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AVer EVC100 and Elastix Server
Setup Guide
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1.0 Setup Diagram
Figure 1-1 is a setup diagram for a single EVC100 Conference System configuration. The
EVC100 is setup as a SIP telephony device.
Figure 1-1. Setup Diagram
2.0 Host PC Environment
Table 2-1. Host Server Environment Details
Description
Hardware Type Elastix Appliance ELX-Series
Hardware Version ELX-3000
Software Type Elastix
Software Version 2.4
3.0 Test Setup Equipment
Table 3-1. Test Setup Equipment
Equipment Model Version
Video Call IP (SIP) Phone N/A N/A
AVer EVC100 FW:00.01.00.15/F009/0
Switch N/A N/A
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4.0 Setup Procedure
To set up the Elastix Server for the AVer EVC100
1. Go to the web address of the Elastix Server Login page. The web address is
determined by the customer, for this guide we have used the IP address
192.168.1.75
2. On the Login page, type the username and password for an administrative user into
the Username and Password fields, see Figure 4-1. The username and password are
determined by the customer.
Figure 4-1. Login
3. Press Enter or click on the Submit button to go to Elastix‟s Dashboard
4. Once inside, click on the PBX tab on the menu at the top of the screen
Figure 4-2. Dashboard
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5. Click on the Submit button to add an extension, see Figure 4-3. This will take you
to the Add SIP Extension page, see Figure 4-3.
Figure 4-3. Add an Extension
6. On the Add SIP Extension page (Figure 4-4), fill in the following information:
• User Extension (301 in this example)
• Display Name („AverEVC100‟ in this example)
• secret („h7Dka3Rf9si0t‟ in this example)
Figure 4-4. Add SIP Extension
7. Click on “Submit” button at the end of the page, and you will see a similar page on
Figure 4-5 displaying the “Apply Configuration Changes Here” pink ribbon on top
of the screen. Click on there to apply changes.
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Figure 4-5
8. Now modify the extension by clicking on the name located at the right side, and set
the following parameters (Figure 4-6):
Device options
disallow: all
allow: ulaw&h264
Figure 4-6
ulaw is the audio codec, and h264 is the video codec.
9. Click on “Submit” and apply changes. With this you have just finished creating a
SIP extension that will be used by the AVer EVC100 to register with the Elastix
Server. Repeat Steps 5 through 9 to similarly create another extension (different
values on Step 6) to be used by the Video IP (SIP) Phone to register as well
(extension 302 in this example). Once you finished you will see something similar
to Figure 4-7.
Figure 4-7
10. Now go to “PBX => Tools => Asterisk File Editor”, search for a file called
“sip_general_custom.conf” by clicking on “Show filter” button (Figure 4-8):
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Figure 4-8. Asterisk File Editor
11. Edit the file by adding the following information (Figure 4-9):
videosupport=yes
maxcallbitrate=384
allow=h261
allow=h263
allow=h263p
allow=h264
Figure 4-9. Editing “sip_general_custom.conf” file
12. When finish, click on “Save” and “Reload Asterisk” button.
13. With this you have finished configuring Elastix Server. Now need to enter the
information from the extension created on the Elastix Server into the AVer EVC100
14. Log in to the Aver EVC100 WebUI by pointing your browser to the EVC100‟s IP
address.
For the initial configuration, refer to the EVC100 User Manual found at:
http://www.averusa.com/communication/downloads.asp
Factory default settings
IP Address 192.168.0.1
Web Access Password 1234
Set the IP Address in the same network as your Elastix Server.
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15. When prompted, enter the Web Access Password to access to the WebUI (Figure 4-
10).
Figure 4-10 Aver EVC100 WebUI
16. Go to the section “Network => SIP” and check the option Enable SIP. (Figure 4-
11)
Figure 4-11. SIP Settings
17. Now, use the information from the Add SIP Extension page (Figure 4-4) to enter the
following necessary information on the section “Network => SIP Server” (Figure 4-
12):
Terminal Name: 301 in this example
Terminal Password: h7Dka3Rf9si0t in this example
Registrar Server: Elastix Server’s IP Address (192.168.1.75 in this example)
Proxy Server: Elastix Server’s IP Address (192.168.1.75 in this example)
Use Registrar: Checked
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Figure 4-12. SIP Server Settings
After checking the option Use Registrar, the EVC100 will try to register to Elastix.
(Figure 4.13).
Figure 4-13. Connection to the Server
18. If the EVC100 is not registered make sure you have entered the correct information.
Now configure the other IP (SIP) Video Phone with the correct parameters.
19. To test the Aver EVC100, go to the option Dial from the home section (see Figure
4-14).
Figure 4-14. Home Section
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20. To dial an extension select SIP in the Call Type, 302 in the IP Address and press the
button Call. (Figure 4-15)
Figure 4-15. Dial Section
21. Now see the figure 4-16 which shows when the EVC100 is receiving a call.
Figure 4-16. Receiving a Call
Make sure you are able to see the video camera from both terminals and have a
successful video conference. The option Presentation of the EVC100 is not
supported by Elastix.
Note: All the configuration steps for the EVC100 can also be made by using the remote
control and a monitor connected to the video outputs of the EVC100‟s main system.