Sony IPELA PCS-RS, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2012 Sony Corporation 4 424 388 11 3 HD Recording SERVER Operating Instructions Version 1 0 Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference PCS RS ...

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Page 3: ...formation 10 Editing Information for the Current User 10 Editing Information for Registered Users 10 Chapter 2 Logging into Recording Server Online What is Recording Server Online RSOnline 11 Browser Requirements for RSOnline 11 Accessing RSOnline 11 When User Authentication is Disabled 11 When User Authentication is Enabled 12 Logging into RSOnline 12 Chapter 3 Recording Functions on the Recordin...

Page 4: ...ine 21 Stop Recording H 323 Terminal Communications via RSOnline 22 Recording Communications via H 323 Terminals 22 Start Recording Communications via H 323 Terminals 22 Stop Recording Communications via H 323 Terminals 23 Chapter 6 Downloading Recording Files Downloading Recording Files from the Video Archive Page 24 Recording File Names 24 Chapter 7 Playing Back Recording Files Playing Back Down...

Page 5: ...for the HD RECORDING SERVER Recording as the Caller 32 Recording as the Call Destination 32 Chapter 11 Notes on Connection with the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER Access Privileges 33 User Registration 33 Calling the HD RECORDING SERVER 34 Recording during Lecture Mode 34 Chapter 12 Additional Configuration ARQ Automatic Repeat ReQuest Function 35 ...

Page 6: ...Play back recording files Play back recording files in RSOnline Download recording files Download recording files from RSOnline Edit recording file information Edit titles comments and other information for recording files via RSOnline Edit user information Edit the password and other information for the user s own account This cannot be performed by the Anonymous user Users with administrator pri...

Page 7: ...ser in this mode General privileges are available when logged in as an Anonymous user Anonymous is always entered as the user name by default when you first open the front page of RSOnline Logging in as an Anonymous user does not require password entry Registered users can also log in in this mode To gain access to administrator privileges you must enter the user name and password for an account w...

Page 8: ...can register new users Administrator privileges can be granted to new users during registration The same name cannot be registered for more than one user 1 Log into RSOnline using an administrator account 2 Click the User menu 3 Click the Add button The user registration dialog box appears 4 Enter the information for each field The login name and password marked with are required fields 5 To grant...

Page 9: ...privileges to the user enable Administrator Disable Administrator to deny the privileges 7 Click the Add button Deleting Users Users with administrator privileges can delete users You can delete multiple users at one time Users that are logged in can also be deleted Deleted user accounts can be used until logout is performed 1 Log into RSOnline using an administrator account 2 Click the User menu ...

Page 10: ... logged in as the default Administrator 1 Log into RSOnline using an administrator account 2 Click the User menu 3 Click the user you want to edit The user you clicked will be selected i e displayed in light blue 4 Click the Change button The user registration dialog box appears with the information of the selected user 5 Enter the information for each field you want to edit The login name marked ...

Page 11: ... Windows The maximum downloadable file size in Internet Explorer 7 is 4 GB Accessing RSOnline Start your browser and specify the IP address of the HD RECORDING SERVER as the URL as follows to access RSOnline URL http HD RECORDING SERVER address 8080 The initial screen that is displayed will differ depending on whether user authentication is enabled in the system settings When user authentication i...

Page 12: ...ng into RSOnline After accessing the front page of RSOnline enter your login name and password and click the Login button to log into RSOnline When logging in as an Anonymous user password entry is not required The User Personal License Recording Setting and Video Archive menus appear after you log in Some menus may not appear depending on the privileges of the user currently logged in When User A...

Page 13: ...nnections for PC Endpoint cannot be recorded To record P2P connections for PC Endpoint use the recording functions on PC Endpoint Recording Function The HD RECORDING SERVER can only record videos that meet the following requirements Video codec H 264 Bandwidth Up to 2 Mbps Resolution 720p W432P W448P W4CIF 4CIF 4SIF 448P 4SIF XGA VGA QVGA WCIF CIF SIF QCIF Audio codec G 722 MEPG4 AAC LC H 239 code...

Page 14: ...ording file fixed at 720p 1280 x 720 Recording Meetings To record an HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER meeting the HD RECORDING SERVER connects to the meeting as a participant Recording starts automatically when the HD RECORDING SERVER connects to the meeting Recording Communications between H 323 Terminals To record communications between H 323 terminals the HD RECORDING SERVER connects as a partici...

Page 15: ... using this method regardless of HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER user privileges 1 Access RSOnline log in and select the Recording Setting menu The Recording Setting screen contains the following setting items Chapter 4 Recording Meetings Start Recording Meetings via RSOnline Setting item Description Maximum value Entry method Specify the type of entry for the entry field Input H 323 Alias Select t...

Page 16: ... is not supported by the HD RECORDING SERVER is being used If an audio codec that is not supported by the HD RECORDING SERVER is being used recording will start but only the video will be recorded If both the video codec and audio codec are not supported by the HD RECORDING SERVER recording will start but a recording file will not be created Screen layout Specify the H 239 screen layout used durin...

Page 17: ...m is highlighted in blue and the Stop button appears 4 Click Stop Recording sessions started by other users will also appear on the recording session monitor so pay close attention when selecting a meeting from the list When recording is stopped the recording session for the corresponding meeting is deleted from the list Recording will stop automatically when the HD RECORDING SERVER exits the meet...

Page 18: ...e limitations when using this method The HD RECORDING SERVER will be registered as a gateway so it cannot be called via Select EP When you start recording by calling the HD RECORDING SERVER from the VCOnline monitor the usage status of the HD RECORDING SERVER cannot be viewed Therefore if the specified HD RECORDING SERVER is already in use it cannot be called In such cases specify a different H 32...

Page 19: ...ing an administrator account Be aware that this is not RSOnline 2 Select Monitor Meeting The Monitor Meeting screen appears 3 Select the meeting that you want to stop recording 4 Click Member List A list of users participating in the meeting appears 5 Select the HD RECORDING SERVER 6 Click Hangup To end the meeting in addition to stopping recording execute Withdraw All in the monitor Meeting Recor...

Page 20: ... RECORDING SERVER cannot be called by IP address if it has already been called by IP address to another meeting When you start recording by calling the HD RECORDING SERVER from PC Endpoint you cannot specify the recording layout during H 239 content sharing The H 239 layout during recording will be based on the system settings of the HD RECORDING SERVER If you want to specify the H 239 layout star...

Page 21: ...e caller role The following describes operations for when gatekeeper registration to the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER has not been performed for the H 323 terminals 1 Access RSOnline 2 Click Recording Setting 3 Specify Input IP Address for the entry method enter the IP address of the H 323 terminal with the internal MCU functions in the entry field and click the Start button When recording start...

Page 22: ... terminals with internal MCU functions to start recording using this method This method starts recording with the HD RECORDING SERVER in the call destination role The following is an example using a Sony PCS XG80 with multipoint connection software installed For details on other terminals with internal MCU functions refer to their respective operating manuals To simultaneously call the terminals a...

Page 23: ...in Dial to and click the Connect button The HD RECORDING SERVER is added to the internal MCU and recording starts During multipoint connections a black screen will appear for the HD RECORDING SERVER connection image To simultaneously disconnect the terminals and stop recording 1 Press the DISCONNECT button on the Remote Commander 2 Select Disconnect All Communication with all terminals ends and re...

Page 24: ...ize For example one hour of recording at 2 Mbps results in a recording file that is roughly 1 GB in size Such a file will appear on the video archive page about 2 minutes after recording is stopped The amount of time may also differ depending on the HD RECORDING SERVER environment 1 Access the HD RECORDING SERVER 2 Select the Video Archive menu 3 Check that the recording file appears in the Video ...

Page 25: ...r 22 2011 hhmmss The connection start time hour minute second ex 165500 username The H 323 alias E 164 number or IP address of the connection point myaddr The H 323 alias E 164 number or IP address of the HD RECORDING SERVER id The recording ID used internally by the HD RECORDING SERVER increases sequentially by one with each recording session ...

Page 26: ...yer requirements for playing back files recorded on the HD RECORDING SERVER mp4 are as follows For Windows 7 Windows Media Player 12 For Windows XP and Windows Vista QuickTime Player 7 1 Right click the downloaded recording file and select Open With Windows Media Player If files with the mp4 extension are associated with Windows Media Player in your operating system settings you can double click t...

Page 27: ...d you can play back recording files in the browser without having to download them The procedure for playback is identical regardless of your browser 1 Access RSOnline 2 Open the Video Archive screen 3 Click the link for the recording file name you want to play back Playback in the browser starts via your installed player The quality of the playback images may be lower depending on your browser pe...

Page 28: ...tent Sharing Recordings H 239 MAIN The image is composed with the H 239 content displayed in 3 4 of the recorded screen layout H 239 HALF The image is composed with the H 239 content displayed in the right half of the recorded screen layout ...

Page 29: ...t to edit The selected item is highlighted in blue and the Title and Comment entry fields appear near the bottom of the screen 4 Edit the title and comments 5 Edit the items and click the Change button The edit results are reflected in the download file list Chapter 8 Managing Recording Files Setting item Description Maximum value Title Enter a title for the recording file The title field will be ...

Page 30: ...3 Click the Delete button The recording files are deleted from the recording file storage directory on the HD RECORDING SERVER and information associated with the recording files is deleted from the database Copying Recording Files You can have a copy of a recording file created in a specified directory when a recording finishes This copy operation is separate from the save operation of the record...

Page 31: ...formation Notes Setting item Description Maximum value Password Entry required This is the password for the Login Name The entered password will not be displayed Use alphanumeric characters and symbols The following symbols and spaces cannot be entered 50 characters First Name First name specified for the user The following symbols cannot be entered The symbol cannot be used when using shared addr...

Page 32: ... in use Therefore the user does not have to consider which session to use Recording as the Call Destination Use VCOnline to specify the HD RECORDING SERVER to record with this method This method involves the MCU calling the terminal In this method the MCU side does not know which sessions are open on the HD RECORDING SERVER If an HD RECORDING SERVER session that is already recording is called reco...

Page 33: ... terminal To specify a meeting on the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SERVER for recording from the HD RECORDING SERVER the HD RECORDING SERVER must be registered as a user with meeting access privileges User Registration The HD RECORDING SERVER holds up to 5 recording sessions when 5 licenses are acquired Each session is differentiated from each other by assigning pairs of H 323 aliases and E 164 numbers...

Page 34: ...RVER The HD RECORDING SERVER operates as a gateway that allows multiple connections However the HD VISUAL COMMUNICATION SEVER does not allow connections to a single terminal using identical names identical H 323 aliases E 164 numbers and IP addresses As a result the HD RECORDING SERVER cannot be called multiple times by its H 323 alias E 164 number or IP address Recording during Lecture Mode The H...

Page 35: ...atically requests the transmitter to resend the packet This is a simplified version of the Real Time ARQ function used on the PCS series Configuration is not necessary to enable this function and resend requests are performed automatically Depending on the operating environment this function may not be as effective as when it is used between PCS series units Chapter 12 Additional Configuration ...

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