VCA 100

VCA 100

1. Provide an Ethernet-enabled Virtual Control Appliance with an option for up to 50 virtual control processors for the purpose of remotely controlling, monitoring, and troubleshooting connected AV equipment and AV systems.
   1. Ethernet enabled virtual control appliance
      1. Shall include five virtual control processors by default
      2. Shall support up to an additional 45 virtual control processors by applying Extron LinkLicenses
      3. Shall include a web-based AV resource management console that provides a means to manage and monitor virtual control processors
      4. Device shall have a female RJ-45 jack located on the back of the enclosure that supports 10/100/1000 Base-T, half/full duplex with auto-detect for connection to a LAN or WAN and includes link and activity LED indicators located on the jack for troubleshooting network issues
      5. Device shall include a multi-function button located on the back of the enclosure that allows for the reset of the device or its communication properties at minimum
      6. Device shall include a recessed power button located on the back of the enclosure that allows for the safe shutdown of the Virtual Control Appliance
      7. Provide front panel LED activity indicators for power status, SSD status, and network status
      8. Device shall support the following protocols:
      9. Device shall be equipped with an internal universal AC power supply capable of supporting 100 – 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz power.
      10. Device shall have the following specifications at a minimum:
          1. Intel Celeron 2.42 GHz processor
          2. 8 GB DDR3 memory
          3. 512 GB SSD storage
      11. Device shall support a Linux based operating system
   2. Virtual control processors
      1. Up to 50 virtual control processors may reside on the virtual control appliance
         1. Each virtual control processor is independent and unaffected by the remaining virtual control processors hosted on the virtual control appliance
         2. Each virtual control processor shall share the hardware resources of the virtual control appliance
      2. Shall support individual and bulk management and monitoring of the virtual control processors via the web-based management console of the virtual control appliance
      3. Each virtual control processor’s firmware can be independently maintained and updated using Extron’s Toolbelt application
      4. Virtual control processors are only compatible with Extron’s IPCP Pro xi and IPCP Pro Q xi Quad Core Control Processors
      5. Shall support the addition of an Extron LinkLicense for User Interfaces
   3. Mounting requirements
      1. Device shall be housed in a 1 RU, half rack width metal enclosure.
      2. Device shall be rack mountable using an optional rack shelf.
   4. Software requirements
      1. Virtual control processors may be configured or programmed using Extron’s Global Configurator Plus or Professional, or Global Scripter respectively.
      2. Device drivers and modules can be obtained through Extron support resources and database.
      3. Virtual control processors shall be configured or programmed by an Extron authorized user.
      4. The configuration and settings for the virtual control appliance and virtual control processors shall be managed using Extron’s Toolbelt software
   5. Security Requirements
      1. Device shall support SFTP and SSH for secure communication between the virtual control processors and all control system expansion interfaces, TouchLink Pro touchpanels, and Network Button Panels
      2. Device shall support HTTPS for secure communication between the virtual control processors and the embedded web pages
      3. Device shall provide the option to modify administrator and user credentials of the virtual control appliance itself using either the web-based management console or Extron’s Toolbelt application
      4. Virtual control processors shall provide the option to modify administrator and user credentials using Extron’s Toolbelt application
      5. Device and virtual control processors shall support security updates to maintain network health
      6. Device and virtual control processors shall require that Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificates are installed to maintain system confidentiality and data integrity
      7. Device and virtual control processors shall support the installation of an owner furnished certificate with the following properties:
         1. Certificates shall include x.509 support
         2. Certificates shall include public / private key exchange
         3. Certificates shall support PEM encoding
      8. Extron shall furnish documentation that describes all supported network ports and services
   6. Shall meet regulatory compliances
      1. C-Tick
      2. Complies with the appropriate requirements of RoHS
      3. WEEE
      4. AS/NZS
      5. CE
      6. FCC Class A
      7. ICES
      8. c-UL
      9. UL
      10. VCCI
   7. Product Warranty
      1. Shall provide at least 3 years parts and labor
   8. Approved device shall be the Extron VCA 100, part number 60-1963-01, no alternates or equals