About Findme; How Are Devices Specified; Findme Process Overview - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

As this is a complex procedure beyond the scope of this guide, you are recommended to refer to the
Microsoft OCS 2007 (R1 and R2) and VCS Control deployment guide [24] which describes in detail all
the steps required.

About FindMe™

FindMe is a form of User Policy, which is the set of rules that determines what happens to a call for a
particular user or group when it is received by the VCS.
The FindMe feature lets you assign a single FindMe ID to individuals or teams in your enterprise. By
logging into their user account, users can set up a list of locations such as "at home" or "in the office"
and associate their devices with those locations. They can then specify which devices are called
when their FindMe ID is dialed, and what happens if those devices are busy or go unanswered. Each
user can specify up to 15 devices and 10 locations.
This means that potential callers can be given a single FindMe alias on which they can contact an
individual or group in your enterprise — callers won't have to know details of all the devices on which
that person or group might be available.
To enable this feature you must purchase and install the FindMe option key. Standard operation is to
use the VCS's own FindMe manager. However, you can use an off-box FindMe manager; this feature
is intended for future third-party integration.

How are devices specified?

When configuring their user account, users are asked to specify the devices to which calls to their
FindMe ID are routed.
It is possible to specify aliases and even other FindMe IDs as one or more of the devices. However,
care must be taken in these situations to avoid circular configurations.
For this reason, it is recommended that users specify the physical devices they want to ring when their
FindMe ID is called by entering the alias with which that device has registered.
Principal devices
A user's account should be configured with one or more principal devices. These are the main devices
associated with that account.
Users are not allowed to delete or change the address of their principal devices; they can only change
the Device name and Picture. This is to stop users from unintentionally changing their basic FindMe
configuration.
Principal devices are also used by the VCS to decide which FindMe ID to display as a Caller ID if the
same device address is associated with more than one FindMe ID. Only an administrator (and not
users themselves) can configure which of a user's devices are their principal devices. See
user accounts for more information.

FindMe process overview

When the VCS receives a call for a particular alias it applies its User Policy as follows:
It first checks to see if FindMe is enabled. If so, it checks if the alias is a FindMe ID, and, if it is, the
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call is forwarded to the aliases associated with the active location for that user's FindMe
configuration.
If FindMe is not enabled, or the alias is not a FindMe ID, the VCS continues to search for the alias in
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the usual manner.
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