In this section:
Note
Visual First Call Setup is not available for SBC Cloud environments.
The Visual First Call Setup configuration wizard is an EMA-based tool that guides you in configuring the SBC to process calls in a laboratory (non-production) environment under light to moderate levels of traffic. This wizard is not intended for configuring the SBC for production deployments.
Note
The Visual First Call Setup tool is a guided procedure - it maintains a predefined order of actions from start to finish. You cannot skip an action or go back to a previous action.
Note
Avoid navigating to other EMA objects or windows while using this tool to avoid a disrupted workflow resulting in an out-of-sync configuration. Before navigating to the other EMA objects, complete and save the configuration element on which you are presently working. Once you save the Visual First Call Setup configuration, you can then navigate to and configure other EMA or CLI objects, but avoid creating objects that are related to the configuration in your saved configuration.
Limitation
The Visual First Call Setup wizard does not include real-time updates of the configuration status of objects. If you configure an object using this tool, and then delete the configuration through EMA or CLI, the tool still reflects the configuration status as "configured" and displays the “Configuration Complete” green icon adjacent to the object rather than the expected red icon which indicates no configuration.
Note
The "Getting Started with the SBC" panel is automatically hidden once the "First Call Setup" completes. Go to "Dashboard Settings" to re-enable the panel. Refer to Home - Dashboard.
To View Visual Call Setup
On the SBC main screen, navigate to Configuration > Configuration Wizards > Visual First Call Setup.
The Visual First Call Setup window opens.
Visual First Call Setup - View as Diagram
Banner
The banner Provision the SBC for Basic SIP Peering (at the top of the Visual First Call Setup window) displays information on the preliminaries of the configuration procedure. See Visual First Call Setup - View as Diagram for the banner.
View
There are two options to view the entire consolidated configuration:
View as Diagram(default)View as Table
By default, the Visual First Call Setup window is displayed as a diagram as illustrated in the figure Visual First Call Setup - View as Diagram.
To view the consolidated configuration in tabular form, select View as Table:
Visual First Call Setup - View as Table
Note
The gear icon 
is not displayed when the configuration is viewed as a table. The tabular presentation is suitable for viewing the configuration, but to configure the SBC using the Visual First Call Setup tool, switch to View as Diagram.
Special Case - Fresh Installation/Upgrade
If the SBC is not configured using the Visual First Call Setup tool, as in case of a freshly installed/upgraded SBC:
When viewed as diagram, instead of a green circle, a red circle is displayed beside each configuration element. For more information, see Provision the SBC for Basic SIP Peering.
(Not Configured) Visual First Call Setup - View as Diagram
With the exception of Customer Network > PBX and Carrier Network > Carrier, all other configuration elements remain inactive; this is to ensure that the sequence of the configuration is maintained.
When viewed as table, the table is displayed only with fields but no values.
(Not Configured) Visual First Call Setup - View as Table
Configuration Elements
Follow the Configuration Elements Hierarchy to configure the elements displayed in the Visual First Call Setup window.
Customer NetworkPBX
Carrier NetworkCarrier
<CE Name>Internal/Core/Trusted SideIP Interface GroupIP Interface
Static RouteZoneSIP Trunk GroupSIP Signaling PortIP Peer
External/Carrier/Untrusted SideIP Interface GroupIP Interface
Static RouteZoneSIP Trunk GroupSIP Signaling PortIP Peer
Routing
Configuring Elements
Internal/Core/Trusted Side | ||||
| To configure this element... | Click the gear icon adjacent to: | This dialog box will open. | Next steps: | Sample screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Customer Network | Customer Network > PBX | Edit PBX | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit PBX |
Carrier Network | Carrier Network | Edit Carrier | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Carrier |
| CE Internal/Core/Trusted Side - IP Interface Group | IP Interface Group | Edit IP Interface Group | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit IP Interface Group |
| CE Internal/Core/Trusted Side - IP Interface | IP Interface | Edit Media IP Interface | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Media IP Interface |
| Static Route | Static Route | Edit Static Route | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Static Route |
| Zone | Zone | Edit Zone | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Zone |
| SIP Trunk Group | SIP Trunk Group | Edit SIP Trunk Group | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit SIP Trunk Group |
| SIP Signaling Port | SIP Signaling Port | Edit SIP Signaling Port | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit SIP Signaling Port |
| IP Peer | IP Peer | Edit IP Peer | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit IP Peer |
| External/Carrier/Untrusted Side | ||||
| To configure this element... | Click the gear icon adjacent to: | This dialog box will open. | Next steps: | Sample screen |
| IP Interface Group | IP Interface Group | Edit IP Interface Group | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit IP Interface Group |
| Media IP Interface | Media IP Interface | Edit Media IP Interface | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Media IP Interface |
| Static Route | Static Route | Edit Static Route | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Static Route |
| Zone | Zone | Edit Zone | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Zone |
| SIP Trunk Group | SIP Trunk Group | Edit SIP Trunk Group | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit SIP Trunk Group |
| SIP Signaling Port | SIP Signaling Port | Edit SIP Signaling Port | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit SIP Signaling Port |
| IP Peer | IP Peer | Edit IP Peer | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit IP Peer |
| Routing | Routing | Edit Routes | Enter values in the fields and then click Save. To restore the fields to defaults, click Cancel. | Edit Routing |
Note - Error Messages
While configuring various elements of the Visual First Call Setup tool, you may encounter error messages of two types:
- Error messages that results from unacceptable values entered against the fields. These error messages are generated on the front-end of the EMA web application, and the Javascript code running on your browser displays such messages promptly.
- Error messages you receive from the back-end of the EMA web application. A small web server runs on the SBC, which serves the EMA application over http/https protocol. Sometimes, the code running on the web server finds values that you enter against the fields as unacceptable due to constraints placed by the back-end logic, even if the values are within the bounds imposed by Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables". For example, if you set the field
Port Nameaspkt0(displayed on the Edit Media IP Interface window) for both Internal (PBX) as well as External (Carrier) side of the setup, an error message is generated from the back-end and displayed on your browser.
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