About Login Accounts; Account Authentication; Administrator Accounts; User Accounts - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

About login accounts

The VCS has two types of login account for normal operation:
Administrator accounts: used to configure the VCS.
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User accounts: used by individuals in an enterprise to configure their FindMe profile. They can also be
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used to enable basic device provisioning for a range of device types, including Movi users, when the
Starter Pack option key is installed.
Note that the user account configuration via VCS does not apply if the VCS is using the
Extension services to provide user account data.

Account authentication

Administrator and user accounts must be authenticated before access is allowed to the VCS.
The VCS can authenticate accounts either locally or against a remote directory service (the VCS currently
supports only Windows Active Directory) using LDAP. The remote option allows administration groups to be
set up in the directory service for all VCSs in an enterprise, removing the need to have separate accounts on
each VCS.
If a remote source is used for either administrator or user account authentication you also need to configure
the VCS with:
appropriate LDAP server connection settings (see
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administrator groups and/or user groups that match the corresponding group names already set up in the
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remote directory service to manage administrator and user access to this VCS (see
administrator groups and
The VCS can also be configured to use
the VCS was deployed in a highly-secure environment.

Administrator accounts

Administrator accounts are used to configure the VCS. The VCS has a default admin administrator account
with full read-write access and can be used to log in to the VCS using the web interface or the CLI.
You can add additional administrator accounts which can only be used to log in through the web interface.
The default admin account is managed locally and is always accessible, even if remote administrator
account authentication is selected. All passwords and usernames are case sensitive.
See the Configuring administrator accounts

User accounts

User accounts are used by individuals in an enterprise to configure the devices and locations on which they
can be contacted through their FindMe ID.
Each user account is accessed using a username and password.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.1)
Configuring user groups)
certificate-based
section for more information.
Account authentication using
authentication. This would typically be required if
Maintenance
TMS Provisioning
LDAP)
Configuring
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