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Moxa VPort 254 Industrial V ideo Encoder User ’ s Manual First Edition, November 2008 © 2008 Moxa Inc. All righ ts reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohibit ed.
Moxa VPort 254 Industrial Video Encoder User’s Manual The software d escribed in this m anual is furni shed under a license agreem ent and may be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2008 Moxa Inc.
Before getting started Before using your VPort 254, please pay close attentio n to the following instructions: After opening the VPort 254 box, co mpare the contents of the box with the Package Checklist in Chapter 1 . Notify your sales representative if any of the items is missing or dama ged.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1-1 Overview...................................................................................................
Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................... A-1 Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras ......................................................... B-1 Appendix C Time Zone Table .....
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1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction The VPort 254 is a rugge d networking vide o encoder designed for use i n harsh environments . In addition to being able to handle b asic video feeds, many advanced features are also includ ed to set up surveillance or web attraction applicatio ns.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview The VPort 254 is a 4-channel i ndustrial video en coder that uses the ASIC compression chip t o provide video perf ormance up to full D1 (720 x 480) @ 30 FPS and CIF (352 x 240) @ 120 FPS for a total o f 4 channels.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Multicast (IGMP) transmission for netw ork efficiency Transmitt ing digital video i mages via an IP net work requires a doze n times the bandwi dth required for transm itting general dat a.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-4 Package Checklist The Moxa VPort 254 is shipped with the following items. If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your cust omer service representative for assistance.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-5 Rugged Indus trial Design y Two 12/24 VD C and 24 VAC re dundant power inputs with LED i ndicators y -40 to 75°C operating temperature for criti cal industr.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 Panel Layout of the VPort 254 9 10 13 16 16 11 12 14 7 7 8 8 15 VPort 254-M-SC Front Panel View VPort 254 Front Panel View 1 18 17 17 2 1 6 3 4 5 Rear Panel View T op Panel View 1. Grounding screw 2. RS-232 console port 3.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-7 Product Description BNC video input/output The BNC vide o input is a 1 Vpp, 75-ohm video port fo r connecting an exte rnal camera. To ens ure that the correct vi deo modulation t ype is detected, cam eras should be con nected and power ed on before the VPort is powered on.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-8 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port or 100 M bps fiber optic Ethernet port The VPort 2 54 series of video enc oders come in t hree models: the V Port 254 has 1 RJ45 10.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-9 RS-232/RS-422/RS-485 COM port The VPort 254 has 1 COM port fo r connecting a PTZ motorized camera or serial device.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Introduction 1-10 NOTE T Please refer to the VPort 254’s Quick Installation Gu ide to learn how to wire the digital inputs and relay outputs. RS-232 Console Port The VPort 2 54 has one RS-23 2 (10-pin RJ45 ) console port l ocated on the top panel.
2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includ es information about how to install a VPo rt 254 video encoder. The following t opics are covered: Before Getting Started Initial Installation.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 Before Getting Started In what follows, “user” refers to those who can access the video encoder, and “adm inistrator” refers to the person who knows the root password that allow s changes to the Vid eo Encoder’s configuration, in additio n to providing general access.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3 Step 4: Connecting motorized PTZ cameras and serial devices The VPort 2 54 has 2 RS-232/ 422/485 port s. One is a COM PORT with DB 9 male connect or, and the other is a P TZ PORT with 5 -pin terminal bl ock connector.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 NOTE The PTZ contr ol protocol is n ot standardized. To use a particular PTZ control protoc ol, the video server must su pport the drive r for that proto col. Currently, the VPort 254 su pports PTZ cont rol protocol drivers for: 1.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-5 Using the Moxa VPort and Ether Device Conf igura tor Utility (edscfgui.exe) , as described below: 1. Run the edscfgui.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-6 2. The Broadcast Searc h window will show a list of all switches and VPorts located on the network. The progress of the search will also be indicated . 3. When the searc h has end ed, the Mo del Name, MAC address , and IP a ddress of th e EDS Switch and VPort will be listed in the Utility window.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 NOTE Broadcast Search can only be used to sea rch for devices o n the same LAN dom ain. If your devices are loc ated on a diffe rent LAN dom ain, use Specify IP Address to search for the device by keying in t he IP address.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-8 NOTE For Windows XP SP2 or above operating system s, the ActiveX Control component will be blocked for system security reasons. In th is ca se, the VPort ’s security warning m essage window may not appea r.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-9 Step 9: Accessing the VPor t’s Syst em Configurat ion Click on System Configuration to access t he overvie w of the system configuration to change the configuration.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-10 NOTE After accessing the VPort 254’s web-based manager, administrators should access System Configuration → System → Account to set up the administrator’s password and enab le the authentication function.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-11 You can access the RS-232 consol e by using a terminal emulator on your PC. We recommend that you use PCom m Terminal Em ulator, which i s free and can be dow nloaded from Moxa’s website. The following instructions explain how to use PComm to access the RS-232 console.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-12 5. Click the Terminal tab, and select VT100 for Terminal Type . Click OK to continue. 6. A blank screen will appear. Press En ter, afte r which a login message will appe ar. Only the administ rator is allowed to us e this console c onfiguration.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-13 7. The RS -232 console’s Main Menu will be displayed. (NOTE: To modi fy the appearance of the PComm Terminal Em ulator window, select Font... under the Edit menu, and the n choose the des ired formatti ng options.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-14 Mounting the VPort 254 Dimension Panel Mount Kit Din-Rail 70 64 30 73 80.05 99.23 46.23 40 50 105 30 55 51.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-15 DIN-Rail Mounting The DIN-Rail attachment plate should already be attached to the back panel of the VPort 254 when you take it out of the box. If you need to reattach the plate, make sure the metal spring is situated towards the top, as shown in the figures below.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-16 STEP 2 : Mounting the VPort 254 on the wall re quires 4 screws. Use the VP ort 254, with wall m ount plates attached, as a g uide to mark the corr ect locations of the 4 screws. T he heads of the scre ws should be less t han 6.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-17 Grounding the VPort 254 Grounding and wire rou ting help limit the eff ects of noise due to el ectromagnetic interference (EMI). Run the ground connection from the grou nd screw to the grounding s urface prior to connecting devices.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-18 Wiring the Relay Output The VPort 2 54 has two sets o f relay output, relay 1 and rel ay 2, which a re located on the 8-pin terminal bloc k connector. Each relay output consi sts of the 3 cont acts of the term inal block on the VPort 254’s to p panel.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-19 RS-232 Connection The VPort 2 54 has one RS-23 2 (10-pin RJ45 ) console port, located on the top pa nel. Use eit her an RJ45-to-DB9 or RJ45-to-DB 25 cable (see the cab le following wiring diagram s) to connect the VPort 254’s console por t to your PC’s COM port.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-20 10/100BaseT(X) Etherne t Port Connection The 10/100BaseT(X) port located on the VPort 254’s front panel is used to connect to Ethernet-enabl ed devices. The following t able shows pinouts for both M D I (NIC-type) ports and M DI-X (HUB/Switch-type) ports.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-21 100BaseFX Ethernet Port Connection The concept be hind the SC po rt and cable is easy t o understand. Since optical signals d o not require a circuit to transm it data, one cable is used to transmit data and one cable is used to receive data, providing full-dup lex transmission.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-22 PTZ Port A PTZ port i s located on the VP ort 254’s front panel. The port i s used to connect t o a PTZ motorized camera or de vice, so that the camera or de vice can be cont rolled from t he VPort over the IP networ k.
3 3 Chapter 3 Accessing VPort 254’s Web-based Manager This chapter includes inform ation about how to access VPort 254 Video E ncoder for the first time.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-2 Functions Featured on the VPort’s Web Homepage The homepage of th e VPort’s web conso le shows in formation specific to that VPort, the camera image, and configurations for client and server.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-3 Camera Image View The assigned image descrip tion and system date/time will be displayed in the caption abo ve the image window. You may disable the caption or chang e the location of the image information from the System Configuration/Video/Image Setting .
VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-4 System Configuration A button or text link on the left side of t he system confi guration win dow only appears o n the administ rator’s main page. Fo r detailed system c onfiguration instructions, refer to Chapter 4, System Configurati on .
VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-5 PTZ Control Panel Users can click this link to pop up a new window for PTZ Control.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Accessing VPort 254’s Web-b ased Manager 3-6 Custom PTZ Camera Commands In addition to the default pan, tilt, zo om, and focus controls, an add itional 10 buttons are available for custom commands to control th e attached mo torized (PTZ) cameras.
4 4 Chapter 4 System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next step is to configure the VPort 254’s settings . Users can configure by web consol e.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-2 System Configuration by Web Console System confi guration can be done remote ly with Internet Explorer. To access the server, type the system configuration URL, http://<IP ad dress of Vide o Server>/setup/config.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-3 This table can also be found on t he System Configuration Æ Overview webpage . System General Settings On the General Settin gs page, admini strators can set up the video Server name and the Date and Time , which appear in th e image’s caption.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-4 Server name Setting Description Default Max. 40 characte rs Use a dif ferent server name for each server to help identify t he different servers.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-5 Admin password Setting Description Default Admin Password (max. 14 chara cters) Administ rator can type the ne w password in this box.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-6 System Diagnosis VPort pro ducts have a self-di agnosis functio n to let the adm inistrator get a quick view of t he system and c onnection status . Administrator s can save this diagno sis information i n a file (diagnosis.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-7 System Log History The system log contains useful information , including current system con figuration and activity history with timestamp for tracking. Administrators can save th is information in a file (system.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-8 System Parameters The System Parameters page allows you to view all system parameters, which are listed by category. The content is the s ame as the VPort’s sy s_confi g.ini file. Admini strators can also save this information in a file (sys_config.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-9 Firmware Upgrade Take the following steps to upgrad e the firmware: Step 1: Press the Browse button to select the firmware file. NOTE For the VPort 254, the firmware file extension should be .rom . Step 2: Click on the Upgrade button to upload the firmware to the VPort.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-10 Reboot From the “Device Reboot” page, click OK (as shown in the following figure) to restart the VPort’s system.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-11 NOTE We strongly recommend that the administrator assi gn a fixed IP ad dress to the VPort, since all of the functions and app lications provided by the VPort are active when the VPort is connected to the network.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-12 RTSP Streaming The VPort 254 supports standard RTSP (Real Ti me Streaming Protocol) streaming, which means that all devices and software that support RTSP can di rectly acquire and view the video im ages sent from VPort 254 withou t any proprietary co dec or SDK install ations.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-13 Step 3: Wait a few seconds for QuickTime Player to establish the co nnection. Step 4: After the connection has been establish ed, the VPort 254’s video will appear in the QuickTime Player display window.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-14 SMTP Server and Email Account Settings The VPort not only plays the role of server, but can also connect to outside servers to send alarm messages and snapshots.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-15 FTP Server Settings FTP is the othe r method avail able for the VPort t o send alarm messages and snapshots. 1st FTP Server Setting Description Default 1 st FTP server FTP server ’ s IP address or URL address.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-16 Dynamic DNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a combination of DHCP, DNS, and client registration.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-17 Universal PnP UPnP (Universal Plu g & Play) is a networ king architect ure that provides compatibility am ong networking e quipment, soft ware, and periph erals of the 400+ vendors that are part of the Uni versal Plug and Play Forum.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-18 y Works with other IP protocols and services, such as Quality of Service (QoS). y There are situations where a m ul ticast approach is more logical and efficient than a unicast approach.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-19 Configuring Multicast Settings Setting Description Default Multicast gr oup address Multicast Gr oup address for sending video stream . 239.128.0.99 Multicast vide o port V ideo port num ber . 5556 Multicast audi o port Audio p ort number .
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-20 Accessible IP List The VPort 254 uses an IP a ddress-based filte ring method t o control access to the VPort. Accessible IP Set tings allow you to a dd or remove “Legal ” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-21 Protocol Version Security Mode Authentication Type Data Encryption Method V1, V2c Read Community Comm unity string No Use a comm unity string ma tch.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-22 SNMP Read/ Write Settings SNMP Versions Setting Descripti on Default V1, V2c, V3 Select SNMP Versions V1, V2c , V3 protocol to manage the switch V1,.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-23 Root Data E ncryption Key (F or SNMP V1, V 2c, V3 and V3 onl y) Setting Descripti on Default Enable 8-character data encryption key is the minimum requirement for data encryption. Maximum 30-character encryption key No Disable No data enc ryption No User Auth.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-24 QoS (ToS) Quality of Service (QoS) provid es a traffic prioritization capability to ensure that important da ta is delivered consisten tly and predictably. The VPor t 351 can inspect layer 3 ToS (Type of Service) information to provide a con sistent classifica tion of the entire network.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-25 Setting Description Factory Default Enable Modbus/TCP Enable the M odbus/TCP prot ocol Enable Video Image Settings Image Information Setting Description Default Description (m ax. of 14 characters) The cust omized de scriptio n shown on t he caption to identify this video camera.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-26 Camera Modulation The VPort 254 supports both NTSC and PAL camera modul ations. The Administ rator can use automatic sensing by selecting NTSC or PAL . NOTE Changing the modulation requires resetting the serv er to detect the camera.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-27 Video Performance The VPort 254 supports th e MPEG4 and MJEPG compression standards. Th e administrator should select the video compression standard first to iden tify the video stream format.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-28 Channel Select Setting Description Default Enable or di sable the video chan nel The admini strator can enable or disable the video channel to sh ow or not show the video image.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-29 Max. FPS (F rame per se cond) Setting Description Def ault Maximum fram e rate Th e max imu m fr ame r at e is diff eren t to accommodate dif ferent modulations of video inp ut. Administrators can al so set up t he maxi mum f ra me r at e to opt imi ze the bandwidt h’ s occupation.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-30 NOTE The image quality, FPS, and bandw idth are influenced significan tly by network throughput, system net work bandwidth m anagement, appli cations the VPort runs (such as VMD), how complicated the image is, a nd th e performance of you r PC or notebook when displayin g images.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-31 Camera Control The VPort supports PTZ (PAN/TILT/ZOOM) motorized camera control via an RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 PTZ/ COM port. Before setting up camera control, the administrator should first connect the PTZ camera to the VP ort.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-32 Setting Up a Preset Position Administrators can use the Preset Position function to set u p the behavior of the PTZ camera in advance, and then user.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-33 PTZ port This PTZ port is used to control a PTZ camera. Interface mode Setting Description Default Select the serial interface The PTZ port supports 3 serial interfaces, although only one interface can be used at a time.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-34 In Transparent PTZ Control mode , the serial data f rom the legacy PTZ con trol panel or joystick will be transformed in to IP packets for transmiss.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-35 The configurat ions described below are only avai lable in PTZ Drive r mode. Port Settings Setting Description Default Baud rate (bps) The baud rate specified by t he PTZ camera’ s serial communicatio n specs.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-36 Setting Up Custom Camera If the PTZ camera’s driver is not in the list, the administrator can select the custom cam era from the Select Camera driver menu to p rogram the PTZ cam era with ASCII c ode.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-37 Uploading a P TZ Camera Driver In addition to the PTZ camera drivers and custom camera functions supported by the VPo rt, an alternative user-friendly Upload a PTZ Camera Driver functio n is available f or implement ing the PTZ camera control.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-38 Function This COM port supports 2 functio ns: Serial Device Contr ol and PTZ Camera Contr ol . Each function has diffe rent configurati ons.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-39 Port Settings (only available in Serial Device Control) Setting Description Default Operation Mode Select the serial device control ope ration modes.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-40 TCP Client Mode (only availabl e in Serial Device C ontrol and TCP Cl ient Mode) Setting Description Default Destination IP address Allows the VPort to connect actively to the remote host whose address is set by this parameter .
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-41 Audio Audio Source The VPort 2 54 supports real-t ime and synchron ous video/audio t ransmission. A dministrators nee d to select the co rrect input type of audio sourc e to avoid audi o input dist ortion.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-42 Power Failure Alarm Setting Description Default Enable power failure alarm Enable or disable po wer failure alarm. Disable Power 1 Failure/Power 2 Failure Setting Description Default T rigger Relay alarm Enable or d isable the action of triggering Relay 1 or Relay 2 alarms.
VPort 254 User’s Manual System Configuration 4-43 NOTE Event alarm s for VMD, Digit al Inputs, a nd Video loss a re supported firmware versio n V2.0 and later. Basic Suffix of Image File Name in FTP and M ail attachment The snapshot i mages can be sent either by email or FTP.
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A A Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions Q: What if I forget my p assword? A: Every access to the vi deo encoder needs authen tication, unless the admin password is set up as blank. If you are one of the managed users, you will need to ask the administrator for the password.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Frequently Asked Ques tions A-2 Q: How many us ers are a llowed to access the video enc oder at the same time? A: Basically, there is no limitation. However the video quality also depends on the network. To achieve the best effect, the VPort 254 video encoder will allow 8 video streams for udp/tcp/http conn ections.
B B Appendix B Settings of Supported PTZ Cameras Since the COM port settings can be adj usted to other than the default settin gs, check the correct default settings for the attache d camera.
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C C Appendix C Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different ti me zones are sh own b elow. You will need th is information when setting the time zon e in automatic date/time synchronizatio n. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time zon es are measured from.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Time Zone Table C-2 (GMT+02:00) Hara re, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv , Riga, Sofia, T allinn, V ilnius (GMT+02:00) Jeru salem (GMT+0 3:00) Baghda d (GMT+03:00) K uwait, Riyadh (GMT+03:00) Mo scow , St.
D D Appendix D Technical Specifications Vi d e o V ideo Compressi on MPEG4, MJP EG V ideo I nputs 4, BNC Conn ector (1 Vpp, 75 ohms) NTSC/P AL Auto-sensing or Manual V ideo Resolution an d FPS (frames per second): NTSC P AL Size Max.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-2 Optical Fiber: 100BaseFX Multi Mode Single Mode W avelength 1300 nm 1310 nm Max. T X -10 dBm 0 dBm Min. TX -20 dBm -5 dBm RX Sensitivity -32 dBm -34 dBm Link Budget 12 dB 29 dB T ypical Distance 5 km a 4 km b 40 km e Saturation -6 dBm -3 dBm a.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-3 Installation DIN-Rail or wall mounting Environmental Operating T emperature 0 to 60°C ( 32 to 140°F) -40 to 75°C ( -40 to 167°F) for -T model.
VPort 254 User’s Manual Technical Specifications D-4 y 512 M B memory y W indows XP/2000 wi th SP4 y Inte rnet Explorer 6.x y DirectX 9.0c Software Bundled Free Moxa SoftDVR Lite 1- to 4-ch IP Surve.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Moxa VPort 254 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Moxa VPort 254 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Moxa VPort 254 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Moxa VPort 254 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Moxa VPort 254, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Moxa VPort 254.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Moxa VPort 254. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Moxa VPort 254 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
