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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
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
Lan Configuration
30
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
Additional Information
39
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
Vcs as a Firewall Traversal Server
56
Configuring a Traversal Client and Server
57
Configuring Ports for Firewall Traversal
58
Configuring the Firewall
58
Configuring Traversal Server Ports
58
Configuring Ports for Connections from Traversal Clients
59
Firewall Traversal and Authentication
61
Authentication and NTP
61
Configuring Expressway and Traversal Endpoint Communications
62
About ICE and TURN Services
63
About ICE
63
About TURN
63
Configuring TURN Services
64
Unified Communications
66
Mobile and Remote Access
67
Jabber Client Connectivity Without VPN
68
Configuring Mobile and Remote Access on VCS
69
Setting up the VCS Control
69
Setting up the VCS Expressway
72
Setting up VCS Security Certificates
72
Setting up Secure VCS Traversal Zones
74
Checking the Status of Unified Communications Services
75
Additional Configuration
75
Protocols
77
About H.323
78
Using the VCS as an H.323 Gatekeeper
78
H.323 Endpoint Registration
78
Configuring H.323
79
About SIP
81
VCS as a SIP Registrar
81
VCS as a SIP Proxy Server
82
Proxying Registration Requests
83
VCS as a SIP Presence Server
83
Configuring SIP
84
SIP Functionality and SIP-Specific Transport Modes and Ports
84
Certificate Revocation Checking Modes
84
Registration Controls
85
Authentication Controls
87
Configuring Domains
88
Configuring the Supported Services for Unified Communications (VCS Control Only)
88
Configuring Delegated Credential Checking (VCS Expressway Only)
88
Configuring SIP and H.323 Interworking
90
Registration Control
92
About Registrations
93
Finding a VCS with Which to Register
93
Registrations on a VCS Expressway
93
MCU, Gateway and Content Server Registration
94
Configuring Registration Restriction Policy
94
Registering Aliases
94
About Allow and Deny Lists
97
Configuring the Registration Allow List
97
Configuring the Registration Deny List
98
Configuring Registration Policy to Use an External Service
99
Device Authentication
101
About Device Authentication
102
Configuring VCS Authentication Policy
103
Controlling System Behavior for Authenticated and Non-Authenticated Devices
104
Authentication Policy Configuration Options
105
SIP Authentication Trust
108
Configuring Delegated Credential Checking (SIP Only)
109
Device Provisioning and Authentication Policy
112
Presence and Authentication Policy
114
Hierarchical Dial Plans and Authentication Policy
115
Practical Configuration of Authentication Policy
116
Configuring VCS Authentication Methods
116
Authentication Mechanism
117
Configuring Authentication to Use the Local Database
119
Using an H.350 Directory Service Lookup Via LDAP
120
Using Active Directory Database (Direct)
123
Configuring the Connection to Active Directory Service (ADS)
124
Authenticating with External Systems
129
Zones and Neighbors
130
About Your Video Communications Network
131
Structuring Your Dial Plan
132
Flat Dial Plan
132
Structured Dial Plan
132
Hierarchical Dial Plan
132
About Zones
134
Configuring Media Encryption Policy
135
Configuring the B2BUA for Media Encryption
136
Configuring ICE Messaging Support
137
About the Local Zone and Subzones
138
The Default Zone
139
Configuring the Default Zone
139
Configuring Default Zone Access Rules
140
Configuring Zones
141
Configuring Neighbor Zones
141
Configuring Traversal Client Zones
144
Configuring Traversal Server Zones
146
Configuring ENUM Zones
149
Configuring DNS Zones
150
Zone Configuration: Advanced Settings
151
Zone Configuration: Pre-Configured Profile Settings
154
TLS Certificate Verification of Neighbor Systems
155
Configuring a Zone for Incoming Calls Only
156
Clustering and Peers
157
About Clusters
158
License Usage Within a Cluster
160
Managing Clusters and Peers
162
Setting up a Cluster
162
Maintaining a Cluster
163
Specifying Peer-Specific Items in Clustered Systems
164
Sharing Registrations Across Peers
166
Sharing Bandwidth Across Peers
166
Cluster Upgrades, Backup and Restore
167
Clustering and Presence
167
Clustering and Cisco TMS
167
About the Cluster Subzone
168
Neighboring the Local VCS to Another VCS Cluster
169
Troubleshooting Cluster Replication Problems
170
Dial Plan and Call Processing
171
Call Routing Process
172
Configuring Hop Counts
174
Configuring Dial Plan Settings
175
About the Fallback Alias
175
About Transforms and Search Rules
176
About Pre-Search Transforms
176
Configuring Pre-Search Transforms
177
Search and Zone Transform Process
178
Configuring Search Rules
179
Example Searches and Transforms
182
Filter Queries to a Zone Without Transforming
182
Always Query a Zone with Original Alias (no Transforms)
183
Query a Zone for a Transformed Alias
183
Query a Zone for Original and Transformed Alias
184
Query a Zone for Two or more Transformed Aliases
185
Stripping @Domain for Dialing to H.323 Numbers
186
Transforms for Alphanumeric H.323 ID Dial Strings
188
Allowing Calls to IP Addresses Only if They Come from Known Zones
190
Configuring Search Rules to Use an External Service
191
About Call Policy
194
Configuring Call Policy
194
Configuring Call Policy Rules Using the Web Interface
195
Configuring Call Policy Using a CPL Script
195
Configuring Call Policy to Use an External Service
197
Supported Address Formats
199
Dialing by IP Address
199
Dialing by H.323 ID or E.164 Alias
199
Dialing by H.323 or SIP URI
199
Dialing by ENUM
200
Dialing by IP Address
201
About URI Dialing
203
URI Dialing Without DNS
203
URI Dialing Via DNS
204
URI Resolution Process Using DNS
204
URI Dialing Via DNS for Outgoing Calls
205
URI Dialing Via DNS for Incoming Calls
207
Configuring Sip Srv Records
208
URI Dialing and Firewall Traversal
209
About ENUM Dialing
211
ENUM Dialing Process
211
Enabling ENUM Dialing
211
ENUM Dialing for Outgoing Calls
212
Configuring Zones and Search Rules for ENUM Dialing
213
ENUM Dialing for Incoming Calls
215
Configuring DNS Servers for ENUM and URI Dialing
217
Configuring Call Routing and Signaling
218
Identifying Calls
219
Disconnecting Calls
220
Bandwidth Control
221
About Bandwidth Control
222
Configuring Bandwidth Controls
223
About Downspeeding
223
About Subzones
224
About the Traversal Subzone
224
Configuring the Default Subzone
225
Configuring Subzones
225
Configuring Subzone Membership Rules
226
Applying Bandwidth Limitations to Subzones
228
Links and Pipes
230
Configuring Links
230
Default Links
230
Configuring Pipes
231
Applying Pipes to Links
232
Bandwidth Control Examples
233
Applications
235
Configuring Conference Factory
236
Presence
238
Presence Server
238
Presence User Agent (PUA)
239
Configuring Presence
240
B2BUA (Back-To-Back User Agent) Overview
243
Configuring B2BUA TURN Servers
243
Microsoft Lync B2BUA
244
Configuring Transcoder Policy Rules
248
Configuring B2Bua Transcoders
249
Restarting the B2Bua Service
250
Findme
251
End-User Findme Account Configuration
251
How Are Devices Specified
251
Findme Process Overview
252
Recommendations When Deploying Findme
252
Configuring Findme
252
Cisco TMS Provisioning
255
VCS Provisioning Server
256
Starter Pack Provisioning
258
Configuring Starter Pack Provisioning
258
User Accounts
259
About User Accounts
260
Account Authentication
260
Account Types
260
Configuring Password Security
262
Configuring Administrator Accounts
263
Viewing Active Administrator Sessions
264
Login History
264
Configuring Remote Account Authentication Using LDAP
265
Checking the LDAP Server Connection Status
267
Configuring Administrator Groups
268
Configuring Findme Groups
270
Configuring Findme Accounts
271
Configuring a Findme Account's Principal Devices
273
Active Findme Sessions
273
Resetting Forgotten Passwords
274
Resetting Your Root or Admin Password Via a Serial Connection
274
Resetting Findme Account Passwords
274
Using the Root Account
275
Changing the Root Account Password
275
Accessing the Root Account over SSH
275
Maintenance
276
Enabling Maintenance Mode
277
About Upgrading Software Components
278
Upgrading VCS Software
279
Upgrading Using Secure Copy (SCP/PSCP)
280
Configuring Logging
281
Event Log Levels
281
Remote Logging of Events
281
Managing Option Keys
283
About Security Certificates
285
Managing the Trusted CA Certificate List
285
Managing the Vcs's Server Certificate
286
Managing Certificate Revocation Lists (Crls)
288
Configuring Certificate-Based Authentication
290
Testing Client Certificates
292
Advanced Security
295
Configuring Advanced Account Security Mode
295
Configuring FIPS140-2 Cryptographic Mode
296
Configuring Language Settings
299
Changing the Language
299
Installing Language Packs
299
Removing Language Packs
300
Backing up and Restoring VCS Data
301
When to Create a Backup
301
Content of the Backup File
301
Limitations
301
Creating a System Backup
301
Restoring a Previous Backup
302
Diagnostics Tools
303
Configuring Diagnostic Logging
303
Creating a System Snapshot
304
Configuring Network Log Levels
304
Configuring Support Log Levels
305
Incident Reporting
306
Incident Reporting Caution: Privacy-Protected Personal Data
306
Enabling Automatic Incident Reporting
306
Sending Incident Reports Manually
307
Viewing Incident Reports
307
Incident Report Details
308
Checking the Effect of a Pattern
309
Locating an Alias
310
Port Usage
311
Local Inbound Ports
311
Local Outbound Ports
311
Remote Listening Ports
312
Network Utilities
313
Ping
313
Traceroute
313
Tracepath
314
DNS Lookup
314
Restarting, Rebooting and Shutting down
317
Developer Resources
319
Debugging and System Administration Tools
319
Experimental Menu
319
Overview and Status Information
320
Status Overview
321
System Information
323
Ethernet Status
324
IP Status
325
Resource Usage
326
Registration Status
328
Call Status
330
Disconnecting Calls
331
B2BUA Calls
332
Viewing B2BUA Call Media Details
332
Search History
333
Search Details
334
Local Zone Status
335
Zone Status
336
Bandwidth
337
Link Status
337
Pipe Status
337
Policy Server Status and Resiliency
338
Viewing Policy Server Status Via the VCS
338
TURN Relays Status
339
Unified Communications Status
340
Presence
341
Presence Publishers
341
Presence Presentities
341
Presence Subscribers
342
Lync B2BUA
343
Lync User Status
343
Lync B2BUA Status
343
TMS Provisioning Extension Service Status
344
Provisioning Server Device Requests Status (Cisco TMSPE)
344
User Records Provided by Cisco TMSPE Services
345
Findme Records Provided by Cisco TMSPE Services
346
Phone Book Records Provided by Cisco TMSPE Services
346
Provisioned Devices
347
Checking Provisioned Data
347
Starter Pack Provisioning Server Status
348
Managing Alarms
349
Logs
350
Event Log
350
Configuration Log
351
Network Log
352
Hardware Status
354
VCS Unit Front Panel
354
Reference Material
355
Performance Capabilities
356
About Event Log Levels
357
Event Log Format
357
Administrator and Findme User Events
358
Message Details Field
358
Events and Levels
360
CPL Reference
366
CPL Address-Switch Node
366
Otherwise
368
Not-Present
368
Location
368
Rule-Switch
369
Proxy
370
Reject
370
Unsupported CPL Elements
370
CPL Examples
371
LDAP Server Configuration for Device Authentication
377
Downloading the H.350 Schemas
377
Configuring a Microsoft Active Directory LDAP Server
377
Securing with Tls
378
Configuring an Openldap Server
379
DNS Configuration Examples
383
Verifying the SRV Record
383
Microsoft DNS Server
383
Bind 8 & 9
383
Changing the Default SSH Key
385
Restoring Default Configuration (Factory Reset)
386
Prerequisite Files
386
Performing a Reset to Default Configuration
386
Resetting Via USB Stick
386
Password Encryption
388
Pattern Matching Variables
389
Port Reference
391
Local VCS Inbound/Outbound Ports
391
Remote Listening Ports
393
Unified Communications Port Reference
395
Microsoft Lync B2BUA Port Reference
397
Device Authentication Port Reference
399
H.350 Directory Service
399
Active Directory (Direct)
399
Regular Expressions
400
Supported Characters
402
Call Types and Licensing
403
Call Types
403
What Are Traversal Calls
403
Alarms
405
Command Reference - Xconfiguration
422
Command Reference - Xcommand
469
Command Reference - Xstatus
488
External Policy Overview
490
Using an External Policy Server
490
External Policy Request Parameters
491
Default CPL for Policy Services
492
Flash Status Word Reference Table
493
Supported Rfcs
494
Software Version History
496
X7.2.1
496
X7.2
496
X7.1
499
Related Documentation
503
Legal Notices
505
Intellectual Property Rights
505
Copyright Notice
505
Patent Information
506
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