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Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU Release 5.1
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Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU
Initial 3545 MCU Configuration
Initial 3545 MCU Configuration
Initial monitoring and administration of the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545 MCU are performed
from a remote PC via a serial connection. This allows you to access the boot configuration menu of the
MCU. At power-up, the MCU goes through the following boot phases:
• Auto-boot—The embedded operating system initializes and displays basic information.
• Configuration menu—A six-second countdown allows you to enter the configuration menu.
• Initialization—The MCU completes its boot sequence and is ready for operation.
Note You can perform serial port configuration of the MCU only at startup, during a short period indicated by
a six-second countdown. Once the initialization phase is complete, the only way you can access the
configuration menu is by restarting the MCU.
Connecting to a PC
This section describes how to use the serial port connection to configure the MCU with an IP address.
Procedure
Step 1 Locate the terminal cable shipped with the MCU.
Step 2 Connect the end labeled PC to the serial port on the computer.
Step 3 Connect the end labeled Unit to the serial port connector on the MCU front panel.
Note The PC terminal should have an installed terminal emulation application, such as HyperTerminal.
Setting the IP Address
This section describes how to use the serial port to configure the unit with an IP address and other
address information.
The serial port on the MCU front panel is used to assign a new IP address to your MCU. You can assign
the IP address before or after you connect the MCU to the network.
Before You Begin
Gather the items listed in Table 2-3 to assign an IP address to the MCU.
Table 2-3 Requirements for Setting the IP Address
Requirements Notes
Dedicated IP address for the MCU
IP address of the default router the MCU uses to
communicate over the network