer overflow might be caused by the opposite scheme The clock at the transmitter side is running quicker than the clock at the receiver side Prodys PPL adjustment mechanism is aimed at dealing with this clock jitter and thus to compensate for this variation and guarantee proper audio over IP NereusS User Manual Iv 12 Call Log An history report was included to record the input and output calls according to the fo
8. click on the Rx connection bar The user can enter the IP address or can select an index from the Phone Book The encoder can be configured from this dialog as well It is possible to discover automatically all Prodys IP codecs connected to the IP network In order to make easy the dialling operation over IP networks a new facility was included in the Dial window This new tool allows the discovering of the Prodys IP units connected to the network There are two options to discover the units on the network 1 The Nereus sends a broadcast message This is the default option and it is not necessary to enable anything but the network must support broadcast traffic 2 When the broadcast traffic is not allowed over the IP network it is still possible to discover the units on the network The IP range search checkbox must be enabled and a range of IP addresses must be introduced for a quicker search 1 Erom version 4 7 1 onwards NereusS User Manual NErene Dial 10 6 1 27 Unicast Bidirectional O Unicast Unidirectional Ts O Unicast Unidirectional Ax Multicast Tx Multicast Rx Audio Mode APT 128Kbps 15 Mono Phone Book Discover ios E Range IP Type 10 10 10 38 Fronto et 10 1 5 0 Fronto et 192 165 1 219 FrontoMet 10 10 10 73 FortaMet 10 1 4 53 Prontofet IV 14 Monitoring a communication IV 14 1 Line Status The Line status is shown on the right side of the Connection bar
9. complies with the technical specifications outlined below that will ensure adequate protection Fuse requirements Fuse type Amps Power Power supply ATTENTION CHANGING THE FUSE Disconnect the power cable BEFORE changing the fuse AN WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE IS PRESENT WHEN THE UNIT IS PLUGGED IN TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK UNPLUG THE POWER CABLE BEFORE SERVICING POWER SUPPLY MODULE SHOULD BE SERVICED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY NereusS User Manual 11 4 2 Audio interfaces Each audio over IP card is actually divided in two different cards One of them is installed from the front panel and the other one from the rear panel This card contains the analog and digital audio interfaces and so their audio connectors Analog and digital connections are located in separated connectors a Sub D 15 ways connector for analog audio and a Sub D 9 ways connector for digital audio AES EBU 1 0 ANALOG 1 0 ee SP gua V EAN naha The audio input can be selected from the control software or from the front panel where a switch to select among analog or digital input is located Analog or digital outputs are both available at the same time The LED above the switch will indicate which input is selected e Green colour gt Analog input selected e Red colour gt Digital input selected 1 4 2 1 Analog audio I O The analog audio I O is connected through the DB15 connector The wiring conforms to the follow
10. therefore a practical guide to help in understanding just how the Nereus unit works under different configurations especially the more unusual ones V 1 Selecting the communications interface Firstly when we refer to the communications interface we are always referring to the communications port that is used for the transmission of audio data The NET option in the main menu is for setting this up There are three settings available with the Nereus a Nereus operating as IP CODEC The Nereus will be configured to establish communications via the Ethernet port using the IP protocol b Nereus operating as ISDN CODEC The Nereus will be configured to establish communications via a basic access ISDN connection The Nereus has a multi protocol ISDN terminal socket ready for connection to a basic rate 2B D interface c Nereus operating as X21 CODEC The Nereus can be configured to establish communications via dedicated digital lines at 64 128 192 256 384 and 576 Kbps The Ethernet interface is always available for remote control of the unit even if it is configured to operate as an ISDN or X21 codec You should first select the network type i e the communications interface to be used for audio data transmission and reception The menu will only show the configuration options relevant to the network type selected Of course there are a number of general parameters that will be the same across all networ
11. Delay Stats 4 Press STOP to stop the test or CLEAR to reset the readings 5 The user can limit the bandwidth used by the test tool Remote Ww 1 2 9 Limit test bandwidth Kbps NereusS User Manual By default this test will attempt to send as much IP traffic as possible If you are using this test on a live network then it is desirable to limit the test bandwidth to that which will actually be used Thus it is also possible to simulate the same packet rate and bandwidth as that configured for the audio connection IF Stale td Fare Cornii asini Epei An accurate figure of total bandwidth used audio data overhead can be obtained from the Audio Configuaration screen Once the test is finished it is possible to export the results to an XML filet 18 Available from version 5 0 0 onwards 19 This option was introduced on version 4 7 1 Nereus User Manual lV 11 5 Real Time Monitoring It is possible to monitor the streaming operation in real time by ticking a checkbox Configuration S Interfaces Svs Configuration 2 L age Lan PLL Loop Ports D ISDN IP Ox21 Cltine1 0 Line2 Line 1 Line 2 Keypad Monitor J x21 Password Protected Vumeters System EF RS232 E Misy GPO GPIO AutoLock after 60 sec j Audio E A IP Codec Mode External Protocol Timedate Simple Double rAs232 CIP streaming Ras Fan C Redial Version Alams
12. FHE F b pF 3 Gi li pe A e b a m wal ee L Laning kaia fa p E L bg pe i p aIL Ci S ane ail p git Bt Lam i E f seken g a am a om amp 9 g a arte ii oo oi LED s GPIO port Ancillary Data port Ethernet Port NereusS User Manual 1 5 1 1 Ethernet port the LAN Connector The LAN socket is a standard 10 100Base Tx 10 100 Mbps Ethernet connection that takes the typical RJ45 plug Through this Ethernet port it is possible to transmit and receive audio as well as to control the equipment Connection to a Hub or Switch In the majority of cases you can simply connect the unit s LAN port to your Ethernet network s Hub or Switch using an Ethernet cable CAT5 In this case you should use a standard straight through Ethernet cable not a cross over cable This kind of cable can normally be found in any IT shop In any case this cable is described in more detail below Straight Through Cable RJ45 Plug Pin 1 Cable Wiring Pomot te Txt 1 1 Txt Tx 2 __ 2 Tx Rxt 3 3 Ro Rx 6 6 Rx Connection to a PC In some cases such as when you configure the equipment it is possible that you will want to connect the unit directly to a PC In this case the PC must have a free Ethernet port to connect to and you must use a cross over Ethernet cable Again any good IT shop will s
13. IP Audio Mode 1 nereus 2_3 0 10 6 1 20 1 nereus 2 31 10 6 1 21 It is possible to Export Import the Book in XML format It is also possible to create an html report allowing the user to preview and print the information NereusS User Manual NEreve Configuration PORTS BOOK Configuration ieee os LAM ERON Line 1 Fhone IP_ Line 2 Phone _ A P AUDIO 9 ors 0 TIMEDATE fe SM PASSWORD ow AUX DATA fe VERSION r BOOK gp ADVANCED B STREAMING Tx Oo J 07 UO Fe co Mi w HTML Preview PRONTONET 10 1 1 70 Phone Book Entry Name Ll Number IP L2 Number IP L1 Audio Mode L2 Audio Mode 1 User 1 91123456 91125457 Gill A law Giss gt User 2 100010 MPEG L3 64E bps 46Ehz Mone MPEG4 AAC LD 12bEbps Uero 91123456 91123457 2 a cea el 4 Ehz Mono The audio compression mode is restored to that one prior to the connection This allows the user to change the compression mode during the connection or to make calls through the book entries with compression modes different from the former one 13 This behaviour was introduced on version 4 8 1 NereusS User Manual lV 9 Scheduler The Scheduler allows the user to program calls to be made automatically In addition the duration and the frequency for each call can be defined lV 9 1 Configuration To access the Scheduler configuration window the user has to click on Config on the web page and then select Scheduler in the general
14. These are the default ports used by Prodys IP Codecs for their IP connections HeraFlash amp Prodys Control UDP 50013 Web Page TCP 80 HTTP TCP 50011 Web Page TCP 50017 ProdysControl Audio Streaming TCP 50019 P RTCP Control UDP 50021 P RTP Unicast L1 UDP 50023 P RTP Unicast L2 UDP 50025 PX RTP Multicast L1 UDP 50027 PX RTP Multicast L2 UDP 50037 P AUXP Datos auxiliares from version 4 8 0 on UDP 50039 P UbP U BITs from version 4 8 0 on Test Streaming Tool TCP 50033 UDP 50033 External Protocol P XP TCP 50031 Control Port TCP 50035 Status Port It is possible to change these ports from the web configuration window Please for more information about port changing read chapter IV 5 1 3 Ports Nereus User Manual V 7 SIP The European Broadcast Union EBU is promoting the interoperability of audio codecs for any manufacturer For this purpose the use and the application of a subset of the Internet Protocols has been proposed This effort will allow to setup in a friendly way audio streaming communications between several vendors of equipment The deployment of SIP Protocol Servers among the network will support calling remote parties just by invoking their network name regardless of the actual public o private IP addresses Neither is required to manage the office routers and the firewall s TCP IP ports for any new communication path The physical location often related to fixed
15. Voltage Out of Range 5 v System The voltage from the 5 DC DC converter is out of range Temperature Out of Range The temperature is out of range LAN NOT Present Not physical level detected in the LAN port X21 Line Not Present Not physical level detected in the X21 port ISDN NOT Present Not physical level detected in the ISDN port LAN Traffic The LAN traffic is higher than the 90 of the capacity of the network No Audio input level detected No audio is present on the input A threshold and a time period can be defined to activate the alarm Decoder 1 2 Framed Lost The Line is connected but the decoder is not framed but it was framed before The alarm will be activated also if the unit is turned off In this case the alarm will indicate the date and time when the decoder lost the synchronization that is when the unit was turned off The alarm will be activated until the unit is framed once the line is connected again If the connection is not possible the alarm will be marked as finished Decoder 1 2 Not Framed The Line is connected but the decoder is not framed This new alarm doesn t require that the decoder was framed previously For this reason it is necessary to specify a window time to decide when the alarm will be activated once that the NOT FRAMED condition has been detected Decoder Not Framed Monitor Line 1 Line 2 Both Please specify the number of seconds that must pass bo trigger the alarm
16. an IP address esesresccirine reisean EA EEA aes 36 Wid led DNS configuration cescsie cane vsecweencatecanosseswausdeseawactencugensetanwes 37 Vare POr a E E EEEE E 38 IV 5 1 4 ISDN Terminal adaptor Configuration Optional module 41 IV 5 1 5 X21 Port Optional module sssssesssssossossosssessossosseeeeeee 42 iO STETA POM E PE E AE meena deretn 43 WoS GPIO PON Apor r EEE E E E EE 43 Ved Olle Ip e i e E E A O E 44 MS AOUS e E E E E oeseeeteeucequeae 45 KOAU arrer a E E E E EEEE 47 V6 1 AES EBU ChallsOdl GN Garccceosagetce sone orncssenacceneueesnand sienteeeeneesecasss 47 VOZ AES FBU VU DiC eeen E EE E A EE 47 V 7 System Config ratiOn a0 cccewncreoensaeree cep ecseesviemes esedesoseatesaetescepaces 49 V7 1 o E sree os are tare eroaioe E T E EE E E E E E 49 Vr EOOD e E E E E E E E N NE 49 VA MONOT rarr E See E E E E E EE 49 V T4 REDOOE SYSTEM oxcemensecennstecchondeae cesemmecosmeasesernteccoenianearsessus 50 IV 7 5 Nereus external Protocol ccceccecccecceccesceccencceccescescesceees 50 VrO IP Codec MOG Ce sa5 scsi scierenaedodncssewensmanescshosmenetosaneseewesaanesuuaees 50 VE RCI Gl ocaree turers a E E E E vate seersaeseoucuueocsrsen aes 51 V78 ReDoot SYSTEM ws comesesaceaaneeccecesaeccmenseecuscseearcsscsieseuseecresens 51 V TME D Ol r EE E E E E E EE 51 MAO PASS WO G errre iniiai EAE N AEE EE E EEA NEE 52 VT AUX D eire E EESE EAE E deteeces 52 IV 7 12 Software Versions sssssceesceesceesoresor
17. cee ceeceeceeceees 63 IV 9 7 Deleting existing scheduled Calls cece cece ec ce eee eeceeeceeceeeces 63 IV 9 8 Copying and pasting scheduled calls cece ccc cece eee cee ceeceeceees 63 IV 9 9 Monitoring scheduled Calls ccc ccc cece cece ee cee ceeceeeeeececceeceees 64 M10 AOVANCEC cosscen ssp eanressencurensy cuss nseenseswoss eneeetesaceesees aaseneuates owe 64 Eee de DUI ANT IN E E E E E Serenneaeu E momma eetaareee 65 Ny det PVOLOCOlescssmecaenesacenostesccaecersautewetecuceereasutesseacaceemetaatossesces 65 Fis Ge AUO TA zccecsaccenmaccecsacscocewoucacetaces asap erecetct nesses ste deasosetaces 67 VI AUGO ar E AE E E E E EA E EEE 67 A E EEE E E E EE E E A E E E 68 EES E e E E E E E 69 VAU VCS E E A E E OEE EE 70 IV 11 5 Real Time Monitoring sesseessessessessoesoesoesoesecesoesoesseseeeeo 73 VAPA AW E EA E E spree A oeeenosonedecseeeceus css 74 IV 13 Controlling Nereus cc 0c cesscccseercacsesessgeewosssaceetetsenseesycacsepesareeews 75 IV 13 1 Configuring the Encoder s sssessessessoesoesoesseseossoesoesseseeeoo 75 ATS MAKINE COWS irei egere E E EEEE EEA TE 76 IV 14 Monitoring a communication ssessssssosesoessosssosesoeseoessosesoseeo 78 V141 Eine Statis ccwcacstecttsceniceacemestesennacatwegs O A 78 Wea 2 Decodor taS errre EE R EE qenteresennweses EEO 79 IV 15 Disconnecting the Line ssesssescesceesceessoresoresoresoresoresesesoseoe 80 ASEE E A E E E E E E EE E A E 81 10 4 SCLGCUI
18. click Default Level Security Settings Settings Enable j Download signed Activex controls O Disable O Enable E Frompt iii Download unsigned Actives controls Disable O Enable O Prompt F Initialize and script Activex controls not marked as safe Disable O Enable O Frompk Ei a a E E a N E N A E A ee Ei Reset to Medium low Windows Vista Should the user experience a problem when downloading the OCX file when first accessing the web page of the unit please disable UAC User Access Control on Windows Vista Once the OCX file has been installed in the computer UAC can be enabled again NereusS User Manual Each firmware version might have a different OCX file so the new OCX should be installed as it is done for the first access to the web page of the unit If the unit was upgraded and depending on the cache configuration of the Internet explorer there might be problems when accessing the web page given that the old web page might be offered by the browser instead of the real one which should be installed to replace the old one In this case a message indicating Incorrect Versions will appear as soon as the user click on Control or Monitor on the login page Click on F5 to skip the cache entries and access to the real web page Even after pressing F5 and depending on the IExplrorer configuration and or version this situation might continue In
19. interested in receiving data flowing to a particular group must join the group using IGMP All this is done automatically by Nereus when establishing a connection Multicast traffic is rejected when going through the Internet since most IP servers on the Internet do not currently support the multicasting part of the protocol except when using VPNs because VPN s encapsulates IP packets as unicast frames so routers simply see an ordinary packet All IP multicast group addresses will fall in the range of 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 but some of them are reserved that s why the range of addresses from 224 0 1 0 through 238 255 255 255 are called globally scoped addresses There should only ever be one transmitter connected to a MULTICAST group or else audio reception errors will occur For transmitting MULTICAST audio the Prodys proprietary protocol Prodys extended Real Time Protocol PX RTP will be used The Nereus transmitter cannot be in automatic encoding mode To guarantee a constant delay all the units must synchronise their clocks Each receiver will activate a clock sync algorithm that adjusts its PLL Phase Lock Loop NereusS User Manual V 6 4 MULTI UNICAST MULTI UNICAST allows the user to establish point to multi point connections by means of unicast connections The same audio one encoder can be sent up to 10 different locations concurrently This functionality overcomes the lack of Multicast support
20. is the internal web server port Base Port By default it is 50011 for TCP and UDP ports This is the first port of the range of ports used by the unit From this base port on up to 30 ports should opened forwarded That is if the base port is set to 50011 the range of ports goes from 50011 to 50041 both for UDP and TCP should be opened forwarded in the corresponding router firewall when required IMPORTANT The following should be taken into consideration when changing the base port To access the web page of the unit the new port has to be indicated in the http address bar of the web browser after the IP address separated by a colon http lt IP gt lt Port gt Example 192 168 0 10 8080 NereusS User Manual NErene lV 2 Main Screen Once the page is entered correctly the web browser will display the Home Page The home page of the Web page is arranged in five main areas General Configuration area D Control area Monitor area Alarms Window Nereus identifier and slot location By clicking on any button on the menu bar or any highlighted zone individual configuration pages are displayed in KE U S Rack 3 Slot 1 24 09 2007 12 24 01 pN Leia 5 Config Call wrw Nereus User Manual IV 3 Configuration Options When the Conf button is clicked the configuration menu is displayed EA Co nfiguration E 249 INTERFACES LAWN Confieuration Wg LAN Ports I
21. on some networks To select this new feature open the new NET menu by clicking on the NET button at the top on the left in the web page WC Device Net Avaliable nets O ISON IP Owa IF Options Unicast Multicast O Multinicast The main window will show all the available connections PRONT lt 2 Net Vumeters Lacoce MPEG L2 64K bps 45Khz Viono Input Output Config Tx 1 Disconnected 0 Tx 2 Disconnected 0 Tx 3 i Call Log x Disconnected 0 Tx 4 Disconnected 0 i Tx 5 Disconnected 0 avna Keypad Disconnected 0 Menu Dial a Disconnected 0 System EY e isconnected 0 Menu 12v Main Unlocked Disconnected 0 12v Backup x 10 Disconnected 0 Temp C F 49 22 120 59 Fan RPM GPI ss oo nn 4 wT w Depending on the compression mode up to 10 Tx connections will be available e MPEG L2 L3 and AAC Up to 10 Tx 1 Rx e PCM G711 G722 APTX Up to 3 Tx 1 Rx Nereus User Manual As can be seen there is an independent control bar for each connection Each of the connection bars will show the line status in real time The procedure to establish a call is the same as that for Unicast connections As for Unicast connections the Tx and Rx parts of the connection are divided so that it is possible to receive from one end at the same time the unit is sending audio on one or more Tx connections In addition it is possible to make or hang up sever
22. path different from the audio one Aux data embedded in audio This method has 3 big advantages less delay independent from the audio codification delay the possibility to send receive auxiliary data regardless of the compression mode used for the audio communication and the possibility to send receive the User bit of the AES EBU frame The drawback is that the audio and data delay won t be the samet GPO Under transparent configuration the state of the input will be present in its homologous output in the unit connected at the other end Before version 4 8 1 auxiliary data could only be sent embedded into the audio frame for those compression modes which accept it From version 4 8 1 to version 5 2 1 the auxiliary data could only be sent on a different IP path and from version 5 2 1 onwards it is possible to select between both ways of operation NereusS User Manual lV 7 12 Software Versions E Interfaces Version Configuratio Ma LAN til Ethernet Port es ISDN es Line 1 o bef Line 2 Serial Number Version GPO GPIO 111527000120 5 4 0 fE Audio i Sys T Timedate oe 3 Password Aum Data ap Advanced Streaming IV 7 12 1 Backup Backup Configuration Nereus allows the user to use the ISDN line as a backup when the unit works in IP or X21 mode The backup is enabled by clicking the Backup box For more information about the backup operation see chapt
23. priority The Scheduler will only establish a programmed call when this call has the same or higher priority than the current one The default priority for automatic calls is 1 and the default one for manual calls is 10 Manuals calls are those made by the user It is possible to modify the default priority for the manual calls from the Scheduler dialog by changing the value of the field Manual call priority gt End There are two methods to define how long the call will last Recurrence and duration and End date and Time gt Recurrence and duration This option allows the programming of call repetitions based on time or date Time recurrence and Date recurrence NereusS User Manual To configure the unit for Date recurrence mark the corresponding checkbox in the Scheduler configuration window and click on Recurrence The following window will be displayed Recurrence 4 Recurence 778 Preview and edit Recurrence patter Daily Every ho day s O Weekly Ever weekday Monthly O Yearly Range of recurrence Starts on Endz on Date 04 07 2006 v Snoen Ends after 10 OCCUENCces Time 17 28 16 5 Ends by 18 07 2006 This window is arranged in two different sections Recurrence pattern This part allows the user to configure the dates when the call will be made It is possible to program daily weekly monthly and yearly p
24. that case go to Internet Options in IExplorer click on General tab and delete temporary files To access to each Nereus card from the Internet Explorer enter the IP address of the unit in the address bar as shown here Nereus 10 6 1 22 Microsoft Internet Explorer fe x a rchivo Edici n Yer Favoritos Herramientas Ayuda Q tr s z x a O gt B squeda o Mos Jv Direcci n amp http 10 6 1 22i NEKELIS Password Listo Internet User can choose whether to monitor or to control each card of Nereus from the Web Page Bear in mind that only one page at the same time can control the unit However It is possible to monitor the unit from several web browsers simultaneously Nereus User Manual ee Teila C ye Password sid amp If a unit is already being controlled by a web page and we try to get the control from another website a message will appear This message will indicate that the unit is already being controlled from another PC and the IP address of this computer Error establishing connection Device already open by Internet Explorer IP 10 0 0 67 Do you wank to Force connect Aceptar Cancelar It is possible to get the control by pressing OK Then the connection of the old owner will be closed and the unit will be blocked for new controller This system is fully integrated with the ProdysControl In that way the control from to ProdysControl can be r
25. the alarm selection dialogue This option is available from version 4 7 1 onwards NereusS User Manual Nereus Alarms History Alarm Active Init Time End Time Check all ISON Mot Present es fff EE Mo Anqara 2ffle 2005 15 O No Audio Level Detected O 21 Not Present No arrar 2ffl2 2005 15 O ISON Not Present No arrar 2ffl2 2005 15 O Voltage Out Of Range 12v Backup No arrar ar12 2005 15 i HTML Preview PRONTONET 10 1 2 37 ALARMS HISTORY Alarm Active Acknowledge Imt Time End Time Value LAN Not To Re 27 12 2005 28 12 2005 Ai j 16 09 15 10 54 32 DER Lan net present ISDN Not a a3 27 12 2005 28 12 2005 ISDN not l Saa e ll Sa present Ho level detected in 0 Fresent ef ees Pas Coe a Ho Audio Level Detected Me ee 15 52 35 See So seconds Kal Het em fol ate Jo ies AZ not present ooo gt d es oe TD es eae a al all ee a al eo all Fresent Nereus User Manual 84 Prodys amp How does Nereus work Given the different nature of the three communication standards that the Nereus Supports the unit has to adopt different configurations while adapting to the characteristics of each network What s more in certain situations Nereus is capable of dealing with two independent communications at the same time This can be a cause of confusion for the user who may be expecting a certain behaviour or action from the unit but observes another This chapter is
26. the same LAN but connected through a router This connection could be for example a connection over the Internet with DSL routers In this case to access and operate the Prodys Codec the router should open the a Web Server Port this is by default HTTP port 80 and a range of 30 TCP ports from the Base Port on default from 50011 until 50041 and forward this traffic to the Prodys Codec IP address See pop up window of chapter iError No se encuentra el origen de la referencia PORIS for setting these equipment parameters Router Enable proper TCP Web Server port to configuration 192 168 1 2 IP s 10 0 0 2 10 0 0 1 80 50 50 5 80 05 50 51 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 4 Microsoft Internet Explorer blocks ocx installation when trying to access Prodys Codec web page from microsoft internet explorer The first time the user accesses the Prodys Codec web page an OCX file has to be downloaded and installed in the computer This is done automatically unless the web browser disables it So depending on the configuration of NereusS User Manual NErene the web browser the following message can appear when first accessing the Prodys Codec web page Internet Explorer Security Warning Windows has blocked this software because it can t verify the publisher Name SClusterQutputBox cab Publisher Unknown Publisher To help protect your computer Windows will black software when it cannot verify che publish
27. 11 3 4 Audio over ISDN X21 cards The audio over ISDN X21 card is optional and contains the necessary interfaces to stream audio over ISDN and leased lines X21 Each ISDN X21 card must be plugged along with an IP card The IP card must be on the left side of the ISDN card Therefore up to 7 couples of IP ISDN X21 cards can be hosted by Nereus The front panel connectors are the following ISDN Protocols EISDN AT5ESS DMS100 and NAT 1 BRI connection S T and U interfaces BackUp system ISDN as a BackUp for IP or X21 links RJ45 connector X21 Port Serial Synchronous interface Bit rates 64 128 192 256 384 and 576kbps 15 Ways DB connector ISDN X21 yn 5 eee eee hittin fae gt gt s D IEn w a ee nE TO F i Q i f gt ii fda a TE F i i T A Ay BL Nery 2 B 3 i i Z l j i ia 2 l G Z S 8 i eng N Q of PIE 4 Hi E Sez LIT x 4 Nereus User Manual 16 Prodys Installation Guide This chapter describes Nereus hardware and user installation The installation and servicing instructions in this manual are for use by qualified personal ll 1 Initial checks Before unpacking unit check its packaging for any signs of damage or mishandling during transportation report any damage to the shipping company immediately Unpack the unit carefully if you find any damage or the unit does not work co
28. 2 The display shows an error code to indicate the situation c The line 1 is connected and the Decoder 1 is FRAMED in DUAL JOINT STEREO or STEREO mode at 64 Kbps Nereus receives a call in the line 2 Line 2 will connect but the audio will still not be decoded since these modes are not allowed on Line 2 The display shows STOP to indicate the situation NereusS User Manual LISDCONNECTED FRAMED L2 lt CONNECTED STOP V 10 Nereus operating as an X21 codec This operation is very simple Remember that the Nereus only has one X21 port and that it is possible to connect or disconnect simply using the CALL 1 key As soon as the connection is made the Nereus starts to transmit and receive audio via the X21 port v 11 How the backup mode works Nereus when is configured as IP codec or X21 codec NET IP o NET X21 can use the ISDN connection as backup line that is the ISDN will be an alternative communication line when the IP or X21 line is dropped This option is available in the SYS menu SYS MENU LOOP PLL BACKUP FAN V 11 4 MASTER amp SLAVE Configuration The backup operation is based on the interaction between two Nereuss one of them working in MASTER mode and the other end configured as SLAVE The user must configure each unit in one of these modes before to enable the backup facility The option SYS BACKUP MODE allows the selection of Master or Slave Once the backup option has been valida
29. 64 Kbps Encoder 2 is disabled since there are no free audio inputs or outputs to assign to it Left channel ENC 1 input STIDUAL 64 Kbps Right channel input TET SA bes e LINE 1 Left channel output Right channel output EMG 2 MONG Not Available os See LINES DEC 2 MONG Stop PRONTONET WORKING AT 64 Kbps IN STEREO DUAL MODE 4 Communications at 128 Kbps Inverse Multiplex Certain algorithms permit the compression of the signal at bit rates other than 64Kbps for example at 128Kbps With the Nereus it is possible to send or receive audio compressed at 128 Kbps using both the B channels of the basic rate ISDN connection This is done by using inverse multiplex techniques that split the transmission of the full 128 Kbps over two channels of 64 Kbps and then sum the parts together again at the other end Inverse Multiplex is often known as bonding NereusS User Manual Left channel input ENC 1 Inverse 126 Kbps multiplexing i 64 Kb Right channel Pee LINE 1 input Left channel output DEC 1 Inverse Ri ght channel 128 kbps Muttiplexing output ENC 2 MONO Not Available gf 02 Kbps LINE DEC 2 MONG Not Available PRONTONET WORKING AT 128 Kbps 5 Communications combining 128 and 64 Kbps It is possible to transmit encoding audio at 128 Kbps and to receive decoding audio at 64 Kbps or vice versa Here below there are different examples of it Left channel input
30. AAC HE or J52 NO It is necessary that the Encoder is also configured to AAC or aptX X21 Codec NET X21 NO Algorithm not available YES Needs G722 encoded audio since it is synchronised by means of statistical framework It does not work if encoder is configured to aptX AAC HE or J52 YES Detects all modes excepts if the Encoder is configured to aptX It does not work if encoder is configured to aptX AAC HE or J52 NO It is necessary that the Encoder is also configured to AAC or aptX PCM YES Linear Audio Nereus User Manual NO Not Available NO Not Available Taking into account the previous table the user must also bear in mind the following 1 Over X21 or ISDN it is only possible to set different encoding and decoding algorithms independently with those algorithms that support automatic synchronising For example it is possible to transmit on G722 and receive on MPEG Layer II Although G711 is detected automatically in ISDN mode the Encoder is also configured automatically because it is not possible to use it in any other combination 2 If we want to receive an algorithm that does not support automatic synchronisation it is necessary to configure the Encoder to the same algorithm In the case of apt X the compression parameters on the encoder should match those on the decoder 3 If we want the Encoder to switch to the algorithm detected by the Decoder the Encode
31. Book records the user name an IP address and the audio mode There are up to 64 indexes The procedure to edit a phone book index is as follows To select one index by clicking on its area To select IP Address To enter the IP address To configure the encoder is optional In case of that it is not entered the unit will proceed to call in the current encoder configuration 5 The encoder configuration for line 2 is disabled because it always works in G722 SS 12 Before version 5 2 1 the number of available entries was 32 NereusS User Manual Nereus Configuration E INTERFACES Gla LAN Potts Entry Name Line 1 Phone P Line 2 Phone ee AS232 nereus 2_3 10 6 1 20 10 6 1 21 GPO GPIO 4 i 575 TIMEDATE PASSWORD Edit Book Entry 1 4 AUx DATA Q VERSION de ALARMS SCHEDULER IP Address i ADVANCED STREAMING L E wa Protocal l Unicast Bidirectional Ly Ts ne Unicast Unidirectional Ts a4 ae O Unicast Unidirectional Ax O Multicast As Multicast Tx IP 10 6 1 21 Audio Mode L1 Audio Mode The dial window for line 2 will arrange the information with two different rows for the Same contact example one book entry so the user can select one of both IP addresses Dial Unicast Bidirectional O Unicast Unidirectional Tx Unicast Unidirectional Rx O Multicast Tx Multicast Ag OUT n Phone Book Discover Entry Name
32. D NC TXD A tacnuatos Data TxD 2 TransmitDataTxD EE Reeve ata de 4 Receive Data a p e S 6 Cok i Ne mtemaiyus TT Ne memayus 8 O e Boss ld To connect a V35 port one must bear in mind the following correlation between Signals Pin X24 ProntoNet V35Signal TT a S e ow et 1 5 2 RS 232 Port The RS232 port is for use as auxiliary data port This port allows the transmission and reception of data along with encoded audio Note that this socket is RJ45 connector aS opposed to the typical Sub D 9 ways connector To make the conversion between RJ45 and RS232 Sub D connector there are modular connectors available that should be wired as follows NereusS User Manual Nereus 9 pin female RJ45 D sub Connector Connector 1 4 5 8 must be unconnected The port is always set to 8 DATA bits NO parity 1 START bit and 1 STOP bit The bit rate can be adjusted to between 300 and 9600 bps via software Each card acts as a DCE device therefore the connection to each of the RS232 ports is wired in the following way Nereus audio over IP card Pin 7 connector RJ45 Pin 2 PC Nereus audio over IP card Pin 2 connector RJ45 Pin 3 PC Nereus audio over IP card Pin 3 6 connector RJ45 Pin 5 PC Hardware handshaking signals are ignored 1 5 3 GPIO Port A RJ45 socket provides a general purpose connection with 4 inputs and 4 outputs The connections must be wired according to the fol
33. ENC 1 Inverse 128 Kbps rmultiplaxing 54 Kb Right channel P LINE 1 input Left channel output ENC 2 MONG Not Available gf SE RBS LINES F DEC 2 Right channel 64 Kbps output MONG PRONTONET WITH ENCODER AT 128 Kbps amp DECODER MONO AT 64 Kbps NereusS User Manual Left channel input Left channel output Right channel output Right channel input Left channel input Right channel input Left channel output Right channel output NErene 64 Kbps DEC 1 Inverse 128 kbps Multiplexing _ 64 Kbps DEC 2 MONG Not Available ENG 1 Inverse 128 Kbps multiplexing 64 Kbps ENC 2 MOMO Not Available 64 Kbps DEC 2 Stop LINE 1 LINE 2 LINE 1 LINE 2 PRONTONET WITH ENCODER AT 128 Kbps amp DECODER ST DUAL AT 64 Kbps Nereus User Manual V 9 1 Establishing ISDN calls To make a call the CALL 1 and CALL 2 keys are used or an entry from the Address Book is selected using the BOOK key Bear in mind that the use of an entry in the Address Book will also reconfigure the Encoder and so is not limited to only making calls We need to distinguish between calls at 64 Kbps and calls at 128 Kbps Making calls at 64 Kbps The CALL 1 key is for calling on Line 1 and the CALL 2 key is for calling on Line 2 On pressing the CALL 1 key the display prompts you to enter a number Once the number is entered and the ENTER key is pressed Nereus will go ahead and make the cal
34. IP addresses or subnets is not further meaningful In this sense specially portable audio codecs will profit with an easy call procedure Neither is required to agree ahead on the audio compression type and data stream rate because the SIP Protocol manages by itself to negotiate the convenient communication details with the remote party For Prodys former customers performing a call using SIP is much the same as using Prodys proprietary protocols given that the SIP configuration is set SIP supports up to date only unicast streaming Any PortaNet s audio compression mode is supported also if SIP protocol is in use For further details please refer to the Technical Description at this document SIP Port TCP IP port dedicated to SIP signalling for establishing updating or finishing a call Port 5060 is mandatory by the standard if direct calls without gateways are expected Audio Port TCP IP port dedicated to the RTP communication this is the actual port for the audio streaming payload By default the number 5004 is reserved If SIP server support is granted by your network Server IP IP address of the SIP Server At this point is registered periodically the proper user information for full protocol support Timeout Time in seconds before the user information registered at the previous server is flushed Therefore the information about the SIP user are updated from time to time The apt X compression is s
35. NG Alar MS smaseccwesccosuscneedernasnsesetowaseretesieesesoueoteinesa was 81 10 2 Monitoring Alar MS occussccecatasccecweserassausiese savers ceoeatesoesecsausseces 83 HOW GOES INGFeUsS WONK errereen OEA 85 V 1 Selecting the Communications interface cece ccc e cee c eee ceeceeceees 85 V 2 Configuration parameters that are dependant on the network type SEa a eee ene ee eee ee eee ee ee 86 V 3 Nereus working as a DUAL CODEC over ISDN cc cee cee cee ceeceees 87 V 4 Nereus working as a DUAL CODEC over IP sssesssesossscessscesscessceesee 87 V 5 About how the Decoder works and automatic searching ssssssces 88 V 6 The Nereus operating as IP codec Proprietary protocols 06 89 V 6 1 UNICAST COMMUNICATIONS cece cece cece ec ee cee ceeceeeeeeeceeceeceeees 89 V 6 2 Establishing a UNICAST connection from Nereus eeeceeeeeees 89 V 6 3 Establishing a MULTICAST communication from NereuS 6 90 VOF MULTFUNICA S Tariner E A E A E E A E 92 V 6 5 Prodys Proprietary set of protocolsS s sssseesseesceesceesceesceeseeeee 93 V 6 6 Proprietary set of protocols V2 ssssssessceesseesoeesoeesceesceseceeee 94 V 6 7 PRODYS PORTS for Prodys Proprietaty protocols v1 amp v2 96 NereusS User Manual NOs SAE E E ete vig oreo wini ssa E este pete gv cutest E E E 98 V 9 Nereus operating as an ISDN COCEC cece ec ee ce ceeeceececceccee
36. Net PortaNet This information will be used to adjust the streaming parameters in order to achieve the best quality in the audio streaming connection Configuration fx Sy INTERFACES Test Configuration 0 LAN we Ports Streaming Connection Test Utility e RS232 GPO GPIO g AUDIO SYS TIMEDATE PASSWORD E AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS BOOK Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED Sy STREAMING P Protocol af RX iy Test Cer J IP Stats Eg Remote B C Use curent audio streaming configuration P imitns bandwidih kbps Progress O aaa Download Upload Delay Quality of Service Last value Mean Value Min Value Max Value Download Rate Kbps Export to hb This tool is only available when lines are disconnected NereusS User Manual How to run the tests 1 First of all the user must enter the IP address of the remote Prodys IP codec This dialog stores the last used IP addresses 10 1 af 10 1 2 357 Limit test bandwidth 10 1 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mean Value Remote 2 To run the test just press the test button 3 The dialog will show the values Download Stats Jitter Value 1 1 me Quality of Service Lost Packets Disordered Packets LastValue SUUUU Kbps Mean Value 49444 Kbps Min Value 44440 Kops Max Value S0000 Kbps Upload Stats Last value SOOUO Kbps Mean Value 49705 Kbps Min Value 47056 Kops ax Value SOO00 Kbps
37. P Address gF ASZ32 Use the following IP address GP GPIO IP 10 efi AUDIO i sys hlask TIMEDATE 8 PASSWORD Gateway qE AUS DATA VERSION Obtain an IF address automatically amp ALARMS Internal IF BOOK E SCHEDULER gy ADVANCED HM ES STREAMING Obtain ONS Server address automatically P Protacol Use the following DNS Server DNS Server i eee ee ramet 0 Cem T Darran IV 4 Saving and Importing Configurations It is possible to save the configuration in a file by using the Export utility option When this option is clicked the saving dialog is open and the user must select the file where the configuration will be stored To restore a configuration the import option must be clicked and then a file configuration must be selected From version 4 5 2 onwards the factory default configuration can be restored from the web page This option allows the user to restore the factory default configuration except those parameters related to the LAN configuration IP address netmask and gateway To apply the changes the user can press either the OK button or the Apply button By pressing the Apply button the changes will be applied but the configuration window will remain Apply button available from version 5 0 0 onwards NereusS User Manual IV 5 Configuring Interfaces By clicking on the INTERFACES icon the port configuration dialog appears In the left side the ports can be selected The r
38. S User Manual Streaming and Network Analyzer Ed Rx BuFFer 100 0 i Max 100 0 Reference value 50 0 wata 0NF IDE ns Date 07 05 07 ee Time 17 04 46 Mn joo Mean ER Last Value 89 9 10g Lots lode Led4dis5 17 05 04 17 05 16 beste i Jitter 1 02 eo Jitter X Max Yale 0 97 Date 07 05 07 E gsi Time 17 04 46 Min Value 0 09 Last Value 0 16 Mean 000 ee 1704 19 170430 170i 170453 17 05 04 17 05 16 Last Value 0 04 Packets oo mee Lost Total o Date OF 05 0 a Be me Time 17 04 46 Last Value O a ee Disordered o as I I I l I Hota al irgi Lots lode leddis5 17 05 04 17 05 16 Last Value 0 lt E cal EEN Close All the information is displayed in different graphs synchronized with each other so that the user can move through all the data very easily Data from each connection is stored independently so that it is possible to access data from connections other than the current one In addition it is possible to delete export or import data from any previous call NereusS User Manual Call Current eS oA Set 17 06 13 w Delte z 02 36 OF MOSI07 17 06 08 V 6 7 PRODYS PORTS for Prodys Proprietaty protocols v1 amp v2
39. System haw Mabn 13 06 Late Beduk Di TmptF 16 129701 Pun RPM p Grh boboto Streaming x O E E Line 1 Number AIF 192 168 100 176 Call Type Unicast Bidirectional a Audio Mode APT ENH 16Bits 128Kbps 7 5 ST Lines Number lt IF E Call Type Unicast Bidirectional Audio Mode Change Phone Book Discover udio Mode 2 The connection bar was split on version 5 2 1 between Rx and Tx for IP connection If NET ISDN or X21 the connection bar will be only one and it will cover Tx and Rx NereusS User Manual Call types gt Unicast Bidirectional gt This is a bidirectional point to point connection that is both ends will transmit and receive audio simultaneously It will be necessary to check the upload and download bandwidth in the link gt Unicast Unidirectional Tx gt This is a unidirectional point to point communication where only the end which makes the call will send audio gt Unicast Unidirectional Rx gt This is a unidirectional point to point communication where the calling end will be the receiver gt Multicast Tx gt This is point to multipoint communication in which the calling end will join a multicast group as a transmitter gt Multicast Rx gt This is point to multipoint communication in which the calling end will join a multicast group as a receiver To make bidirectional or unidirectional Tx calls over IP click on the Tx connection bar To make unidirectional Rx calls over IP
40. after the line is connected j Cancel 2 The temperature is above 50 C 3 This alarm was introduced on version 4 7 1 NereusS User Manual Otherwise the alarm would come up as soon as the connection is established given that the Decoder needs some time to detect the incoming compression mode Line Disconnected Line 1 2 has been disconnected unexpectedly manually disconnected or both Backup Active The ISDN backup line is working General In internal hardware error was detected by the software System Power Down This new alarm allows the user to know if the unit was turn off and the time that it remained in that condition lV 16 2 Monitoring Alarms When one of the selected alarms is detected the alarms window is highlighted By clicking over it the information will be showed Voltage Out Of Range Main El Voltage Out Of Range Backup Disable All O Yoltage Out Of Range 3 34 System Histo O Voltage Out OF Range Sy System Fj Temperature Out OF Range E Fan Failure E LAN Not Present O LAN Traffic No Audio Level Detected O Decoder Framed Lost O Decoder Not Framed O Line Disconnected E General System Power Down The alarms are saved on the non volatile memory of Nereus It means that it is possible to Know what happened on the past even if the unit was disconnected of the network The alarms history can be showed by clicking over the lamp or over History option in
41. al connections at the same time by using the Group Call and Disconnect All buttons respectively This operation mode is not compatible with the IP DOUBLE MODE V 6 5 Prodys Proprietary set of protocols Prodys has developed this proprietary set of protocols to carry out IP streaming connections due to the lack of a standard in this regard e Prodys Real Time Control Protocol P RTCP This is a protocol based on TCP that allows for the establishment and termination of a connection as well as for the negotiation of the codec mode automatic audio synchronisation in all modes e Prodys Real Time Protocol P RTP This is a protocol based on UDP used for the transmission of audio e Prodys eXtended Real Time Protocol PX RTP This is a protocol based on UDP used for the transmission of multicast audio e Prodys Upgrading Identifying Protocol This protocol is based on UDP and used to identify upgrade the units e Prodys External Protocol P XP This protocol is based on TCP and can be used for controlling the units from an application other than the web page or ProdysControl e Prodys Auxiliary Data Protocol P AUXP This protocol is based on UDP and used for transmitting receiving auxiliary data Prodys U bit Protocol P UbP This protocol is based on UDP and used for transmitting receiving the User Bit from the AES EBU frame Regarding compatibility Prodys are committed to work alongside the EBU NACIP group in the
42. aligned with the transition card connectors 5 Locating screws should be fitted to secure the top and bottom of the card To extract a card follow the next instructions 1 Remove the two retention screws located at the top and the bottom of the panel 2 Press the lock of the lever and slide the card gently Retention Screw arn sr aS mie aiaa aga E NE ji A 5 s a 4 ah a 3s 7wa mist HAA i e ji i dal EIN Ay Ud maass e x Retention Screws Nereus User Manual ll 4 The rear panel The connections of Nereus are spread between the front and rear panel On the rear panel are found power and audio connections The power supply is common for the whole system but any audio over IP card has its own audio connections p k a i a T T Py F F aa Fi bad id i i i F ie p e ak ay s F p EF amp fe o ba z 5 ha T 5 l n f Ea S aS es Se Se fe i Ri zi zi A iSS E 4 i T TH a a2 Pal ai bt ae ae wall owt m T h a Ei a cd Audio ports Ill 4 1 Power Supply On the back panel you will find the main power inlets one for the main power supply and the other one for the secondary power supply You will also find the main power switch and the fuse holder for each power input Nereus is designed to take AC universal power from 100 to 240 VAC with frequency between 50Hz and 60Hz When it is necessary to replace either fuse it is important to make sure that it
43. and upload bandwidth between two Prodys IP Codecs Once the user knows the available bandwidth it is possible to select the proper bit rate for the compression mode The user can obtain information about the delay of the encoder decoder process for any particular mode and the actual bandwidth which will be required for that mode from the web page in the audio tab Besides in the non block modes like PCM or apt X it is possible to modify the size of the frames from 2 to 24 msc In the rest of the modes this size is fixed and determined by the corresponding standard The larger the block size the higher the delay but the smaller the required bandwidth more efficient use of IP packets and vice versa NereusS User Manual NErene TTT x Audio Configuration Audio Encoder PCM 48k hz 24 bits Mora Time Between Packets 0 TIMEDATE i B 8 PASSWORD z OverHead Bez oa AUX DATA VERSION FB Bytes Min Audio Delay ie amp ALARMS BOOK SAG LF 2 Bandwidth 286 Kbps OverHead E SCHEDULER Packet Size PANE Se STEN I ney Ea i Y ADVANCED Eee STREAMING ea Tx Export Import Cancel Lost and or disordered packets might be the cause of audio interruptions To obtain information about these parameters in real time the Real Time Network Analyzers can be used For more information about this please refer to chapter V 6 6 Proprietary protocols v2 Nereus User Manual Tec
44. as many times as it will be necessary until the connection will be established or until it decides that the main line has been recovered If the backup is disabled during the calling process or when the ISDN communication is connected the unit will proceed to work at IP or X21 mode independently if the main line is recovered or not While the unit is working in backup mode the unit is monitoring the main line in order to decide if the line has been recovered or not If the audio synchronism is detected in the received audio by the main line the programmed countdown in the TIMER UP starts If the countdown finishes Nereus goes to IP or X21 mode again and therefore leaving the backup mode after ending the communication by the ISDN line In order to avoid the entry of unwanted calls Nereus terminal adapter allows the programming of call filters BACKUP TA_CNUM NereusS User Manual V 11 1 2 Nereus SLAVE operation If Nereus works as SLAVE the entry or exit to the backup mode will be guided by different criterions than the defined ones in the MASTER mode First of all it is necessary that the Backup option be enabled The unit will work by default in IP or X21 mode monitoring the state of the ISDN line continuously If an incoming call is detected the unit will switch to backup mode automatically If the call hungs up the unit will pass to work in IP or X21 mode again During the backup phase the Nereus SLAVE goes on sending coded
45. atterns Range of recurrence This section is divided in two different parts o Starts on This option establish the start date and time for the configured pattern o Ends on It is possible to establish the end of the configured pattern in three different ways Without end date after a certain number of repetitions or in an specific date By clicking on Preview and edit tab the user will obtain a calendar wherein those days when this pattern is active will be coloured on red NereusS User Manual NErene T Recurrence a Recurence Preisi ond eii Chek on a date bo mid if mamaa E bom Pe dae urene pier vex e ETT 4 junio 2006 MN TWTF S Ls 3 d 3 7 6 10 ii i2 i3 14 15 16 1 IR 19 2021 22 23 4 eo 26 27 20 da J SH TW IF 5 i 3d 3an 7 E 9 10 11 12 13 14 is 16 if 16 19 20 21 22 23 2425 fT 23 julio 20i 5S fT WT F S amp l 2245 67 amp 910 11 i2 1314 15 i6 17 18 19 20 71 272 da 24 25 f0 27 20 29 aU 1 noviembre 2006 S fi Tf W I F amp i234 56 7 8 910 it i2 13 1415 16 17 16 19 20 21 72 23 24 25 mpata AMM 5 MH TH T F S L 34 S 6 7 91011 i 13 i4 15 16 i7 18 19 a0 fi 22 2a 24 25 26 2 2H 29 30 Fl diciembre 20k 5 M I Ww I F 1 345 6 7 B a 10 22 12 13 141 1 IH 19 20 Zl 22 2 PrE orane 5SM TW T F S 9 10 ii i2 13 14 15 16 17 10 19 20 21 22 23 2425 2627 229 2 enero 2007 S
46. audio through the main line in order for the Nereus MASTER can detect that the line has been recovered It is also possible to program call filters in the Nereus SLAVE in order to avoid the unit answering unwanted calls Nereus MASTER Backup Configuration 1 Disable the backup operation SYS BACKUP ENABLE OFF 2 Set Nereus as MASTER SYS MODE MASTER 3 Set the timers SYS TIMER DOWN x sec SYS TIMER UP y sec 4 Set the backup audio mode and the ISDN numbers CONF BOOK INDEX 1 gt BOOK EDITOR 01 FILSON TPENG 1 ENC 2 5 Enable the Backp operation BACKUP ENABLE ON Nereus SLAVE Backup Configuration 1 Disable the backup operation SYS BACKUP ENABLE OFF 2 Set Nereus as MASTER SYS MODE SLAVE 3 Enable the Backp operation BACKUP ENABLE ON It is possible to select between the left channel L or L R as audio source of the encoder 1 and R or L R as audio source for encoder 2 when mono mode is selected for the backup ISDN connection NereusS User Manual This option is only available from the Nereus web Page chs Choose Audio Mode Audio mode Algorithm MPEG Layer Il t Bitrate 128 Kbps a we i w L A L R 3dB L R dB Aux data L CRC This option is very useful for an 64kbps ISDN link where sending a stereo signal could involve a lack in the audio quality Thus encoding L R signal as a mono signal will provide a much better a
47. b ai egg jp mhii mipi atakata patatafa tah atetatststatatats es ag ut am T nereus User Manual Ver 5 4 1 2 PROCESAMIENTO DIGITAL Y SISTEMAS S L Prodys amp interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio witha smile Index Lae o Gane er ee en ee ee ee er rT 2 CE DeClaratiolt of COMPU ANCe acca saecrcscesccenccraseeareseriss as aiese cass 6 ADOUU THIS MANGAN seeswicestecstcestsse cesccvswteswiesnicawsesessawcsecteuwieewes 7 OVEIVIOW as cosa v rea wavew ewe wae E T 8 ed Key Features c c recta cccssescactencaseseomssdenseataseandnuecantumdeceaeenis sens eocne 9 IZ INGFEUS AT CIITCCTIING xceecccncandasicccwecoaesariuthciewseeneseaawdueuiceseenaaseanante 11 I 3 Nereus Components sseessseessseessoesssooessooessoseseooeesoseeesseessoeeee 13 1 3 1 Main power supply ssssesseesscescseesseescoeesoeesceesceesoeesceeeceeeeeeee 13 3 2 Secondary power supply ssesssescesscessoresoeesosesoresoresoseseeeseseoe 14 1 3 3 Audio over IP codec CAIs s eessessseesceesoeesceesceesceescessceeeeesee 14 1 3 4 Audio over ISDN X21 cards cccesceccceccecceccescceccescescesceeceees 16 ALEPO ee a E E E E A A E E A E E R 16 INStAMACION GUE crr AESA 17 Mt VITOR CHECKS E E E N E E E T 17 WZS aU O eE E EE E EEE E E E E 17 IIl 3 Inserting and extracting modules ssssesseesossoesoesseesossossoeeeeeee 18 Ae The rear panel c ccra
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49. cees 101 V9 1 ESEADUSMING ISDN CANS cassnstccnnemanasanesnsieumtesesetatiesasetevasnesoeneons 105 V 9 2 Receiving Calls via ISDN cece cence cece tec ceeccescenccesceescees 105 V 9 3 Restrictions in ISDN COMMUNICATIONS cece eee e cence ee ceeceeees 106 V 10 Nereus operating as an X21 COCEC cece cece cece ence eee ceeceeeceeecees 107 V 11 How the backup mode WOFKS ceecceccecceccecceecencescceececceecees 107 V 11 1 MASTER amp SLAVE Configuration ccc cece cecceecceecceccesecees 107 V 11 1 1 Nereus MASTER Operation cccecccccccccceccecceccescesevcescess 108 V 11 1 2 Nereus SLAVE Operation cc cece ccc e cece ee ceeceececeeceeceeeees 110 ProDlEM SOIVINE guide ccc cecccecccccceccccccecceccceccecccecceecces 112 VIAGRUGIO VODICINS sicnsccan osstccenecuneteeesbascdecsuceesnasiecaneenseteenareeceor 112 VI 1 1 No Audio On the OUTPUtS cece cece cece ccc e cee c eee eeeceeceeceeees 112 VI 1 2 The program line is connected but there is no audio on the outputs 112 VI 1 3 There is no audio output at either End cece cece cece eeceeecees 113 Me Audio GISLONGION cscieceacatersacen sae oesaececheseeceueasesnnderes sdenceseenets 113 VI 2 IP COMMUNICATION problems cece eeceec cee ceeceeceeeeeeceeceeceecees 113 VI 2 1 Prodys Codec s Web Page cannot be accessed cceeceeceeees 113 VI 2 2 When connecting two audiocodecs in unicast there is n
50. click in an empty row The following window will be displayed Edit Scheduled Call Mame Scheduled Call 1 Enabled Start Date 21 12 2006 w StartTime 17 16 26 9 Priority C Recurrence 4nd Duration End Date And Time d Date Recurrence Time Recurrence Call Configuration Net Made Es Line 1 Phone IP Sx Line 2 Phone IP _ This dialog permits the user to configure all the parameters related to an automatic call gt Name This field allows the user to enter a brief description to identify this call This name will appear in the call list of the Scheduler By default the name will be Scheduled Call followed by a number gt Enable Each scheduled call can be enabled disabled individually In addition the Scheduler dialog has a checkbox which allows the NereusS User Manual activation deactivation of the Scheduler When the Scheduler system is disabled none of the scheduled calls will be made gt Start The Start Date and Start Time fields permit the user to configure the date and time when the scheduled call or pattern will be enabled gt Priority By clicking on Priority the user can change the priority value assigned to the current entry It is possible to define the precedence between manual and automatic calls Thus the user can decide if one automatic call will take precedence over a manual one The call priority can be set to a number between 1 and 10 highest
51. configuration window Configuration INTERFACES SCHEDULER Configuration LAN Parts v Enabled Manual Call Priority gF AS232 Gf Gro Priority Lime 1 PhonejIP Line 2 Phone IF ee AUDIO a w sys T TIMEDATE PASSWORD 4B AUx DATA VERSION ay ADVANCED Sy STREAMING fa Protocol gt lV 9 2 How to enable disable the Scheduler The Scheduler dialog has a checkbox which allows the activation deactivation of the Scheduler When the Scheduler system is disabled none of the scheduled calls will be made In addition each scheduled call can be enabled disabled individually lV 9 3 Automatic and manual call It is possible to define the precedence between manual and automatic calls Thus the user can decide if one automatic call will take precedence over a manual one The call priority can be set to a number between 1 and 10 highest priority The Scheduler will only establish a programmed call when this call has the same or higher priority than the current one The default priority for automatic calls is 1 and the default one for manual calls is 10 Manuals calls are those made by the user It is possible to modify the default priority for the NereusS User Manual manual calls from the Scheduler dialog by changing the value of the field Manual call priority lv 9 4 Programming the scheduler To add a new automatic call click on the Add button in the Scheduler configuration window or double
52. ction in the following cases 1 The unit is trying the connection for the first time 2 The unit was connected and lost the connection because the line dropped or the line was disconnected from the other end lV 7 8 Reboot System This option allows the user to reset remotely the unit lV 7 9 Time Date This option allows synchronizing time and date by using the SNTP protocol Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP operates always in the client server model and for this reason Nereus can work as SNTP server or SNTP client Configuration g ae TIMEDATE Configuration SMTP Time Server Deiz 30 01 2000 Time 4 57 38 Sa PASSWORD O SNTP Time Client VERSION aans deh BOOK SCHEDULER fie Fane ay ADVANCED E STREAMING Eyrope London hal P Protocol Ey TX NereusS User Manual lV 7 10 Password Whenever the web browser is started it is necessary to enter a security password This is the dialog to program it Configuration ae NTE ES l PASSWORD Configuration iz We D TIMEDATE Retype password Beg PASSWORD E AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED lV 7 11 Aux Data RS232 There is one RS232 port for use as auxiliary data port This port allows the transmission and reception of data along with the encoded audio When one option is checked the corresponding decoder will allow the reception of ancillary data The auxiliary data can be sent via a different
53. d to connect Nereus via Ethernet to a PC running the web browser This chapter describes how to start it and how to use it Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Updating the firmware This appendix describes how to update the Nereus firmware NereusS User Manual Overview Nereus has been designed to provide a high density Audio over IP platform The system is based on a 19 3U chassis which can house up to 14 IP audio codec cards or up to 7 couples of ISDN X21 IP cards Each IP audio codec card is based on the successful ProntoNet IP codec which mechanic has been adapted to be connected as a compactPCI card All features present in a ProntoNet are available on Nereus providing the best space saving solution when many IP audio codecs are required All modules support hot swapping allowing live insertion and extraction while the unit is running This means that it is possible dynamic reconfiguration and easy maintenance Nereus comprises power supplies modules and the numbers of audio cards that users need Two power supplies modules can be fitted one as Main and one as Slave when redundant power supply is required The switch over between both is totally transparent to any active communications at that moment Nereus supports individual remote control of each IP audio codec via embedded web server or global system centralized management via ProdysControl application including a centralized alarms receivi
54. definition of the new standard for audio over IP Keeping ahead of developments and supporting all protocols stated as mandatory so far in the new Tech 3326 standard for audio over IP NereusS User Manual V 6 6 Proprietary set of protocols v2 This set of protocols is based on the previous one and it uses the same ports and different protocols But with this new protocol it is possible to obtain network related parameters such as jitter lost or disordered packets in real time during the audio connection To be able to get all this information Proprietary Protocol V2 should be configured as audio protocol This protocol is not compatible with the previous one version 1 Proprietary protocol version 1 will allow the user to get information about jitter and buffer usage but will not allow the user to obtain information about lost and disordered packets This information will be saved separately for each connection in RAM memory Up to 24 hours of data can be stored Once the connection is established the user can access the real time network analyzer by clicking on the buffer occupation graph in order to get information related to Realtime Networ Analyzer Rx occupation With average maximum and minimum usage Very low percentage of buffer occupation will cause audio interruptions and drop outs Jitter High jitter values will match with low buffer occupation Lost and disordered packets Nereus
55. dress and port will be used by the transmitter to advert its audio streaming broadcasting In the case that these parameters are modified by the user they should be configured to the same values at both ends the sender and the receiver When making a call with SAP as communication protocol only Multicast Tx and Multicast Rx call types will be available To launch an audio streaming over IP with SAP the user shall select Multicast Tx as call type from the dialing window and type in the multicast IP address to send the audio to Nereus User Manual 99 Prodys NErene Line 1 Number IP 224 0 0 10 Call Type Audio Mode PCM 48Khz 16 bits Mono Lines gt Phone Book SAP Streams Audio Mode To receive this audio streaming the user shall select the Multicast Rx call type and will introduce the same Multicast IP address as the transmitter Line 1 Number IP 224 0010 Call Type AMn Audio Mode PCM 48k hz 16 bits Mono Line Phone Book SAP Streams Audio Mode As many receivers as required can join this multicast address and receive the audio without any increment in the required bandwidth given that this communication is based on IP multicast technology NereusS User Manual v 9 Nereus operating as an ISDN codec The Nereus as ISDN codec is very similar to the Pronto 3 therefore those users that are familiar with the Pronto 3 will find it easy to operate the Nereus over ISDN The most im
56. ed s SNMP 64 Kbps 128 Kbps 192 Kbps ES Ethernet Port ISDN 256 Kbps 384 Kbps 576 Kbps S Line 1 S Line 2 P Hal g RS232 GPO GPIO j Audio Sys Timedate Password 4 Aux Data Version g Alarms Backup License 2A Book Fa Scheduler A sy Advanced D 4 Streaming Ba CCS This option is available from version 5 2 1 onwards NereusS User Manual NGrers IV 5 2 RS232 Port There is one RS232 port for use as auxiliary data port This port allows the transmission and reception of data along with encoded audio The ports are always set to 8 DATA bits NO parity 1 START bit and 1 STOP bit The bit rate can be adjusted to between 300 and 9600 bps via software RS232 Configuration Ao2s2 Speed Line 1 oe Password Scheduler gp Advanced a3 Streaming 54i Protocol IV 5 3 GPIO Port From this option the inputs and outputs of the GPIO port are configured Configuration INTERFACES GPIO Configuration 0 LAN Se ee Potts GPI GPO Transparent TIMEDATE Transparent Transparent 8 PASSWORD f i 5 peti Transparent Transparent ALARMS BOOK Transparent Transparent a SCHEDULER g ADVANCED 3 43 STREAMING y Protocol Nereus User Manual IV 5 3 1 Inputs INPUTS Transparent Under this configuration the state of the input will be present in its homologous output in
57. ending how the menu option ANS is Nereus User Manual configured for the ISDN port If the ANS mode is set to manual the appropriate CALL key must be pressed to accept the call and connect to it Call filters It is possible to record up to three numbers for each line that work as call filters meaning that the line will only connect to calls that come from these pre programmed numbers This option is found in the ISDN set up menus under CNUM Calling Number Local number It is also possible to assign a single number to each line in a way that the line will only respond to calls to this local number This can be used if you need to map an ISDN directory number to a specific audio port This option is found in the ISDN set up menus under LNUM Local Number e Enabling disabling G711 ISDN incoming calls From version 4 6 0 onwards a new check box allows the user to enable disable voice calls G711 over ISDN e Enabling Disabling hidden number ISDN calls From version 4 6 0 onwards a new check box allows the user to enable reject incoming ISDN calls with undefined number e External ISDN loop It is possible to set a loop for the ISDN interface so that data coming from any ISDN connection will be sent back This functionality works over both B channels IV 5 1 5 X21 Port Optional module From this option the speed of the X21 port is selected Configuration Sy Interfaces Al DeesARe ane fa LAN s Ports 421 Spe
58. er See how this helps protect your computer Go to Internet Options in IExplorer click on Security tab and set prompt when downloading ActiveX signed and unsigned controls at Local and Internet zones Internet Options Internet Bese Trusted sites Restricted zitez Local intranet gt This zone contains all Web sites that T ae on Your organization s intranet Security level for this zone Custom Custom settings To change the settings click Custom Level To use the recommended settings click Default Level NereusS User Manual Security Settings les Settings Enable ry Download signed ActiveX controls O Disable O Enable Prompt iii Download unsigned Actives controls Disable O Enable Prompt Cy Initialize and script Actives controls not marked as safe Disable O Enable Prompt E Lihan Hre es R P E N E A lt Reset custom settings Windows Vista Should the user experience a problem when downloading the OCX file when first accessing the web page of the unit please disable UAC User Access Control on Windows Vista Once the OCX file has been installed in the computer UAC can be enabled again Each firmware version might have a different OCX file so the new OCX should be installed as it is done for the first access to the web page of the unit If the unit was upgraded and depending on the cache configuration of the In
59. er V 11 How the backup mode Works IV 7 13 Alarms configuration This menu allows the user to activate two different ways to report remotely the alarms IV 7 13 1 SNMP Traps From this option it is possible to select the IP address where the SNMP traps will be sent An SNMP manager located at this IP address will receive and process the information according to the SNMP protocol These SNMP traps will notify alarm information that is an SNMP trap will be sent when an alarm is activated or deactivated with the time and type of alarm For this to happen alarms have to be enabled see chapter IV 16 Alarms Nereus can be fully monitored though SNMP protocol NereusS User Manual A Configuration c INTERFACES ALARMS Configuration ye LAN as aaa Ports Send SNMP Traps a LL GPO GIO efi AUDIO _ Delet a m sys T TIMEDATE PASSWORD dE AUK DATA J VERSION ALARMS deh BOOK ee ee a ADVANCED IFrame Sy STREAMING ts Protocal Ea Tx F Port A IV 7 13 2 Send an e mail A second option is to send an e mail when an alarm is activated The dialog allows introducing one or more email addresses where the alarm report will be sent Additionally it is possible to introduce the IP address of a SMTP server which will allow the transmission of a SMS reporting the alarms Iv 8 BOOK When the BOOK option is selected the phone book window is showed on the right side The Phone
60. erver NereusS User Manual IV 5 1 2 DNS configuration DNS Domain Name Server allows the user to use names instead of IP address A DNS server mantains a data base of domain names host names and their corresponding IP addresses Once the DNS server address is introduced the host name can be used for all operations that require to write an IP address dial phone book SNTP configuration etc The DNS server IP address can be introduced manually or obtained automatically by means of DHCP LAN Configuration IP Address Use the following IP address IP el ea ae Gateway ae ee oe 0 ee T Obtain an IP address automatically DNS Obtain ONS Server address automatically Use the following DNS Server 10 Oo DNS Server 10 NereusS User Manual IV 5 1 3 Ports It is possible to configure which ports the unit will use when selecting Prodys proprietary protocols for IP communications EA Configuration Sy INTERFACES Ports Configuration a orta Base Port Web Server Port Restore Default T TIMEDATE 8 Password 4 AUS DATA VERSION ALARMS We BACKUP BOOK fal SCHEDULER a ADVANCED B 24 STREAMING pa Protocal Sa TX There are two different groups 1 Web Server Port By default it is TCP port 80 This is the internal web server port 2 Base Port By default it is 50011 for TCP and UDP ports This is the first port of the range of ports
61. esoresoresoresoseseeeseeeee 53 Vre Ba KUD erroreren oir na E OEE EEEE EE EOE 53 V13 Alarms CONT ISUIATION wcvccssstcactscsencest aseecescnensaninatscceseneseadeer 53 Valet oe lx UNIVE TaD Snaacceemaonnn neat aseewenenseebworasecssndecereeeteseeeeman see rence 53 T SONG All C all tccasweneecseanseswsaweeeeeesasencues teases seacsenwaeweann meses 54 IW BOOK griener epres E EE EEE E E EE EE EEE dec eecseteenes 54 V9 SCE dUlOI ase dacwcccugccbebaecuntenceoccuontcteuteetasceseteensstenceeceuenistaue secs 57 WOT COMMUNION e E EEE EE O E EEEE 57 IV 9 2 How to enable disable the Scheduler sesssesssssssssescessseessesee 57 IV 9 3 Automatic and manual Call ccc cece cece ini ererek i enre 5 IV 9 4 Programming the Scheduler cece cece cece eee ceeceeeceeeceeceeeces 58 gt PN AIG A A E A E A E saute ueea sence 58 gt E DIO a r EE E EEE 58 gt SE 1 A E E A E A T E E ere 59 gt PROFI Y raona TEE AEE E ET 59 gt g a EEE E E A A E E O NE T E O E 59 gt Recurrence and duration ceccecccccceccevcescecceecceccescescesceecs 59 gt Endate and UM Orres rra E E sens 62 IV 9 5 Scheduled call configuration sseesseesseesceescessceescessceseceeee 62 Nereus User Manual V9 5 Man alt CONTISUPATION lt lt c 5 s0ncwncotdcusssaconenacetesesnasdesenncosdieseses 62 IV 9 5 2 Automatic configuration from the phone book 0eceeeees 62 IV 9 6 Modifying existing scheduled Calls cece cece ccc e
62. evoked It is possible to have a unit being controlled by ProdysControl and at the same time web browsers monitoring the same unit etc Nereus User Manual When entering the web page the user can set the time out period for the connection between the PC running the web browser and the unit By default this period is set to 5 seconds To modify this parameter click on the advance features button of the login window ie aa me Hp Password and specify the new value from the following window Password O Timeout PT Base Port ee The user should take into account that the longer the time out the less likely it is that the connection between the PC and the unit will be lost It is very important to differentiate between this time out value and the one for audio streaming connections Base Port When Nereus ports have been modified it will be necessary to change this parameter according to the new port configuration in order to get access to the Nereus web browser MORE ABOUT THE PRODYS PORTS Changing Prodys Ports The Nereus configuration menu allows the user to configure which ports the unit will use for its TCP UDP IP communications from the web page This option is available from version 4 8 1 onwards NereusS User Manual Configuration Ports Configuration Base Port There are two different groups Web Server Port By default it is TCP port 80 This
63. files NereusS User Manual PR Buscar en Ingl s w Oo oF E EE Nereus_v4 3 0 hFF Documentos recientes Escritorio Mis documentos Hombre Nereus v4 6 0 hit wt Abit e Tipo Hera Flash files hif v Mis ee are Abrir como archive de s lo lectura 3 Once the file has been correctly selected press Next to go to the devices selection dialog HeraF lashPlus Welcome to HeraFlashPlus update utility Please select the update file Update File C SDocumentacion D Productos Nereus Sindee Jil eT 4 The selection devices window shows the devices connected to the network that have been automatically detected The key refresh allows to repeat the detection process The network must support broadcast traffic If the broadcast traffic is not allowed the IP addresses must be introduced manually by writing the IP address of each card in the Device IP box and clicking the Add Device box NereusS User Manual Nereus HeraF lashPlus Select devices Please select devices to update IP Type Version 10 6 1 19 Nereus 04 8 0 Add Manual Device Device IP 5 To select a device that will be updated enable the check box that is close to its IP address 6 Once all devices has been selected you will see a warning message telling you that all the contents of the Flash will be erased and that you must back up this data BEFORE updating the device Heraf lashP
64. hl TW IF amp 12345 64 B 910 11 12 13 1415 1617 ib 19 El 27 3 24 25 26 a 2425 2627 2629 3 26 29 30 Fi 2 ai 5 T g 29 30 31 26 27 23 70 So To configure the unit for Time recurrence mark the corresponding checkbox in the Scheduler configuration window and click on Recurrence The following window will be displayed Time Recurrence Recurrence Pattern o Hours jo Minutes Every Never After Ocurrences This window is arranged in two different sections Recurrence pattern This section permits the user to configure the period of time for this call to be repeated Ends on From here it is possible to establish the end of this recurrence It can be never or after an specific number of occurrences NereusS User Manual gt End date and time This option allows the user to establish the duration of a programmed call by defining the end time and date The call will be established in the date and time defined by the Start Date and Start Time fields IV 9 5 Scheduled call configuration It is necessary to configure the type of network the numbers and the compression mode that will be used for call establishment To do that the user can configure these parameters manually or automatically by getting them from one of the entries of the phone book IV 9 5 1 Manual configuration To configure these parameters manually clicK on Edit The follo
65. hnical Specifications vil 1 Audio Interfaces Stereo Audio Inputs Balanced Analog inputs Maximum input level 22 dBu Input Impedance 20 Kohm Digital inputs AES EBU format EIAJ CP 340 tipo I IEC 958 Pro Rate Converter 1 3 to3 1 Stereo Audio Outputs Balanced Analog Outputs Maximum output level 22 dBu Output Impedance 50 ohm Digital Outputs AES EBU format EIAJ CP 340 tipo I IEC 958 Pro Rate Converter 1 3 to 3 1 Audio properties THD N lt 0 0035 S N gt 94 dB typical Crosstalk gt 94 dB Phase Difference lt 0 3 Quantification 24 bits With a tone of 22 dBu Fs 48 Khz 24 bits NereusS User Manual Vil 2 Compression G 22 G711 A u Law MPEG 1 2 layer II ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 MPEG 1 2 Layer III ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 MPEG 2 AAC LC ISO IEC 13818 7 MPEG 4 AAC LC LD amp HE ISO IEC 14496 3 Standard and Enhanced aptX VIl 2 1 BANDWIDTH KHz Legend x Not available in the standard Not implemented m _MPEG 1 2 LAYER II ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 t Fssaskhz Fs 32KH2 Feczakmz Rate EE E ee Stereo Dual a La Ipee a Nereus User Manual MPEG 1 2 LAYER IIT ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 Bit Fs 48KHz FS 32KHz FS 24KHZ Rate Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual JStereo Mono Stereo Dual_ pa N 00 O N 256 X Stereo Dual zie E or 0 T N Sz TiS 75 NO UI OIN OIN
66. i Line 2 Time Between Packets W X21 Ems GPO GPIO Gi Audio Unicast Sys Bandwidth Bss Packet Size s m ae Multicast ersion 2 Ame Bandwidth Packet Size 50 Bytes Min Audio Delay a Scheduler ay Advanced B J Streaming bs Protocol m Restore Default Nereus User Manual NErene When the packet size needs to be fragmented keep in mind that the overhead changes for that reason When it happens it is indicated as follows Configuration EE Interfaces Audio Configuration E A Lan ia i Ports Audio i E A ISDN Encoder PEM 48khz 16 bits Mono Sk Line 1 7k Line 2 W 2l g AS232 GP GPO fi Audio Unicast E Sys Bandwidth OverHead T Timedate Password 4 Aux Data Version amp Alarms W Backup Packet Size Inti ME Min Audio Delay eh Book a Scheduler Facket Size 1592 Bytes Min Audio Delay Multicast z Bandwidth a02 Kbps OverHead sy Advanced SS Streaming Warningll Packets will be fragmented aa Protocol Sy TX IV 11 2 2 IP This option allows the user to configure some IP header fields to carry out QoS Streaming Packets Quality of Service This option allows the user to configure the value in the ToS field in the IP header This field can be used to carry out QoS in the network Streaming packets Time To Live Configure the Time To Live parameter Configuration SQ INTERFACES IP Configuration wt 9 Streaming Packets Quality Of Service Ty
67. ight window shows the dialog to configure the selected port For example if we select the LAN port IV 5 1 LAN IV 5 1 1 Assigning an IP address Nereus allows the user to assign the IP parameters both manually and automatically DHCP gt Manually gt User must enter the following IP parameters manually IP address Mask and Gateway IP address Configuration amp Gyintenraces EEN LAN A Por ddress Use the following IP address IP Eizo Mask 255 10 TIMEDATE PASSWORD Gateway i Gus d AUX DATA VERSION Obtain an IP address automatically ALARMS Internal IP BOOK Ea SCHEDULER gy ADVANCED y STREAMING DNS gt Automatically gt Check Obtain an IP address automatically option to get the configuration automatically from a DHCP Server Configuration g inTeRFAcES PEN 9 LAN Por IP Address Use the following IP address TIMEDATE PASSWORD 4B AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS BOOK Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED Obtain DNS Server address automatically Use the following DNS m o C J Creo Ree bate By setting DHCP the unit will receive its IP parameters when starting These IP settings might be different from time to time that is why Nereus supports RIP2 protocol This protocol allows the user to set an internal IP address in order that the unit can be identified regardless of the IP settings provided by the DHCP s
68. in line is working appropriately once the backup option has been validated in the menu BACKUP ENABLE ON The Nereus MASTER decides if the main line is dropped when the audio synchronism has been lost for the programmed time in TIMER DOWN option of the menu or when as many drop outs as defined in the Drop outs option of the menu have occurred within the period of time configured by the user This criteria for the BackUp operation was included on version 4 8 1 NereusS User Manual A Configuration E E INTERFACES Enable Backup Master Go to Backup Go to Main ISDN Bk Line 1 Eik Line 2 W 2l Timer Down 10 Timer Up gF PS23232 GO GPIO C Drop outs Number efi AUDIO a m sys b T TIMEDATE PASSWORD qE AUX DATA Slave Q VERSION BOOK fa SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED SiS STREAMING 45 Frotocol Force Backup When the audio synchronism has been lost during the programmed time by the user TIMER DOWN or there have been as many drop outs as defined by the user within the window time the unit will be configured in backup mode according the encoding configuration stored in the index 1 of the phone book Once it has been configured the codec will proceed to call to the programmed numbers in the same index the number of calls one or two B channels will depend on the mode that the user has chosen 64 o 128 Kbps when the unit starts working in backup mode Nereus will try the connection
69. ing scheme i Pin il Function oe Function Da NC a N 2 a eee nao rrr aio our ight e o oore TET Mowourers ee e mwone e AUDIOWRIGHT op o e o 8 wone O o These inputs and outputs are electronically balanced with a maximum level of 22 dBu Nereus User Manual 1 4 2 2 AES EBU Interface An AES EBU interface is available via the Sub D 9 ways connector on the rear panel of each audio over IP card This connector provides the option to connect an externally synchronised signal The user can select via software if the digital output is to synchronise with the audio input or with an external sync signal The connector is wired in the following way i Pin il Function Pin Il Function a E eee N O O O o w p o o II 5 The Front panel On the front panel of each card the communications interfaces are located Each card has independent connections for each purpose that is audio and management ancillary data and GPIO connections 1 0 H b A pacc LE H 9220204 2 S amp 3 I HEE Fa m d E i ry nin IE W LJL ee E e pII lt 2 JE i Fas E 3 E f m xm er m 4 a p r amo Be a om B ICL aa ua r Lai T p EH pid F ym j j T m z o sm g at e be at a i Eirg 5 rai p n i A m lt zpena 3J pel es ua tase io P M r M Q E ar inl i E m at Lia a
70. ion A Declaration of conformity for Nereus is available on file at Prodys offices in Spain To obtain this information contact with sales prodys net CAUTION Nereus uses a Lithium battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturers instructions Your product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be recycled and reused When this crossed out wheeled bin symbol with black bar underneath is attached to a product it means that product is covered by the European Directive 2002 96 EC Please inform yourself about the local separate collection system for electrical and electronic products Please act according to your local rules and do not dispose of your old products with your normal household waste The correct disposal of your old product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health NereusS User Manual About this manual The information is arranged in the following sections Chapter II Overview This chapter describes the main features of Nereus and its components Chapter III Installation Guide This chapter provides hardware requirements and instructions for installing the Nereus unit Chapter IV Nereus Web Browser To set up and configure the system you nee
71. is possible to establish two totally independent MONO connections for each 64 Kbps B Channel This means that for each channel or line of communication Line 1 or Line 2 as seen by the Nereus it is possible to send an audio signal encoded with any of the available codec algorithms The menu offers the option to configure Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 separately However the user must remember that in this mode it is only possible to work with MONO signals on each channel given that Nereus has only one stereo audio input and one stereo audio output To avoid incorrect configuration there are therefore certain restrictions while working with the Nereus as a DUAL CODEC If Encoder 1 is configured in any mode other than DUAL or STEREO JSTEREO the Encoder 2 option is disabled and the Nereus will not work as a DUAL CODEC The Encoder 2 is not available also when NET ISDN and bit rate 128 Kbps Encoder 2 can only be configured to work in MONO Section V 9looks at how the Nereus operates as a ISDN CODEC in more detail and it will detail other restrictions that need consideration when we configure Encoder 1 in DUAL or STEREO modes or when it receives calls from other units that are working in any of these modes v 4 Nereus working as a DUAL CODEC over IP There are two different operation modes SIMPLE and DOUBLE mode In SIMPLE mode the unit will work as usual that means it cannot establish two independent communica
72. k types and so will not be affected when the network type is changed NereusS User Manual v 2 Configuration parameters that are dependant on the network type selected There are two fundamental reasons for which the user must change the Nereus configuration parameters when a new communications interface is selected The available bandwidth over the selected network IP ISDN or X21 This places limitations on the bit rate that can be selected and the amount of compression AS an example over ISDN it is not possible to send uncompressed audio and the maximum bit rate for any algorithm is 128Kbps The number of available channels Number of bidirectional communications which can be achieved Note that over ISDN and IP up to two independent mono communications can be achieved The following table shows what the differences between the various communications networks regarding Nereus operation ALGORITHM BIT RATES Kbps oe ET 16 bits 48 KHz G711 a ee 6722 a Y a 2 Mono IP N 21 o ae 64 128 192 256 384 576 64 128 apx TH 6722 O O Pen E or MPEG 4 AAC HE 24 32 48 56 64 128 EEEO 64 128 192 256 384 576 64 64 6 T T T Mi T T T T G711 G722 ISD i 64 64 T 6 T T T Over IP the second MONO communication is fixed to G722 NereusS User Manual v 3 Nereus working as a DUAL CODEC over ISDN When we select ISDN as the communications interface it
73. l The CALL 2 key operates in exactly the same way Making calls at 128 Kbps Each line needs to be connected independently using the CALL 1 and CALL 2 keys To disconnect a call press and hold the appropriate CALL key for more than one second V 9 2 Receiving calls via ISDN In general you must bear in mind the following when dealing with incoming ISDN calls Automatic or manual response Incoming calls can be answered automatically or manually depending how the menu option ANS is configured for the ISDN port If the ANS mode is set to manual the appropriate CALL key must be pressed to accept the call and connect to it Call filters It is possible to record up to three numbers for each line that work as call filters meaning that the line will only connect to calls that come from these pre programmed numbers This option is found in the ISDN set up menus under CNUM Calling Number Local number It is also possible to assign a single number to each line in a way that the line will only respond to calls to this local number This can be used if you need to map an ISDN directory number to a specific audio port This option is found in the ISDN set up menus under LNUM Local Number Receiving calls over G711 Voice mode the ISDN indicates calls on G711 as voice mode The Nereus recognises this type of incoming call NereusS User Manual and proceeds automatically to reconfigure the Encoder and Decoder to this mode A
74. larms 4 Backup Book l Scheduler g Advanced 4 Streaming B Protocol 10 Half Duplex This option is available from version 5 2 1 onwards gt This option is available from version 5 2 1 onwards NereusS User Manual Nereus IV 5 1 4 ISDN Terminal adaptor Configuration Optional module The first dialog allows the selection of the ISDN protocol There are four options Euro ISDN 5ESS DMS 100 and NAT1 Configuration g pli ees ISDN Configuration ISDN Net Euro O 5E55 D100 Nat Timedate 8 Password 4 Aux Data Version 9 Alarms Backup Book T Scheduler ay Advanced 49 Streaming P Protocol Sy TX The options Line 1 and Line 2 allows the user to configure in each line B channel the Local Number Calling number filters and the answering mode Configuration Sd Interfaces JE Line 1 Configuration B bs LAN nr T a Forts Line Settings R aie Port Local Number L Calling Numbers i SDN aE h Line 2 ote X2 og AS232 GP GPIO gfe Audio c m Sys ANENE z aa O Manua G Automatic WE Aux Data 4 Version Allow Inconming G711 Calls 7 g Alarms pi Backup Allow Hidden Calls 5 License Enable External Loop ao Book 2 Scheduler gp Advanced Sy Streaming A Protocol Restore Default a TX ja Audio 1 aiL m Automatic or manual response Incoming calls can be answered automatically or manually dep
75. lity according to the standard defined by the N ACIP project within the EBU group IP protocols and standards supported gt gt 99 Nereus User Manual o RTP Real Time audio streaming o SIP Session establishment SAP Session announcement protocol for multicast communications SDP Session description MIME Standard payload definitions DHCP IP address auto configuration SNMP Remote monitoring over SNMP protocol HTTP Embedded Web server Full real time control and monitoring RIP2 Internal Alias IP addresses can be assigned IGMPv2 Multicast groups membership SMTP Alarm monitoring via e mail SNTP Clock synchronization DNS Domain Name Server O O O O O O O O O O e Streaming advanced features ft Jitter correction buffer ft Automatic delay compensation ft IP packet size configurable fe Test tool to check bandwidth delay jitter and QoS parameters fe Real Time Analyzer to check jitter buffer usage and quality of service concurrently to the audio connection e Auxiliary Data ft RS232 port for ancillary data fe GPIO port 4 inputs contact closures to ground and 4 open collector outputs e Remote Control and Monitoring fe Centralized management via embedded web server f SNMP and e mail alarm notification fe Customizable remote control and monitoring via Proprietary Control Protocol over RS232 or IP NereusS User Manual NErene I 2 Nereus Architecture Nereu
76. llowing information telephone IP audio modes date and start end time length of each call etc A report of the calls in html can be created allowing preview and print mivuy Vumeti MPEG L2 64Kbps 48Khz Mono tapas z Met Number Call Type Audio Mode Init Time A Delete LAN 10 10 10 1 Incomin G11 Aaw 25 11 2005 13135 Delete All 96 9 os LAN 10 10 10 1 Incomin PCM 48Rhz 24 bi 25 17 2005 13 18 5 LAN 10 11 14 Incomin AUTO 09 12 2005 14 55 5 _ LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4AACLD 09 12 2005 15 01 1 LAN 10 11 14 incomin MPEG4AAC LD 13 12 2005 15333 Syster LAN 101 114 Incomin MPEG4AACLD 13 12 2005 15 333 Y LAN 101 114 incom MPEG4AACLO 13 12 2005 15 335 12v Main LAN 101 114 incomin MPEG4AACLO 13 12 2005 16 06 2 LAN 1011 14 Incomin MPEG444CLD 13 12 2006 16 06 2 12v Backup LAN 101 114 incomin MPEG4 AACLD 13 12 2005 16 06 4 Temp C LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4A4CLD 13 12 2005 16 197 LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4AA4CLD 13 12 2005 16 233 Fan RPM LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4AA4CLD 13 12 2005 16 24 2 LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4AA4CLD 13 12 2005 16 332 LAN 10 1 1 14 Incomin MPEG4AA4CLD 13 12 2005 16 33 3 LAN 1011 14 Incomin MPEG4AACLD 13 12 2005 16 33 ptrean 101114 MPF G4 AALI D 1AA AA00R TAA nrnamin mi HTML Preview PRONTONET 10 1 2 377 CALL LOG Line Net Number IP Call T
77. loop call by calling from the unit to itself and check if everything works correctly If the decoder is framed but there is still no audio on the outputs NereusS User Manual a There is no audio present on the inputs of the codec at the other end or the audio in the other codec is not well configured The codec at the other end is not working properly The equipment may be faulty The easiest way to test it is to make a loop call by calling from the unit to itself and check if everything work fine Vi 1 3 There is no audio output at either end Some things that can cause these problems are the following 1 2 3 The communication line is failing The remote codec is not working properly The equipment may be faulty The easiest way to test it is to make a loop call by calling from the unit to itself and check if everything work fine 4 The codecs involved in the communication are not compatible 5 6 The audio settings are wrong configured in both codecs Both codecs are configured in AUTO mode automatic encoder mode v1 1 4 Audio distortion It is possible to modify the gains on inputs and outputs so check if this has been set properly The audio input and output levels can be monitored from the display by pressing the INF key or from the web page Another cause could be that the other end is using digital audio such us AES EBU as an audio source and no AES EBU signal is being sent
78. lowing diagram in Function Pin I Function 1 O moa 5 oa INPUT3 6 our INPUT 2 our 2 O a mm e i om 1 5 3 1 Inputs The inputs are active for grounding active low AN Ground is connected to the shield of the RJ45 GPIO connector Nereus User Manual 1 5 3 2 Outputs The outputs are open collector They allow an output of 5VDC on one pin to facilitate interconnection with the outputs Each output supports up to a maximum of 40VDC 40 mA and will require a pull up resistor to function with other logic inputs An appropriate value is 2 2 KOhms 11 5 4 LED s Description al ile a e Off gt Decoder NOT framed Communication status e Green gt Line connected system status e Green gt Normal operation e Green blinking gt Booting process e Red gt Alarm activated FRM CON SYS e Red blinking gt Sw updating in process e Orange gt Past alarm A D Audio input selected e Green gt Analog input selected e Red gt Digital input selected ACT OK O e Red gt LAN disconnected No connection LNK LAN connection status e Green gt LAN connected physical level detected Good connection between the card and network between card and network ial bie e e Off gt No data detected PSU AC power present e Green gt AC power is available to the Power supply e Orange gt AC power supply is NOT available to the Power supply K supply e Off gt Power supply backpla
79. lus T WARMING All the FLASH contents will be erased Please make a backup if needed before continuing Do you want to continue updating erasing FLASH contents Aceptar Cancelar 7 If you go ahead the update process will begin the Flash will be erased and a progress bar will tell you more info and will alert you when it is finished HeraFlashPlus l HeraFlashPlus Updating Updating Please wait until the update process finishes Please wait until the update process finishes Global Progress Global Progress a Ee IP Progress Bytes Status IP Progress Bytes Status 10 6 1 19 15 6922752 Loading Data 10 6 1 19 100 13204992 Firmware Update Done Successfully lt Atras Finalizar Nereus User Manual interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 0040 www interstage dk pro audio with a smile
80. ne fail e Orange gt Power supply as backup NereusS User Manual Remote Control IV 1 Opening the web browser Each audio over IP codec card of Nereus can be controlled remotely by using an Internet Explorer web browser connected through the LAN port The computer can be locally connected directly via a crossover CAT 5 cable or remotely from a computer connected to the LAN To access to each card of Nereus from the Internet Explorer enter the IP address of the card in the address bar Keep in mind that the IP address configuration factory for each card is as follows below and it might be necessary to modify the network configuration of the computer on which the web browser is running IP address default IP address defualt 192 168 100 100 8 192 168 100 107 192 168 100 101 9 192 168 100 108 5 192 168 100 104 192 168 100 111 6 192 168 100 105 3 192 168 100 112 Installation Requirements 1 Pentium 166 or higher 2 64MB RAM minimum 3 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 Service Pack 6 or higher Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition ME Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Vista 4 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher NereusS User Manual The screen resolution must be 1024x768 minimum The first time that the computer accesses the Nereus it is necessary to install the software The computer will show the following window
81. nficuration LAN Si ase Ports EF R5232 IP O x21 Cline Line 2 GPO GPIO fi AUDIO Keypad Monitor ga Password Protected Vumeters System O TIMEDATE wtected isy zi PASSW OFRE AutoLock after 60 sec C Streaming 4 AUS DATA Q VERSION IP Codec Mode External Protocol Simple Double As232 IF jo gt SCHEDULER ar arse gp ADVANCED STREAMING Auto Oo fs Protocal Gay TX Reboot System c JC IV 7 1 PLL This is a special option that allows you to select the PLL reference clock when NET IP IV 7 2 Loop This sets up an Encoder Decoder loop Its purpose is to help the user to find problems with audio connections The loop takes place in accordance with the configuration available at that moment IV 7 3 Monitor This option allows the user to hide or display additional information on the main window VU Meters for audio inputs and outputs System Monitor voltages temperatures and fan operation Streaming Shows clock sync algorithm operation and Buffer Occupation Graph Real Time Network Analyzer This algorithm comes into scene when receiving audio over IP This display is active when the audio data is framed Under For more information please read chapter V 6 5 Prodys Proprietary set of Protocols NereusS User Manual Nereus normal circumstances the indicator should be in the middle Green area lV 7 4 Reboot System A new option to reset remotely a unit wa
82. ng centre NereusS User Manual I 1 Key Features e General Configurable and scalable system Up to 14 independent Audio over IP codecs ProntoNet in compactPCI format Up to 7 couples of IP ISDN X21 cards 7 independent ISDN X21 IP audio codecs Modular design Hot swappable plug in modules allowing for easy upgrades and system expansion Redundant power supply Centralized management from Prodys Control application High quality audio transport over IP networks Like ProntoNet each card of Nereus uses a special real time operation system running on dedicated microprocessor There is no PC based system inside the Nereus esses gt 38 e Audio Interfaces fe Analog 24 bits A D and D A converters and digital AES EBU interfaces e Dolby E over IP transparent mode AES EBU User bit transmission e Audio Compression s Widest range of industry standard coding algorithms o G711 A u Law G722 MPEG 1 2 LII ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 MPEG 1 2 LIII ISO IEC 11172 3 13818 3 MPEG 2 AAC LC ISO IEC 13818 7 MPEG 4 AAC LC ISO IEC 14496 3 MPEG 4 AAC LD ISO IEC 14496 3 MPEG 4 AAC HE ISO IEC 14496 3 Standard and Enhanced aptx PCM uncompressed linear audio O O O O O O OO e Communications 10 100 BT Ethernet port for audio streaming and control ISDN X21 interface card as option Unicast Multicast and Multi Unicast audio streaming transmission reception IP compatibi
83. o Level Detected C General C Decoder 1 Framed Lost C Decoder 2 Framed Lost C Line 1 Disconnected C Line 2 Disconnected Temperature out of range alarm will arise when the temperature goes over 50 C Lan traffic alarm will come up when more than 90 of the LAN bandwidth is in use This GPO will be activated when one or more of the selected alarms arise In addition it is possible to program a GPO to be enabled when a DTMF is detected in either Decoder The decoder number and the DTMF which will enable the GPO must be defined by the user From version 4 5 0 onwards NereusS User Manual IV 6 Audio From here select the audio input analog or digital If it is digital we can choose between synchronising with the audio input or with an external clock Audio gain adjustment Audio inputs and outputs can be adjusted even when lines are connected and each audio channel independently Configuration E E INTERFACES AUDIO Confieuration le LAN Ports Audio a R5232 GPIO Config efi Analog i sys O AES EBU z TIMEDATE D AES EBU Transparent Aan O AES EBU U Bit VERSION ALARMS 2 BOOK Level rl SCHEDLILER Left Gain Right Gain STREAMING nur secersrade 0 S o eae pica Output 36aB 1808 2 So It is possible to select Digital Audio Output synchronization to external when the audio input is set to analog IV 6 1 AES EBU transparent The AES EBU Tran
84. o audio at one GDO igs ears esa E E erase area are rave ver giats ete Fee see nee wines S EE 117 VI 2 3 No audio when connecting two audiocodecs using Multicast 117 VI 2 4 Interruptions to audio when connecting two Prodys Codecs 117 TPECNIICal SDECITICACIONS oerrint arnein aoai EINE EEEE AR 120 VII 1 Audio InterfacesS sessessessessessoesoesoessossoesoesoesseesoessesoeseos 120 VIE COMIDGCSSION sccccectuceueorecuacwessueceeoreensnorrsueessoeecucewessneewegeeseees 121 VAN EANDWIDTH AZ ense e rE E EAEE E 121 VIL3 IP Protocols and compatibility seessesssesssessseeseeesseesceeseessee 124 VIL4 Communications Ports sssssssessoessosssseseossosesoeesoeesosesoeesoes 125 VA TDN en E E E E E A 125 YAZA PON aeren EE E 125 WAS EAN DO arrar ENEE A I EE G 125 VIAA OPIO PO errre rE EEEE EEEE E EE EEE EERS 125 VSR OL PO a aE EEEE AT 125 VILS POWE SUDDUY ccoccsncetpccceeciededsmcevssaumeannsacacetpcauneeedeasecerssaee sane 125 MO DIMENSION ereer EEE E E E ene mee wep anges EEE TEE EEE 126 Vike EAVIROMMENG carers ierra EEE E EEEE E EEE 126 Updating the firmWware seessoessoessooessoesooescoeecsoesooesoseeeoo 127 Nereus User Manual NErene CE Declaration of Compliance Procesamiento Digital y Sistemas S L hereby declares that Nereus bearing the CE168X parking are in compliance with Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 72 23 EEC of the European Un
85. o send multicast traffic over the Internet a technique called tunneling must be used VPN networks can be used for this purpose Router s Multicast enabled Multicast enabled configuration a P R li IP s 10 0 0 2 10 0 0 1 80 50 50 50 80 50 50 51 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 Vi 2 4 Interruptions to audio when connecting two Prodys Codecs 1 A decisive factor in real time audio streaming is the jitter or delay variation To deal with the jitter in the connection PRODYS provides a tool which allows the user to modify the size of the reception buffer and so to compensate for the jitter The maximum value for this buffer is 10 sec This NereusS User Manual buffer has to be configured from the web page to at least the same value as the jitter in milliseconds The jitter can be measured from the Test streaming tool provided from the web page x D TIMEDATE Sd PASSWORD oa AUX DATA ff VERSION ee ALARMS dh BOOK fg SCHEDULER g ADVANCED El STREAMING Export Import Cancel Note With the Real Time Network Analyzer the user can get information about the jitter during the audio connection in real time For more information about this please refer to chapterV 6 6 Proprietary protocols v2 2 The audio interruptions could be due to a reduction on the bandwidth in the IP connection With the Test Streaming tool from the web page the user can measure the download
86. one power supply can be added to provide redundancy in the event of a power supply failure The power supply requires no configuration but it is possible to monitor their status through the web page of each card or from the Prodys Control application Slot for redundant power supply Nereus User Manual 12 Prodys I 3 Nereus Components 1 3 1 Main power supply The same power supply can work as Master or Slave and it is the slot where is installed which decides the operation mode if the power supply is installed in the left most slot it will work as Main power supply and if it is installed in the second one it will work as secondary power supply Power supply requires no special setup As long as it is installed plugged into the slot and power is applied it is operating It is possible to monitor its status from the web browser control of each card or from the Prodys Control application LED s description AC POWER SUPPLY r PSU OK AC power e Green gt AC power is available present to the Power supply e Orange gt AC power supply is NOT available to the Power supply Backplane Green gt Backplane power PSU OK sus OK ACTIVE power supply OK supply Off gt Power supply backplane fail ACTIVE Power Green gt Power Supply supply operating active Orange gt Power supply as backup Prodys K9 On the rear panel there are two separated AC power inlets one for the Main power supply and the other one f
87. or the equipment is faulty Vi 2 IP communication problems VI 2 1 Prodys Codec s Web Page cannot be accessed The cable or the connector are faulty There are some leds on the rear panel to check the Ethernet link Green LED gt LINK STATUS ON Connected Orange LED gt RECEIVE STATUS On Receiving Data NereusS User Manual 2 The IP address of Prodys Codec and the PC from which we are trying to access the web page are not in the same subnet even although they are connected to the same LAN The default factory settings for the IP address and netmask are 192 168 100 100 and 255 255 255 0 respectively The user must change the IP settings in the computer or in Prodys Codec to match the same network To change the IP address of Prodys Codec the user can use the control keypad or the web page In the menu it is set by selecting CONF PORTS LAN The IP settings can be entered manually or they can be obtained automatically when the unit starts from a DHCP server Once the IP setting on the PC and the Prodys Codec are configured properly you can check that IP connectivity exists by typing the following command at the command prompt of the operating system C gt ping 192 168 100 100 This tool will inform the user whether there is IP connectivity between the PC and Prodys Codec or not If there is IP connectivity bur the problem still persists please refer to point 4 3 The PC and Prodys Codec are not connected to
88. or the secondary or backup power supply Nereus User Manual Nereus 11 3 2 Secondary power supply Each Nereus system can contain a second power supply for redundancy If the main supply fails the system will continue operating using the redundant power supply To install a redundant power supply simply insert the second power Supply into the redundant power supply slot its LED indicators will light up identically to those in the main supply When a power supply fails it may be removed and a new power supply module inserted without powering down the system Given that there are independent power connectors for each power supply the insertion of a new power supply with its plugging connected must be avoided It is always installed in the second slot of the power supply backplane 1 3 3 Audio over IP codec cards The audio over IP codec cards are totally independent and contain all the necessary interfaces to work with them Each codec actually consists of two cards one is installed on the front panel and the other one with the audio connections on the rear panel There are 14 slots in the midplane where they can be installed NereusS User Manual The front panel connectors and LED s are the following e LAN connector The LAN socket is a standard 100Base Tx 10 100 Mbps Ethernet connection that takes a RJ45 plug Through this Ethernet port it is possible to transmit and receive audio as well as manage the equipmen
89. orts GPI GPO gy A9232 GPO GPIO Transparent Transparent g amp l AUDIO SYS Line 1 Connected TIMEDATE Line 1 Disconnected a Line 2 Connected 8 PASSWORD Line 2 Disconnected q AUX DATA Transparent M Decoder 1 Framed VERSION Decoder 1 Not Framed 8 ALARMS Decoder 2 Framed BOOK Transparent Transparent Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED DTMF Detected Sy STREAMING P Protocol Sy TX ae Audio a IP B RX P Test When a GPO is configured to monitor alarms Alarm active it is possible to select which alarms will enable this output This GPO will be activated when one or more of the selected alarms arise NereusS User Manual NErene Configuration INTERFACES GPIO Configuration EAA LAN Ports GFI GPO g RS232 GPO GPIO 1 Transparent v 1 Transparent v g AUDIO is TMEDATE Bay Transparent 2 Transparent v PASSWORD l AUX DATA 3 Transparent v 3 Transparent J VERSION aa L ALARMS amp 800K 4 Transparent v larm Active Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED oS Sip Alams Condition Alarm oO Voltage Out Of Range Main C Voltage Out Of Range Backup 1 C Voltage Out Of Range 12 System C Voltage Out Of Range 3 3v System C Voltage Out Of Range 5v System C Temperature Out Of Range C Fan Failure C LAN Not Present C LAN Traffic C No Audi
90. ous input has in the Nereus card connected in the other end Line 1 Disconnected The output will be activated when the line 1 is disconnected Line 2 Connected The output will be activated when the line 2 is connected It makes sense only when the Nereus card is working in ISDN mode as a DUAL CODEC Line 2 Disconnected The output will be activated when the line 2 is disconnected It makes sense only when the Nereus card is working in Double Mode see System Configuration IP Codec Mode Decoder 1 Framed The output will be activated when the Decoder 1 is Framed Decoder 1 NOT framed The output will be activated when the Decoder 1 is NOT Framed Decoder 2 Framed The output will be activated when the Decoder 2 is Framed It makes sense only when the Nereus card is working in ISDN mode as a DUAL CODEC Decoder 2 NOT framed The output will be activated when the Decoder 2 is NOT Framed It makes sense only when the Nereus card is working in Double Mode see System Configuration IP Codec Mode Alarm Active The output will be activated when one Alarm is activated Alarm NOT Active The output will be activated when there are NOT Alarms activated DTMF detected DTMF is detected by the Decoder Line 1 2 Status Line Disconnected GPO set to 0 Line Connected GPO set to 1 Trying receiving a call GPO blinking 1 second period Configuration Sy INTERFACES GPIO Configuration fe LAN P
91. pe Of Service ToS Ox 00 Streaming Packets Time To Live TIMEDATE 32 PASSWORD Time To Live TTL hoe 4 AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS BOOK Ka SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED Sy STREAMING NereusS User Manual IV 11 3 RX A decisive factor in real time audio streaming is the jitter or delay variation The jitter is the difference between the maximum and minimum delay If the jitter value is 0 it means that the delay is constant and it is not necessary to adjust the jitter correction buffer in the reception side If the delay is not constant it is necessary to adjust the buffer size in order to guaranty not audio drops even when the delay reaches the maximum value To deal with the jitter in the connection Nereus provides a tool which allows the user to modify the size of the reception buffer and so to compensate the jitter The maximum value for this buffer is 10 sc Configuration Max User Line Delay TIMEDATE PASSWORD E AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS BOOK Ea SCHEDULER ay ADVANCED This value can be changed during the audio connection 16 Before version 4 7 1 the maximum value for this buffer was 500msc This option is available from version 4 8 1 onwards NereusS User Manual lV 11 4 Test This tool allows the user to check in real time the bandwidth delay jitter and packet loss in an IP link between two Prodys IP codecs Nereus Pronto
92. portant points that a user must have in mind for this mode are as follows 1 ISDN interface The ISDN interface of the Nereus allows connection to a basic rate ISDN line This interface allows the user two bi directional channels with a bandwidth of 64 Kbps in each direction There is an additional channel of 16 Kbps that is used for signalling This is why a basic rate connection is sometimes represented as 2B D The Nereus identifies each B channel as Line 1 and Line 2 respectively 2 Dual Codec The Nereus can operate as DUAL CODEC which means it can establish two totally independent communications via each B channel at 64 Kbps This is only possible when each B channel or communication line uses a MONO mode compression algorithm in this situation the Nereus will be able to use two Encoders and two Decoders independently This limitation is imposed by the fact that there is only one stereo audio input and one stereo audio output E ENC 1 Left channel MONO input 64 Kbps PS ee LINE 1 Left channel output ue ENC 2 Right channel MONO input 64 kops 64 Kbps LINE 2 en DEC 2 Right channel MONO outp ut 64 Kbps PRONTONET AS CODEC DUAL The left audio I O channel is always assigned to Line 1 and the right audio I O channel is always assigned to Line 2 NereusS User Manual 3 Communications in Dual mode Joint Stereo or Stereo at 64 Kbps When we configure Encoder 1 to Dual mode Joint Stereo or Stereo at
93. r should simply be set to AUTO mode AUTO does not work with those algorithms that do not support automatic synchronization V 6The Nereus operating as IP codec Proprietary protocols The operation of the Nereus as an IP codec offers three operational modes UNICAST MULTICAST and MULTI UNICAST V 6 1 UNICAST communications The term UNICAST is used in the networking world to refer to the connection to a single destination Applied to Nereus this is when a point to point connection is created between two units bi directionally V 6 2 Establishing a UNICAST connection from Nereus The procedure for establishing a connection is very similar to that of making an ISDN call we enter the call initiation menu by pressing the CALL 1 key and enter the IP address of the unit we wish to connect to As we have already mentioned the audio data connection is bi directional as in an ISDN codec and we need two connections one in each direction For this the Nereus unit that NereusS User Manual receives and accepts the call will automatically call back to the originating Nereus and establish a reverse connection V 6 3 Establishing a MULTICAST communication from Nereus With MULTICAST the calls must be made from both ends Both the sender of the data and all the receivers of the data must call to establish a connection to the multicast group The multicast operation can be shown in the following diagram ProntoNet Tx o me P
94. rom the Scheduler configuration window the user can copy and paste previously configured scheduled calls To copy a pattern select one from the list and right click on it and select the option Copy Call s To paste a pattern select one from the list and right click on it and select the option Paste Call s NereusS User Manual IV 9 9 Monitoring scheduled calls When one call related to one of the patterns defined in the scheduler of the unit is established the message SCHEDULED CALL IN PROGRESS will be displayed on the web page for the duration of the call IV 10 Advanced Streaming Multicast Rejoin On Timeout IGMP protocol functionality Enable Hangup Confirmation If the value is 1 the application will ask confirmation before disconeccting the line Streaming Control Protocol Timeout When the link is down for the specified number of seconds the audio connection is finished automatically by the unit This avoid situations where the connection is lost and the unit still shows connected on the screen Configuration Ea INTERFACES ADVANCED Configuration lg LAN W Ports F S22 Option Value Enable Hangup Confirmation 0 GPO GPIO Streaming Control Protocol Timeout s 5 g Streaming Multicast Rejoin On Timeout 0 i sys TIMEDATE 3 PASSWORD dE AUX DATA Q VERSION Restore default contiguration NereusS User Manual IV 11 Streaming Streaming parameters objectives
95. rontoNet Rx ProntoNet Rx To initiate audio distribution the role of the transmitter unit and the roles of all the receiver units must be set up for the group These modes can be selected from the menu CONF PORTS LAN MULTICAST where you select Tx transmitter or Rx receiver Once this is done the calls can be established This can be done in any order that is calls can be set up first from the transmitter and then from each of the receivers or the other way round The important thing to note is that when the transmitter is connected to the group it will start the streaming of audio data immediately If there is no receiver connected the audio will simply not be received As soon as receivers are connected to the multicast group they will receive the audio data that is being streamed Equally if the receiver is connected to a multicast group where the transmitter is not operating yet the audio output is muted m Multicast considerations Internet Protocol IP multicast is a bandwidth conserving technology that reduces traffic by simultaneously delivering a single NereusS User Manual stream of information to thousands of corporate recipients and homes Multicast is based on the concept of a group An arbitrary group of receivers expresses an interest in receiving a particular data stream This group does not have any physical or geographical boundaries the hosts can be located anywhere on the Internet Hosts that are
96. rrectly you should contact Prodys or its distributor as soon as possible 1 2 Installation Nereus is designed to be housed in a standard 19 rack The unit is 133 35mm high 3U or 5 25 inches When choosing a suitable place for installation please bear the following in mind The position must allow for easy connection of cables The front panel must also be accessible both for connections and to be able to see LED indicators The air vents must not be obstructed We do not recommend that the unit is mounted directly above other equipment especially ones that generate a lot of heat NereusS User Manual Nereus Il 3 Inserting and extracting modules All cards are hot swappable and can be installed without interrupting the operation of the system The following instructions are valid for all modules including the transition cards To install a new card follow the next instructions 1 Slide the card into the appropriate slot making sure the alignment pin at the bottom of the end plate engage in its socket 2 Using light finger pressure only ensure the card is correctly aligned and pressed into the connector 3 When you are sure that the card is positioned correctly engage the lever simultaneously The lever will click to indicate it is locked 4 While sliding the board ensure that the card extraction lever is aligned perpendicular to the card flange in the unlocked position and that the board connectors are
97. s architecture is based on a midplane where can be accommodated up to 14 audio codec cards and a backplane for one or two power supplies Both midplane and backplane are passive to help ensure high reliability that is they contain no active logic just connectors and traces All cards are hot swappable and can be installed without interrupting the operation of the system MIDPLANE AUDIO INTERFACES SLOTS The midplane performs the following functions e Provides a mechanical connection for all codecs cards e Provides the 12 VDC power from the power supply to each codec card e Provides the interconnection between the codec card and the audio interfaces located on the rear panel Consequently each audio over IP codec card actually consists of two cards the front card which is in charge of the communications and the transition card with the audio interfaces Nereus User Manual 11 Prodys NErene Each audio over IP codec card is totally independent from each other and there is not a control module to manage all of them Therefore it is necessary to connect the Ethernet interface of any card in order to gain access to it It is possible to install one ISDN X21 card per IP Doris card up to 7 couples This ISDN X21 card does not require the installation of any additional audio I O card Nereus can accommodate up to 2 power supplies The base system comes fitted with one 200 watt power supply as standard but optionally
98. s included in the SYS configuration 10 menu IV 7 5 Nereus external protocol The ProntoNet Family Software Development Kit provides a tool to manage Prodys units from external applications or devices different than ProdysControl In this manner it is possible to customize the control of the units and to integrate them in a global management system The protocol is based on which can be managed through two different communication ports the LAN port and the RS232 port For more information please read ProntoNet SDK User s Manual lV 7 6 IP Codec Mode The normal operation is work with one streaming communication This is what is called Simple Mode However it is possible to enable a second streaming communications that can be used with some restrictions When the double mode is selected a second streaming communication is possible and the main screen is modified to show the control of this second communication in me u S Rack 255 Slot 9 30 01 2000 22 36 51 Connection Lr J Dscometea de CO eee Connection TT P Discomected o Disconnected 4 Streamin g ALARMS OOo n G 10 Available from version 4 7 1 onwards NereusS User Manual Restrictions in Double Mode 1 Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 can be configured in MONO and not in Dual or Stereo 2 Encoder 2 only works in G722 IV 7 7 Redial It is possible to configure a number of redials Nereus will try the conne
99. s such the user need not configure anything to allow the automatic reception of incoming calls using G 11 The Law is selected automatically depending on the ISDN protocol selected A Law for Euro ISDN and U Law for all others V 9 3 Restrictions in ISDN communications As we have already stated Nereus can work as a DUAL CODEC over ISDN meaning it can operate with two independent lines However this is only possible when two MONO communications are used The use of Dual Joint Stereo or Stereo modes creates certain restrictions on the system that are in place to avoid conflicting situations 1 DUAL JOINT STEREO or STEREO modes are only available on Encoder 1 2 When Encoder 1 is configured to DUAL JOINT STEREO or STEREO Encoder 2 is not available 3 Nereus will connect the line but the audio will not be decoded in the following cases a The line 2 is connected and the Decoder 2 is FRAMED Nereus receives a call in the line 1 and detects that the audio is encoded in DUAL JOINT STEREO or STEREO mode at 64 Kbps Line 1 will connect but the audio will not be decoded since Nereus working as a DUAL CODEC only allows two MONO communications The display shows an error code to indicate the situation b Nereus receives a call in the line 2 and detects that the audio is encoded in DUAL JOINT STEREO or STEREO mode at 64 Kbps Line 2 will connect but the audio will still not be decoded since these modes are not allowed on Line
100. sparent is a special transmission mode for PCM 24 bits digital audio without any processing at all This mode allows the transmission of NON PCM audio or data between devices that use AES3 digital audio interface for example Dolby E systems IV 6 2 AES EBU U bit This new feature permits the transmission and reception of the U Bit of the AES EBU audio frame via IP regardless of the compression mode used for the audio connection 8 From version 5 2 1 onwards NereusS User Manual Nereus Configuration Sq INTERFACES AUDIO Configuration Audio GPO on Config 4 AUDIO Pra Properties aW sys O AES 7 EBU Master TIMEDATE O AES EBU Trans p parent PASSWORD O Slave 4 AUX DATA VERSION ALARMS amp 800k T SCHEDULER Left Gain Right Gain sy ADVANCED m HZ STREAMING Input 96dB 18dB 0 Protocol 4 i i 0 A 0 A 5 ea 1 Output 96dB 1 848 Reset For this feature to work properly one of the units be configured as master and the other one as slave In addition the following restrictions apply 1 The minimum valid TBP Time Between Packets is 4 msc Less than that won t work properly 2 For itto work the master unit has to be caller and the slave one the callee Nereus User Manual IV 7 System Configuration Grouped here are functions that affect the general operation of the unit Configuration Sy INTERFACES SVS Co
101. t e RS232 connector It allows the transmission and reception of auxiliary data along with the encoded audio in IP communications More information on chapter IV 7 11 Aux Data e GPIO connector The GPIO port connector allows remote control signalling by means of remote contact closures There are four ground contact inputs and open collector outputs More information on chapter III 5 3 GPIO port LED s Description CON Communication status e Green gt Line connected e Off gt SYS System status e Green gt Normal operation J e Red blinking gt Sw updating in process e Orange gt Past alarm J detected Good connection between the card and network Functionality Decoder status e Green gt Decoder framed e Off gt Decoder NOT framed Green blinking gt Booting process Red gt Alarm activated A D Audio input selected Green gt Analog input selected e Red gt Digital input selected LNK LAN connection status e Green gt LAN connected physical level e Red gt LAN disconnected No connection between card and network ACT Rx LAN activity e Green gt Data from the LAN detected e Off gt No data detected There is a mechanical switch close to the LED s to select manually between analog or digital audio input On the rear panel the audio interface cards are installed with two separated connectors for analog and digital interfaces NereusS User Manual Nereus
102. ted the Nereus configured as MASTER monitors continuously if the main line is working appropriately in order to decide if the main line is dropped or in case the unit is working in backup mode ISDN connection if the main line IP or X21 communication has been re established The Nereus MASTER uses the information stored in the index 1 of the phone book to configure the unit and to call to the stored numbers The Nereus SLAVE only works in backup mode depending on if there is communication by the ISDN line NereusS User Manual Please find below an example of Nereus backup application to note the differences between both working modes Main Line IP X21 ProntoNet ProntoNet MASTER SLAVE i i ISDN CALL Backup configuration when Backup according the phone is ON book index 1 BOOK EDITOR 01 ISDN IP ENC1 ENC2 Backup On when ISDN CALL is received i Backup Line 64 128 Kbps As we can see the Nereus configured as MASTER monitors the main line and it decides when the backup ISDN line must start to work The Nereus SLAVE only works on ISDN mode depending on if there is communication by it The user must be careful to disable the backup mode BACKUP_ENABLE_OFF to avoid that there was any interference in the installation and configuration operations of the unit V 11 1 1 Nereus MASTER operation As we mentioned before the Nereus configured as MASTER monitors continuously if the ma
103. ternet explorer there might be problems when accessing the web page given that the old web page might be offered by the browser instead of the real one which Should be installed to replace the old one In this case a message indicating Incorrect Versions will appear as soon as the user click on Control or Monitor on the login page Click on F5 to skip the cache entries and access to the real web page Even after pressing F5 and depending on the IExplrorer configuration and or version this situation might continue In that case go to Internet Options in IExplorer click on General tab and delete temporary files NereusS User Manual VI 2 22 When connecting two audiocodecs in unicast there is no audio at one end Please check the enabling of the full TCP port range Base port following 30 ports of any router or firewall between the audiocodecs Hint start checking from the disturbed audiocodec on Router s Enable proper TCP port Enable proper TCP port range configuration range to 10 0 0 2 to 192 168 1 2 IP s 10 0 0 2 10 0 0 1 80 50 50 50 80 50 50 51 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 VI 2 3 No audio when connecting two audiocodecs using Multicast 1 Please check the enabling of the full TCP port range Base port following 30 ports of any router or firewall between the audiocodecs Take into account that only a small part of the Internet called Mbone supports multicast traffic so t
104. the Nereus card connected in the other end When this input is activated automatically to connect the line 1 Disconnect Line 1 When this input is activated Nereus card will proceed automatically to disconnect the line 1 When this input is activated Nereus card will proceed automatically to connect the line 2 It makes sense only when Nereus card is working in Double Mode see System Configuration IP Codec Mode When this input is activated automatically to disconnect the line 2 Mute Left When this input is activated the left audio output will be muted When this input is activated the right audio output will be muted When this input is activated the alarms will be acknowledged 1 The inputs are activated by grounding Configuration Nereus card will proceed Connect Line 1 Connect Line 2 Disconnect Line 2 Nereus card will proceed Acknowledge alarms GPIO Configuration GPI GPO GPO GPIO 1 Transparent 1 Transparent gj AUDIO ea a w sys TIMEDATE i i Transparent 8 PASSWORD f E AUX DATA Transparent VERSION i a 8 ALARMS e alarms amp BOOK 4 Transparen Transparent Ea SCHEDULER g ADVANCED STREAMING we Protocol Sy TX P Audio 4 IP B RX we Test NereusS User Manual IV 5 3 2 Outputs OUTPUTS Transparent Under this configuration the state of the output will be the same that its homolog
105. till undefined by the EBU Tech 3326 standard For compability reason this mode is not supported if SIP protocol is selected NereusS User Manual NErene Username Your alias on the Internet regardless of your current IP address By this alias you are identified for other SIP participants Server user amp password Some SIP servers requires authentication before proceeds the register of SIP users 1 Configuration SIP Configuration 2i a Outputs sci Auxiliary Streaming Protocol SIF cog t Headphones T Presets SIF Fort FOBU 2 Mise a Sys Audio Port 5004 E Timedate EE ag Psesiword Register in server Aus Dat a 3 ee s Server F Username PortaNet one 3 License Server User apollo Scheduler F Advanced Semer Password 88888 a a Streaming ewe Protocol V 8 SAP When selecting SAP as communication protocol only multicast calls will be available point to multipoint In addition the user will have to indicate the announcement IP address and port on which the audio streaming is announced Nereus User Manual 98 Prodys NErene Configuration _ SAP Configuration Bay Outputs oA Ausiliary Streaming Protocol SAF Announcement IP 234 2 127 254 Announcement Port 9675 Audio Port B004 d us Data 2 Version Scheduler m Advanced Seo Streaming ocal Apply The default values for these parameters are the default ones defined by the SAP standard RFC 2974 This ad
106. tions via IP In DOUBLE mode the unit can establish two independent communications via IP In DOUBLE mode over IP the following restrictions will be applied 1 Encoder 1 and Encoder 2 can only be set in MONO 2 Encoger 2 assigned to line 2 can only be set in G722 This configuration can be set both from the menu and from the Web Page 28 Operation mode only available when selecting Prodys Proprietary Protocols over IP 2 Erom version 4 5 0 onwards NereusS User Manual v 5 About how the Decoder works and automatic searching The Nereus Decoder system doesn t need to be configured as it is totally automatic However it is necessary to point out some aspects of how it works as it depends on the format of incoming data Nereus is able to synchronise automatically to the following algorithms under the following conditions IP Codec Algorithm MPEG1 2 LII MPEG1 2 LIII MPEG2 4 AAC LC amp LD YES AptX not with SIP SAP as IP protocols MPEG AAC HE amp aptX NET IP ISDN Codec NET ISDN YES The system detects incoming calls such as voice calls and configures the Encoder and Decoder to G711 YES Needs G722 encoded audio since it is synchronised by means of statistical framework It does not work if encoder is configured to aptX AAC HE or J52 YES Detects all modes excepts if the Encoder is configured to aptX It does not work if encoder is configured to aptX
107. tock these cables This time the wiring is as follows Cross Over Cable RJ45 Plug Pin 1 on Cable Wiring Tx 1 Tx 2 Rx 3 Rx 6 NereusS User Manual 1 5 1 2 ISDN Port Optional The Nereus ISDN X21 module incorporates an ISDN terminal adapter that allows connection to a basic ISDN line 2B D It supports different ISDN protocols EURO_ISDN DMS100 AT amp T 5ESS and NAT1 To connect there are two RJ45 connectors one for connecting to an S T interface and the other for connecting to a U interface The U connector is only available if an NT1 interface is installed The NT1 interface is optional and is not supplied as standard When Nereus is connected to a basic rate interface with bus configuration and the unit is the termination point it must be loaded with 100 Ohm resistors These may be already fitted in the connection socket if you do not have external termination Nereus ISDN module has jumpers available internally that can be set to terminate the ISDN line The jumpers are found next to the RJ45 connectors 100Q RESISTORS CONNECTED NereusS User Manual 1 5 1 3 X21 Port Optional The X21 Port of the ISDN X21 Nereus module allows the transmission and reception of audio via a dedicated digital connection The socket is the standard 15 ways sub D with the following connections GND CKR RXD TXD NC OQ OO Fa E 22 er OM O OO oO Z NC NC CKR NC RX
108. try on its phone book with the IP address of the caller and the base port of the caller Example if the caller has the IP address 10 1 5 0 and its base port is 40011 in the receiver the following entry should be configured in its phone book Configuration S E INTERFACES BOOK Configuration e LAN Ports eh ISDN Ek Line 1 Plas ber lE JALE 00 RA Line 2 Example 10 1 5 0 40011 P x21 3 gF R5232 GP GPIO ee AUDIO ei svs TIMEDATE Entry Mame Line 1 Phone P Line 2 Phone Line 1 Ai A AFPT s EF PASSWORD dE AUK DATA VERSION ALARMS Wa BACKUP deh BOOK 2 SCHEDULER ag ADVANCED STREAMING lt l gt NereusS User Manual Nereus SNMP configuration It is possible to set the SNMP community cA Configuration a Interfaces SNMP Configuration 0 6 LAN Forts Community SNMP public E9 Ethernet Port E S ISDN SA Line 1 SA Line 2 Timedate Password dE Aux Data Version Alarms Backup License oh Book fa Scheduler sy Advanced Sy Streaming S Sy TX Ethernet Port Configuration It is possible to set speed and duplex configuration to the following values Configuration 9 Interfaces g LAN Ports A SNMP ES Ethernet Port 3 8 ISDN h Line 1 h Line 2 i oes 10 Full Duplex g R5232 100 Half Duplex 4 GPO GPIO 2 Audio 100 Full Duplex a Sys 2 i Timedate 8 Password 4 Aux Data Version Q A
109. udio quality The diagram below explain this L L 7 ENC DEC n STE STE L a L R ENC ISDN DEC sth R Nn F BackUp yackup Nooo NereusS User Manual Problem solving guide This chapter is aimed at providing some solutions to common problems when using Prodys Codecs vi 1 Audio problems Audio problems and some possible solutions Vi 1 1 No Audio on the outputs When audio is not present on any output and before proceeding it is convenient to check the audio matrix configuration in order to make sure that the audio sources has been correctly selected Vl 1 2 The program line is connected but there is no audio on the outputs In order that audio outputs carry audio the corresponding decoder must be synchronized that means the decoder has to detect the format of the bit stream from the audio data being received This auto detection is automatic and this situation is represented in the screen with the word FRAMED LISCONNECTED FRAMED L2 IDLE Thus when the decoder is not framed there is no audio on the outputs Some things that can cause the decoder not to be synchronized 1 The communication line is not working properly 2 The encoder at the other end is not configured in a compatible mode or it is not encoding properly 3 The equipment may be faulty The easiest way to test it is to make a
110. used by the unit From this base port up to 30 ports should be opened forwarded That is if the base port is set to 50011 the range of ports goes from 50011 to 50041 both for UDP and TCP should be opened forwarded in the corresponding router firewall when required The following things should be taken into consideration when changing the base port 1 To access the web page of the unit the new port has to be indicated in the http address bar of the web browser after the IP address separated by a colon http lt IP gt lt Port gt Example 192 168 0 10 8080 For more information please read chapter V 6 5 Prodys proprietary set of Protocols NereusS User Manual Gras To log into the unit click on the advance features button of the login window Login Fa _ lt F Password and specify the base port which we want to connect to Login Password 2 When establishing a call the new base port must be entered after the IP address separated by a colon Example When calling to a unit which IP address is 192 168 1 2 and base port 40011 the following call destination should be entered into the Dial window 192 168 1 2 40011 3 When establishing a bidirectional call with Prodys IP codecs two connections are made automatically one for each direction For the receiver to call properly to the caller only in case the base port in the caller is not the default one it should have an en
111. uts Inputs Closure to ground Outputs Open collector 40 mA Max o 40 VDC max Connector Type RJ45 Vil 4 5 RS232 Port RS232 bi directional asynchronous Supports data rates to 38 4 Kbps Connector Type RJ45 Vil 5 Power Supply Universal power Supply Operating Voltage 94 250 V Operating Line frequency 47 65 Hz Power Consumption lt 150 W Available on the optional ISDN X21 module Available on the optional ISDN X21 module NereusS User Manual Vil 6 Dimensions 3 U 19 Rack Mount Depth 363 mm Vi 7 Environment Temperature 0 50 C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing NereusS User Manual Updating the firmware HeraFlashPlus application allows the user to update the firmware of several Nereus card simultaneously From version 5 2 1 and by using HeraFlashPlus version 2 5 0 or higher the upgrading can be performed over WAN networks such as Internet From version 5 4 1 onwards all Prodys IP codecs will share the same firmware file making it easier to upgrade several different units to the latest firmware version Follow these steps to upgrade them 1 Start up the HeraFlashPlus application HeraF lashPlus Welcome to HeraFlashPlus update utility Please select the update file Update File 2 Press the Browse button and select the update file The selection dialog box will only show files with the extension hff representing the permitted update
112. wing dialog will be displayed Scheduled Call Configuration Ec O ISON Numbers nao ooo Unicast Bidirectional O Unicast Unidirectional Tx O Unicast Unidirectional Rx O Multicast Rx Multicast Tx Audo Mode BiS From this window the user can enter all the parameters involved in a call establishment IV 9 5 2 Automatic configuration from the phone book To configure these parameters automatically click on Load From Book A window with all the entries of the phone book will appear From this window Nereus User Manual the user can select any of the existing entries by clicking on any of them and on the OK button The selected entry will be read and its configuration will be stored for the current pattern PHONE BOOK Entry Mame Line 1 PhonesIr Line 2 Phone Line 1 Audio Mode l 2 a 4 a 6 7 g IV 9 6 Modifying existing scheduled calls To modify a pattern or scheduled call the user has to select one scheduled call from the Scheduler list on the Scheduler Configuration Window Then by clicking on Modify the user will be able to edit all the parameters related to the select pattern lv 9 7 Deleting existing scheduled calls To delete a pattern or scheduled call the user has to select one scheduled call from the Scheduler list on the Scheduler Configuration Window Then by clicking on Delete the select pattern will be deleted IV 9 8 Copying and pasting scheduled calls F
113. ype aay Imt Time End Time Duration Incoming Unicast Gill A 2a 200s 25112005 d Unidirectional law 1313359 Paes ee 00 0442 Ex Incoming PCM Unicast AnEhz 25 11 2005 25 11 2005 d Uruidirectional 24 bits SS ea ee 00 38 51 Rx lh Incoming CREAT Toto 1 PAN too i NereusS User Manual NErene lv 13 Controlling Nereus From the Control area it is possible to select the communications interface NET option on the display menu to configure the encoder or encoders in case Nereus it is working as Dual Codec and establish a communication according to the NET selected lV 13 1 Configuring the Encoder The Audio Mode area shows the Encoder Decoder current status and also it allows the user to configure the encoder By clicking on Encoder area the encoder configuration dialog will be showed NEE ee in KE U iS Rack 255 Slot 9 30 01 2000 06 33 14 Pos lt Vumeters Input Output Audio Mode EEE APT X 198Kbps 16 Mono jp J Connection NLP Discomeceag O O O OOOO chs Choose Audio Mode x GPO 0000 A Audio mode Algorithm Bitrate in B Freg Ask hz Ww Auy data CRC NereusS User Manual Nereus lV 13 2 Making Calls By clicking on the right side of the Tx and or Rx Connection areas the dial menu is shown PRONT HES 007 15 01 02 Codec 1 VU Meters Disconnected

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