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• VCS Express with CUCM 10

  Hello

  There is a lot of confusion on Express C/E & VCS C/E, if anyone can confirm my following queries:

  With VCS VCS & Express control every endpoint to register with VCS control (no participation required CUCM or VCS control can't integrate with CUCM)?

  With Highway Core & edge that every endpoint is record in CUCM & CUCM will record Expressway Core?

  For calls B2B & movi Jabber, that we must have Expressway Center/periphery, VCS control/Express IS NOT support jabber movi & called B2B?

  Software Express C/E & VCS C/E are the same, but the licenses are different?

  Our clients have obtained

  1 x control VCS licensed

  1 x Express VCS under license

  1 x ISDN gateway,

  1 x TP driver

  1 x TP management suit.

  Kind regards

  Francisco

  With VCS VCS & Express control every endpoint to register with VCS control (no participation required CUCM or VCS control can't integrate with CUCM)?

  Yes, no CUCM is required, endpoints can also enroll in the VCS-E or it could register SIP to VCS - C proxy endpoints. A parallel installation of VCS CUCM with a trunk should also work with todays versions.

  The VCS will be only support standards basis of endpoints SIP and H323, its main purpose

  a for video settings. You won't be able to use it to register, provision or use of Cisco IP phones with it.

  With Highway Core & edge that every endpoint is record in CUCM & CUCM will record Expressway Core?

  See the C & E highway as a single unit to the external communication. The registrations are transferred by proxy

  CUCM outside.

  But that also means, you can't register 3 party at the highway and even end points

  Cisco endpoints must support the installation of the fast track C & E.

  The highway also runs things like XMPP for Jabber.

  For calls B2B & movi Jabber, that we must have Expressway Center/periphery, VCS control/Express IS NOT support jabber movi & called B2B?

  The C & E Highway can also manipulate calls business2business or another sip trunks / h323, but this infrastructure requires the media license.

  B2B calls also works very well with the installation of VCS.

  If you are talking about how to provide Jabber accounts and video Jabber:

  There are video Jabber (which is implemented by TMS and VCS) and Jabber (i.e. led CUCM) there.

  If you are talking about outside calls that he can just be regarded as regular b2b external calls.

  then they be it work with VCS or motorways on the site of the end.

  Software Express C/E & VCS C/E are the same, but the licenses are different?

  It is correct. Licensing Expressway is more attractive for users CUCM, but you already have

  have SPRDD in place that should work in all cases well.

  With CUCM, you get licenses Expressway in any case. So according to the type of use, you.

  B2B, internal calls... you can add a configuration of fast track to Jabber and the stuff of office home and

  use the VCs to B2B and part 3 records.

• VCS-Express and the integration of control VCS

  Hello

  I have the following question on the integration between VCS and VCS Express behind NAT devices.

  Control of VCS in the configuration of the area customer I will use the (Real) Global IP address location > Peer Address or I have to use the private IP address.

  Thank you

  Hello

  It depends on the interface how you have connected on the highway. So if you have two connected interfaces then the internal one is configured with a private address, and that you would use on the control to send traffic to. But to your question, I assume you have a connected only interface so you can use the public ip address for sent traffic of venture capital control.

  Ask if you need more information.

  Best regards / / Andrey

• VCS on multiple cluster

  Hello Experts! I'm hoping to get help on the SCV Clustering... I know that with the VCS X7.1, it says that VCS clustering requires a configuration with the same cluster name on all VCS, same pre-shared key for cluster on all VCS communication and same feature option keys (i.e. provisioning, findme, H.323 - SIP gateway, etc.).

  That said, can someone please confirm if a peer of VCS can participate in a single Cluster VCS? Or - is it possible to have a single VCS to join two or more different VCS groups? If so, can you point me to the right docs?

  Hi Rose,

  You can not only VCS join 2 different groups.

  To join a cluster, you must have some common paramtere through peers as FULL, pre-shared key domain name.

  VCS only single entry to these settings so I don't see a layout in which you can not enter the FULL domain and pre-shared mupltiple.

  Hope this helps

  Kind regards
  Sagar

• About VCS Express hack attack

  Hello

  I have a pirate constantly trying to hack our VCS and it (his robot) is not giving up.

  It happens on our express VCS and or to order with the id 'cisco' and is calling through the communication manager various combinations of dialing numbers, I would just add a CPL entry to block anything arriving with "cisco".

  Someone at - it an example of how to add a source like this in the cpl file and it ships to nirvana?

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Randy

  One I downloaded should be used on the VCS-E since these call attempts originate from the wild, that's where I also ISDN blocks in place to prevent external sites to access our ISDN gateways.

  However, I do not use CPL for this, search only rules, see page 39 of the deployment guide http://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/td/docs/telepresence/infrastructure/vcs/config_guide/X8-5/Cisco-VCS-Basic-Configuration-Control-with-Expressway-Deployment-Guide-X8-5.pdf - having said that there is of course nothing wrong with using the CPL.  :)

  One you use is neither here nor there, you'll have to edit anyway :) - just open it in Notepad and insert the additional rules and download on the VCS-E.

  The VCS - C and VCS-E use the same format, so to create a new rule, you would do something like this:

  You need not specify the reason, but sometimes it is good to send them a personalized message, although they probably won't be read or see. :)

  You must include a rule of origin thus unauthenticated however.

  It is basic XML, each rule starts with

  There is some discussion in the support of telepresence forum on fraud without ISDN costs that may be of interest to you - this one shows how to break the dial string.

  /Jens

  Please note the answers and score the questions as "answered" as appropriate.

• VCS called Ip address routing

  Hello

  I have a question about my VCS control configuration.

  In my scenario, I have control of Vcs and Vcs Express Way.

  I implemented the rule in VCS control:

  .. .the problem: same end point not working with a record keeper and only receive an IP calls. The ip call go all in internet (from the Expressway)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Source: AllZones

  Mode: All IP addresses

  On correspondence: continue

  Target: Path (VCS Express Way area)

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  If I call a point of endpoints in the Internet, everything works fine, but if I have to call via ip address, endpoint Internel network (with ip address 10.x.x.x), he call go Express Way.

  I want to put in the control of VCS, rules that use the direct dial plan for all internel ip address (which begins 10.*) and use the indirect numbering plan for the call "unknow ip address."

  Thanks for your help

  FCostalunga

  Hi FC,.

  You can solve this problem by creating a subarea on the VCS control where the subzone membership rule contains subnets with the range of the IP intern (s). For subareas containing the IP address ranges, IP addresses that fall within these ranges is considered known to the VCS, and when endpoint composed one of these addresses IP control VCS will try to set up the call to the IP address itself rather than attempt to transmission by proxy, the call through highway.

  To do this, you must also a rule of search "AnyIPAddress" on your VCS control that points to the local area.

  For reference, I recommend you read through the "Component IP" section in the Administrator's guide from the VCS for X 7, which explained further on the subject.

  Out of curiosity, why you prefer calling IP addresses rather than h.323/SIP URI?

  Hope this helps,

  Andreas

• State of VCS cluster?

  can someone explain the status of vcs on a cluster configuration?

  My question is if the condition of the assets must be crossed between peers?, or there must be a single vcs active on the cluster?

  Please your help

  PS: version 7.1 of the vcs

  Peer 1 master:

  

  counterpart 2

  

  Thank you very much

  Hello Cristian,

  This looks ok. On the master, it will show the peer as active whice means that the peer is accessible... and even homologous way it shows control as active who once again even an indication that she is available.

  If you restart any server, and then refresh the page... Then it will show uknown or unreachanble or failed.

  imprtant part lies on the State of the cluster when you scroll down... It should show success and show you the next time both resync.

  Thank you

  Alok

• Registration of endpoint to the VCS control cluster

  Hello

  We have VCS cluster in our environment (primary and secondary control VCS and VCS-Express). I could see almost as many end points on each control VCs. How is endpoint knows which server control VCS, it must register to? How does this load balancing is performed. any setting that I have to look?

  Thank you!

  It depends on how you have your DNS configuration.  Can you tell us in detail how you have your end points registering on clusters, as well as how you have your DNS configured?  Do you use SRV, alternate records?

  The VCS Cluster Deployment Guide, annex 5 goes on how set up your points of termination for you join the cluster and the different methods to do so.  Appendix 6 covers the SRV records.

• Replace the master VCS counterpart cluster (hardware failure)

  We need to replace a faulty Cisco VCS in a cluster. The peer was the master before failing.

  I if I understand cluster documentation we need to remove the VCs of the cluster and add it back in.

  My question is this will incur any interruption of on-line service on the cluster itself? Must the existing direct VCs or replacement be restarted etc.?

  the cluster is running X7.1

  Thank you

  David

  Hi David,

  No, the cluster will be always operational, just with a less VCS in its composition.

  Obviously, all calls that are active on the VCS that you delete will be affected, but the whole of the activities of the VCS will not (the other but many other you have in the cluster devices will be continuous without any required restart).

  Check out creation of Cluster VCS and service guide for complete instructions.

  Wayne
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  Remember the frequency responses and mark your question as answered as appropriate.

• VCS Starter Pack Expressway

  Hello, everyone.

  We have donated some equipment to set up a SIP network and there are a few problems.

  For the internal endpoints, we have a customers EX90, C90 and MOVI.  We also have a single Starter Pack Expressway VCS (* without * the dual NETWORK card option).

  For our firewall imagine 3 interfaces: inside, outside and DMZ.  The DMZ has public/Internet IP addresses.  There is no between the inside and the DMZ - NATing it only the NATs as it passes through the external interface (which is of course the interface connected to the Internet).

  So I just have a few addresses here for the love of communication:

  VCS Expressway: 20.0.0.2/25<-- public="">

  Internal endpoint EX90: 10.0.0.2/24

  Internal endpoint MOVI: 10.0.0.3/24

  Again, there are no NATing between 10.0.0.0/24 and 20.0.0.0/25 network.

  Everything works (registered through our VCS) internally.  When we make an external call, tell the customer MOVI, media gets to the external endpoint, but we do not have any media on internal endpoint (not a single UDP packet).  We also noticed the media stream that we send goes directly on the external endpoint (or its VCS) and not through our VCS Expressway.

  Another interesting fact, when we put a little linksys router between the endpoints and our business network (endpoints on the local network, business network on they WAN) everything works and the media we paths through our VCS in the demilitarized zone.  The only thing I can understand is the VCS realize there is now a NAT between the internal endpoint and himself and changes the path.

  I looked through a lot of different documents (VCS base Config Guide, Expressway Starter Pack Deployment Guide, use of the Port IP VCS for Firewall Traversal Deployment Guide, etc.), and none of them that I saw really cover our scenario.  Anyone got any ideas on why the media do not work properly?  I don't have access to a corporate firewall, but I told myself that the UDP stream will never return to us.

  From what I've read in other discussions posted here, it seems that you only need the dual NIC option if your VCS Expressway is coordinated to the Internet (which ours isn't the case).  Is this correct?

  Thank you

  -Matthew Pinkston

  Hi Matthew,

  In addition to the advice given by Tomo and Alok, you could also take advantage of the 'media encryption Mode' area/subarea on the VCS (this is available in X7.2) to force the Express way to the media even for your internal SIP endpoints.

  If you configure for example the "encryption mode Media for the sub-area by default on your VCS-E for 'Best effort', a call between two internal devices registered in the VCS-E would be routed via your VCS-E, media as well as a call between a device internal SIP an external device / remote."

  Hope this helps,

  Andreas

• VCS 7.2 compatibility

  Someone knows a way video calls with NCP Viewstations?

  With 7.1, these older systems worked well.

  Scenario of

  Registered in the VCS Express 7.2 MXP

  ViewStation unregistered on the public ip address

  Calls and MXP viewstation arrives, but no video/audio returns to the MXP.

  I thought that because the RTP 7.2 changed in ports, it could be a firewall issue (ie. above negotiated port 52399), but allows the firewall to until 54999.

  Thank you.

  Just for the quick, plan update to support more X7.2.1. (tested in laboratory and result shows very promising).

  Information is also available at http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCuc16057.

• 2 MCU and VCS Expressway, routing problem

  Hi all

  We have a design with a group of control VCS (2 members), cluster VCS Expressway (2 members), and a couple of microcontrollers (registred H.323 on VCS control cluster with the same prefix: 90).

  Each highway has a public IP address and incoming calls from outside can only be routed to microcontrollers:

  [email protected]/ * / for MCU_1 and [email protected]/ * / for MCU_2 (we don't have external DNS resolution).

  I put a conversion into motorway of VCS to change [email protected]/ * / to [email protected] / * / and [email protected]/ * / to [email protected] / * /.

  The problem is when someone calls [email protected]/ * / sometimes (randomly) the call is routed to MCU_2 (instead of MCU_1) and if the appellant see the auto attendant.

  The occcurs even then of the appeal [email protected]/ * / (MCU_2), sometimes the call is routed to MCU_1.

  Any idea what can cause this device or a way to make it work well?

  Thanks for help.

  José

  I think still that separate prefix would work, but here are a few ideas:

  Are incoming calls which do not possibly using SIP that is being interoperability H323 or incoming calls all certainly the H323?

  If you want to keep pure H323, you could perhaps just have a search rule/turn on your VCS-E who changed [email protected] to an E164 e.g. 90... and had a search on your VCS - C rule that says 90... stop at the local area.

  I also noticed that you direct calls to [number]@MCU-IP - have you tried to direct all calls to [number]@VCS-C IP instead?  If the VCS is the holder of a registration for a number, it should be able to deliver accordingly.

• Four express airport Wireless extends through the other, instead of directly through my airport extreme

  Hello

  I have a small question which I hope someone can help me with.

  I have an airport extreme that I use as base station, and since I live in a big house, I extended wireless network with four Airport express devices. I put express devices from the airport in mode "expand the network."

  The question I have is that two of the expresses correctly connects directly to the Airport extreme, but the two other go via the two expresses first and not directly to the airport extreme base station.

  I am worried that I have will lose speed because of this and wondered if I can implement all the features four Airport express way so they all connect directly to the base station and not by the other?

  Any advice would be appreciated - thanks.

  I am worried that I have will lose speed because of this and wondered if I can implement all the features four Airport express way so they all connect directly to the base station and not by the other?

  Apple "extend a wireless network" feature works on the strength of the signal, so the ideal situation would be to have AirPort Extreme, located within your home with each Airport Express located approximately the same distance from the AirPort Extreme around the perimeter of the House.

  Think of a 4-spoke wheel. AirPort Extreme would be the "hub" in the center of the wheel and located at the end of a ray separated from each AirPort Express Terminal. In this way, each AirPort Express connects directly to the 'hub' and expand properly.

  The question I have is that two of the expresses correctly connects directly to the Airport extreme, but the two other go via the two expresses first and not directly to the airport extreme base station.

  The two airport expresses which connect to other expresses 'extension' of the network are not all. They 'join' the network... so they could be used for AirPlay or a printer USB remote... but the Express do not 'extends' the network when he "joined".

  You will need to experiment with different places until you see all four expresses connect directly to the main AirPort Extreme.

  As loss of speed in the network is... whenever you try to extend wireless network, nearly half of the potential speed on the network will be lost in the process. It's just a character of the beast to the extension of a wireless network.

  You can avoid the loss of speed in the network by configuring each AirPort Express Terminal to connect to the main router using a wired Ethernet cable connection. There is no loss of speed at all through the connection Ethernet cable up to 300 + feet, so full power is stored on the network when you do it this way.

• Deployment of VCS - E

  Hi there everyone,

  I am very new in Cisco telepresence technology, so I need some informed about deployments.

  I have the scenario where the customer wants to VCS - E only to integrate in their network as firewall traversall to connect with external customers.

  They have a few points of termination the (about 10) which I believe must be registered for that VCS-E.

  There will be no VCS - C in this configuration.

  I need to activate the dual Network Interface get this working?

  Do I need to buy the license key for non-traversal calls order internal points of endpoint to communicate with each other?

  Is allowed for the records of the parameters included in the package of CTI-VCS-EXPRESS-K9?

  Thank you much for the help.

  Michal

  Michal salvation!

  In short, the Starter pack is more limited, but it's a great of the solution of the box. It even gives you

  Cisco Video Jabber (a soft client) out of the box. (the real VCS can be better managed, consolidated, integrated,...)

  If you need more information, I recommend participation to courses or ask your Cisco channels to help you.

  Here are the technical data sheets:

  CTI-VCS-EXPRESS-K9

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/prod/collateral/ps7060/ps11305/ps11315/ps11337/data_sheet_c78-697073.html

  CTI-VCS-STPAK-K9:

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/prod/collateral/ps7060/ps11305/ps11315/ps11337/data_sheet_c78-697075.html

  Regarding installation, please refer to the manuals:

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/products/ps11337/tsd_products_support_series_home.html

  For you in particular:

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/Telepresence/infrastructure/VCs/config_guide/Cisco_VCS_Expressway_Starter_Pack_Deployment_Guide_X7-1.PDF

  http://www.Cisco.com/en/us/docs/Telepresence/infrastructure/VCs/admin_guide/Cisco_VCS_Administrator_Guide_X7-1.PDF

  Michal: Please note the two responses by using the stars under the message!

• VCS connection time / do not find registered SIP EP

  VCS 7.2.2

  Composition of an endpoint SIP SIP URI, the VCS did the proper research.

  He seeks the URI and made a small SIP first search (it does not even though it is registered)

  Then it expires and it is through H.323.

  The endpoint is composed is double registered with the same name.

  1. I checked the records, and it seems fine. This particular EP is registered to a VCS Express.

  2. I checked the SIP research and it corresponds to the SIP registration (but can't find do not).

  3 VCS have TCP and UDP active.  Is this the reason why he can not find endpoint SIP?

  Here is the part of the research. And here is the SIP registration.

  Research (131)

  Status: completed

  Found: true

  Type: SIP (INVITATION)

  CallRouted: true

  CallSerial number: d517c746-df4b-11e2-9854-0010f31ed420

  ...

  Destination (1)

  Alias (1)

  Type: Url

  Origin: unknown

  Value: sip:[email protected] / * /

  StartTime: 2013-06-27 10:05:56

  Length: 36.8

  SearchRule (2)

  Name: Local area any rule

  Zone (1)

  Name: localZone.GetDaylightChanges

  Type: Local

  Protocol: SIP

  Found: false

  Reason: Request for time-out

  StartTime: 2013-06-27 10:05:56

  Duration: 32.01

  Access controller (1)

  Address: 1xx.1xx.1xx.xx:0

  Alias (1)

  Type: H323Id

  Origin: unknown

  Value: [email protected] / * /

  Area (2)

  Name: localZone.GetDaylightChanges

  Type: Local

  Protocol: H323

  Found: true

  StartTime: 2013-06-27 10:06:28

  Duration: 4.5

  Access controller (1)

  Address: 1xx.1xx.1xx.xx:0

  Alias (1)

  Type: H323Id

  Origin: unknown

  Value: [email protected] / * /

  SIP Reg

  Status

  True active

  Name [email protected] / * /

  SIP protocol

  Type of SIP UA

  Authenticated true

  Node DefaultSubZone

  Information about the provider TANDBERG/68 (L6.1)

  Serial number 85615b54-dec9-11e2-91bb-0010f31ed420

  Time created 2013-06-26 18:33:08

  15 hours, 37 minutes, 6 seconds

  AOR [email protected] / * /

  Contact sip:[email protected]/ * /: 5060

  Hi John, how are you?

  SIP on the 150 sucks MXP. You want to just disable sip and use only on 323.

  Another also called (even with h323) that the 150 disliked.

  So the best option is to replace it with something different, if you have still some e20

  It's ok, jabbervideo is an option or ex60/90.

  BTW, the rule research shows that it has been found, but sending the request who told him properly on not so it has expired.

  Please rate the answer and mark the thread as red!

  Martin