Implementing, Configuring and Managing Cisco Meeting Server (ICMCMS-CT)

Cisco Meeting Server Overview

• What is Cisco Meeting Server

• Cisco Meeting Server Benefits

• Cisco Meeting Server vs Telepresence Server vs MCU

• Cisco Meeting Server Functions?

  • Conferencing MCU

  • Skype for Business/Lync Interoperability

  • Audio Conferencing

  • Web Conferencing (WebRTC)

  • Meeting Spaces

• Cisco Meeting Server Components

• Cisco Meeting Server Call Bridge

• Cisco Meeting Server Web Bridge

• Cisco Meeting Server Turn Server

• Cisco Meeting Server XMPP Server

• Cisco Meeting Server Database

• Cisco Meeting Server Scalability

• On-premises and Cloud Conferencing

• API Integration

Cisco Meeting Server Deployment

• MMP CLI

• Cisco Meeting Server Prerequisites

  • NTP server

  • LDAP server

  • Customization asset server

  • Certificate Requirements

  • Security Requirements

  • DNS requirements

  • Port requirements

  • QoS Settings

  • API tool (Postman)

• Cisco Meeting Server 2000 Deployments

• Installing the server

• Configuring the Fabric Interconnect modules

• Configuring the Cisco Meeting Server 2000 through the MMP

• Checking the installed software

• Configuring the Web Admin Interface

• Applying a License File

• Cisco Meeting Server 1000/VM Deployments

  • Overview of virtualized platforms

• Installing CMM via VMware

• Configuring VMware Network Management

• Configuring the VMware Instance using vSphere client

• Retrieving and activating VMware Licenses

• Accessing the Cisco Meeting Server 1000 Console

• Installing CMM via Hyper-V

• Single combined server deployment

  • Deploying a Combined Server

  • Certificate Guidelines for Single Combined Server

• Single Split Server Deployment

• Deploying a Core Server

• Deploying an Edge Server

• Certificate Guidelines for Single Split Server Deployment

• Scalable and Resilient Server Deployments

  • Deploying the Database Cluster

  • Deploying a Call Bridge Cluster

  • Deploying the XMPP Server

  • Deploying Load Balancers and Trunks

  • Deploying Web Bridges

  • Deploying TURN Servers

Cisco Meeting Server User Licensing

• Obtaining and Entering a License File

• Cisco Meeting Server Licenses

  • Call Bridge Activation keys

  • Branding

  • Recording

  • XMPP licenses

• Cisco User Licenses

• Personal Multiparty Plus Licensing

• Shared Multiparty Plus Licensing

• Cisco Meeting Server Capacity Units

• XMPP Licensing for Cisco Meeting Apps

• Cisco Meeting Server Capacity Units

Cisco Meeting Server Configuration

• Transferring the License File to the Cisco Meeting Sever

• Creating a Cisco Meeting Server Administrator Account

• Setting up the Network Interface for IPv4

• Adding additional Network Interfaces

• Configuring the Web Admin Interface

• Creating the certificate for the Web Admin Interface

• Configuring the Web Admin Interface for HTTS Access

• Configuring the Web Bridge

• Configuring the TURN server

• Configuring the Databases

  • Database on a Separate Server

  • Deploying Certificates on the Database and Call Bridge Servers

  • Attaching other Database Instances to the Database Cluster

• Deploying Web Bridges

• Deploying multiple Web Bridges

• Setting up the Web Bridges’ certificates

• Setting up the Web Bridges via the API

• Web Bridge call flow

• Cisco Meeting App and WebRTC Client

• Enabling HTTP redirect and the Web Bridge

• Deploying the TURN Servers

  • Configuring TURN Servers

• Dial plan configuration – Overview

• Dial plan rules for incoming calls and outbound calls

• Outbound Dial Plan Rules

• Inbound Dial Plan Rules

• Forwarding Dial Plan Rules

• Dial plan configuration – SIP endpoints

  • SIP video endpoints dialing a meeting hosted on a cluster

  • SIP call control configuration

  • Meeting Server configuration

  • Media encryption for SIP calls

  • Enabling TIP support

  • IVR configuration

Cisco Meeting Server (CMS) Configuration with Cisco Unified Communication Manager (CUCM)

• CUCM and CMS Integration

  • Configuring a SIP Trunk to CUCM

  • Configuring a secure SIP Trunk

  • Configuration Required on the Meeting Server

  • Configuration Required on CUCM

  • Configuring a Non-Secure Trunk

• Setting up Escalated ad hoc calls

• Configuring the Meeting Server

• Setup Incoming Dial Plan

• Setup Administrator Account with API Permission

  • Configuring Cisco Unified Communications Server

• Adding the Cisco Meeting Server as a Conference Bridge

• Creating a Media Resource Group

• Creating a Media Resource List

• Adding the Media Resource Group to a Device Pool or Device

• Setting up Scheduled and Rendezvous Calls

  • Configuring the Meeting Server

• Configure Outbound Dial Plan Dial Plan

• Configuring Cisco Unified Communications Server

• Configure Route Groups

• Configure Route Lists

• Configure Route Pattern

• Support for Active Control

  • Active Control on the Meeting Server

• Participant List

• Indicators

• Selecting Layout

• Limitations

• Overview of ActiveControl and the iX protocol

• CUCM 8.x and earlier

• Third-party networks

• VCS-centric deployments

  • Disabling ActiveControl on the Meeting Server

  • Enabling iX support in CUCM

  • Scheduling conferences in TelePresence Management Suite

• Load Balancing Calls

• Configuring Call Bridges for Load Balancing Incoming Calls

• Creating Call Bridge Groups

• Enabling Load Balancing

• Fine Tuning Load Balancing

  • Load Balancing Outbound SIP Calls

• Enable Load Balancing of Outbound SIP Calls

• Setup Outbound Dial Plan Rule for Load Balancing SIP Calls

• Supply the Call Bridge Group or Specific Call Bridge to Use for Outbound SIP Calls

Cisco Meeting Server Integration VCS/Expressway

• Gateway Configuration

  • Prerequisites

  • SIP Configuration

  • H.323 Gateway configuration

  • Call Bridge outbound dial plan rule configuration

  • Configuring IP dialing

• Call Testing

• Inbound call from an endpoint registered to a VCS/Expressway

• Outbound call to an endpoint registered to a VCS/Expressway

• Calling non Cisco Meeting App users from H.323 endpoint

• Troubleshooting

Cisco Meeting Server Integration with TMS

• TMS Integration

  • API Communication

  • Adding CMS to TMS

  • Create Reserved Conference Spaces

  • Create a Scheduled Conference and Auto Dialing

  • Extend a Conference

  • End/Remove a Conference

Cisco Meeting Server Configuration with Lync/Skype for Business

• Configuring Cisco Meeting Server with SKYPE

• Dial plan configuration – integrating Lync/Skype for Business

• Lync clients dialing into a call on clustered Meeting Servers

  • Lync Front End server configuration

  • Adding a dial plan rule to clustered Meeting Servers

• Integrating SIP endpoints and Lync clients

• Adding calls between Lync clients and SIP video endpoints

• Lync Front End server configuration

• VCS configuration

• Meeting Server configuration

• Integrating Cisco Meeting App with SIP and Lync clients

• Integrating Lync using Lync Edge service

  • Lync Edge call flow

  • Configuration on Meeting Server to use Lync Edge

• Controlling the bandwidth for sharing content on Microsoft Lync and Skype for

• Business calls

• Direct Lync federation

• Calling into scheduled Lync meetings directly and via IVR

• Office 365 Dual Homed Experience with OBTP Scheduling

  • Configuration

  • In-conference experience

Cisco Meeting Server Recording and Streaming

• Recording Meetings

  • Recording meetings

  • Steps to configuring the Recorder

  • Example of deploying recording

  • Recorder licensing

• Recorder licensing

• Recording with Vbrick

• Prerequisites for the Meeting Server

• Configuring the Meeting Server to work with Vbrick

  • Streaming meetings

• Steps to configuring the Streamer

• Deploying streaming

• Streamer licensing Recording meetings

Cisco Meeting Manager (CMM) Deployment

• Deploy Cisco Meeting Manager

• Install Meeting Manager
• LDAP Integration
• Add Call Bridges
• Add Log Servers
• Add User groups

• Cisco Meeting Manager Meetings
• Navigation
• List Meetings
• Edit Meetings
• Layout
• Recording
• Streaming

• Participants

• Monitor Meetings
• Find meetings
• Find participants
• Change layout for all participants in a meeting
• Start and stop recording
• Start and stop streaming
• Add participants
• Change layout for an individual participant
• Turn audio or video on or off
• View participant details
• Call statistics

Cisco Meeting Server WebRTC using Expressway Proxy

• Configure Cisco Meeting Server for WebRTC Proxy
• Configure Cisco Expressway C
• Configure Turn on Cisco Expressway E

Cisco Meeting Server Customization

• WebRTC App Customization

  Sign In Page Customization
• Sign In Setting
• Call Customization
• IVR Message Customization
• SIP/LYNC Call Message Customization
• Invitation Customization

Cisco Meeting Server Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting Cisco Meeting Server Connectivity
• Troubleshooting Web Bridge connectivity
• Troubleshooting Call Server issues
• Troubleshooting Conferencing issues

Labs

Lab 1: Deploy Cisco Meeting Server Servers

Lab 2: Setup Postman App

Lab 3: Basic Cisco Meeting Server Configuration

Lab 4: Setup and install certificates for different Cisco Meeting Server components

Lab 5: Set up a 2-nodes Cisco Meeting Server cluster

Lab 6: Configure dial plan for distributed conferences

Lab 7: Add Cisco Meeting Server into TMS as a managed bridge for scheduling

Lab 8: Integrate Cisco Meeting Server and VCS/Expressway

Lab 9: Integrate CUCM and Cisco Meeting Server

Lab 10: Configure conference bridges for Ad-hoc escalation with Unified CM

Lab 11: Cisco Meeting Server Cluster and Unified CM Dial Plan for Distributed Conferencing

Lab 12: Schedule the Distributed Conference with TMS

Lab 13: Load Balancing across Meeting Servers with Call Bridge Groups

Lab 14: Configure Expressway as a WebRTC Proxy

Lab 15: Configure Cisco Meeting Server as Meeting Recorder Server

Lab 16: Active Control

Lab 17: Integrate LYNC/Skype for Business