Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Connection buttons
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Connect opens the list of possible phone book sources to add to your phone book.
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Update forces an update of one or more selected sources.
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Disconnect removes one or more selected sources from the phone book.
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Access Control
On the Access Control tab you can set read and update access to phone books for Cisco TMS user groups by
clicking on the respective links with these names. If Cisco TMSPE is installed, you can also grant access to phone
books for provisioning users here.
clicking on the respective links with these names. If Cisco TMSPE is installed, you can also grant access to phone
books for provisioning users here.
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Manage Phone Book Sources
In Cisco TMS: Phone Books > Manage Phone Book Sources
On the left side of the Manage Phone Book Sources page is the Phone Book Sources pane displaying the sources.
One or more phone book sources must be available before you can populate phone books.
One or more phone book sources must be available before you can populate phone books.
Workspace buttons
Clicking New initiates the creation of a new phone book source. After a source has been created, select it to modify
the configuration, or to click on any of the following buttons:
the configuration, or to click on any of the following buttons:
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Edit to change the name.
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Delete, then confirm, to delete the source.
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Force Refresh to update the phone book source.
When a source is already selected, you must click Sources in the left-hand pane to display the New button.
Source Types and Configurations
When configuring a phone book source, the available fields vary depending on source type. The following fields are
common to all source types:
common to all source types:
Field name
Description
Default
Bandwidth
for
Imported
Contacts
Bandwidth
for
Imported
Contacts
The bandwidth to set on the imported contacts. This applies to bandwidth at which calls are made.
Only imported contacts without bandwidth or with bandwidth set to Auto will have bandwidth set
from this field. For Manual List this field is called Default Bandwidth for New Contact Methods.
Only imported contacts without bandwidth or with bandwidth set to Auto will have bandwidth set
from this field. For Manual List this field is called Default Bandwidth for New Contact Methods.
Update
Frequency
Frequency
Select how often Cisco TMS will synchronize with the phone book source. This field does not apply
to manual lists.
to manual lists.
Note that importing from large AD sources or provisioning user bases can be resource intensive both
for the source server and for Cisco TMS. Updates that take a long time to complete may also block
other scheduled tasks. We therefore recommend updating a maximum of four times per day, as most
sources are relatively static.
for the source server and for Cisco TMS. Updates that take a long time to complete may also block
other scheduled tasks. We therefore recommend updating a maximum of four times per day, as most
sources are relatively static.
Table 117 Available settings for all phone book source types
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Creating and Managing Phone Books