Cisco Cisco MeetingTime Quick Setup Guide

If a video terminal requires a codec other than H.264, specifically H.263 or H.261, the VTP can be 
set to specify which codec Cisco Unified MeetingPlace should offer the video terminal.

When Cisco Unified MeetingPlace dials out to a video terminal as a result of a web-initiated 
command (for example, from the Cisco WebEx Meeting Center client), if the dialed number matches 
a video terminal profile then (a) the codec specified in the VTP will be used and (b) video will be 
offered at the start of the call instead of later, at meeting entry. This causes the “direct-to-meeting” 
mechanism to be used when dialing out by command of a web interface, in addition to when 
terminals are invited at schedule time. 

When dialing into Cisco Unified MeetingPlace from a video terminal, if the calling party phone 
number matches a VTP, the video codec set in that VTP will be offered to the terminal at the time 
of meeting entry. 

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is capable of sending and receiving video streams at 4CIF resolution if 
the terminal is capable of displaying it, the connection is negotiated to use the H.263 video codec, 
and the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system is configured for high rate video mode. A VTP is 
required to tell Cisco Unified MeetingPlace to use H.263 instead of the default H.264. 

VTPs do not support the #3 outdial feature. This is because VTPs are not associated with user profiles. 
Individual users can have video endpoints, but such endpoints are not considered video terminals. VTPs 
are specifically meant for interoperating with certain kinds of video endpoints to bring in terminals that 
are either unable to escalate video or need to be offered video upfront. As a result, they have limited 
feature capabilities. 

To enable users to invite a video terminal from the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace scheduling tab in 
Microsoft Outlook, you need to do the following: 

In Microsoft Exchange (Active Directory), create an end-user profile for the video terminal that 
includes a valid e-mail address. 

In Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, create a video terminal profile: 

Use the same 

 that is in the Microsoft Exchange end-user profile.

Enter the correct 

 for the video terminal.

Set the 

 to Outdial to terminal.

Train your users to invite video terminals in the same way that they invite other 
Microsoft Exchange–profiled users.

We recommend that you standardize the names and e-mail addresses that you use for video 
terminals, and publish or communicate this information to your users.

Inviting a video terminal from Microsoft Outlook does not reserve the resource on Cisco Unified 
MeetingPlace. To prevent video terminals from being double-booked, we recommend that you configure 
Microsoft Exchange to enable the video terminals to automatically accept and decline meeting requests, 
similar to conference room reservations.