Cisco Cisco TelePresence MCU 4510 Document
Introduction
Cisco TelePresence MCU Deployment Guide
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Introduction
There are many ways to deploy a Cisco TelePresence MCU (referred to in this document as
“MCU”)
and configure it to allow video calling: this guide provides a number of configuration options that allow
the widest capability set and best scalability for the future.
the widest capability set and best scalability for the future.
Audience
This document is for Partners or Technical Sales who have a good understanding of all the relevant
products and how they work together. As a minimum, you must understand how to install and
configure Cisco Unified CM, Cisco VCS, Cisco TMS and Cisco TelePresence MCU as individual
products. It is expected that all the components of the solution are already installed and on the
network, ready for configuration. Therefore, this document is not a complete installation manual for an
end-customer.
products and how they work together. As a minimum, you must understand how to install and
configure Cisco Unified CM, Cisco VCS, Cisco TMS and Cisco TelePresence MCU as individual
products. It is expected that all the components of the solution are already installed and on the
network, ready for configuration. Therefore, this document is not a complete installation manual for an
end-customer.
Scope
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying the 4500 series MCU and 5300 series
MCU devices, and the chassis-based MSE 8510 in the following deployments that are available using
Cisco infrastructure:
MCU devices, and the chassis-based MSE 8510 in the following deployments that are available using
Cisco infrastructure:
MCU registered to Cisco TelePresence Video Conferencing Server (Cisco VCS).
MCU registered to VCS in a deployment using Cisco TelePresence Conductor (Conductor).
MCU as a media resource in Cisco Unified Collaboration Manager (Unified CM).
(A standalone MCU deployment is not considered, because this is not a preferred deployment type.)
Each deployment is covered in a separate section. For example,
the “registered to VCS” scenario
explains:
Cisco VCS configuration required for MCU registration and conference call routing.
Setting up and configuring the MCU.
Configuring Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS) for conference booking and
management, if used.
management, if used.
Verification and troubleshooting instructions.
Known limitations.
For all deployments, administration guides are referenced for setup that is outside of the scope of
MCU deployment, and existing deployment guides are referenced where applicable; for example, the
Conductor Deployment Guide.
MCU deployment, and existing deployment guides are referenced where applicable; for example, the
Conductor Deployment Guide.
This guide has been tested against the following software revisions:
Table 1: Software Revisions
Device
Software Revision
Unified CM
8.6.1
VCS
X7.0.1
MCU
4.3
Conductor
XC1.1