Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Maintenance Manual
Reviewing and setting defaults
Most settings in Cisco TMS are configured automatically or have suitable default values for most
organizations.
organizations.
Below are important settings you should review and configure as part of your initial setup to ensure they meet
your needs and to ease the configuration of other Cisco TMS features.
your needs and to ease the configuration of other Cisco TMS features.
General settings
Setting
Description
System
Contact/Email
Contact/Email
When filled in, these display a Contact link on the bottom of all Cisco TMS pages so users can
easily contact you for help or questions.
easily contact you for help or questions.
Enable
Auditing
Auditing
This setting enables Audit logging where Cisco TMS keeps detailed logs of all changes to
systems, users, and other key elements of Cisco TMS. The Audit Log is accessible in the
Administrative Tools Menu. This is disabled by default, but security conscious installs may want
to enable it from the start. This feature will cause the Cisco TMS database to grow significantly
faster.
systems, users, and other key elements of Cisco TMS. The Audit Log is accessible in the
Administrative Tools Menu. This is disabled by default, but security conscious installs may want
to enable it from the start. This feature will cause the Cisco TMS database to grow significantly
faster.
Release
Key/Option
Keys
Key/Option
Keys
You can enter your release key and option key here if you did not do so during installation. If
upgrading from a trial version or adding new options, this is where license information is entered.
upgrading from a trial version or adding new options, this is where license information is entered.
Table 3: Settings found in
Administrative Tools > Configuration > General Settings
Network settings
SNMP Community
Name
Name
This is a comma separated list of common SNMP community names Cisco TMS will use
when discovering and adding systems to Cisco TMS. If you use a customized SNMP
Community Name on your existing systems, be sure to add it to this list.
when discovering and adding systems to Cisco TMS. If you use a customized SNMP
Community Name on your existing systems, be sure to add it to this list.
E-mail Addresses to
Receive System
and Network
Notifications
Receive System
and Network
Notifications
You should enter your email address here so Cisco TMS can send you notifications about
discovering non-registered endpoints, system event failures, and other administrative
messages. Multiple email addresses must be comma separated.
discovering non-registered endpoints, system event failures, and other administrative
messages. Multiple email addresses must be comma separated.
Automatic System
Discovery Mode
Discovery Mode
This feature is enabled by default. It automatically adds systems Cisco TMS discovers to a
folder in System Navigator, and configures their management properties to work with
Cisco TMS. Cisco TMS configures the systems with basic settings from the "Discovered
Systems Template". Modify this template to specify default settings that you wish all new
systems to have.
folder in System Navigator, and configures their management properties to work with
Cisco TMS. Cisco TMS configures the systems with basic settings from the "Discovered
Systems Template". Modify this template to specify default settings that you wish all new
systems to have.
Active Directory
These settings allow Cisco TMS to use Active Directory for its user and group settings. If
the Cisco TMS server is a member of a domain, it is highly recommended you enable
these settings by entering a valid Windows Domain account. The account does not need
to be an administrator account, just a normal user account. If Lookup User Information… is
enabled, when a new user profile is created, Cisco TMS will automatically populate as
many of the fields in the user profile as possible from Active Directory. Allow AD Groups
simplifies Cisco TMS Groups by allowing you to use Groups from Active Directory as
Cisco TMS User Groups which automates which Cisco TMS groups a user belongs to.
the Cisco TMS server is a member of a domain, it is highly recommended you enable
these settings by entering a valid Windows Domain account. The account does not need
to be an administrator account, just a normal user account. If Lookup User Information… is
enabled, when a new user profile is created, Cisco TMS will automatically populate as
many of the fields in the user profile as possible from Active Directory. Allow AD Groups
simplifies Cisco TMS Groups by allowing you to use Groups from Active Directory as
Cisco TMS User Groups which automates which Cisco TMS groups a user belongs to.
Table 4: Settings found in
Administrative Tools > Configuration > Network Settings
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