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Cisco TelePresence X5.1 Administrator's Manual

Cisco TelePresence X5.1 Administrator's Manual (295 pages)

TelePresence Video Communication Server

Brand: Cisco | Category: Server | Size: 15 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
2
Introduction
8
The Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
8
- Overview
  8
- Cisco VCS and the Video Communication Network
  8
- Cisco VCS Base Applications
  9
  - Cisco VCS Control
    9
  - Cisco VCS Expressway
    9
- Standard Features
  10
- Optional Features
  11
  - Findme
    11
  - Device Provisioning
    11
  - Dual Network Interfaces
    11
- What's New in this Version
  12
Using this Guide
14
Using the Cisco VCS
15
- Web Interface
  15
  - Installation and Initial Configuration
    15
  - Using the Web Interface
    15
  - Overview and Status Configuration
    15
  - D14049.08 November
    15
  - Supported Browsers
    15
  - Page Features and Layout
    16
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
  17
- Text Entry
  17
  - Installation and Initial Configuration
    17
  - Command Types
    17
  - How CLI Commands Are Shown in this Guide
    17
  - Supported Characters
    17
  - Case Sensitivity
    17
Overview and Status
18
Overview Page
19
Status
20
- System Information
  20
- Ethernet Status
  20
- IP Status
  21
- Resource Usage
  21
- Registrations by Device
  22
- Registrations by Alias
  22
- Registration History
  23
- Registration Details
  23
- Calls
  24
- Call History
  24
- Call Summary
  24
- Searches
  25
- Search History
  25
- Search Details
  25
- Local Zone
  26
- Zones
  26
- Links
  27
- Pipes
  27
- TURN Relays
  28
- Presence
  28
  - Cisco VCS Zones and Clustering and Configuration Neighbors Peers
    28
System Configuration
28
- Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
  28
- Administrator Guide
  28
- OCS Relay
  29
- Provisioning
  29
- Warnings
  30
- Hardware
  30
- Eventlog
  31
- Configuration Log
  39
System Configuration
41
- System Administration
  41
  - About the System Name
    41
  - About Administration Access Settings
    41
- Ethernet
  41
  - About Ethernet Speed
    41
  - About IP Protocols
    42
    
    Ipv4 to Ipv6 Gatewaying (Interworking)
    42
  - External LAN Interface
    42
  - About IP Routes (Static Routes)
    42
  - About LAN Configuration
    42
  - About Dual Network Interfaces
    42
  - About Static NAT
    42
- Quality of Service (Qos)
  43
  - Supported Mechanisms
    43
- Dns
  43
  - About DNS Servers
    43
  - About DNS Settings
    43
- Time
  44
  - About the NTP Server
    44
  - VCS Time Display
    44
- Login Page
  44
- Snmp
  45
  - About SNMP
    45
- External Manager
  45
  - About External Managers
    45
  - Configuration
    45
- Logging
  46
  - About Event Log Levels
    46
  - Setting the Event Log Level
    46
  - About Remote Logging
    46
  - Enabling Remote Logging
    46
Cisco VCS Configuration
48
- H.323 Overview
  48
  - About H.323 on the VCS
    48
  - H.323
    48
  - Using the Cisco VCS as an H.323 Gatekeeper
    48
- H.323 Endpoint Registration
  48
- Configuring H.323
  49
  - Enabling H.323
    49
  - Configuring H.323 Ports
    49
  - Registration Conflict Mode
    49
  - Time to Live
    49
  - Call Time to Live
    49
  - Auto Discover
    49
  - Caller ID
    49
Sip
50
- SIP Overview
  50
- Configuring SIP
  51
  - Enabling SIP
    51
  - SIP Registration Expiry
    51
  - SIP Registration Proxy Mode
    51
  - D14049.08 November
    51
- SIP Domains
  51
  - SIP Protocols and Ports
    51
  - Session Timers
    51
  - SIP Device Interoperability
    51
Interworking
52
- Configuring Interworking
  52
  - SIP Interworking Mode
    52
  - Enabling SIP Endpoints to Dial H.323 Numbers
    52
Registration Control
53
Introduction
62
Local Zone and Subzones
63
- Configuring the Local Zone and Its Subzones
  63
  - Bandwidth Management
    63
  - Local Zone Searches
    63
- Traversal Subzone
  64
  - What Are Traversal Calls
    64
  - Configuring the Traversal Subzone Ports
    64
Zones
65
- About Zones
  65
- Neighbor Zone
  65
- Traversal Client Zone
  65
- Traversal Server Zone
  65
- ENUM Zone
  66
- DNS Zone
  66
- Default Zone
  66
- Zone Configuration
  67
- Configuring Zones
  68
- Configuring Neighbor Zones
  68
- Configuring Traversal Client Zones
  69
- Configuring Traversal Server Zones
  70
- Configuring ENUM Zones
  71
- Configuring DNS Zones
  71
- Zone Configuration: Advanced Settings
  72
- Zone Configuration: Pre-Configured Profile Settings
  75
Dial Plans
76
- Structuring Your Dial Plan
  76
  - Flat Dial Plan
    76
  - Structured Dial Plan
    76
  - Hierarchical Dial Plan
    76
Clustering and Peers
77
Clustering Overview
78
- About Clustering
  78
  - About the Configuration Master
    78
Cluster Configuration
79
Managing Clusters and Peers
81
- Sharing Registrations Across Peers
  81
- Sharing Bandwidth Across Peers
  81
- Upgrades and Downgrades
  81
- Backup and Restore
  81
- Clustering and Findme
  82
- Clustering and Presence
  82
- Clustering and Cisco TMS
  82
- Cluster Subzone
  83
- Neighboring the Local Cisco VCS to Another VCS Cluster
  83
Call Processing
84
Introduction
85
- Search Process
  85
Dialing by Address Types
86
Hop Counts
87
- About Hop Counts
  87
- Configuring Hop Counts
  87
Searches and Transforms
88
Call Policy
100
Zones and Clustering and Call Bandwidth Neighbors Peers Processing Control
102
- Configuring Call Policy Using a CPL Script
  102
  - Viewing Existing CPL Script
    102
  - About CPL XSD Files
    102
  - Uploading a CPL Script
    102
  - Deleting an Existing CPL Script
    102
Routing Calls Via the Cisco am GW
103
- VCS and the Cisco am GW
  103
URI Dialing
105
- Overview
  105
  - URI Dialing Without DNS
    105
  - URI Dialing Via DNS
    105
- Enabling URI Dialing Via DNS
  105
- URI Resolution Process Using DNS
  106
- URI Dialing Via DNS for Outgoing Calls
  107
  - URI Dialing Process
    107
  - Adding and Configuring DNS Zones
    107
  - Configuring Search Rules for DNS Zones
    107
  - Configuring DNS Servers
    107
- URI Dialing Via DNS for Incoming Calls
  108
  - Types of DNS Records Required
    108
  - Incoming Call Process
    108
  - SRV Record Format
    108
  - Configuring H.323 SRV Records
    108
  - Configuring SIP SRV Records
    108
  - Example DNS Record Configuration
    109
- URI Dialing and Firewall Traversal
  109
  - Recommended Configuration
    109
ENUM Dialing
110
- ENUM Dialing Process
  110
- Enabling ENUM Dialing
  110
- ENUM Dialing for Outgoing Calls
  111
  - Prerequisites
    111
  - Process
    111
- ENUM Dialing for Outgoing Calls
  112
- ENUM Dialing for Incoming Calls
  113
  - Prerequisites
    113
  - About DNS Domains for ENUM
    113
  - Configuring DNS NAPTR Records
    113
Call Configuration
114
- Call Routed Mode
  114
- Call Loop Detection Mode
  114
Call Ids, Serial Numbers and Tags
115
- Identifying Calls
  115
Disconnecting Calls
116
- Limitations When Disconnecting SIP Calls
  116
Bandwidth Control
117
Bandwidth Control Overview
118
- Bandwidth Control on the VCS
  118
- Example Network Deployment
  118
Subzones
119
- About Subzones
  119
  - Subzone Registration Policy
    119
- About the Traversal Subzone
  119
  - Traversal Calls
    119
- About the Default Subzone
  119
- Default Links between Subzones
  119
- Configuring Subzones and Membership Rules
  120
- Applying Bandwidth Limitations to Subzones
  121
  - Bandwidth Consumption of Traversal Calls
    121
  - D14049.08 November
    121
Links
122
- Creating and Editing Links
  122
- Default Links
  122
Pipes
123
- Creating and Editing Pipes
  123
- Applying Pipes to Links
  124
Default Bandwidth and Downspeeding
125
Bandwidth Control Examples
126
- Example Without a Firewall
  126
- Example with a Firewall
  127
  - Cisco VCS Expressway Subzone Configuration
    127
  - Cisco VCS Control Subzone Configuration
    127
Firewall Traversal
128
Firewall Traversal Overview
129
Quick Guide to Traversal Client - Server Configuration
130
Firewall Traversal Protocols and Ports
131
- Expressway Process
  131
- H.323 Firewall Traversal Protocols
  131
- SIP Firewall Traversal Protocols
  131
- Ports for Initial Connections from Traversal Clients
  132
- Assent Ports
  132
- SIP Ports
  132
- H.460.18/19 Ports
  132
- TURN Ports
  132
- Ports for Connections out to the Public Internet
  132
Firewall Traversal and Authentication
133
- Authentication and NTP
  133
Other Issues
134
- Firewall Traversal and Dual Network Interfaces
  134
- Firewall Configuration
  134
  - Administrator Guide
    134
Configuring the Cisco VCS as a Traversal Client
135
Configuring the Cisco VCS as a Traversal Server
136
Configuring the Cisco VCS as a TURN Server
138
- TURN Services
  138
  - About ICE
    138
  - About TURN
    138
  - TURN Relay Server
    138
  - Capabilities and Limitations
    138
  - Configuring TURN Services
    138
Applications Conference Factory
140
- Configuration
  140
Presence
141
- Presence Server
  141
- Presence User Agent (PUA)
  142
  - Aggregation of Presence Information
    142
    
    Findme Presence
    142
  - Registration Refresh Period
    142
- Configuring Presence
  143
  - Enabling and Disabling Presence Services
    143
  - Presence Server Expiration Times
    143
- Viewing Presence Status
  144
  - Publishers
    144
  - Presentities
    144
  - Subscribers
    144
OCS Relay
145
- Configuring OCS Relay
  145
- Viewing OCS Relay Status
  145
Findme
146
- Overview
  146
Firewall
146
- What Is Findme
  146
- How Are Devices Specified
  146
- Process Overview
  146
- Who Must Do What before Findme Can be Used
  146
- Recommendations When Deploying Findme
  146
- Enabling Findme on the Cisco VCS
  147
  - Configuring Findme
    147
    
    Caller ID
    147
    
    Device Creation Message
    147
- Searching for Findme Accounts
  147
- Principal Devices
  147
Findme™ User Guide
148
- About Findme
  148
  - Findme User Accounts
    148
  - Individual Versus Group Findme
    148
- Accessing the Findme Home Page
  148
- Configuring Your Findme User Account
  149
  - Findme Home Page
    149
  - Defining Device Details
    150
  - Defining Location Details
    151
Provisioning (Starter Pack)
152
- Configuration
  152
TMS Agent
153
- Overview
  153
  - Findme
    153
  - Device Provisioning
    153
  - TMS Agent Account Passwords
    153
Maintenance
154
Upgrading Software Components
155
- Overview
  155
  - VCS Software Components
    155
  - Prerequisites
    155
  - Backing up before Upgrading
    155
  - D14049.08 November
    155
  - Upgrading and Option Keys
    155
  - Installing and Rebooting
    155
- Upgrade Procedure
  156
- Downgrade Procedure
  156
  - Upgrading Using Secure Copy (SCP/PSCP)
    156
Option Keys
157
- Adding Option Keys Using the Web Interface
  157
- Adding Option Keys Using the CLI
  157
Security Certificates
158
- Enabling Security
  158
  - Trusted CA Certificate
    158
  - Server Certificate Data
    158
Advanced Account Security
159
- Enabling Advanced Account Security
  159
  - Prerequisites
    159
  - VCS Functionality: Changes and Limitations
    159
Login Accounts
160
- Account Authentication Configuration
  160
- Administrator Accounts
  161
- Maintaining Administrator Accounts
  161
- Maintaining User Accounts
  162
  - Creating User Accounts
    162
  - Managing User Accounts
    163
    
    Configuring Devices and Locations
    163
    
    Configuring Principal Devices
    163
    
    Changing an Account's Password
    163
- Administrator and User Groups
  164
  - Configuring Administrator Groups
    164
  - Configuring User Groups
    164
- Account Authentication Using LDAP
  165
  - Configuring LDAP Server Settings
    165
    
    Call Bandwidth Firewall Processing Control Traversal
    165
    
    Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server
    165
    
    Administrator Guide
    165
  - TLS Encryption and CRL Checking
    165
- Root Account
  166
  - Changing the Root Account Password
    166
  - Accessing the Root Account over SSH and Telnet
    166
- Resetting Passwords
  166
System Administration Access
167
- Overview
  167
  - Security Considerations
    167
  - Configuring Administration Access
    167
  - Administration Session Timeout
    167
Backup and Restore
168
- Creating a Backup of Your VCS Data
  168
- Restoring a Previous Backup
  168
System Snapshot
169
- Creating a System Snapshot
  169
Incident Reporting
170
Tools
172
- Check Pattern
  172
- Locate
  172
- Port Usage
  173
  - Local VCS Inbound Ports
    173
  - Local VCS Outbound Ports
    173
  - Remote Listening Ports
    173
Restarting, Rebooting and Shutting down
174
Restoring Default Configuration
175
- Configuration Items Reset by Defaultvaluesset Level 3
  175
- Configuration Items Reset by Defaultvaluesset Level 2
  176
Password Encryption
178
CPL Reference
180
- Overview of CPL on the Cisco VCS
  180
- Address-Switch
  180
  - Address
    180
  - Field
    181
  - Subfield
    182
- Otherwise
  182
- Not-Present
  182
- Location
  183
- Rule-Switch
  183
- Proxy
  184
- Reject
  184
- Unsupported CPL Elements
  184
- CPL Examples
  185
Regular Expression Reference
191
Pattern Variable Reference
192
Port Reference
193
DNS Configuration
196
- Overview
  196
  - Verifying the SRV Record
    196
- Microsoft DNS Server
  196
- Bind 8 & 9
  196
LDAP Configuration for Device Authentication
197
- About the LDAP Databases
  197
- Downloading the H.350 Schemas
  197
- Microsoft Active Directory
  197
  - Prerequisites
    197
  - Installing the H.350 Schemas
    197
  - Adding H.350 Objects
    198
  - Securing with TLS
    198
- Openldap
  199
  - Prerequisites
    199
  - Installing the H.350 Schemas
    199
  - Adding H.350 Objects
    200
  - Securing with TLS
    200
Command Reference - Xconfiguration
201
Command Reference - Xcommand
248
Command Reference - Xstatus
265
Warnings
284
Bibliography
287
Glossary
289
Legal Notices
295

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