Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Setting up FindMe
FindMe (VCS Express) Deployment Guide
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Setting up FindMe
The VCS must have FindMe functionality enabled so that it knows to route calls to the devices associated
with a user's FindMe ID.
with a user's FindMe ID.
Check FindMe option key
Ensure that the Cisco VCS has the FindMe option key installed (
Maintenance > Option keys
). If it does not,
contact your reseller to obtain a key.
Set up a cluster name
When using FindMe, you must set up the VCS with a cluster name regardless of whether it is part of a
cluster.
cluster.
To set up or change the cluster name:
1. Go to
VCS configuration > Clustering
.
2. Enter the Cluster name:
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If the VCS is part of a cluster, set it to the fully qualified domain name used in SRV records that address
the cluster, for example "cluster1.example.com".
the cluster, for example "cluster1.example.com".
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If the VCS is not part of a cluster, set it to the fully qualified domain name used in SRV records that
address the Cisco VCS, for example "vcs1.example.com".
address the Cisco VCS, for example "vcs1.example.com".
3. Click Save.
4. If there is any existing FindMe data, it must be updated to use the new cluster name:
Use the transferfindmeaccounts script to update the FindMe data to use this new name, using the
process defined in VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide.
process defined in VCS Cluster Creation and Maintenance Deployment Guide.
Enable and configure FindMe settings
To enable and configure FindMe on the VCS:
1. Go to the
FindMe configuration
page (
Applications > FindMe > Configuration
).
2. Set FindMe mode to On.
3. We recommend that you set Caller ID to FindMe ID. The options are:
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FindMe ID: the caller ID of a call being made through this VCS is replaced with the relevant FindMe ID.
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Incoming ID: the caller ID is not altered; the caller ID presented to the called endpoint will be the ID of
the endpoint initiating the call.
the endpoint initiating the call.
4. If you do not want users to be able to configure their own additional devices to add to their FindMe (their
mobile phone number, for example) then set Restrict users from configuring their devices to On,
otherwise leave it as Off.
otherwise leave it as Off.
5. Set up a Device creation message, such as "For Mobile and PSTN numbers, enter 9 followed by the
phone number of the device to call, for example 901344123456.
This message is displayed when a user adds a new device and is useful for specifying, for example:
This message is displayed when a user adds a new device and is useful for specifying, for example: