BusinessPhone Communication Platform 5.1

## BusinessPhone SoftNode

General
Requirements
ASB 150 02
SoftNode
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Minimum Software Requirements
MS NetMeeting Client
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Minimum Software Requirements
BackStage
Installation of ASB 150 02
Installation of the SoftNode
Configuration
General
Login
Main dialog
Info-tab
Change Password
IPU nodes-tab
Create/Modify PNR
H.323 Terminals-tab
Create/Modify H.323 client
Log-tab
Installation of the H.323 clients
MS NetMeeting
Options dialog
BackStage

## General

The BusinessPhone SoftNode is a SW application that offers the possibility to connect H.323 Clients via TCP/IP connection to the ASB 150 02 IPU board.

From ASB 150 02 point of view the application acts like a virtual ASB 150 02 node. The H.323 clients being connected to the SoftNode are handled like normal CN-extensions.

The functions of the SoftNode are only ensured for the H.323 clients listed below.

- MS NetMeeting 3.01 (Current Version)
  The product is a freeware tool which can either be installed directly from the BusinessPhone Management Suite CD-ROM or downloaded from the Mircosoft website (http://www.microsoft.com).
- BusinessPhone BackStage 3.2 (FASBS 102 209)
  This product is not content of the delivery and has to be ordered separately.

The SoftNode application is stored on the BusinessPhone Management Suite CD-ROM FASBS 102 213/CD.

## Requirements

### ASB 150 02

see document “Networking via VoIP lines” (366/15534-ASB 150 02 Uen).

### SoftNode

When acting as a node in a corporate network it is necessary that the BusinessPhone SoftNode is running on a dedicated PC which is located on the customer‘s LAN/WAN environment, which has a static IP-address assigned and which is permanently online.

#### Minimum Hardware Requirements

- Pentium II with 350 MHz
- 10 MB Harddisk Space
- 64 MB RAM

#### Minimum Software Requirements

- Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6

### MS NetMeeting Client

#### Minimum Hardware Requirements

- Pentium 90 MHz
- 14 MB Harddisk Space
- 32 MB RAM
- Full Duplex Audio Hardware

#### Minimum Software Requirements

- Windows 9x
- Windows Me
- Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
- Windows 2000

### BackStage

see dedicated technical guide “EN/LZTBS 102 209/TG” which is located on the product CD-ROM FASBS 102 209

## Installation of ASB 150 02

As from ASB 150 02 point of view the SoftNode will be seen like any other ASB 150 02 node with VoIP lines, see document “Networking via VoIP lines” (366/15534-ASB 150 02 Uen) for further details

## Installation of the SoftNode

Insert the BusinessPhone Management Suite CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the SoftNode computer. If the Autostart function of the operating system is activated, the introsequence starts up automatically. As soon as the introsequence has been fully loaded, you will see a menue from which you can either install the BusinessPhone Management Suite or BusinessPhone Tools. For the SoftNode installation select BusinessPhone Tools and then BusinessPhone SoftNode.

When the installation is finalised all the NT services will be started automatically.

If the SoftNode is already installed, the Services are automatically stopped before the program files are updated."

## Configuration

### General

The SoftNode will be configured via the Control Panel.

Click on the dedicated icon to start the configuration

### Login

For security reasons a User Name and a Password must be supplied to logon to the SoftNode. The default User Name and Password is “administrator”. It is strongly recommended to change this password already during the first configuration.

How to change the password see chapter Info-tab.

### Main dialog

The main dialog provides access to all required configuration parameters, which which can be accessed by clicking on one the following tabs.

### Info-tab

The info-tab is the first tab which is shown after login. This tab shows general information about the SoftNode
(version and revision) and the used PC (IP- address, operating system and installed browser).

##### Buttons

Restart |  | In case of problems with the SoftNode applications, this button is used to stop and restart all the SoftNode services. When the services are up and running again the Login Window is shown again. |
Change Password |  | Used to change the current password. |
Activate Trace |  | If this Checkbox is enabled, all activities inside the SoftNode are logged to a file (SoftNode.log) |

#### Change Password

##### Entry fields

New Password |  | Enter your new Password (minimum 5 characters) |
Retype Password |  | Retype the Password to avoid typeing faults |

##### Buttons

OK, |  | Used to store the new password and to close the password dialog |
Cancel |  | Used to cancel the password entry and to close the password dialog |

### IPU nodes-tab

This tab is used to program the PNRs towards the different IPU-board(s) in the private network. The entries can be controlled via the buttons or the Track-Popup-Menu which is displayed when clicking the right Mouse Button over an Entry.

##### Buttons:

New |  | Used to create new PNR entry (see Create/Modify PNR) |
Modify |  | Used to modify the selected PNR entry (see Create/Modify PNR) |
Delete |  | Used to delete the selected PNR entry |
Set Own Location Code |  | Used to define the Location Code of the SoftNode. In case of a defined Location code all outgoing an incoming calls will be treated as Regional Level 1 ( RL1). If there is no defined Location code, outgoing an incoming calls will be treated as Regional Level 0 ( RL0) call. |

#### Create/Modify PNR

##### Entries

PNR |  | Enter either a complete or parts of a reachable CN-number |
Address |  | Enter the IP-address of the target node ( can either be an ASB 150 02 system or an other SoftNode) towards which the CN-numbers can be reached. |
Port |  | Enter the port number of the target node (default 7000) |
Predigits |  | Enter the predigits that should be inserted |
Remove Digits |  | Enter the number of digits to be removed |
Packet Size |  | Select the size of the RTP Packets that the IPU of the target node sends (480 Bytes at the current version). Use “Automatic Detection” if you are not sure on this issue |
Prefix to be displayed |  | Define the prefixes that should be added to the calling party number sent to H.323 terminals in case of external calls (International/National) received from the ASB 150 02 |

### H.323 Terminals-tab

This tab is used to administrate all the H.323 Terminals being connected to the SoftNode. The Terminals are shown with their directory number, name, product-ID, version-ID, IP-address as well as the used Port used client. The number and name identification has to be entered manually the other information fields will be filled in automatically after a succesfull registry request from the H.323 Terminal ( registry takes place automatically if the user starts the client application).

Fields which will be updated automatically will be stored until there is a new registry request from the H.323 Terminal, which gives the user the flexibility to use different PC.

In case of multiple registry requests the latest registry always disconnects the previous registered client from the SoftNode. If several users are using the same PC with the same IP address, the latest registered user will automatically remove the IP address of the previous registered user. ( see user “Kurt” in the figure above).

Clients which have never registered will be shown like the user “Michael” in the figure above.

##### Buttons

New |  | Used to create new H.323 Terminal |
Modify |  | Used to modify the selected H.323 Terminal |
Delete |  | Used to delete the selected H.323 Terminal |
Refresh |  | Used to reload all the temporay parameters ( filled in automatically) of the listed H.323 clients. |

#### Create/Modify H.323 client

##### Entries

Number |  | Enter the directory number of the user |
Name |  | Enter the name to be displayed to the conversation partner in case of outgoing and incomings calls. |
Password |  | Enter a password for each user in order to avoid a misuse of the account from an other H.323 Terminals Note: In order to register in a successful way, the password configuation at the client must match to this entry. (Entered as Account Name in MS NetMeeting) |
Codec |  | Codec to be used at calls to/from IPU (No influence on calls between H.323 Terminals) |
H323-ID use |  | Definition what to send in H323-ID Information Normally “Automatic Detection” should be used |
Connect through… |  | If this option is selected, all calls to the ASB 150 02 will be answered immediately towards the H.323 client when alerting is received from ASB 150 02 |

### Log-tab

The Warning Log tab provides all information needed for maintenance and error-capturing

Three different types entries might occur

##### Entries

INFO |  | Informative Entries |
WARNING |  | Unexpected conditions are stated in this entry |
ERROR |  | Entries which state error conditions in the SoftNode |

##### Buttons:

Clear Log |  | Used to delete all warning log entries |
Save Log |  | Used to save the logged entries to a text-file |
Refresh |  | Used to reload the warning log from the SoftNode |

## Installation of the H.323 clients

After the SoftNode has been set up, the H.323 clients can be installed on the user‘s PC.

Note

The client must not be installed on the SoftNode PC.

### MS NetMeeting

Insert the CD-ROM of the BusinessPhone Management Suite FASBS 102 213/CD into the CD-ROM drive of the SoftNode computer. If the Autostart function of the operating system is activated, the introsequence starts up automatically. As sson as the introsequence has been fully loaded, you will see a menue from which you can either install the BusinessPhone Management Suite or BusinessPhone Tools. For the MS NetMeeting installation select BusinessPhone Tools and then MS NetMeeting.

Follow the instructions of the install wizard to perform the installation. After the tool has been successfully installed, start the application for further configuation.

Select the item Tools in the main toolbar and then the item Options to configure the connection to the SoftNode

#### Options dialog

The options dialog covers 4 different tabs, whereby only the “General” tab is relevant for the connection with the SoftNode.

##### Relevant Entries

First name, Last name |  | Both entries are used for the name indication of the own client in case of incoming and outgoing call. Note: This name will only be displayed on the own client and not on the conversation partner, he/she will alway receive the username which is stored in the SoftNode |

Press the button

to set up the connection to the SoftNode

##### Required entries

Use a gatekeeper to place calls |  | Enter the IP-Adress of the SoftNode. How to read out the IP-Adress of the SoftNode see Info-tab |
Log on using my account name |  | Enter the password defined for the desired user *). See Create/Modify H.323 client |
Log on using my phone number |  | Enter the directory number assigned to the user *). See Create/Modify H.323 client |

*) This entries are used to register on the SoftNode automatically, when the application will be started.

### BackStage

See technical guide “EN/LZTBS 102 209/TG” which is located on the Product CD-ROM FASBS 102 209/CD

Revision: A © Ericsson Enterprise 2003