Cisco Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS) Version 15
Configuring Conference Settings in Cisco TMS
This section provides information on the recommended and optional conference settings that can be
configured in Cisco TMS for CMR Hybrid meetings.
configured in Cisco TMS for CMR Hybrid meetings.
Conference Connection/Ending Options
Cisco recommends configuring the Conference Connection/Ending Options in TMS so that if a meeting runs
beyond the scheduled end time, participants are warned if there are not enough resources to extend the
meeting.
beyond the scheduled end time, participants are warned if there are not enough resources to extend the
meeting.
To configure Conference Connection/Ending Options in Cisco TMS, do the following:
1. Go to Administrative Tools > Configuration > Conference Settings.
2. In the Conference Connection/Ending Options section, set the following options:
a. For Supply Contact Information on Extend Meeting Scheduling Conflict, select Yes.
This enables participants to see contact information when a meeting extension is not possible, due to
a booking conflict.
a booking conflict.
Note: This option is not supported by CTS, Jabber Video, and other endpoints that do not support
direct messaging from TMS.
direct messaging from TMS.
b. For Show In-Video Warnings About Conference Ending, select Yes.
TelePresence participants will receive a text message displayed in the video by the bridge, notifying
them that the meeting will be ending.
This feature is compatible with the following bridges:
them that the meeting will be ending.
This feature is compatible with the following bridges:
o
MCU 42xx, 45xx, 84xx, 85xx, 5xxx
o
TelePresence Server 70xx, 87xx
o
Because WebEx is a single participant connection to the MCU/TelePresence Server, the in-video
text message will only be visible to WebEx participants when a TelePresence user is the active
speaker.
text message will only be visible to WebEx participants when a TelePresence user is the active
speaker.
c. (Optional) You can configure the length, timing and content of the in-video warnings, by setting the
following options:
i. Message Timeout (in seconds): The number of seconds that a warning message will be displayed.
i. Message Timeout (in seconds): The number of seconds that a warning message will be displayed.
Default setting: 10 seconds.
ii. Show Message X Minutes Before End: The number of minutes before the end of a meeting that the
warning message will appear.
This message can be shown multiple times by separating the minutes with comma. For example
1,5 will display a warning message 1 minute and 5 minutes before the conference ends. Default
setting: 1,5 (1 and 5 minutes).
This message can be shown multiple times by separating the minutes with comma. For example
1,5 will display a warning message 1 minute and 5 minutes before the conference ends. Default
setting: 1,5 (1 and 5 minutes).
3. Contact Information to Extend Meetings: This field allows you to customize what follows the Meeting End
notification. You can enter contact information such as the telephone number or name of a contact person
who can extend the meeting for you.
who can extend the meeting for you.
4. The text configured here applies to both the In-Video warnings about conference end sent from bridges to
all participants in a conference, and to Meeting End notifications sent to individual participants by Cisco
TMS.
TMS.
5. Click Save.
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