Cisco Cisco MeetingTime Quick Setup Guide
Configuring User Authentication for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing
How to Configure HTTP Basic Authentication (Domain)
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Step 3
Select Web Server.
Step 4
Select the name of the Web Server that you want to configure in the “View” section of the page.
Step 5
Scroll down to the Web Authentication section.
Step 6
Select Trust External Authentication for “Step 1: Directory.”
Step 7
Enter an appropriate value for an external service for “HTTP Header Containing Username.”
Example: Enter HTTP_SM_USER for SiteMinder
Step 8
Select how you want user names transformed for “Username Conversion Function.”
Selecting None applies no transformation to the original user ID string.
Step 9
Select Submit and wait five minutes for the new configuration to take effect.
What to Do Next
(Optional) Proceed to the
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Verifying the Trust External Authentication Configuration
Use a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace end user profile when completing this procedure.
Before You Begin
Complete the
Procedure
Step 1
Open your web browser and navigate to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace home page.
Step 2
Verify the following end-user behaviors:
•
Using a SiteMinder environment, you are immediately authenticated to MeetingPlace with your
SiteMinder user ID and password.
SiteMinder user ID and password.
•
If you have a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace profile, you can log in with your SiteMinder password
and schedule meetings.
and schedule meetings.
How to Configure HTTP Basic Authentication (Domain)
The HTTP basic authentication method is a widely used industry-standard method for collecting user ID
and password information. It works as follows:
and password information. It works as follows:
1.
Users are prompted by a pop-up login window that is rendered by their web browser.
2.
Users enter valid domain user IDs and passwords.
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace profile passwords are ignored and not used in the authentication
operation.
operation.