Codec User Manual Software Version: 2.20.12 Manual Version: 3.1 March, 2020 2 ViA User Manual v3.1 Table of Contents Part 1 Warnings & Safety Information 7 Part 2 How to Use the Documentation 13 Part 3 Glossary of Terms 14 Part 4 Items Shipped with ViA 17 Part 5 Introduction 18 Part 6 Battery Use and Power Management 19 Part 7 Inserting and Removing Modules 24 Part 8 External Connections 25 Part 9 Codec Controls 29 Part 10 Menu Navigation 31 Part 11 Codec Menus 33 Part 12 Wireless IP Connection Options 35 1 Cellular................................................................................................................................... Activation in the USA 42 Part 13 Adding Access Points and a SIM PIN 42 Part 14 Connection Guide 46 1 Connecting................................................................................................................................... over IP 47 2 Advanced................................................................................................................................... IP Connection Settings 52 3 Monitoring................................................................................................................................... IP Connections 56 4 Connecting................................................................................................................................... over SIP 59 5 Connecting................................................................................................................................... with Fuse-IP 64 6 Connecting................................................................................................................................... with ISDN 68 7 Connecting................................................................................................................................... POTS 72 Part 15 Redialing a Connection 76 Part 16 Load, Connect and Manage Programs 77 Part 17 ViA Headphone Controls 82 © Tieline Research Pty. Ltd. 2020 ViA User Manual v3.1 3 Part 18 Input Levels and Input Settings 86 Part 19 PPM Meters and Analog Audio Outputs 95 Part 20 Using the Matrix Editor 101 Part 21 Cue and Talkback Configuration 103 Part 22 Analog and Digital Outputs 108 Part 23 General Audio Settings 111 Part 24 Configuring AES3 and AES42 Input Audio 117 Part 25 Backup and Redundancy Options 120 1 Monitoring................................................................................................................................... SmartStream PLUS 122 Part 26 Administrator and Basic Operation Modes 124 Part 27 Record, Playback and FTP 130 1 Record................................................................................................................................... and Manage Audio Files 130 2 Playing................................................................................................................................... Audio Files 134 3 Importing................................................................................................................................... Audio Files 142 4 FTP................................................................................................................................... File Uploads 143 Part 28 About ISDN Modules 144 1 ISDN................................................................................................................................... Module Settings 146 2 ISDN................................................................................................................................... Answering Configuration 150 Part 29 About POTS Modules 152 1 POTS................................................................................................................................... Module Settings 154 2 POTS................................................................................................................................... Answering Configuration 157 Part 30 About SIP 159 1 Configuring................................................................................................................................... SIP Interfaces 164 2 Configuring................................................................................................................................... SIP Accounts 167 3 Adding................................................................................................................................... SIP White and Black Lists 170 Part 31 Other Touch Screen Configuration Tasks 172 1 Configuring................................................................................................................................... LAN/VLAN Settings 172 2 Configuring................................................................................................................................... a Hostname 177 © Tieline Research Pty. Ltd. 2020 4 ViA User Manual v3.1 3 TieLink................................................................................................................................... Configuration 178 4 Selecting................................................................................................................................... an Algorithm 179 5 Configuring................................................................................................................................... the Jitter Buffer 186 6 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Forward Error Correction 193 7 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Auto Reconnect 195 8 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Encode/Decode Direction 196 9 Headphone................................................................................................................................... Settings 196 10 Enabling................................................................................................................................... Relays & RS232 Data 199 11 Monitor................................................................................................................................... Control Port I/O Status 201 12 Configuring................................................................................................................................... TCP/UDP Ports 202 13 Configuring................................................................................................................................... QoS for IP Packets 205 14 Reset................................................................................................................................... Defaults and Backup/Restore Settings 206 15 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Via Interfaces 209 16 Configuring................................................................................................................................... SNMP Settings 210 17 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Regional Settings 212 18 Typing................................................................................................................................... and Language Options 213 19 Configuring................................................................................................................................... Web-GUI Settings 214 20 Lock................................................................................................................................... or Unlock a Program in the Codec 216 21 Adjusting................................................................................................................................... Time Settings 217 22 Upgrading................................................................................................................................... Firmware via SD Card 218 23 Safely................................................................................................................................... Remove USB Sticks and SD Cards 219 24 Install................................................................................................................................... and Manage Security Certificates 219 25 Firewall................................................................................................................................... Configuration 221 26 Enabling................................................................................................................................... CSRF Security 222 27 Shut................................................................................................................................... Down and Screen Lock Options 222 28 About................................................................................................................................... Unit Details 223 29 Alarm................................................................................................................................... Notifications 223 Part 32 Connecting to the ToolBox Web-GUI 224 1 Opening..................................................................................................................................