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Cisco TelePresence X7.1 manual available for free PDF download: Administrator's Manual
Cisco TelePresence X7.1 Administrator's Manual (479 pages)
Video Communication Server
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
Configuration Items Reset by Defaultvaluesset Level
2
Introduction
12
About the Cisco Telepresence Video Communication Server (VCS)
13
VCS Base Applications
13
Standard Features
14
Optional Features
15
Installation and Initial Configuration
16
About this Guide
17
Typographical Conventions
17
Using the Web Interface
18
Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
19
Web Page Features and Layout
20
What's New in this Version
22
TMS Provisioning Extension Support
22
Call Processing
22
Virtual Appliance Support
22
Other Enhancements and Usability Improvements
22
Overview and Status Information
23
Status Overview
24
System Information
25
Ethernet Status
26
IP Status
27
Resource Usage
28
Clustered VCS Systems
28
Active Sessions
29
Active Administrator Sessions
29
Active User Sessions
29
Registration Status
30
Registrations by Device
30
Registrations by Alias
31
Registration History
31
Registration Details
32
Call Status
33
Current Calls
33
Call History
34
Call Summary
35
B2BUA Calls
35
Search History
37
About Searches
37
Search History List
37
Search Details
38
Local Zone Status
39
Zone Status
40
Bandwidth
41
Link Status
41
Pipe Status
41
Policy Service Status
42
TURN Relays Status
43
Presence
44
Presence Publishers
44
Presence Presentities
44
Presence Subscribers
45
OCS Relay Status
46
Ocs/Lync B2BUA
47
Ocs/Lync User Status
47
Ocs/Lync B2BUA Status
47
TMS Provisioning Extension Service Status
48
Provisioning Server Status
48
User Records Provided by TMS Provisioning Extension Services
49
Findme Records Provided by TMS Provisioning Extension Services
50
Phone Book Records Provided by TMS Provisioning Extension Services
51
Provisioned Devices
51
Checking Provisioned Data
51
Alarms
53
Logs
54
Event Log
54
Configuration Log
55
Network Log
56
Hardware Status
58
VCS Unit Front Panel
58
Network and System Settings
59
Network Settings
60
Configuring IP Settings
60
Lan Configuration
61
About Dual Network Interfaces
61
About Static Nat
61
Configuring Ethernet Settings
62
Configuring DNS Settings
62
Configuring Quality of Service Settings
64
Network Services
65
Configuring System Name and Access Settings
65
Configuring SNMP Settings
67
Time
68
Other Settings
71
Configuring the Login Page
71
Configuring External Manager Settings
71
Configuring TMS Provisioning Extension Services
72
Configuring Logging Levels
74
Remote Logging
75
Protocols
76
About H.323
77
Using the VCS as an H.323 Gatekeeper
77
H.323 Endpoint Registration
77
H.323 Configuration
77
About SIP
79
VCS as a SIP Registrar
79
VCS as a SIP Proxy Server
80
Proxying Registration Requests
80
VCS as a SIP Presence Server
81
SIP Configuration
81
Configuring SIP Domains
84
Configuring SIP and H.323 Interworking
85
Searching by Protocol
85
Enabling SIP Endpoints to Dial H.323 Numbers
85
Registration Control
87
About Registrations
88
Finding a VCS with Which to Register
88
Registrations on a VCS Expressway
88
MCU, Gateway and Content Server Registration
89
Configuring Registration Restriction Policy
89
Registering Aliases
90
Attempts to Register Using an Existing Alias
91
Blocking Registrations
91
Removing Existing Registrations
91
About Allow and Deny Lists
93
Configuring the Registration Allow List
93
Configuring the Registration Deny List
94
Device Authentication
95
About Device Authentication
96
Authentication Policy
96
Authentication Mechanism
97
Authentication Policy Configuration Options
99
Zone-Level Authentication Policy
99
Subzone-Level Authentication Policy
101
SIP Authentication Trust
102
Device Authentication Configuration
103
Authentication Database
103
Endpoint Credentials Used for Authentication
103
Device Authentication Using LDAP
104
Authentication Process
104
LDAP Server Settings
104
Device LDAP Schemas
106
Authentication Using a Local Database
107
Credentials Managed Within TMS
107
Starter Pack
107
Authentication Using Active Directory Service
108
Movi Authentication Using an Active Directory Service
108
Active Directory Service (ADS) Configuration
109
Authenticating with External Systems
112
Zones and Neighbors
113
About Your Video Communications Network
114
Example Network Diagram
114
Structuring Your Dial Plan
115
Flat Dial Plan
115
Structured Dial Plan
115
Hierarchical Dial Plan
115
About the Local Zone and Subzones
117
Bandwidth Management
117
Local Zone Searches
117
About Zones
118
Default Zone
118
Zone Configuration
119
Configuring Neighbor Zones
119
Configuring Traversal Client Zones
122
Configuring Traversal Server Zones
124
Configuring ENUM Zones
126
Configuring DNS Zones
127
Zone Configuration: Advanced Settings
128
Zone Configuration: Pre-Configured Profile Settings
133
TLS Certificate Verification of Neighbor Systems
133
Configuring a Zone for Incoming Calls Only
134
Clustering and Peers
135
About Clusters
136
Resource Usage Within a Cluster
138
Example Deployment
138
Managing Clusters and Peers
139
Setting up a Cluster
139
Maintaining a Cluster
139
Adding and Removing Peers from a Cluster
140
Changing the Master Peer
140
Monitoring the Status of the Cluster
140
Peer-Specific Configuration
141
Sharing Registrations Across Peers
142
Sharing Bandwidth Across Peers
142
Cluster Upgrades and Downgrades
143
Cluster Backup and Restore
143
Clustering and Findme
143
Clustering and Presence
144
Clustering and TMS
144
About the Cluster Subzone
145
Neighboring the Local VCS to Another VCS Cluster
145
TMS Agent Replication Status
146
Troubleshooting Cluster Replication Problems
147
Dial Plan and Call Processing
148
Call Routing Process
149
About the Vcs's Directory Service
151
About Hop Counts
152
Configuring Hop Counts
152
Dial Plan Configuration
153
About the Fallback Alias
153
About Transforms and Search Rules
155
Transforms
155
Search Rules
155
About Pre-Search Transforms
156
Configuring Pre-Search Transforms
156
Search and Zone Transform Process
158
Configuring Search Rules
159
Example Searches and Transforms
162
Filter Queries to a Zone Without Transforming
162
Always Query a Zone with Original Alias (no Transforms)
163
Query a Zone for a Transformed Alias
163
Query a Zone for Original and Transformed Alias
164
Query a Zone for Two or more Transformed Aliases
165
Stripping @Domain for Dialing to H.323 Numbers
166
Transforms for Alphanumeric H.323 ID Dial Strings
168
Allowing Calls to IP Addresses Only if They Come from Known Zones
170
Configuring Policy Services
171
About Call Policy
172
Configuring Call Policy
172
Configuring Call Policy Rules Using the Web Interface
174
Configuring Call Policy Using a CPL Script
174
Viewing Existing Cpl Script
175
About Cpl Xsd Files
175
Uploading a Cpl Script
175
Deleting an Existing Cpl Script
175
Configuring VCS to Use the Cisco Telepresence Advanced Media Gateway
176
Configuring the VCS
176
Usage Features and Limitations
176
Configuring Cisco am GW Policy Rules
177
Dialable Address Formats
179
Dialing by IP Address
179
Dialing by H.323 ID or E.164 Alias
179
Dialing by H.323 or SIP URI
179
Dialing by ENUM
180
IP Dialing
181
Calls to Unknown IP Addresses
181
Recommended Configuration for Firewall Traversal
182
About URI Dialing
183
URI Dialing Without DNS
183
URI Dialing Via DNS
184
URI Resolution Process Using DNS
184
URI Dialing Via DNS for Outgoing Calls
186
URI Dialing Via DNS for Incoming Calls
187
Incoming Call Process
188
Srv Record Format
188
Location Srv Records
188
Call Srv Records
189
Configuring Sip Srv Records
189
Example Dns Record Configuration
189
URI Dialing and Firewall Traversal
190
About ENUM Dialing
191
ENUM Dialing Process
191
Enabling ENUM Dialing
191
ENUM Dialing for Outgoing Calls
192
Zone Configuration for ENUM Dialing
193
Configuring Matches for Enum Zones
194
ENUM Dialing for Incoming Calls
195
Configuring DNS Servers for ENUM and URI Dialing
196
Call Signaling Configuration
198
Identifying Calls
199
Disconnecting Calls
201
Disconnecting a Call Using the Web Interface
201
Disconnecting a Call Using the CLI
201
Limitations When Disconnecting SIP Calls
201
Bandwidth Control
202
About Bandwidth Control
203
Example Network Deployment
203
Bandwidth Configuration
205
About Downspeeding
205
About Subzones
206
Default Links between Subzones
206
About the Traversal Subzone
206
About the Default Subzone
207
Configuring Subzones
207
Configuring Subzone Membership Rules
208
Applying Bandwidth Limitations to Subzones
209
How Different Bandwidth Limitations Are Managed
210
Bandwidth Consumption of Traversal Calls
210
Links and Pipes
212
Configuring Links
212
Default Links
212
Configuring Pipes
213
Applying Pipes to Links
214
Bandwidth Control Examples
216
Firewall Traversal
218
About Firewall Traversal
219
Expressway Solution
219
How Does It Work
219
VCS as a Firewall Traversal Client
219
VCS as a Firewall Traversal Server
220
Configuring a Traversal Client and Server
221
Firewall Traversal Protocols and Ports
222
Expressway Process
222
H.323 Firewall Traversal Protocols
222
SIP Firewall Traversal Protocols
222
Ports for Initial Connections from Traversal Clients
223
Default Port Summary
223
TURN Ports
224
Ports for Connections out to the Public Internet
224
Firewall Traversal and Authentication
225
Authentication and NTP
226
Firewall Traversal and Dual Network Interfaces
227
Firewall Configuration
228
Configuring Traversal for Endpoints
228
Configuring Traversal Server Ports
229
About ICE and TURN Services
230
About ICE
230
About TURN
230
Configuring TURN Services
231
Applications
232
Conference Factory
233
Conference Creation Process
233
Presence
235
Presence Server
235
Presence User Agent (PUA)
236
Configuring Presence
237
OCS Relay
240
Configuring a Connection between the VCS and the OCS
240
Microsoft Ocs/Lync B2BUA (Back-To-Back User Agent)
241
Usage Features and Limitations
241
Configuring the Microsoft Ocs/Lync B2BUA
242
Configuring the B2Bua's Trusted Hosts
244
Configuring Transcoder Policy Rules
245
Configuring B2BUA Transcoders
246
Restarting the B2BUA Service
247
Findme
248
User (Findme) Account Configuration
248
How Are Devices Specified
248
Findme Process Overview
249
Recommendations When Deploying Findme
249
Configuring Findme
249
Searching for Findme Users
252
TMS Provisioning
253
VCS Provisioning Server
254
Starter Pack Provisioning
256
Configuring Starter Pack Provisioning
256
Maintenance
258
About Upgrading Software Components
259
VCS Software Components
259
Prerequisites
259
Backing up before Upgrading
259
Upgrading and Option Keys
260
Installing and Rebooting
260
Upgrade Procedure
260
Upgrading Using Secure Copy (SCP/PSCP)
261
Option Keys
263
Adding Option Keys Using the Web Interface
264
Adding Option Keys Using the CLI
264
About Security Certificates
265
Managing Security Certificates
265
CRL Management
266
Certificate-Based Authentication Configuration
267
Client Certificate Testing
269
Advanced Account Security
271
Prerequisites
271
VCS Functionality: Changes and Limitations
271
Configuring Language Settings
273
Changing the Language
273
Installing Language Packs
273
About Login Accounts
274
Account Authentication
274
Administrator Accounts
274
User Accounts
274
Root Accounts
275
Configuring Login Account Authentication
275
Account Authentication Using LDAP
275
Login History
277
Root Account
277
Resetting an Administrator or Root Password
278
Resetting User Account Passwords
278
Configuring Administrator Accounts
279
Password Security
280
Configuring Administrator Groups
281
Configuring User Accounts
281
Configuring a User's Principal Devices
284
Configuring User Groups
284
Backing up and Restoring VCS Data
286
Creating a Backup
286
Restoring a Previous Backup
287
Diagnostics Tools
288
Diagnostic Logging
288
Creating a System Snapshot
289
Configuring Network Log Levels
290
Configuring Support Log Levels
290
Incident Reporting
291
Incident Reporting Caution: Privacy-Protected Personal Data
291
Sending Incident Reports Automatically
291
Sending Incident Reports Manually
292
Viewing Incident Reports
292
Incident Report Details
293
Checking the Effect of a Pattern
294
Locating an Alias
295
Port Usage
296
Local VCS Inbound Ports
296
Local VCS Outbound Ports
296
Remote Listening Ports
297
Network Utilities
298
Ping
298
Traceroute
298
DNS Lookup
299
Restarting
301
Restarting Using the Web Interface
301
Rebooting
302
Rebooting Using the Web Interface
302
Shutting down
303
Shutting down Using the Web Interface
303
Shutting down Using the CLI
303
Developer Resources
304
Debugging and System Administration Tools
304
Experimental Menu
304
Reference Material
305
Software Version History
306
X6.1
308
X5.2
310
X5.1
311
About Event Log Levels
319
Event Log Format
319
Administrator and Findme User Events
319
Message Details Field
320
Events and Levels
322
CPL Reference
329
CPL Address-Switch Node
329
Otherwise
331
Not-Present
331
Location
331
Rule-Switch
332
Proxy
332
Reject
333
Unsupported CPL Elements
333
CPL Examples
334
LDAP Configuration for Device Authentication
340
Downloading the H.350 Schemas
340
Configuring a Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Server
340
Configuring an Openldap Server
342
Securing with Tls
344
DNS Configuration Examples
345
Verifying the SRV Record
345
Microsoft DNS Server
345
Bind 8 & 9
345
Changing the Default SSH Key
347
Default SSH Key Alarms
347
Restoring Default Configuration
348
Configuration Items Reset by Defaultvaluesset Level 3
348
Configuration Items Reset by Defaultvaluesset Level 2
349
Password Encryption
351
Maximum Length of Passwords
351
Pattern Matching Variables
353
Port Reference
355
Regular Expressions
360
Supported Characters
363
Case Sensitivity
363
TMS Agent (Legacy)
364
Findme
364
Device Provisioning
365
TMS Agent Account Passwords
365
TMS Agent Passwords
366
TMS Agent LDAP and Replication Accounts
366
Vcss Managed by TMS
366
Vcss Not Managed by TMS
366
What Are Traversal Calls
368
Alarms List
369
Alarms Summary
369
Command Reference - Xconfiguration
383
Xconfiguration Commands
383
Command Reference - Xcommand
438
Xcommand Commands
438
Command Reference - Xstatus
454
Xstatus Elements
454
About Policy Services
466
Policy Service Request Parameters
466
Policy Service Responses
467
Cryptography Support
467
Flash Status Word Reference Table
468
Bibliography
469
Glossary
471
Legal Notices
478
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