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 
                                  
March 2003 
Worksheet 3-3a  MeetingPlace LAN Requirements   (U.S., 
Canada, Japan)  
Action 
Description 
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1.
 
Cable/Connector 
Requirements 
Connection from MeetingPlace Server to your network:   
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For twisted-pair Ethernet, 100Base-TX. Provide an RJ-
45 connector. 10BaseT will work, but is not 
recommended. This cable is customer supplied. 
Connection from MeetingPlace IP Access Blade to your 
network: 
  
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For twisted-pair Ethernet, 100Base-TX. Provide an      R 
J-45 connector. This cable is Latitude supplied. 
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Latitude provides a 7.5-meter CAT-5e cable with Ferrite 
snap-on bead (#3300-0029-02) on one end. If the cable 
is changed, the snap-on bead must be moved. 
Note: Set your switch to auto-negotiate. If your switch does 
not support auto-negotiation, it is recommended that it be set 
to 100 BaseT Full Duplex. 
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2.
 
Desktop 
Requirements 
 
Provide a desktop system connected to your LAN with the 
following minimum configuration: 
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133 MHz or higher Pentium (for Windows 2000) 
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Windows 98, NT 4.0 or later, or 2000 
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15MB available disk space 
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16MB RAM (24MB RAM for Windows NT or 256MB 
RAM for Windows 2000) 
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Network Interface Card 
 
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3.
 
Host Name 
 
Name for MeetingPlace on your network 
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4.
 
MeetingPlace 
IP Address 
Address of the MeetingPlace host on the network 
Note:  When you request your IP address and hostname, 
ensure your LAN Manager adds this to the name server(s). 
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5.
 
Subnet Mask 
 
Mask that completes the address for the MeetingPlace host 
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6.
 
Broadcast Address 
Address used to broadcast packets on the local LAN segment 
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7.
 
Default Gateway 
 
Address of the gateway that will accept and route 
information to the other networks 
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8.
 
SNMP  
IP Address 
IP address for which traps will be sent for trap communities 
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9.
 
Name Server 
Ensure all workstations running MeetingTime utilize a name 
server (DNS/WINS or local “hosts” table)