Grandstream GXV3500 IP phone, Elastix Server Setup Guide

Grandstream GXV3500
and Elastix Server
Setup Guide
http://www.elastix.org
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1.0 Setup Diagram
Figure 1-1 is a setup diagram for a single encoder Grandstream GXV3500 configuration.
The encoder is setup as a SIP telephony device.
Figure 1-1. Setup Diagram
2.0 Host PC Environment
Hardware Type
Hardware Version
Software Type
Software Version
Table 2-1. Host Server Environment Details
Description
Elastix Appliance ELX-Series
ELX-3000
Elastix
2.3
3.0 Test Setup Equipment
Table 3-1. Test Setup Equipment
Equipment
Model
Version
Video Call IP (SIP) Phone
N/A
N/A
Grandstream
GXV3500
FW: 1.0.1.38 (HW: V 1.0A)
Switch
N/A
N/A
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4.0 Setup Procedure
To set up the Elastix Server for the Grandstream GXV3500
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
5. Click on the Submit button to add an extension, see Figure 4-3. This will take you to
the Add SIP Extension page.
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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 (‘GXV3500’ in this example)
• secret (‘h7Dka3Rf9si0t’ in this example)
Figure 4-4. Add SIP Extension
7. Click on the ‘Submit’ button at the end of the page. The extension will be created and
you will see the page on Figure 4-5 displaying the created extension on the right side.
Click on the extension to modify it, and add the following information (Figure 4-6):
Device options
 disallow: all
 allow: ulaw&h264
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Figure 4-5
Figure 4-6. Extensions
H264 is the video codec used by Grandstream GXV3500 on default settings.
8. 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.
9. Repeat steps 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to configure the Video Call IP Phone. Use a different
extension and a secure password.
10. Finally, you should have something like seen in Figure 4-7.
Figure 4-7
11. Go to “PBX => Tools => Asterisk File Editor”, find 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
12. 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
13. When finish, click on “Save” and “Reload Asterisk” button in that order.
14. With this you have finished configuring Elastix Server. Now we will set the
Grandstream GXV3500.
To register the Grandstream GXV3500, you will need to enter the information from the
extension created on the Elastix Server into the encoder by logging into the
Grandstream GXV3500 WebUI.
Go to the Grandstream GXV3500’s WebUI by pointing your browser to its IP address.
For the initial configuration, refer to the Grandstream GXV3500 User Manual found at:
http://www.grandstream.com/products/ip-video-surveillance/gxv3500
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Factory default settings
IP Addressing
IP Address
Web Access User Name
Web Access Password
DHCP
192.168.1.168
admin
admin
15. When the WebUI is loaded, go to “Configuration” link located on the right corner of
the page (Figure 4-10).
Figure 4-10
16. Use the information from the Add SIP Extension page (Figure 4-4) to enter the
following necessary information on “Basic Settings => SIP” section (Figure 4-11):
SIP Settings
 Account name: The local name (GrandstreamEncoder in this example)
 SIP Server: Elastix Server’s IP Address (192.168.1.75 in this example)
 SIP User ID: (301 in this example)
 Authenticate ID: (301 in this example)
 Authenticate Password: (‘h7Dka3Rf9si0t’ in this example)
Figure 4-11. Account Configuration
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17. Once you have entered the required information, click on ‘Save’ button located at
the end of the page. You will be asked for rebooting the device, so accept the request.
Next, refresh the page and check the registration was successful. (Figure 4-12).
Figure 4-12. SIP Registration
18. Configure the Video Call IP (SIP) Phone with the correct parameters. Make sure to
specify in the Phone Settings the H264 video codec configured previously in the Elastix
Server.
19. To test the Grandstream GXV3500, pick up the previously configured video Call IP
(SIP) Phone and call the Grandstream GXV3500’s extension number (301 in this
example). When the call is established you should be able to watch through the analog
camera.
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