Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Installation Guide
When the guest role is not allowed, all participants are treated as hosts and can connect at any time
regardless of whether there are other participants in the room.
regardless of whether there are other participants in the room.
Including WebEx participants in CMR meetings
If you have deployed CMR Hybrid, you can include WebEx in CMRs so that users may connect using either
telepresence or WebEx.
telepresence or WebEx.
When enabled through the Collaboration Meeting Room template, a Create WebEx Connection button will
appear on each user's CMR page on the TelePresence User Portal. The button allows the user to create a
temporary WebEx connection for their CMR.
appear on each user's CMR page on the TelePresence User Portal. The button allows the user to create a
temporary WebEx connection for their CMR.
As the connection is temporary and will eventually time out, the portal page advises users to create the
connection and distribute the WebEx details shortly before the meeting starts.
connection and distribute the WebEx details shortly before the meeting starts.
Before you start
Before you can enable WebEx in CMRs:
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The owner of each CMR must be a registered WebEx user associated with a current WebEx site with their
own username and password. Otherwise, the Create WebEx Connection button will not appear for the
user.
own username and password. Otherwise, the Create WebEx Connection button will not appear for the
user.
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To prevent potential toll fraud issues, we recommend disabling Call-back teleconferencing on the WebEx
site that is used for CMRs.
site that is used for CMRs.
Enabling WebEx in CMRs
You must enable WebEx for CMR before you can include the feature in one or more templates:
1. In Cisco TMS, go to
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Provisioning Extension Settings
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2. Under Collaboration Meeting Room, set Allow WebEx Connections to Yes.
3. Go to
Systems > Provisioning > Users
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4. Select an existing template for editing or create a new template.
5. Check Include WebEx.
6. Click Save.
7. Click Regenerate CMRs.
Making changes that affect Collaboration Meeting Rooms
Several administrator operations will cause changes to Collaboration Meeting Rooms when made. We
strongly recommend that administrators fine-tune templates as much as possible before applying them to
groups and allowing users to create their CMR.
strongly recommend that administrators fine-tune templates as much as possible before applying them to
groups and allowing users to create their CMR.
When you need to make changes to templates after making Collaboration Meeting Rooms available to users,
plan the changes and minimize disruption to users by following these best practices:
plan the changes and minimize disruption to users by following these best practices:
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