Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Configuring how XMPP Servers for Federated Domains and Chat Node Aliases are
Located
Located
You can use Domain Name System (DNS) lookups to locate the XMPP servers for federated domains and chat node
aliases, or you can configure the addresses of specific XMPP servers using static routes.
aliases, or you can configure the addresses of specific XMPP servers using static routes.
To use DNS Lookups:
1.
On VCS Expressway, go to Configuration > Unified Communications.
2.
Set Use static routes to Off.
3.
Click Save.
Note:
All XMPP federated partners must publish in DNS the addresses of their XMPP servers as described in
.
To use Static Routes:
1.
Contact the partners with whom you are federating to get a list of their chat node aliases.
2.
On VCS Expressway, go to Configuration > Unified Communications.
3.
Set Use static routes to On and click Save.
4.
Click Configure static routes for federated XMPP domains.
5.
On the Federated static routes page, click New.
6.
Enter the details of the static route:
Domain
The federated XMPP domain or chat node alias.
Address
The IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of an XMPP server for this federated
domain or chat node alias.
domain or chat node alias.
7.
Click Save.
8.
Add as many additional static routes as required.
You can specify additional routes to alternative addresses for the same domain or chat node alias (all routes
have an equal priority).
have an equal priority).
Note that:
■
If there are no static routes defined for a federated domain or chat node alias, the system will use DNS
instead.
instead.
■
If static routes are defined for the federated domain or chat node alias, but the remote system cannot be
contacted over those routes, the system will not fall back to DNS.
contacted over those routes, the system will not fall back to DNS.
■
If Privacy mode is set to Allow list and Use static routes is On, any domains (or chat node aliases) that are
configured as static routes are included automatically in the allow list.
configured as static routes are included automatically in the allow list.
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