CAME Door Station with AVLINKPRO

Configure CAME door stations to communicate with a Crestron Home processor, Crestron touch screens, and an AVLINKPRO. The Crestron touch screens register to the AVLINKPRO as SIP users. The primary CAME door station acts as a mini server (primary) and allows the AVLINKPRO and secondary CAME door station to register to it.

Overview

The network topology for the Crestron Home processor and Crestron touch screens to interop with the CAME door stations is shown below.

The system was tested using the following components:

  • Crestron Home processor (version 2.4362.12407)
  • AVLINKPRO (16.2c)
  • (3) Crestron TSW-xx60 series touch screen (version 2.7.60)
  • Crestron Toolbox™ software
  • CAME MTMV/IP Door Station (Primary) (version 2.5.3)
  • CAME DVC/IP Door Station (Secondary) (version 2.5.3)
  • PCS/XIP Design Tool Software (version 6.1.4)

NOTE: A computer is required to use Crestron Toolbox™ software and the PCS/XIP Design Tool software.

Summary

The Video Door Entry system uses the AVLINKPRO as a server/PBX. In this setup, the AVLINKPRO registers as a SIP Client to the primary CAME door station (MTMV/IP). The Crestron touch screens register to the AVLINKPRO.

The MTMV/IP primary door station acts as a server and the PCS/XIP designs and configures the system. The MTMV/IP and DVC/IP door stations provide audio and video over Ethernet to the Crestron touch screens. The SIP devices can be connected using PoE Ethernet connections.

The Crestron Home processor connects to the touch screens and uploads the Crestron Home User Interface onto the touch screen.

Features Supported

  • Audio and video from the CAME door stations
  • Audio only from the Crestron touch screen
  • Calls from CAME door station to Crestron touch screen
  • Basic calls with G711ulaw codec
  • Video using 103 H264/90000

Features Not Supported

  • CAME door stations do not have a video display. Video from the Crestron touch screens to the CAME door stations is not supported.
  • Calls from Crestron touch screens to the CAME door stations
  • Calls from Crestron touch screens to other touch screens

Known Issues and Limitations

None

Setup

The Crestron Home processor, Crestron touch screens, AVLINKPRO, and CAME door stations must be properly configured. All Ethernet devices must be assigned a static IP address and be on the same subnet.

Configure the Crestron Home Processor

The Crestron Home processor must be fully set up and configured prior to setting up the AVLINKPRO and the CAME door stations. Additionally, a static IP address, Advanced User password, and User Interface Device password must be set.

NOTES:

  • Use the Device Discovery Tool that is available in Crestron Toolbox™ Software to obtain the IP address of the Crestron Home processor.
  • The CP4-R was assigned Static IP address 10.64.5.90 for the test.
  1. Set up the Crestron Home System: Set up and configure the Crestron Home system. For details, refer to Configure a System.
  2. Assign an IP Address: Assign a static IP address. For details, refer to Ethernet Settings.
  3. Set the Passwords: Set up the Advanced User password and User Interface Device password. For details, refer to System Detail and Password Configuration.

Configure the TSW-xx60 Series Touch Screen

The Crestron touch screen must be configured to use a static IP address, use the latest firmware, run the Crestron Home app, and be added to the Crestron Home system.

Configure the CAME Door Station Cameras

Connect the CAME BTP MTMV/IP and DVC/IP door stations to a network switch and supply PoE+ (Power-over-Ethernet). The door stations are configured using a Web interface.

On the initial power up of the CAME Door Station, the Default IP address is 192.168.1.5 with Netmask 255.255.255.0. To access the Door Station Camera, connect the camera to a PoE switch along with a laptop which is assigned an IP address on the same subnet of the Door Stations default IP.

CAME Door Station – Default IP

Set a Static IP for the CAME MTMV/IP Door Station

To set a static IP address for the door station:

  1. Log into the door station.

    1. Enter the IP address of the door station into a web browser.

      NOTE: The default IP address of the Door Station is 192.168.1.5.

    2. Click INSTALLER in the LOGIN MODE section.

    3. Enter the installer password in the PASSWORD field.

      NOTE: The default password is 112233.

    4. Click Enter.

      CAME Door Station – Login

  2. Set a static IP address for the CAME door station.

    1. Click the Network tab.
    2. Select Static from the Mode drop-down menu.

    3. Enter the network information into the IP ADDRESS, NETMASK, and GATEWAY fields.

      CAME Door Station – Static IP

    4. Save the configuration.

    5. Connect the door station to the network and power on.

      NOTE: The door station can be accessed from the network when it is booted up.

    6. Repeat this step for all CAME door stations.

Configure the PCS/XIP CAME Door Station

Use the CAME PCS/XIP software package to design and configure the system:

NOTE: To set the language, select the Configure tab, select your preferred language from the Language drop-down menu, and then click the OK button.

  1. Click the Structure tab and then enter a name for the system structure in the Name field.

    CAME PCS/XIP - MTMV/IP Primary Door Station

  2. Add the MTMV/IP to the structure.

  3. Right click the MTV/IP and then click Make master to assign the door station as the primary door station.

  4. Configure the master door station in the Properties window.
    • Name: Enter a name for the door station.
    • Addressing Mode: Select Static from the drop-down menu.
    • IP Address: Enter the IP address for the door station.

    NOTE: Enter time values in seconds for the Conversation time, Ring time, and Ring time on forw.

  5. Add the DVC/IP to the system. The DVC/IP is added as a secondary door station.

    CAME PCS/XIP - DVC/IP Secondary Door Station

  6. Configure the secondary door station in the Properties window.
    • NAME: Enter a name for the door station.
    • Addressing mode: Select Static from the drop-down menu.
    • IP address: Enter the IP address for the door station.

    NOTE: Enter time values in seconds for the Conversation time, Ring time, and Ring time on forw.

  7. Add an IP block to the structure.

    CAME PCS/XIP – IP Block

  8. Add an IP unit to the IP Sub-block structure.

  9. Enter a name for the IP unit in the Name field in the Properties window.

  10. Add a Generic SIP device to the IP unit for the AVLINKPRO in the configuration.
  11. Configure the Generic SIP device in the Properties window.
    • NAME: Enter a name for the AVLINKPRO.
    • SIP Username: Enter a SIP username for the AVLINKPRO.

  12. Click the Permissions tab and then right-click the server name in the top frame and then click Self activation. The device is shown in the bottom frame. Repeat this process for all items in the top frame.

  13. Upload the configuration to the CAME door stations.

    1. Click the Program tab. The Program Upload window displays.

    2. Click to select the Program and Ignore programming error check boxes.

      NOTE: Deselect the Verify and Skip already programmed objects check boxes.

      CAME PCS/XIP – Program

    3. Click Start to send the configuration to the CAME door stations.

Configure the AV LinkPro Server / PBX

  1. Enter the IP address/pbx of the AVLINKPRO into a web browser and then log in.

    NOTE: The default credentials are admin/avlinkpro.

  2. Click the Users tab and then Add User to add a new user.

    AVLINKPRO - Users

  3. Enter the following information in the Add User and SIP Channels sections:

    NOTES: 

    • Repeat this step for all Crestron touch screens in the system.
    • Increment the value entered for Channel Name, User Name, and Caller ID Number for each Crestron touch screen. For example, enter 102 for the second touch screen and 103 for the third touch screen.
    • Name: Enter the room name for a Crestron touch screen.
    • Create New: Select the check box.
    • Template: Select Crestron Video Panel bridge0 from the drop-down menu.
    • Channel Name: Enter 101. For additional touch screens, enter 102, 103, 104, etc.
    • User Name: Enter 101. For additional touch screens, enter 102, 103, 104, etc.
    • Caller ID Number: Enter 101. For additional touch screens, enter 102, 103, 104, etc.
    • Caller ID Name: Enter the room name for the Crestron touch screen.
    • Secret: Enter the user password.
    • MAC Address: Enter the MAC address for the Crestron touch screen in the room.

    AVLINKPRO – Add User

  4. Reload the configuration and then restart the AVLINKPRO.

    1. Click the PBX Control tab.
    2. Click Sip Reload Configuration Now and then Confirm Reload.

    3. Click Restart Pbx Now and then Confirm Restart.

      AV LinkPro – PBX Control

Download the Touch Screen SIP Configuration

NOTE: The touch screen SIP configuration is used later in this procedure.

  1. Click the Crestron Panel Configuration tab.

  2. Click the Panel Configuration to open the touch screen configuration.

    AVLINKPRO – Crestron Panel Configuration

  3. The SIP configuration for the touch screen is displayed. Click Download to save the configuration.

    AVLINKPRO – Crestron Panel Configuration File

  4. Repeat this procedure for all Crestron touch screens in the system.

AVLINKPRO – Configuration File

Note: Changes made in the CLI can compromise the functioning state of the AVLINKPRO system. Please follow the details below exactly or refer to AVLINKPRO product support if any issues or errors are created.

To allow the AVLINKPRO to register to the CAME Master Door Station as a User Agent, the AVLINKPRO was configured as shown below.

  1. From the AVLINKPRO CLI on the “/etc/asterisk” folder the “came.conf” file that is shown below was created:

    • “00700000256” is the phone number the CAME Master Door Station sends to the AVLINKPRO and is assigned by the PCS/XIP tool for the AVLINKPRO Generic SIP Device
    • Transport was set as UDP
    • ULAW and Video H264 was configured
    • Contact = sip:10.64.5.92:5060 - The IP address of the CAME Master Door Station
    • Qualify_Frequency = 60 (Options sent every 60 seconds to Master Door Station)
    • Auth_Type = userpass – Username assigned by the PCS-XIP Tool and Password is created on the CAME Master Door Station Web UI shown below, under the AVLINKPRO Generic SIP State and Credentials

    • “Expiration = 300" and "Max-retries = 100000" allows the AVLINKPRO to Re-Register if registration had fails.

      AVLINKPRO – Came.conf Configuration File

  2. From the AVLINKPRO CLI on the “/etc/asterisk” folder, add #include “came.conf" to the “pjsip.conf” file.

    AVLINKPRO – Pjsip.conf Configuration File

  3. Update the Dialplan.

    1. Click the Dialplan tab and then the Advanced tab.

    2. In the Dialplan Editor - Advanced Mode section, enter the following under [did]:

      exten => _00300400256,1,Goto(extensions,101,102,103)

      exten => s,1,NoOp()

      exten => s,2,Dial(PJSIP/101&PJSIP/102&PJSIP/103,35,tT)

      AVLINKPRO – Dialplan

  4. Reload the configuration and then restart the AVLINKPRO.

    1. Click the PBX Control tab.
    2. Click Sip Reload Configuration Now and then Confirm Reload.

    3. Click Restart Pbx Now and then Confirm Restart.

      AV LinkPro – PBX Control

AVLINKPRO Enable and Registration

After the PCS/XIP and AVLINKPRO setup is complete, the SIP Device – AVLINKPRO that was added to the Master CAME Door Station Camera will need to be set up and configured.

To set up and configure the Master CAME Door Station:

  1. Log into the door station.

    1. Enter the IP address of the door station into a web browser.

      NOTE: The default IP address of the Door Station is 192.168.1.5.

    2. Click INSTALLER in the LOGIN MODE section.

    3. Enter the installer password in the PASSWORD field.

      NOTE: The default password is 112233.

    4. Click Enter.

      CAME Door Station – Login

  2. Enable the AVLINKPRO and provide Password.

    1. Click the Credentials tab and then the GENERIC SIP tab.

    2. Click on the pencil icon to edit the device.

      NOTE: The SIP USERNAME was created by the PCS/XIP SIP Device creation.

      CAME BPT Door Station – Credentials – Generic SIP

  3. Edit the Device state and Password.

    1. Select Enabled from the State drop-down menu.

    2. Enter a Password for the User when the AVLINKPRO Registers to the Master Door Station Camera (SIP Server).

      CAME BPT Door Station – Password

    3. Click Save.

      NOTE: The red circle should turn green if the touch screen is configured correctly and enabled. This does not indicate that the Crestron touch screen is registered.

Crestron TSW-X60 Touch Screen Panel CLI SIPINFO

Enter the SIP commands for the Crestron touch screens. The SIP commands allow the touch screen to register and communicate with the AVLINKPRO.

NOTES:

  • The SIP commands were downloaded previously.
  • The SIP commands are specific to each Crestron touch screen in the system.
  • Repeat this procedure for all touch screens in the system.
  1. Open Crestron Toolbox™ software and then open the Text Console tool.
  2. Connect to the Crestron touch screen.

  3. Enter SIPINFO to view the current SIP parameters for the touch screen.

    Crestron TSW-X60 - Toolbox – Text Console – Default SIPINFO

  4. Enter the SIP commands for the Crestron touch screen.

    Example SIP Commands

    SIPAUDIOMODE fd

    SIPAUTOMODE OTHER

    SIPLOCALNAME 101

    SIPSRVREALM asterisk

    SIPSRVNAME NONE

    SIPSRVUSER 101

    SIPSRVPASS akjhfiow7r9027wr89wire7y892q35r4iuasdhdf

    SIPLOCALEXT 101

    SIPSRVIPADDRESS 10.64.5.93

    SIPSERVERPORT 5060

    SIPPROXYSRV 10.64.5.93

    SIPSTUNSRV NONE

    SIPSTUNDOMAIN NONE

    SIPPAGEGROUP CRESTRON

    SIPMULTICASTADDRESS 227.1.1.1

    SIPMULTICASTPORT 1234

    SIPTRANSPORT UDP

    SIPMODE SERVER

    SIPINTERFace LAN

  5. Enter SIPINFO to view the SIP parameters for the Crestron touch screen and confirm that the SIP parameters are correct.

    NOTE: The SIP commands are specific for each touch screen in the system.

    Crestron TSW-X60 - Toolbox – Text Console – SIPINFO

  6. Enter SIPVIDEO ON to view the video from the CAME door station on the touch screen.

    Crestron TSW-X60 - Toolbox – Text Console – SIPVIDEO ON

  7. Enter SIPSTATE to view the current SIP states on the Crestron touch screen. Verify that Video Enable = ON, Registration status = OK, and the account list displays the proper SIP data.

    Crestron TSW-X60 - Toolbox – Text Console – SIPSTATE

    NOTE: To view the registration using the CAME door station UI, navigate to SIP > NODES STATE. The connection status is shown with a green or red circle.

    CAME Door Station Camera – SIP – Nodes State

  8. Repeat this procedure for all touch screens in the system.