Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Configuring the Cisco VCS
Note: Even when Advanced Media Gateway policy mode is On, all calls to and from OCS will still
use the Cisco AM GW unless specific policy rules deny its use. When using policy, it is usual to set
up a set of allow rules for allowed personnel, then at the lowest priority set up a “Deny all” rule
(Pattern type = Regex, Pattern string=.*)
use the Cisco AM GW unless specific policy rules deny its use. When using policy, it is usual to set
up a set of allow rules for allowed personnel, then at the lowest priority set up a “Deny all” rule
(Pattern type = Regex, Pattern string=.*)
What should I allow?
The Advanced Media Gateway policy rules match against dialed URIs and caller IDs, i.e. both the
called and calling parties.
called and calling parties.
If MOC and Video endpoints dial FindMe IDs then the FindMe IDs must be included in the
“allowed” policy rules.
“allowed” policy rules.
If MOC and video endpoints are dialed directly then the MOC and video endpoint IDs must be
included in the “allowed” policy rules.
included in the “allowed” policy rules.
If MOC clients are included as devices in FindMe profiles then the MOC URI must be included in
the “allowed” policy rules (as FindMe will fork the call before the Cisco AM GW policy checks the
dialed URI).
the “allowed” policy rules (as FindMe will fork the call before the Cisco AM GW policy checks the
dialed URI).
Note: If the Cisco VCS’s FindMe configuration has Caller ID set to FindMe ID, it is not recommended
that MOC clients are included as devices in FindMe profiles – use OCS Relay to allow MOC and
video endpoints to be called simultaneously by calling a single URI.
that MOC clients are included as devices in FindMe profiles – use OCS Relay to allow MOC and
video endpoints to be called simultaneously by calling a single URI.
If the Cisco VCS’s FindMe configuration has Caller ID set to FindMe ID then the FindMe IDs
must be included in the “allowed” policy rules. If Caller ID is set to Incoming ID then the video
endpoint IDs must be included in the “allowed” policy rules.
must be included in the “allowed” policy rules. If Caller ID is set to Incoming ID then the video
endpoint IDs must be included in the “allowed” policy rules.
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Microsoft OCS 2007 R2, Cisco VCS Control X5.1
and Cisco AM GW 1.0
and Cisco AM GW 1.0
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