Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Installation Guide
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 Installation Planning Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
For more information about Reserve All Ports meetings, see the Reserve
All Ports Meetings section in Chapter 2 of the MeetingServer System
Manager’s Guide.
All Ports Meetings section in Chapter 2 of the MeetingServer System
Manager’s Guide.
Issues to Consider Before Installation
There are some important things to consider when planning for the
installation and setup of your MeetingPlace system. Your implementation of
MeetingPlace should support your business policies and be consistent with
your other business practices. Make these decisions before you begin
installation so that you do not have to go back later and redo portions of the
installation and setup.
installation and setup of your MeetingPlace system. Your implementation of
MeetingPlace should support your business policies and be consistent with
your other business practices. Make these decisions before you begin
installation so that you do not have to go back later and redo portions of the
installation and setup.
Security
As with your other enterprise-wide resources (such as network, e-mail, and
voicemail), security is an important issue when installing and configuring
MeetingPlace. Potential threats are posed by outside parties, ex-employees
and even current employees. As you plan for the security of your
MeetingPlace system, be sure to consider its overall ease of use. There are
several areas of security to consider:
voicemail), security is an important issue when installing and configuring
MeetingPlace. Potential threats are posed by outside parties, ex-employees
and even current employees. As you plan for the security of your
MeetingPlace system, be sure to consider its overall ease of use. There are
several areas of security to consider:
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Unauthorized entrance to legitimate meetings
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Scheduling and participation in unauthorized meetings
•
Outdialing abuse and toll fraud
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Unauthorized access to system configuration and parameters via the
System Manager Profile
System Manager Profile
In addition to the security parameters in the MeetingPlace system itself,
there are several Best Practices that your organization can adopt that will
greatly enhance security. Your MeetingPlace support organization will gladly
discuss MeetingPlace security with you and assist in configuring the system
and developing Best Practices to ensure a secure conferencing environment.
there are several Best Practices that your organization can adopt that will
greatly enhance security. Your MeetingPlace support organization will gladly
discuss MeetingPlace security with you and assist in configuring the system
and developing Best Practices to ensure a secure conferencing environment.
Appendix B lists the MeetingPlace parameters that affect security, arranged
by the types of threats listed above.
by the types of threats listed above.
Summary of Best Practices
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Write and implement a policy regarding user and group profiles,
including the security parameter settings from Appendix B for each user
and group.
including the security parameter settings from Appendix B for each user
and group.