Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual

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3-26  Setting up Cisco MeetingPlace 
Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server System Manager’s Guide
February 27, 2004
Securing the location
Securing the location of your MeetingPlace system prevents unauthorized 
access to the system technician console port.
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Keep the system in an area protected by a lock or a card-key system.
Securing user profiles
To prevent unauthorized users from accessing MeetingPlace over the 
telephone or from a computer, use the security measures described in the 
following table.
Action
Description
Use password 
protection
MeetingPlace requires passwords for access from a telephone or computer. 
User passwords permit access from a computer, and profile passwords permit 
access over a telephone.
To ensure effective use of profile passwords, administer the minimum 
password length and password change parameters in the Configure tab to 
define password information, including the following (for details, see 
• Min profile pwd length (minimum profile password length for telephone 
access)
• Change profile pwd (how often users must change their profile passwords)
• Min user pwd length (minimum workstation access password length)
• Change user pwd (how often users must change their workstation access 
passwords)
• Min meeting pwd length (minimum length for a meeting password)
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It is recommended that you require users to change passwords 
according to your company’s policies for similar systems.