Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Prerequisites and process summary
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Basic configuration – VCS Control with VCS Expressway
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Prerequisites and process summary
Prerequisites
Before starting the system configuration, make sure you have access to:
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the Cisco VCS Administrator Guide and Cisco VCS Getting Started Guide (for reference purposes)
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a Cisco VCS Control running version X5 or later
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a PC connected via Ethernet to a LAN which can route HTTP(S) traffic to the Cisco VCS
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a web browser running on the PC
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a serial interface on the PC and cable (if the initial configuration is to be performed using the serial
interface of the Cisco VCS)
interface of the Cisco VCS)
The following non-Cisco VCS system configuration should also be completed:
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internal and external DNS record (see
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NAT & firewall configuration (see
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DHCP server configuration (not described in this document)
Summary of process
The system configuration process consists of the following steps. Each step is described in a separate
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section.
Cisco VCS system configuration:
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Step 1: Initial configuration
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Step 2: System name configuration
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Step 3: DNS configuration
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Step 4: Time configuration
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Step 5: SIP domain configuration
Routing configuration:
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Step 6: Transform configuration
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Step 7: Local search rules configuration
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Step 8: Traversal zone including authentication (connection credentials) configuration
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Step 9: Traversal zone search rules configuration
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Step 10: DNS zone configuration
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Step 11: DNS search rule configuration
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Step 12: External (unknown) IP address routing configuration
Optional configuration steps: