Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Configuring VCS authentication methods
VCS Deployment Guide: Device authentication on Cisco VCS (VCS X7.2)
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Local database authentication in combination with Active Directory (direct) authentication
If Active Directory (direct) authentication has been configured and NTLM protocol challenges is set
to Auto, then NTLM authentication challenges are offered to those devices that support NTLM.
to Auto, then NTLM authentication challenges are offered to those devices that support NTLM.
NTLM challenges are offered in addition to the standard Digest challenge.
Endpoints that support NTLM will respond to the NTLM challenge in preference to the Digest
challenge, and the VCS will attempt to authenticate that NTLM response.
challenge, and the VCS will attempt to authenticate that NTLM response.
Starter Pack
If the Starter Pack option key is installed, the local authentication database will include a pre-
configured set of authentication credentials. To ensure correct operation of the TURN server in
conjunction with the Starter Pack, do not delete or modify the StarterPackTURNUser entry in the
local authentication database.
configured set of authentication credentials. To ensure correct operation of the TURN server in
conjunction with the Starter Pack, do not delete or modify the StarterPackTURNUser entry in the
local authentication database.
All other credentials that are required to support Starter Pack provisioned devices have to be added
manually for each user account.
manually for each user account.