Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
Deploying Collaboration Meeting Rooms
What are Collaboration Meeting Rooms?
Collaboration Meeting Rooms (CMRs) are reserved virtual spaces that have a set video address. Users can
call in to that address at any time to start a meeting.
call in to that address at any time to start a meeting.
Collaboration Meeting Rooms provide an easy way to connect using telepresence without knowing where
other participants are located; everyone dials into the same virtual room from their laptop, telepresence room,
desktop endpoint, or their phone.
other participants are located; everyone dials into the same virtual room from their laptop, telepresence room,
desktop endpoint, or their phone.
Room size and quality
As with other meeting rooms, Collaboration Meeting Rooms can vary in capacity and available resources.
As an administrator, you will be able to determine:
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the maximum number of participants available for the rooms
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the video quality users can expect for their rooms
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how long meetings in rooms may last
Users can view these properties when they access their Collaboration Meeting Room portal page. Room
owners decide on the video layout, and they can modify the name of the room, which appears as a banner
that welcomes participants when they call in to the room.
owners decide on the video layout, and they can modify the name of the room, which appears as a banner
that welcomes participants when they call in to the room.
PIN protection
Access to rooms can be restricted by the use of PIN codes. The administrator determines whether a PIN is
required for host and/or guests, and the minimum number of digits.
required for host and/or guests, and the minimum number of digits.
Note that changing the PIN requirements for CMRs after initial setup is likely to cause confusion for users.
We strongly recommend that you notify users when making changes of this nature.
We strongly recommend that you notify users when making changes of this nature.
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How Collaboration Meeting Rooms are created
Creating Collaboration Meeting Rooms requires a deployment of TelePresence Conductor with Unified CM
or Cisco VCS, configured with one or more bridge pools and Service Preferences.
or Cisco VCS, configured with one or more bridge pools and Service Preferences.
In Cisco TMSPE, the administrator:
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sets up a user base with one or more groups of users in that will be allowed to create their own
Collaboration Meeting Room.
Collaboration Meeting Room.
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creates one or more CMR templates linked to Service Preferences on TelePresence Conductor. A group's
CMR template determines the address pattern and available parameters for each user's CMR.
CMR template determines the address pattern and available parameters for each user's CMR.
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applies each template to one or more groups. Only one template may be applied per group.
When notified by the administrator that the CMR service is available, each user can initiate the creation of
their own CMR on their TelePresence User Portal page. Depending on the CMR template, this creates an
alphanumeric and/or a numeric video address for each user's CMR on TelePresence Conductor.
their own CMR on their TelePresence User Portal page. Depending on the CMR template, this creates an
alphanumeric and/or a numeric video address for each user's CMR on TelePresence Conductor.
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