Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
Introduction 1-5
February 27, 2004
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Manager’s Guide
Reservationless meeting improvements
Single Number Access for
reservationless SIP
deployments
reservationless SIP
deployments
For enterprise-wide deployment of reservationless meetings, you can
easily require multiple 8112 or 8106 systems to support your
conferencing volume. In previous releases of MeetingPlace, each
system required a different access phone number. The new Single
Number Access feature allows participants to dial a single phone
number for all their meetings, regardless of their location, even when
multiple 8112 or 8106 servers are deployed. If a meeting is located on a
different server, the participant is transferred through IP to the
appropriate server to attend. (For more information, see
easily require multiple 8112 or 8106 systems to support your
conferencing volume. In previous releases of MeetingPlace, each
system required a different access phone number. The new Single
Number Access feature allows participants to dial a single phone
number for all their meetings, regardless of their location, even when
multiple 8112 or 8106 servers are deployed. If a meeting is located on a
different server, the participant is transferred through IP to the
appropriate server to attend. (For more information, see
)
N
OTE
This feature is available only in all-IP environments using the
SIP call control protocol, and is not available for T1, T1-PRI, or E1
deployments.
deployments.
Reservationless meeting
access configuration by profile
access configuration by profile
Previously, reservationless meetings were set up system wide, and then
all profile users of the system could use the feature. In this release, in
addition to system-wide access, system managers can designate certain
groups of users to have reservationless meeting access through their
profile and group settings. (For more information, see
all profile users of the system could use the feature. In this release, in
addition to system-wide access, system managers can designate certain
groups of users to have reservationless meeting access through their
profile and group settings. (For more information, see
)
Profiles with greater than nine
characters can initiate
reservationless meetings
characters can initiate
reservationless meetings
In previous releases, profiles with greater than nine characters could
not use reservationless meetings. This restriction has been removed by
extending the Meeting ID field length to match the length of a profile
field.
not use reservationless meetings. This restriction has been removed by
extending the Meeting ID field length to match the length of a profile
field.
Hardware enhancements
Multi Access Blade MA-4
A new access blade is now available for smaller E1, T1-PRI, or IP
deployments—the Multi Access Blade MA-4. While the MA-16
supports up to 480 ports per blade, the MA-4 supports up to 120 access
ports of either E1, T1-PRI, or IP configuration.
deployments—the Multi Access Blade MA-4. While the MA-16
supports up to 480 ports per blade, the MA-4 supports up to 120 access
ports of either E1, T1-PRI, or IP configuration.
CD-ROM for MeetingPlace
8112 and 8106 systems
8112 and 8106 systems
All software upgrades are now provided on a CD, and all systems must
be upgraded with a CD-ROM drive.
be upgraded with a CD-ROM drive.
I
MPORTANT
The MeetingPlace 8112 Audio Server 5.2 no longer
supports a tape drive. Before you upgrade to the 5.2 software from
version 5.1.0 or earlier, you must have the tape drive replaced with the
CD-ROM drive. (See the Important note on
version 5.1.0 or earlier, you must have the tape drive replaced with the
CD-ROM drive. (See the Important note on
.) For more
information, contact your Cisco MeetingPlace support representative.
Administrative and security improvements
MeetingPlace Network
Backup Gateway 5.2
Backup Gateway 5.2
The MeetingPlace Network Backup Gateway 5.2 provides you with a
secure method of transferring up to three rotating backup copies of the
Audio Server database to a Windows server with an incremental 4 GB
of disk storage. (For more information, see the MeetingPlace Network
Backup Gateway 5.2 System Manager’s Guide.)
secure method of transferring up to three rotating backup copies of the
Audio Server database to a Windows server with an incremental 4 GB
of disk storage. (For more information, see the MeetingPlace Network
Backup Gateway 5.2 System Manager’s Guide.)
Feature
Description