Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway 릴리즈 노트
Mobile and Remote Access with Cisco IP Phone 78/8800 Series
Mobile and Remote Access is now officially supported with the Cisco IP Phone 78/8800 Series**, when the phones
are running firmware version 11.0(1) or later. We recommend Cisco VCS X8.7 or later for use with these phones.
are running firmware version 11.0(1) or later. We recommend Cisco VCS X8.7 or later for use with these phones.
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MRA is officially supported with the Cisco DX Series endpoints running firmware version 10.2.4(99) or later. This
support was announced with Cisco VCS version X8.6.
support was announced with Cisco VCS version X8.6.
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When deploying DX Series or IP Phone 78/8800 Series endpoints to register with Cisco Unified Communications
Manager via Mobile and Remote Access, you need to be aware of the following:
Manager via Mobile and Remote Access, you need to be aware of the following:
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Phone security profile:
If the phone security profile for any of these endpoints has TFTP Encrypted Config
checked, you will not be able to use the endpoint via Mobile and Remote Access. This is because the
MRA solution does not support devices interacting with CAPF (Certificate Authority Proxy Function).
MRA solution does not support devices interacting with CAPF (Certificate Authority Proxy Function).
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Trust list:
You cannot modify the root CA trust list on these endpoints. Make sure that the Cisco VCS
Expressway's server certificate is signed by one of the CAs that the endpoints trust, and that the CA is trusted
by the Cisco VCS Control and the Cisco VCS Expressway.
by the Cisco VCS Control and the Cisco VCS Expressway.
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Bandwidth restrictions:
The Maximum Session Bit Rate for Video Calls on the default region on Cisco
Unified Communications Manager is 384 kbps by default. The Default call bandwidth on Cisco VCS Control is
also 384 kbps by default. These settings may be too low to deliver the expected video quality for the
DX Series.
also 384 kbps by default. These settings may be too low to deliver the expected video quality for the
DX Series.
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Off-hook dialling:
The way KPML dialing works between these endpoints and Unified CM means that you
need CUCM 10.5(2)SU2 or later to be able to do off-hook dialing via MRA. You can work around this
dependency by using on-hook dialing.
dependency by using on-hook dialing.
** Except the Cisco Unified IP Conference Phone 8831. This IP phone uses a different firmware to the rest of the
series.
series.
Hybrid Services and Expressway/VCS Rebranding
We have changed some terminology in this release:
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Expressway/VCS base
In previous versions of the Cisco Expressway Series and the Cisco TelePresence Video Communication
Server, the software was always branded as "VCS Control" before you activated it with a release key.
Server, the software was always branded as "VCS Control" before you activated it with a release key.
In X8.7, the product is now called "Expressway/VCS base" when it is in this pre-activation state, which
shows that it can be activated as an Expressway or as a VCS.
shows that it can be activated as an Expressway or as a VCS.
These changes prepare us for a future release that will change the user experience of defining the purpose of
your Cisco VCS.
your Cisco VCS.
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Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Release Note
New Features in X8.7