Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Guide

Contents
Introduction 11
About the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) 12
VCS base applications 13
Standard features 13
Optional features 14
Installation and initial configuration 16
About this guide 17
Related documentation 17
Training 17
Glossary 17
Accessibility notice 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
X8.1.1 22
X8.1 22
Network and system settings 28
Network settings 29
Configuring IP settings 29
Configuring Ethernet settings 31
Configuring DNS settings 32
Configuring Quality of Service settings 33
Intrusion protection 34
Configuring firewall rules 34
Current active firewall rules 36
Configuring automated intrusion protection 36
Network services 40
Configuring system name and access settings 40
Configuring SNMP settings 43
Configuring time settings 45
Configuring the Login page 47
Configuring external manager settings 48
Configuring TMS Provisioning Extension services 49
Firewall traversal 52
About firewall traversal 53
The Expressway solution 53
How does it work? 53
Endpoint traversal technology requirements 54
H.323 firewall traversal protocols 54
SIP firewall traversal protocols 54
Media demultiplexing 54
Firewall traversal configuration overview 55
Configuring a traversal client and server 57
Configuring ports for firewall traversal 58
Configuring the firewall 58
Configuring traversal server ports 58
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Cisco TelePresence Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	TelePresence
Category	Server
Language	English