Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15 Release Notes
New features
Cisco TelePresence Management Suite Release Notes Software Release Notes (14.5)
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Meeting end notifications
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Automatic disconnection of conferences at scheduled end time
Unmanaged Endpoint tab replaces Room / Equipment tab
This tab under
Systems > Navigator > Add Systems
allows you to add legacy or third party endpoints to
Cisco TMS and schedule them in conferences.
Unmanaged endpoint dialing options
Unmanaged endpoints can now be scheduled to dial out to other unmanaged endpoints. Cisco TMS cannot
initiate this, but after being booked, the person using the unmanaged endpoint can manually dial the
scheduled number. This can be enabled and disabled for the system in
initiate this, but after being booked, the person using the unmanaged endpoint can manually dial the
scheduled number. This can be enabled and disabled for the system in
Systems > Navigator
.
On upgrade, any unmanaged endpoint will get the same "Allow Outgoing <PROTOCOL> Calls" settings as it
already has for "Allow Incoming <PROTOCOL> Calls". Unmanaged endpoints that were configured to dial in
using H.323 and SIP will now also have the option to dial out on H.323 and SIP after upgrading Cisco TMS.
already has for "Allow Incoming <PROTOCOL> Calls". Unmanaged endpoints that were configured to dial in
using H.323 and SIP will now also have the option to dial out on H.323 and SIP after upgrading Cisco TMS.
This change also allows scheduling calls between unmanaged bridges and unmanaged endpoints.
Adding equipment no longer possible
Support for adding equipment such as DVD players or projectors to Cisco TMS has been removed.
Equipment that has been added to Cisco TMS prior to this release will still be available to book from the
Add
Participants
popup window, under the
Equipment
tab. This equipment will still appear under the Equipment
System Category in
Systems > Navigator
.
Changes to the Add Systems page
Add Systems tab
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Renamed to
Add by Address
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Simplified
Advanced Settings
section.
From List tab
Renamed to
Add from Unified CM or TMS
;
Unified CM
is now the default sub-tab in this tab.
Improved user experience when booking from external clients
Conferences booked from an external client can now be stored as Defective in Cisco TMS rather than being
declined when there is a resource conflict or other routing issue.
declined when there is a resource conflict or other routing issue.
In an upcoming release of Cisco TMSXE, this mechanism will be used to replace the “Downgrade to
Reservation” feature for most routing failure scenarios.
Reservation” feature for most routing failure scenarios.
Administrators can easily locate and diagnose defective conferences by going to
Administrative Tools >
Diagnostics > Conference Diagnostics
or
Booking > List Conferences
. Many defects can also be
resolved by the user directly from the client, and proposed actions for the user will be included in the email
notification returned from Cisco TMS, flagged as ACTION REQUIRED.
notification returned from Cisco TMS, flagged as ACTION REQUIRED.
A defective conference retains all properties of the booking request, and sets the endpoints to Busy unless
there is an endpoint availability conflict. Defective conferences will not be sent to endpoints or initiated until
all issues are resolved. Until resolved, it will also not be routed or consume any telepresence resources.
there is an endpoint availability conflict. Defective conferences will not be sent to endpoints or initiated until
all issues are resolved. Until resolved, it will also not be routed or consume any telepresence resources.