Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Phone Book Routing
In
Administrative Tools > Configuration > General Settings
, there is a setting called Route Phone Book Entries.
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Yes is the default setting, which means that endpoints will only display addresses that they are capable of dialling.
For example, on an H.323-only endpoint, ISDN numbers and SIP addresses will not be displayed.
For example, on an H.323-only endpoint, ISDN numbers and SIP addresses will not be displayed.
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No means that the endpoints will display all addresses and numbers in the phone book regardless of their dialling
capabilities.
capabilities.
Note that enabling this setting causes additional server load and may lead to slower phone book searches for users.
Phone Book Types
Depending on the endpoint type, up to three different phone book types may be available to endpoints, two of which are
managed by Cisco TMS.
managed by Cisco TMS.
Corporate Directory
Most Cisco endpoints rely on this live XML search service on the Cisco TMS server.
Corporate Directory settings will be modified on supported systems:
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By a background service that by default will run every four hours if enabled. To enable this background service:
a.
Go to
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings
.
b.
In the
TMS Services
section, set Enforce Management Settings on Systems to
Yes.
c.
Click Save.
Corporate directories can be flat or have a hierarchical structure.
Global Directory
Legacy TANDBERG MXP endpoints may also use Global Directory, an HTTP-transmitted file that merges multiple phone
books into one and displays a maximum of 400 contacts.
books into one and displays a maximum of 400 contacts.
The directory (the globdir.prm file) is transmitted to the endpoint over HTTP at two different events:
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At the intervals specified in Phone Book Update Frequency. See
Global directory phone books always have a flat structure.
Local Directory
Endpoints usually have some contact entries entered directly on the endpoint itself, referred to as a local directory,
phone book, contacts, or favorites. These are not managed by Cisco TMS. However, a local directory can be imported as
a phone book source, see
phone book, contacts, or favorites. These are not managed by Cisco TMS. However, a local directory can be imported as
a phone book source, see
.
You can also view the local directory in Cisco TMS:
1.
Go to
Systems > Navigator
and locate the system.
2.
Click on the
Phone Book
tab.
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