Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 Installation Planning Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
Scheduled meetings are more secure than reservationless meetings. This is
because reservationless meetings do not require a meeting password and are
always displayed to everyone.
because reservationless meetings do not require a meeting password and are
always displayed to everyone.
Anyone who wants to enter a meeting must first provide the meeting ID.
Whoever schedules the meeting may also require that attendees provide the
correct password before being allowed to enter. Meetings can be restricted to
invitees or to users with MeetingPlace user profiles.
Whoever schedules the meeting may also require that attendees provide the
correct password before being allowed to enter. Meetings can be restricted to
invitees or to users with MeetingPlace user profiles.
MeetingPlace can also announce the name of each attendee as that person
enters the meeting; if someone enters who shouldn’t be there, that person can
be dropped from the call. When sensitive information is being discussed,
users can lock the meeting so that no one can enter without explicit permission.
enters the meeting; if someone enters who shouldn’t be there, that person can
be dropped from the call. When sensitive information is being discussed,
users can lock the meeting so that no one can enter without explicit permission.
What Information is Available About Meetings?
The MeetingPlace conference server accumulates historical information about
meetings and associated resource usage. The system tracks details on meeting
organizers, schedules, participants, meeting recordings, and outdialing activity.
This information is retained in the MeetingPlace database and can be included
in printed reports.
meetings and associated resource usage. The system tracks details on meeting
organizers, schedules, participants, meeting recordings, and outdialing activity.
This information is retained in the MeetingPlace database and can be included
in printed reports.
How Do Different People Use MeetingPlace?
MeetingPlace enables anyone to participate in telephone conferences. People
outside your organization have the option of attending meetings over the
phone as guests. Guest users have restricted privileges and typically cannot
schedule meetings, start recording, or initiate outdials in a meeting.
outside your organization have the option of attending meetings over the
phone as guests. Guest users have restricted privileges and typically cannot
schedule meetings, start recording, or initiate outdials in a meeting.
For users inside your organization, you should set up user profiles. User
profiles contain their privileges (such as scheduling, recording, and
outdialing) and user level. Each user level denotes a class of user:
profiles contain their privileges (such as scheduling, recording, and
outdialing) and user level. Each user level denotes a class of user:
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End users
Most people are end users. These users typically attend
meetings, access MeetingNotes, and set up their own meetings.
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Contacts
Contacts are administrators who may support the system or the
user community at a departmental level. Contacts can schedule and
manage meetings on behalf of their specific set of users.
manage meetings on behalf of their specific set of users.
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Attendants
Attendants are administrators who support all users in the
system. Attendants can schedule, control, and manage meetings on behalf
of all users. Attendants may also create and delete new user profiles, lock
and unlock profiles, run reports, monitor capacity, view alarms and end
meetings currently in session if a system manager has given them these
privileges.
of all users. Attendants may also create and delete new user profiles, lock
and unlock profiles, run reports, monitor capacity, view alarms and end
meetings currently in session if a system manager has given them these
privileges.