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D14049.05
February 2009
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The following features have been introduced in version X4 of the
VCS software:
Multiway™
VCS now supports standards-based Multiway™. This feature
allows endpoint users to initiate ad hoc multiparty calls from
their endpoint, -even if the endpoint does not have embedded
MultiSite™ capabilities. To enable this feature you must enable
and configure the Conference Factory application on the VCS -
see the
Conference Factory
section for further information.
TMS Agent
The TMS Agent allows TANDBERG Movi™ v2.0 clients registered
to the VCS to be provisioned with phonebook and configuration
information by connecting to the VCS rather than directly to TMS.
See the
TMS Agent
section for more information.
Microsoft OCS 2007 interoperability
The VCS now includes an OCS Relay application, which makes
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FindMe presence information available to Microsoft Office
Communicator (MOC) clients, and enables Microsoft Office
Communications Server (OCS) 2007 to forward calls to FindMe
aliases. See the
OCS Relay
section for more information.
Neighbor and DNS zones now include a pre-configured zone
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profile for connections to an OCS. See the
Zone profil
e
section for more information.
Static NAT support
A VCS Expressway with the Dual Network Interfaces option
installed can now be deployed in a DMZ with a static private
address mapped to a public IP address of the external firewall.
See the section
About static NAT
for information on using this
feature.
Password security
You can determine whether or not administrator passwords
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must meet a minimum level of complexity before they are
accepted. See the
Administrator password security
section for
more information.
The
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admin
administrator account and the
root
account can
now have separate passwords.
A warning will appear if the password of the default
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admin
administrator account or the
root
account are still set to
the default. See the
Administrator accounts
section for
instructions on how to change these passwords.
Root account access
Access to the
root
account using Telnet and SSH can be disabled
to increase security on the VCS (access over Telnet is now
disabled by default). See the
Accessing the root account over
SSH and Telnet
section for more information.
Capacity warnings
The VCS can now raise a warning when it is approaching its
maximum licensed capacity for calls or registrations. This feature
is managed using the CLI only using the command:
ResourceUsage Warning Activation Level: <0..100>
Clustering
The replication of configuration information (including FindMe
information) no longer requires the use of TMS. Information is
replicated across the peers in a cluster within 60 seconds. See
the
Clustering
section for more information.
Call processing
The VCS has a new mode which will determine whether or not
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it will attempt to remove itself from the call signaling path.
See the
Call routed mode
section for more information.
The VCS can now be configured to detect and stop loops from
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happening during the search phase for both H.323 and SIP.
See the
Call loop detection mode
section for more information.
Administrator tools
The
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Check pattern
tool allows you to test the outcome of a
pattern or transform before configuring it live on the VCS.
The
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Locate
tool allows you to test whether the VCS can find an
endpoint identified by a given alias, within a specified number
of 'hops', without actually placing a call to that endpoint.
This tool can be used to diagnose dial plan and network
deployment issues.
The
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Port usage pages
provide a convenient way to see a
complete list of all inbound, outbound and remote listening
ports used by the VCS. This information can be provided to
your Firewall Administrator to ensure the correct ports are
opened on the firewall.
Usability enhancements
In addition to the existing help for every input field, there
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is now help available for every page on the web interface.
This help gives an overview of the purpose of the page, and
introduces any concepts configured from the page including
when they may be used.
This help is accessed from the
icon at the top right of
each page.
Registrations can now be viewed either as a list of all devices
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that have registered regardless of the alias(es) they have used,
or as a list of every alias registered on the VCS, regardless
of whether these belong to the same device. See the
Registrations by device
and
Registrations by alias
sections for
further information.
Login banner
It is now possible to upload an image and text that will be
displayed when administrators or FindMe users log in the VCS.
See the
Login page
section for more information.
What’s new in this version?
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ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
Introduction
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configuration
Zones and
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Call
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Bandwidth
control
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traversal
Appendices
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