Applications; Conference Factory; Conference Creation Process - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

Applications

This section provides information about each of the additional services that are available under the
Applications menu of the VCS.
You may need to purchase the appropriate option key in order to use each of these applications. They
are:

Conference Factory

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Presence services
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OCS Relay
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FindMe
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Provisioning (Starter Pack)
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Conference Factory
The Conference Factory page
disable the Conference Factory application, and configure the alias and template it uses.
The Conference Factory application allows the VCS to support the Multiway feature. Multiway
enables endpoint users to create a conference while in a call even if their endpoint does not have this
functionality built in.
Multiway is supported in Cisco TelePresence endpoints including the E20 (software version TE1.0
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or later) and MXP range (software version F8.0 or later). Check with your Cisco representative for
an up-to-date list of the Cisco endpoints and infrastructure products that support Multiway.

Conference creation process

When the Multiway feature is activated from the endpoint:
1. The endpoint calls a pre-configured alias which routes to the Conference Factory on the VCS.
2. The VCS replies to the endpoint with the alias that the endpoint should use for the Multiway
conference. This alias will route to an MCU.
3. The endpoint then places the call to the MCU using the given alias, and informs the other
participating endpoints to do the same.
The configurable options are:
Field Description
Mode Enables or disables the
Conference Factory
application.
Alias The alias that will be dialed by
the endpoints when the
Multiway feature is activated.
This must also be configured
on all endpoints that may be
used to initiate the Multiway
feature. An example could be
multiway@example.com.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6.1)
(Applications > Conference
Usage tips
Factory) allows you to enable and
Applications
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