Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Setting up user accounts and FindMe profiles
FindMe (VCS Express) Deployment Guide
Page 6 of 18
Setting up user accounts and FindMe profiles
FindMe profiles are configured in user accounts. User accounts are set up manually, one at a time through
the VCS interface by the system administrator. After an account has been created, individual users can log in
to their user account and manage their FindMe profile.
the VCS interface by the system administrator. After an account has been created, individual users can log in
to their user account and manage their FindMe profile.
To set up user accounts on VCS:
1. Go to the
User accounts
page (
Maintenance > Login accounts > User accounts
).
2. Click New.
3. Configure the fields as follows:
Field name
Description
Username
The username for logging into this user account. For example name.surname. (The username
is case insensitive, and may include spaces.) If LDAP login authentication is to be used, the
username must exactly match the username in the LDAP accessible database. If local
database authentication is to be used, this username must be used as the name in the local
authentication database.
Note: the username must be different from the FindMe ID.
is case insensitive, and may include spaces.) If LDAP login authentication is to be used, the
username must exactly match the username in the LDAP accessible database. If local
database authentication is to be used, this username must be used as the name in the local
authentication database.
Note: the username must be different from the FindMe ID.
Display
name
name
The user's name without formatting restrictions. It is displayed in endpoint phone books.
For example Name Surname
Phone
number
number
The E.164 caller ID to be presented on outdialed H.323 calls, e.g. to ISDN gateways. (It must
only contain digits – do not include any spaces, hyphens or brackets.)
only contain digits – do not include any spaces, hyphens or brackets.)
Note: If calls may be placed to an ISDN gateway, ensure that the format of this phone number
matches the requirements of the ISDN provider.
matches the requirements of the ISDN provider.
FindMe ID
The FindMe ID is a unique alias through which the user can be contacted on all of their
endpoints. It can be a URI, an H.323 ID or an E.164 number.
endpoints. It can be a URI, an H.323 ID or an E.164 number.
For example name.surname@example.com
Note: the FindMe ID must be different from the username (but it can, for example, be in the
format username@domain).
format username@domain).
Principal
device
address
device
address
The ID of the initial device in the FindMe - specified as the URI, H.323 ID or E.164 number of
the primary device of this user.
the primary device of this user.
Note 1: Principal devices cannot be deleted by users.
Note 2: The principal device address must be different from the FindMe ID.
For more details on principal devices, see "
".
Initial
password**
password**
The password to log into the user's account..
Confirm
password**
password**
Repeat the password entered above.
FindMe
type
type
Select Individual or Group (see "
".)
** The password entries are displayed only if User authentication source is set to Local (see
"
"
"). If User authentication source is set to Remote,
the login password is authenticated by the LDAP connected database.