Asterisk D500 LAN Distributed Core Installation

1. Transcoding Package
2. Hardware Installation
3. Transcoding Package Installing

 

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Transcoding Package

Download the Latest Sangoma Media Transcoding Release:  
---> sng-tc-linux-1.3.2.i686.tgz                    (2011-05-12)             ChangeLog
---> sng-tc-linux-1.3.2.x86_64.tgz               (2011-05-12)

*A manual firmware upgrade is required to use the above 1.2.x releases for cards
purchased before November 10th, 2010 --> Firmware Upgrade Procedure 

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Hardware Installation

1. Mount your transcoder, then boot the server
   -> choose a server in your network and install the D500 in the PCI Express slot
   
   *Note: -> The PCI Express slot will server to provide power to the D500, where RTP traffic will flow through the LAN connection
              -> An extra Ethernet interface may be brought up if your server has a Broadcom tg3 driver installed.  Run "ifconfig" to verify.  Disregard this extra interface (bring it down if necessary) as this interface is only used when using PCI Express Single Server installation.
   
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2. Plug the Ethernet cable into your transcoder to attach to your network

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 Transcoding package installation

1. Install the transcoding package on the same server as the D500.
   
   -> wget <URL of Package>
   -> tar xfz sng-tc-<ver>-<arch>.tgz
   -> cd sng-tc-<arch>-<ver>
   -> make
   -> make install
   
   
   The D500 transcoder will be detected through the server's Ethernet interface that connects to the network (typically Eth0)
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2. Firmware Update
   
   To check if the firmware on the transcoder requires updating run the firmware update utility
   
   --> Run: sngtc_tool –dev ethX –firmware  (replace ‘X’ with the interface of the network, such as Eth0)
        -> a broadcast message will be sent out Eth0 to any Sangoma transcoders on the network and will detect
   --> If the FROM and TO version are the same you are up to date so cancel the update; if the versions are different please update.
   --> If the update fails insure the RJ45 is properly connected to the D500 and is illuminated Green colour.  Also verify your firewall/security is not blocking any communication
   

   * Note sngtc_server must NOT be running during the update; sngtc_server_ctrl stop will stop the server if it is running.

 

-> Please Proceed to Sngtc Server Configuration

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