Media Transcoding Cards - FreeSWITCH D500 LAN Distributed Core Installation

Transcoding Package

Download the Latest Sangoma Media Transcoding Release:  
---> sng-tc-linux-1.3.8.i686.tgz                   (2016-01-07)             ChangeLog
---> sng-tc-linux-1.3.8.x86_64.tgz             (2016-01-07)

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

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

Transcoding package installation

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)

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

-> Please Proceed to Sngtc Server Configuration

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