What's New In This Version; Session Management; Client Certificate-Based Authentication; Automatic Updating Of Crls (Certificate Revocation Lists) - Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Administrator's Manual

What's new in this version?

The new features introduced in this release of VCS software are described below.

Session management

Administrator and user session management features have been introduced. You can:
specify the maximum number of concurrent
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basis) allowed on each VCS
display status details
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Client certificate-based authentication

Support for certificate-based authentication
referred to as a Common Access Card or CAC) device to provide two-factor authentication for access
to VCS administration tasks.

Automatic updating of CRLs (certificate revocation lists)

You can now configure CRL distribution points
updates. This ensures the latest CRLs are available for certificate validation. Previously CRL updates
had to be uploaded manually.

Cisco AM GW available on VCS Expressway

Cisco AM GW features are now available on both VCS Control and VCS Expressway platforms.

Movi ClearPath provisioning

The Cisco VCS Starter Pack now supports the provisioning of ClearPath to Movi.

Improved cluster set-up process

The process for setting-up a cluster has been simplified such that the replication of configuration and
FindMe information is set up automatically when a new peer is added into a cluster via the web
interface.

Presence configuration

The Subscription expiration time and Publication expiration time settings can no longer be
configured on the Presence page. They can still be modified via the CLI.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X6.1)
About the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS)
administrator sessions
of all active administrator and user sessions
is provided. This can be combined with a smart card (also
and schedule the VCS to perform automatic CRL
(on a total and per-account
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