Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
MCU Configuration for Ad Hoc Conferences from Lync
We recommend that you create FindMe accounts for static/permanent conferences, where the FindMe account
contains the SIP URI of the conference as a device. For FindMe-based permanent conferences, presence will show
as:
contains the SIP URI of the conference as a device. For FindMe-based permanent conferences, presence will show
as:
■
Available if conference does not have participants
■
In-Call if conference has participants
Optionally, a FindMe account can be created which contains the SIP URI of the MCU’s auto attendant. This will allow
Lync users to join any conference via the auto attendant. However, this method will not utilize the ‘In-call’ presence
status available for individual FindMe-based conferences.
Lync users to join any conference via the auto attendant. However, this method will not utilize the ‘In-call’ presence
status available for individual FindMe-based conferences.
Configuration Overview
Prerequisites
The FindMe option key must be installed on the Gateway VCS.
Task List
Command or Action
Purpose
Step
1
1
Make the Gateway VCS authoritative for the Lync domain
and video domain(s) so its Presence Server can aggregate
presence information
and video domain(s) so its Presence Server can aggregate
presence information
Step
2
2
Enable Lync Server to see the FindMe users as if they were
Lync clients
Lync clients
Step
3
3
Group video endpoints and Lync clients into one alias for
each user, so that calls to that user will ring on all of the
user's endpoints
each user, so that calls to that user will ring on all of the
user's endpoints
Step
4
4
Allow FindMe users to sign in to Lync
Step
5
5
Disable Presence Server on the VCS Control and route
PUBLISH messages to the Gateway VCS
PUBLISH messages to the Gateway VCS
Step
6
6
Enable Presence Server on the Gateway VCS and trust
PUBLISH messages from the VCS Control
PUBLISH messages from the VCS Control
Step
7
7
Enable Lync users to sign in and see presence of FindMe
users
users
Step
8
8
Verify that the deployment is working as expected
Table 20 Tasks required to prepare the Gateway VCS for the FindMe deployment
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Cisco VCS and Microsoft Lync Deployment Guide
Appendix 2: Extended Deployment Using FindMe