Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide

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Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 Installation Planning Guide  
 
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Cisco Systems 
                                  
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13. 
Mtg start guard time (min) 
The number of minutes before the scheduled meeting start time that ports are 
reserved for the meeting. MeetingPlace automatically adds this advance time 
to the requested start time. For example, if this parameter is set to 5 minutes, 
and a meeting is scheduled from 8:00 
AM
 to 9:00 
AM,
 the ports are reserved 
from 7:55 
AM
 to 9:00 
AM
. This time accommodates early arrivals to 
meetings. 
Recommended setting is 0, as most users will automatically schedule some 
padding into their meetings. This parameter does not apply for 
reservationless meetings.  
 
14. 
Mtg end guard time (min) 
The number of minutes after the scheduled meeting end time that ports will 
remain reserved. MeetingPlace adds this post meeting time to the reserved 
end time of the meeting. For example, if this parameter is set to 5 minutes, 
and a meeting is scheduled from 8:00 
AM
 to 9:00 
AM
 the ports are reserved 
from 8:00 
AM
 to 9:05 
AM
. This time accommodates meeting overruns. 
Recommended setting is 0 if you want to ensure that meetings can be 
scheduled back-to-back. This parameter is not used for reservationless 
meetings. 
 
15. 
Mtg ID start guard time (min) or DID 
start guard time (min) 
The number of minutes before the scheduled meeting start time that the 
associated meeting ID or DID/DDI number is reserved. This time and the 
Mtg ID End Guard Time (described below) control when meeting IDs are 
available for re-use and when the system will recognize a meeting ID. 
When attempting to join a meeting before the Mtg ID Start Guard Time 
begins, callers hear the message, “This is not a recognized meeting ID 
number.” After the Mtg ID Start Guard Time begins, callers hear the 
message, “The meeting has not started.” Recommended setting is 30 
minutes. This parameter does not apply for reservationless meetings. 
 
Note: To ensure DID/DDI meeting numbers are available for re-use, you 
should think about the number of simultaneous conferences to be held on 
your system versus the number of DID/DDI meeting numbers available. If 
the two values are relatively the same size, you should consider setting this 
parameter to a shorter number of minutes.