Ceros 1U Chassis with OLED Graphical Display
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1. 6 Fold the two long sides of cardboard underneath the retention package notice that the Korrvu sheet is stretched and that the Ceros 1U is held captive by the Kor rvu sheet 7 Fold the two shorter cardboard sides up 8 Slide the entire assembly into the outer cardboard box 9 Add any other needed items to the package 10 Close the flaps on the outer cardboard box 11 Tape the box shut Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 18 APPENDIX A Quick REFERENCE FOR USER ACCESS SSH Access Use the IP address that is located on the front panel SSH listens on TCP port 22 by default Use the system console login to authenticate details below System Console Login and Password Data Login root Password rhino GUI Web Ul User Accounts Login maint Password rhino Front Panel OLED Key Unlock press the red keys in this sequence top right bottom left Another way to remember this is 12 o clock 3 o clock 6 o clock and 9 o clock Power ON if the system is not ON or the text SYSTEM NOT READY is dis played on the last line of the front panel for an extended time period you can Power ON the system by holding down the right and bottom keys AT THE SAME TIME for more than five seconds Power OFF the system can be powered down using the front panel by holding down the right and bottom keys AT THE SAME TIME for more than five seconds2. Ceros 1U Chassis with OLED Graphical Display User Manual Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 1 Rhino Equipment Corp is proud to manufacture our products in the U S A Specifications are subject to change without notice 2009 Rhino Equipment Corp All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 3 2009 PN 031 00008 Rhino is a registered trade mark of Rhino Equipment Corp Asterisk is a registered trademark of Digium Zaptel is a registered trademark of ZapTel Other trademarks are property of their respective owners Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 2 Ceros 1U Managing your open source telecommunication needs has never been easier than with Rhino products Ceros 1U provides instant credibility to your Value Added Reseller VAR product line by providing an unmarked PC chassis that is simply customized with your logo graphic and text information by editing an XML file This information is dis played on the Organic Light Emitting Diode OLED display for your customers to visu ally identify your branded PBX product Knowing that Rhino products are ready to perform right out of the box means that you can spend more time developing important customer relationships Ceros 1U comes preloaded with Linux and Asterisk along with all the necessary configurations for the specific installed Rhino hardware A
3. front panel For unparalleled performance and years of operation please follow the in structions provided in this user manual The Ceros 1U is easy to setup and use which we hope will make your telephony life easier Please spend a few minutes reviewing these instructions to ensure a successful in stallation 1 a Warranty The Ceros 1U chassis is covered by a 5 year limited factory warranty The warranty statement is available on the Rhino CD ROM the Rhino Public download site or by re quest Contact helpdesk rhinoequipment com to request a copy Please note that damage caused by improper installation or acts of nature are not covered by this warranty Tampering or breaking the warranty seal label will also be con sidered a violation of the warranty If trouble is experienced with this unit please contact customer service at the ad dress and phone listed below DO NOT DISASSEMBLE THIS EQUIPMENT Contact Rhino Equipment Corp Attn CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4002 Fax 480 961 1826 Email helpdesk rhinoequipment com Please contact the Rhino support team in case of trouble If we find that a return is necessary you must receive an RMA Return Material Authorization number from us so that your return is handled promptly Failure to do so may result in a lost or delayed re placement 1 b Standards This equipment complies with Part 15 and Part 68 of the FCC Rules The number i
4. 1U Your Ceros 1U package should contain 1 Ceros 1U chassis with OLED display 2 19 rack mount wall mount brackets and mounting hardware 3 Rubber bumper feet 4 AC power cord 5 2GB Flash Restore Thumb Drive Additional items may be included per order Rhino cards are optional and are pre installed by the Rhino factory Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 6 2 INSTALLATION Installing the Ceros 1U requires choosing a suitable long term location for the unit The Ceros 1U has cooling fans on the left side of the chassis that allow for air to be pulled in from the side and exhausted out the top side Pick a location that is free from dust and debris so that the inside of the chassis does not become contaminated over time 2 a Ceros 1U Installation 2 a i Rack Mounting Locate the two rack mount ears and position on the left and right sides of the front panel Line them up with the small holes and using the included Phillips head screws at tach the wings Wall Mounting 2 8 Using the two rack mount ears position either one on the left and right sides of the chassis The ears should line up with three small holes centered on the chassis Using the included Phillips head screws attach the wings Once fully attached your Ceros 1U is ready for wall mounting 2 a iii Desktop Location Locate the four rubber bumper feet peel off the backing and adhere to
5. 621 4000 15 8 SUPPORT OPTIONS Use Rhino s self support system https support rhinoequipment com kb https support rhinoequipment com blog Community Support http trixbox org http pbxinaflash com http freepbx org http elastix org http voip info org irc asterisk on irc freenode net irc freepbx on irc freenode net Rhino Trouble Tickets You may create a trouble ticket through https support rhinoequipment com Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 16 9 Derautr BIOS SETTINGS For THE Cerros 1U These are the optimized BIOS settings for the Ceros 1U The BIOS screen can be entered after powering on the system and pressing the F2 key on the keyboard Both an external monitor and keyboard are required for this operation The following are step by step instructions 1 On boot press F2 to enter the BIOS 2 Use the right arrow key to go to the exit tab 3 Use the down arrow to select Load optimized defaults Press Enter 4 Press Y to accept 5 Use your left arrow key to go back to the Advanced tab 6 Down Arrow to Boot Configuration Press Enter 7 Down Atrow to Display Setup Prompt Press Enter 8 Up Arrow to off Press Enter 9 Press Escape 10 Down Arrow to Peripheral Configuration Press Enter 11 Arrow to Serial Port Press Enter 12 Down Arrow to Disable Press Enter 13 Down Arrow to Para
6. as long as SYSTEM NOT READY is displayed on the last line If KEYS LOCKED is shown un lock the keys and use the Advanced menu to Reboot or Power Off the system Hard Reset the system can be hard reset down using the front panel by holding down the left and top keys AT THE SAME TIME for more than five seconds This is not re commended unless the system has locked up and a reset is needed Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 19 Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 20 Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 21 If you have any other questions regarding the configuration or operation of your Rhino Equipment please contact our support staff Email helpdesk rhinoequipment com Phone 1 480 621 4002 or toll free N America 1 877 RHINO T1 744 6681 Ceros 1U Thank you for choosing Rhino Equipment Version 1 00 Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 22
7. lt xml version 1 encoding UTF 8 lt lt conf gt lt osli gt lt IMG value etc Rhino bmp inverse 1 row 0 col 0 lt lt TXT value Rhino Equipment Corp row 1 col 10 lt lt TXT value 8240 S Kyrene Rd Ceros 1U row 2 col 10 gt lt TXT value Tempe AZ 85284 row 3 col 10 lt lt TXT value 480 621 4000 877 RHINO T1 row 4 col 10 gt lt TXT value MAC row 5 col 10 lt lt MAC device eth1 row 5 col 15 lt lt TXT value eth row 6 col 1 lt lt IP device eth row 6 col 7 lt lt TXT value eth1 row 6 col 22 gt lt IP device 6 71 row 6 col 28 lt lt osli gt lt conf gt There are five different tags associated with the OLED software system which are IMG TXT IP MAC and EXTIP These are the four categories of items that can be placed on the OLED home screen Note that all of these tags use a row and col Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 11 placement argument to locate the items to the screen The row is the vertical place ment and col is the horizontal starting at location zero zero row 0 col 0 Also note that all values are delimited with single quote characters a must IMG defines the bitmap file that will be displayed to the OLED up to a 64px tall X 256px wide g
8. proper shutdown of the system Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 10 4 Front PANEL SPLASH SCREEN Please note that the splash screen data can be changed by editing the text file loc ated at etc rsli_splash xml This is an XML text file and follows standard XML pro gramming practices Use a text editor such as nano make sure to use the w option to edit this file to add whatever data you wish to display nano w etc rsli_splash xml The OLED also includes a screen saver to keep the display from exhibiting burn in Simply press any key to bring the display back to the splash screen 4a XML Tags The OLED display uses XML programming keywords to allow the inclusion of graphics as well as text on your splash or home screen The following is an example of a typical XML file including a graphic in BMP format plus six lines of information Please note that the none bmp file and this sample file are what come with the base Ceros 1U build NOTE There may be two sections to this XML file one for the standard Rhino LCD display denoted by the lt rsli gt and lt rslis tags and for the OLED display lt osli gt and lt osli gt tags You do not need to worry about the information between the lt rsli gt and lt rsli gt sections Your specific installation may or may not have this section included Example Contents of etc rsli_splash xml
9. the chassis bottom Suggested place is for one foot in each of the four corners Ceros 1U Rear Connections 2 a iv AC Power All AC connections should be plugged in to an uninterruptible power supply UPS with surge suppression for protection against lighting and upstream electrical damages Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 7 2 a v Ethernet In almost all cases the Ceros 1U will plug directly in to your network and can be configured in software to use either DHCP or a static IP address DHCP is default The onboard Ethernet port is 1GbE full duplex and compatible with all 1OMbit 10 100 and 10 100 1000 switches using standard RJ45 copper wiring in either full or half duplex modes 2 a vi Monitor and Keyboard In almost all cases a keyboard and mouse are unnecessary since you can either use the OLED interface or SSH into the system for configuration However both can be con nected at any time 2 0 Operating System Configuration Your Ceros 1U came preloaded with one of two configurations 1 Rhino special Linux build 2 Third party distribution trixbox Elastix PBX in a Flash etc All of these most likely have the customer Rhino Serial LED Interface RSLI soft ware with front panel Rhino OLED system pre installed Most of the configuration can be accomplished via SSH web interface or from the Rhino front panel OLED display interface 2 c Setti
10. this key unlock sequence can be customized for security reasons You can navigate using the up and down buttons to point at different menus and use the center button to select or view the desired menu To leave any menu in most cases you can use the left button to go back to the last menu and if you are at the main menu this will lock the keys 3 a Statistics View the uptime load and other run time information of the system Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 9 3 0 Span Status Lists the system configured Zaptel spans and presents information on them includ ing current ABCD signaling bits Note that there is a secondary page for each span use the right arrow to show that page Use the left arrow to go back out of the secondary page 3 c Advanced This menu has three sub menus Logs Reboot and Power Off Logs has three log files System Boot Log dmesg will show you a log starting with Linux boot and all the way through the ACPI and information that Linux collects on start up System Log var log messages that shows information about updating patches and status during the update and the Asterisk Log var log Asterisk full where a multitude of Asterisk specific data is presented Reboot will first confirm that you want to restart the system and then perform a full system restart Power off will again confirm that you want to power down the system and then perform a
11. H client pre installed To connect simply type from a command line where IP_ADDRESS is your Ceros 1U s IP address ssh root IP_ADDRESS And enter the password when prompted 6 c Mac OS X SSH Client If you are using an Apple running Mac OS X there is an SSH client pre installed There are two methods to using it but both require Terminal app located in the Applica tions Utilities directory Once open you can choose to either follow the Linux instructions given in 6 b or use the interface given in Terminal app To use Terminal app s interface click the Shell menu and then select New Remote Con nection Then select Secure Shell ssh as the remote service enter your username root and the IP address of your Ceros 1U Finally click the Connect button Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 14 7 UPGRADE REINSTALL For best results please contact us at helpdesk rhinoequipment com if you need to reinstall or upgrade your Ceros 1U operating system Before performing the reinstall locate the USB stick that came with the system this is the restore disk To restore your Ceros 1U simply reboot the system with the USB thumb drive installed When the initial BIOS screen is shown press DEL and use the BIOS then choose to boot from the USB drive Follow the on screen instructions from there Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480
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13. ll that is needed is to customize extensions and other outside system environment configurations The Ceros 1U chassis was designed with VARs in mind The chassis comes with no external markings or silk screening and is ready to private label with your logo and com pany information on the front panel display Rhino Equipment Corp offers you a complete line of low cost PCI plug in cards in cluding Single T1 E1 Dual T1 E1 Quad T1 E1 Quad FXO analog Octal FXS FXO and 24 port analog mixed mode analog interfaces And don t forget the full line of Rhino Channel Bank products for large scale analog FXS or FXO applications Rhino designed products are tough Our technical support staff is ready to give you the support you need when you need it Our 5 year limited warranty means that you can be confident that Rhino will always work hard in your Open Source Telephony applica tion Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PRE NSTALLATION sssssscscusorsesscsosccsosssssonsitosressstessssinesisssscsncssissaseise O ssc veniasnaedasigeswnibestennneinertiivunsiadiexeamewtnnpvusanarcaisieutsxbniiuanesananionsbesenaguenniiayansedecamantnses 6 77 6 lo ca eae ae eae eat need nea aster ae 7 Td 0 ealacca ine eaten aaa 7 Ds ANS TAMA TION E E E ee O 2 a Ceros 1U Installation a5 ca cna stceunictneraseisonayabelance s
14. llel Port Press Enter 14 Up Arrow to Disable Press Enter 15 Down Arrow to Audio Press Enter 16 Up Arrow to Disable Press Enter 17 Press Escape 18 Down Arrow to Video Configuration Press Enter 19 Down Arrow to IGD Aperture size Press Enter 20 Up Arrow to 128MB Press Enter 21 Press Escape 22 Right Arrow to the Power tab 23 After power failure should be highlighted Press Enter 24 Down Arrow to Power on Press Enter 25 Right Arrow to the exit tab 26 Exit Saving Changes should be highlighted Press Enter 27 Press Y to accept Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 17 10 PACKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CEROos 1U The Ceros 1U is packaged in a special reusable retention package The Ceros 1U can be repackaged in the same retention package for shipment if special care is taken to be certain that the packaging is sound 1 Locate the Korrvu retention package insert Korrvu is a special plastic that does not rip or tear when punctured Note that the Korrvu sheet is glued to the cardboard package this is the top side 2 Lay the Korrvu retention package insert flat on a table 3 Remove the rack mount ears from the Ceros 1U 4 Place the Ceros 1U into the protective plastic bag that originally shipped with the Ceros 1U 5 Slide the Ceros 1U between the Korrvu sheet and the cardboard
15. ng Up the Network Connection to the Ceros 1U The Ceros 1U ships with DHCP as a method for automatically setting the IP address of the system Simply look to the front OLED panel for the current IP address unless of course you have removed this from the XML file read on If a static IP address is needed you may use traditional Linux methods to change the IP address Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 8 3 Raumo Front OLED 8 Ceros 1U OLED Display The Rhino front panel display is not only a display element but also can be used to reset the Ceros 1U and power on and off the Ceros 1U The display has a sleep mode that extends the life of the display touch any red button to bring the display out of sleep mode IN CASE OF A NON RESPONSIVE SYSTEM To reset the Ceros 1U hold down the left and top buttons west and north buttons for 4 seconds and the Ceros 1U will reset IN CASE THE CEROS 1U DOES NOT POWER ON To power ON the Ceros 1U hold down the right and bottom buttons east and south buttons for 4 seconds and the Ceros 1U will power ON Most pertinent system information can be viewed from the Rhino front panel OLED Unlock the OLED interface using the key press sequence top button right button bottom button and then the left button The display will change to the main menu in dicating that the system is now unlocked In et rsli conf
16. raphic The bitmap BMP file must be in 8 bit gray scale other formats are not supported The optimal size that fits into the first 9 characters by 6 lines is a 50px by 50px or so sized bmp graphic Takes two additional arguments value path to file and optionally to invert the gray values inverse 1 NOTE If you do not want a graphic to display we have included a one pixel BMP file called none bmp that should be used to replace the Rhino graphic that ships with the OSLI TXT defines text to be located on the display One argument value Text IP displays the current IP address of the Ceros 1U box to the display in XXX XXX XXX XXX format Takes one optional argument device ethx MAC displays the current MAC address of the Ceros 1U box to the display in YY YY YY YY YY YY format Takes one optional argument device ethx EXTIP displays the external IP of the system 4b Graphics and Text Together It is important to note that the display has the capability of 256x64 pixels of graphic area You can create a bitmap graphic containing any logos text etc and display it across the entire screen if you so desire as well as selectively placing other tags over top Please note that when the screen is rendered text will always be rendered above overlapping graphics It is best to experiment with the graphic and text to get the best looking presentation of your data possible To forcibly reload the file and yo
17. s located on the back of the individual Rhino OST PCI Cards and equipment The label contains the FCC Registration Number for this equipment If requested this information must be presented to your telephone company Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 5 1 6 Surge Protection It is recommended that a surge protector or uninterruptible power supply UPS be installed in conjunction with the Ceros 1U This will help minimize damage as a result of lightning strikes and other AC line surges Failure to use a UPS could affect the 5 year limited warranty 1 d Unpacking It is recommended that once you unpack your Ceros 1U you save the packaging The Ceros 1U packaging was designed to support and protect your purchase from poten tially harsh handling while en route Please note that this packaging can be used again to ship the Ceros 1U to another location or back to Rhino should your Ceros 1U require re pair or service The Ceros 1U is suspended in packaging to help protect it from an impact it may re ceive during shipment or storage however it is still a good idea to visually inspect the box and its contents to see if anything has been damaged before activating the unit It is also a good idea to take this time and make sure all appropriate cables and accessories have arrived with the unit All units should have a power cable mounting brackets and hardware for rack mounting for the Ceros
18. ur changes you can simply run from the Linux command line killall rsli Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 12 5 TRIXBOX OR OTHERS Wes UI trixbox uses multiple interfaces that are all centrally located on one web page and that can be accessed by using your web browser to browse to the IP address of the Ceros 1U Most other distributions also utilize their own web based interface for managing and monitoring the unit Once again this is typically accessed by browsing to the IP address of the Ceros 1U in your web browser For more information on how to configure asterisk using this interface we suggest going to http asterisktutorials com Rhino Equipment Corp 8240 S Kyrene Rd Suite 107 Tempe AZ 85284 480 621 4000 13 6 SSH By default your Ceros 1U comes with SSH secure shell access enabled SSH is con venient and secure method to connect remotely to servers providing terminals file trans fer and port forwarding You may SSH into the Ceros 1U operating system using a SSH client 6 a Windows SSH Client For Windows a good choice is PuTTY which can be downloaded from the PuTTY site at http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty Use PuTTY to set up a SSH session using the IP address of the Ceros 1U system and be sure to use root and rhino as the login name and password 6 6 Linux SSH Client Most Linux distributions come with an SS
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