Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
Cisco MeetingServer 5.1 System Manager’s Guide
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Cisco Systems
March 2003
Contents
1
Introduction ......................................................................................1
Naming Conventions Used in This Guide....................................................... 1
Who Should Use This Guide........................................................................... 1
What’s New in This Release ........................................................................... 1
Visual Cues Used in This Guide ..................................................................... 4
Obtaining Documentation ............................................................................... 5
Cisco.com.................................................................................................. 5
Ordering Documentation .......................................................................... 5
Documentation Feedback.......................................................................... 6
Obtaining Technical Assistance ...................................................................... 6
Cisco TAC Website .................................................................................. 6
Opening a TAC Case ................................................................................ 7
TAC Case Priority Definitions ................................................................. 7
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information ....................................... 8
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Getting Started .................................................................................9
About MeetingPlace ........................................................................................ 9
Attending Conferences ........................................................................... 10
Controlling Conferences In-Session ....................................................... 11
Advanced Meeting Management Features.............................................. 11
Meeting Types............................................................................................... 11
“Meet Me” Meetings .............................................................................. 11
Lecture-style Meetings ........................................................................... 12
Multiserver Meetings.............................................................................. 13
“Zero-port” Meetings.............................................................................. 13
Reservationless Meetings ....................................................................... 14
Reserve All Ports Meetings .................................................................... 14
Scheduling Conferences ................................................................................ 15
MeetingTime Software.................................................................................. 16
MeetingPlace Options ................................................................................... 16
MeetingPlace Voice-Only Configuration ............................................... 17
Additional Software Options .................................................................. 18
System Manager Responsibilities ................................................................. 19
Maintaining Profiles ............................................................................... 19
Planning Internal Support ....................................................................... 20
Tracking Resource Usage ....................................................................... 20
Maintaining the System .......................................................................... 21
The System Manager’s Schedule............................................................ 21