Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Creating a participant template
Note that the available settings change as you make selections, and that not all visible settings apply to all
systems.
systems.
1. Go to
Booking > Participant Templates
and click New.
2. Specify the
Dial Settings
as described in the table below.
Field
Description
Name
Specify a name for the template. This name will represent the template when used in bookings.
Reusable
This setting is disabled by default. Cisco TMS then treats the participant as any other system and
performs an availability check during booking that prevents the template from being double
booked.
performs an availability check during booking that prevents the template from being double
booked.
Enabling this setting disables the scheduling availability check for the template. This allows the
same template to be used multiple times in the same conference or in overlapping conferences.
For example, if using a template to define a class of external dial-in participants that require the
use of a specific bridge, enable this setting.
same template to be used multiple times in the same conference or in overlapping conferences.
For example, if using a template to define a class of external dial-in participants that require the
use of a specific bridge, enable this setting.
Protocol
Specify the call protocol to use for this participant:
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ISDN – H320 – a H.320 system reachable via ISDN
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IP – H323 – a H.323 system reachable via IP
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IP – SIP – a SIP participant reachable via IP
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V.35 – a participant connected via a V.35 Serial interface on an MPS bridge
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G.703 – a participant connected via a leased-line interface on an MPS bridge
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IP – a participant using IP Address direct dialing into a Cisco TelePresence MCU bridge
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ISDN – H221 – a system reachable by ISDN that does not support bonding and requires both
ISDN numbers be supplied. Requires the system to support H.221 dialing
ISDN numbers be supplied. Requires the system to support H.221 dialing
Type
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Audio: Audio only—specifies a telephone call.
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Video: Both audio and video.
Call
Restrict
Restrict
Specify whether ISDN restricted (Nx56kbs) rates will be used with this call.
Endpoint
Associate a Cisco TMS-controlled endpoint with this template. The endpoint will be booked with
the template's parameters when the template is booked.
the template's parameters when the template is booked.
When no endpoint is specified, the booked participant will be treated as an external participant.
Direction
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Dial Out: The main participant will dial out to the participant at conference start time using the
specified connection settings and commands. The main participant is an MCU, TelePresence
Server, or endpoint with multisite capabilities, see
specified connection settings and commands. The main participant is an MCU, TelePresence
Server, or endpoint with multisite capabilities, see
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Dial In: The main participant uses the template's setting to reserve resources for the system to
dial in to the conference at the scheduled time.
dial in to the conference at the scheduled time.
Bandwidth The bandwidth to allocate for the participant can be fixed, or set to Conference Bandwidth to
follow the overall conference setting.
Number
The number or alias to be dialed for this participant.
This field will go through the regular Cisco TMS routing logic, which means ISDN numbers must
be in their fully qualified format. To force Cisco TMS to use the number provided as-is, enclose
the number in square brackets.
be in their fully qualified format. To force Cisco TMS to use the number provided as-is, enclose
the number in square brackets.
Table 112: Dial settings for participant templates
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Booking
Participant Templates