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Changing connection sockets (e.g. SIP port configuration)
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Changing TFTP server configuration
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Upgrading the software on the node
About the HTTP Server Allow List on VCS Control
VCS Control automatically adds rules to allow external clients to access the Unified Communications nodes you
discovered during MRA configuration.
discovered during MRA configuration.
These include Unified CM nodes (that are running the CallManager and TFTP service), IM and Presence Service
nodes, and Cisco Unity Connection nodes .
nodes, and Cisco Unity Connection nodes .
You cannot delete the automatically added rules from the allow list. You can see these rules on Configuration >
Unified Communications > HTTP server allow list > Automatically added rules.
Unified Communications > HTTP server allow list > Automatically added rules.
You can also add rules to the allow list if clients from outside need to access other web services inside the enterprise.
Here are some examples of services that may require you to configure the allow list:
Here are some examples of services that may require you to configure the allow list:
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Jabber Update Server
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Custom HTML tabs / icons
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Directory Photo Host
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Advanced File Transfer (AFT)
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Problem Report Tool server
Note:
For the AFT feature to work across VCS, make sure that all Unified CM IM and Presence Service nodes are on
the allow list (whether manually or automatically added).
Automatically Added Rules
VCS automatically edits the HTTP allow list when you discover or refresh Unified Communications nodes. This page
shows the discovered nodes, and the rules that apply to those nodes.
shows the discovered nodes, and the rules that apply to those nodes.
The first list is Discovered nodes, and contains all the nodes currently known to this VCS Control. For each node, the
list contains the node's address, its type, and the address of its publisher.
list contains the node's address, its type, and the address of its publisher.
The second list is the rules that have been added for you, to control client access to the different types of Unified
Communications nodes. For each type of node in your MRA configuration, you'll see one or more rules in this list.
They are shown in the same format as the editable rules, but you cannot modify these rules.
Communications nodes. For each type of node in your MRA configuration, you'll see one or more rules in this list.
They are shown in the same format as the editable rules, but you cannot modify these rules.
Column
Description
Type
This rule affects all nodes of the listed type:
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cucm: Cisco Unified Communications Manager nodes
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cup: Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service nodes
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ucxn: Cisco Unity Connection nodes
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tftp: TFTP nodes
Protocol The protocol on which the rule allows clients to communicate with these types of nodes.
Ports
The ports on which the rule allows clients to communicate with these types of nodes.
Match
type
type
Exact or Prefix. Depends on the nature of the service the clients access with the help of this rule.
Table 2 Properties of Automatically Added Allow List Rules
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