Setup for Cisco Unified Communications Manager
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- Setup for Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- System and Network Requirements
- Supported Audio and Video Codecs
- Maximum Negotiated Bit Rate
- Performance Expectations for Bandwidth
- Video Rate Adaptation
- Firewall Requirements
- Recommended Procedure
- Setting Up System SIP Parameters
- Installing Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Devices
- Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile
- Setting Up Application Dial Rules for Cisco Jabber for iPad
- System-level Prerequisites for Midcall Features
- Usage and Error Tracking
- Adding a User Device
- Bulk Configuration
- Setting Up Visual Voicemail
- Setting Up Connect on Demand VPN
- Disabling Connect on Demand VPN in the Corporate Wireless Network
- Set Up SIP Digest Authentication Options
- Disable SIP Digest Authentication
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Automatic Password Authentication
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Manual Password Authentication
- Preparing User Instructions
Setup for Cisco Unified Communications Manager
This chapter describes how you can set up Cisco Jabber for iPad using Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
- System and Network Requirements
- Recommended Procedure
- Setting Up System SIP Parameters
- Installing Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Devices
- Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile
- Setting Up Application Dial Rules for Cisco Jabber for iPad
- System-level Prerequisites for Midcall Features
- Usage and Error Tracking
- Adding a User Device
- Bulk Configuration
- Setting Up Visual Voicemail
- Setting Up Connect on Demand VPN
- Disabling Connect on Demand VPN in the Corporate Wireless Network
- Set Up SIP Digest Authentication Options
- Preparing User Instructions
System and Network Requirements
Refer to this section for information on the system and network requirements for Cisco Jabber for iPad.
- Supported Audio and Video Codecs
- Maximum Negotiated Bit Rate
- Performance Expectations for Bandwidth
- Video Rate Adaptation
- Firewall Requirements
Maximum Negotiated Bit Rate
You specify the maximum payload bit rate in the Region Configuration window in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This maximum payload bit rate does not include packet overhead, so the actual bit rate used is higher than the maximum payload bit rate you specify.
This table describes how Cisco Jabber for iPad allocates the maximum payload bit rate:
Performance Expectations for Bandwidth
A minimal upload bandwidth of 256 - 384 Kbps is required for good VGA video quality. An upload bandwidth above 512 Kbps can produce outgoing video resolution of 480 X 360 at 20 fps and a maximum incoming video resolution of 640 X 480 at 30 fps. VPN usage increases payload size and this increases bandwidth consumption. Video resolutions and frame rates may not be as high using a VPN connection.
Video Rate Adaptation
Cisco Jabber for iPad uses video rate adaptation to negotiate optimal video quality based on your network conditions. Video rate adaptation dynamically scales video quality when video transmission begins.
Cisco Jabber for iPad automatically adapts video to suit available bandwidth. When users make video calls, the application rapidly and incrementally increases bit rate and resolution to achieve the optional settings. Users should expect video calls to being at lower resolution and scale upwards to higher resolution over a short period of time. The application saves history so that subsequent video calls should begin at the optimal resolution. However, users can expect some fluctuation and scaling of video transmissions until the optimal resolution is achieved.
Firewall Requirements
Configure hardware firewalls to allow the ports to carry traffic for the application. Hardware firewalls are network devices that provide protection from unwanted traffic at an organizational level. This table lists the ports required for the deployments of Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unified Presence. These ports must be open on all firewalls for the application to function properly.
Port Protocol Description Inbound 16384-32766 UDP Receives Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) media streams for video and audio. You set up these ports in Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Outbound 69, then Ephemeral TFTP Connects to the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server to download the TFTP file 80 and 6970 HTTP Connects to services such as Cisco WebEx Messenger for meetings and Cisco Unity Connection for voicemail features If no port is specified in a TFTP server address, Cisco Jabber for iPad will try port 6970 to obtain phone setup files and dial rule files.
5060 UDP/TCP Provides Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call signaling 5061 TCP Provides secure SIP call signaling 8443 TCP Connects to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager IP Phone (CCMCIP) server to get a list of currently assigned devices 16384-32766 UDP UDP Sends RTP media streams for video and audio 389 TCP Connects to the LDAP server for contact searches 443 7080
VMRest HTTPS
Connects to Cisco Unity Connection to retrieve and manage voice messages. 636 LDAPS Connects to the secure LDAP server for contact searches Recommended Procedure
This checklist describes general steps to set up Cisco Jabber for iPad using Cisco Unified Communications Manager. The actual procedure for your organization may vary.
- Setting Up System SIP Parameters
- Installing Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Devices
- Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile
- Setting Up Application Dial Rules for Cisco Jabber for iPad
- System-level Prerequisites for Midcall Features
- Usage and Error Tracking
- Adding a User Device
- Bulk Configuration
- Firewall Requirements
- Setting Up Visual Voicemail
- Setting Up Connect on Demand VPN
- Preparing User Instructions
Installing Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Devices
ProcedureInstall a device-specific Cisco Options Package (COP) file on all Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers to make Cisco Jabber for iPad available as a device.
General information about installing COP files is available in the Software Upgrades chapter of the Cisco Unified Communications Operating System Administration Guide for your release at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.
Note
The following Cisco Unified Communications Manager releases already contain the Tablet COP file:
Installation of the Tablet COP file is not required for these releases.
Important:Perform this procedure at a time of low usage because it may interrupt service.
Step 1 Download the device COP file for iPad at http://www.cisco.com/cisco/software/navigator.html?mdfid=280443139&flowid=29241. Step 2 Place the COP file on an FTP or SFTP server that is accessible from your Unified CM servers. Step 3 Install the COP file on the Publisher server in your Unified CM cluster by following these steps:
Important:To avoid interruptions in service, ensure that each server has returned to active service before you perform this procedure on another server.
Step 4 Install the COP file on each Subscriber server in the cluster. Use the same process you use for the Publisher, including rebooting the server.
Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile
ProcedureSet up a dedicated SIP profile that allows Cisco Jabber for iPad to stay connected to Cisco Unified Communications Manager if the application is running in the background.
What to Do Next
Select this SIP profile for all user devices running Cisco Jabber for iPad.
Setting Up Application Dial Rules for Cisco Jabber for iPad
ProcedureA Cisco Options Package (COP) file must be used to set up dial rules for Cisco Jabber for iPad on Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 and earlier. This COP file is different from the device COP file described in other sections of this document.
Perform the series of procedures described in this topic to make all of your existing dial rules available to the application. This series of procedures will guide you in installing the required XML files in a folder named CUPC at the root level of the Cisco Unified Communications Manager TFTP server.
You can create different dial rules by copying and modifying the XML file to create a dedicated one for Cisco Jabber for iPad. This series of procedures must be repeated every time you update the dial rules on Cisco Unified Communications Manager. This makes the changes available to all applications.
See the related chapters in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide for additional information about Application Dial Rule setup. The guide specific to your release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager can be found here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html
Step 1 Obtaining Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Dial Rules Step 2 Copying Dial Rules Step 3 Locating Copies of Dial Rules Step 4 Modifying Dial Rules Step 5 Restarting the TFTP Service
System-level Prerequisites for Midcall Features
Ensure that you set up your Cisco Unified Communications Manager system for these midcall features:
Note
For details about setting up these features, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Features and Services Guide for your release at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.
Usage and Error Tracking
Cisco Jabber for iPad relies on a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect and generate aggregated usage and error-tracking data that Cisco uses to discover defects and improve product performance. In compliance with the Google Analytics privacy statement, Cisco does not store personally identifying information.
All information collected is stored by Google and is confidential. Only Cisco has access to this information.
You can enable or disable usage and error tracking for each user when you set up each user device in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Depending on the setting, Cisco collects the following information:
For more information about the reporting tool, see
Adding a User Device
Before You BeginProcedurePerform these tasks:
- Installing Cisco Options Package (COP) File for Devices
- Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile
- Verify that the Device Pool that you will assign to the iPad device is associated with a region that includes support for all supported audio codecs. The audio codecs that Cisco Jabber for iPad supports include G.711 mu-law or A-law and G.722.1.
Step 1 Sign in to Unified CM Administration. Step 2 Select . Step 3 Select Add New. Step 4 Select Cisco Jabber for Tablet in the drop-down list and then select Next. Step 5 Enter the information described in this table:
Parameter Description Device Information Device Name A device name Phone Button Template Select Standard Jabber for iPad. Protocol Specific Information Device Security Profile Select Cisco Jabber for iPad – Standard SIP Non-Secure Profile. SIP Profile Select the SIP profile you created. For details, see Setting Up a Dedicated SIP Profile. Product Specific Configuration Layout Enable LDAP User Authentication If you select Enabled, be sure to instruct the users to also turn on LDAP User Authentication in the application. LDAP Username Specify needed LDAP settings so that they are automatically entered in the application. LDAP Password LDAP Server LDAP Search Base LDAP Field Mappings
Note Customization of this field is not currently supported.
Enable LDAP SSL If you select Enabled, be sure to instruct the users to also turn on Use SSL in the application. Voicemail Username Specify voicemail settings so that they are automatically entered in the application. For details, see Setting Up Visual Voicemail. Voicemail Server Voicemail Message Store Username Voicemail Message Store Cisco Usage and Error Tracking Select the level of usage information that is available to Cisco. For more information, see Usage and Error Tracking. Video Capabilities Select Enabled if you want to turn on video for the users. On-Demand VPN URL The URL used by the Connect on Demand VPN feature. Preset Wi-Fi Networks Preset Wi-Fi network information for the device.
Note You will specify other settings when you set up other features. Step 6 Select Save. Step 7 Select Apply Config. Step 8 Select [Line n] - Add a new DN. Step 9 Enter the directory number of this device. Step 10 If this device is a standalone device (not sharing a DN with a desk phone), specify these settings to forward calls when the application is not running and connected to the network so callers do not receive an error message: For more information about these settings, see the online help in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Step 11 Set the No Answer Ring Duration to 24 seconds to allow time for the application to ring before calls go to voicemail. See general restrictions in the online help in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Step 12 Specify other settings as appropriate for your environment. Step 13 Select Save. Step 14 Associate the device that you just created with the user by following these steps: Step 15 If this user has a desk phone, select the desk phone as the Primary User Device.
Note The Primary User Device field is only available in Cisco Unified Communications Manager 9.0 and earlier. This field does not need to specified in later versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Step 16 If the device is a standalone device that runs without an associated desk phone, you may need to enter other information that is standard for all devices in your system.
What to Do Next
Verify your setup by performing these tasks:
- Ensure that the iPad device is connected to the corporate Wi-Fi network. Verify that you can access a web page on your corporate intranet using the browser on the device.
- Start Jabber for iPad and enter the username (or email address), password, and TFTP server address for the device you just added.
- Test basic voice features in Cisco Jabber for iPad, such as making, holding, and transferring calls.
Bulk Configuration
Use the information in this document to set up individual users and devices as the basis for completing a bulk administration template for setting up users and devices.
When you are ready for bulk processes, follow the instructions in the bulk administration guide for your release of Cisco Unified Communications Manager, available from http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/prod_maintenance_guides_list.html.
Setting Up Visual Voicemail
Before You BeginProcedurePerform these tasks:
- Verify that VMRest secure message is enabled Select Allow Access to Secure Message Recordings to enable API access to secure messages. This is configured in the Cisco Unity Connection Messaging Interface (CUMI). Select in Cisco Unity Connection Administration.
- Consult your voicemail administrator if you have questions about any of the settings in this section.
What to Do Next
Test your voicemail by performing these tasks:
- Delete the existing voicemail account, if applicable, in Cisco Jabber for iPad and then restart the application.
- Sign in using your Cisco Unified Communications Manager account.
- When prompted for voicemail setup, enter or confirm the settings.
- Tap Save, even if you make no changes.
- Test the voicemail features.
Setting Up Connect on Demand VPN
Cisco Jabber for iPad supports two ways to enable the Connect on Demand VPN feature.
If your Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers are configured with a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), the Connect on Demand VPN feature is enabled or disabled using Cisco Jabber for iPad. If your Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers are configured with an IP address, configure the On Demand VPN URL parameter to enable the Connect on Demand VPN feature.
Note
Cisco recommends that Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Communications Manager be deployed with a FQDN. Use of the Connect on Demand VPN feature requires no additional Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Communications Manager configuration when deployed with a FQDN.
Before You BeginProcedure
- Determine if your Cisco Unified Presence and Cisco Unified Communications Manager servers use a Fully Qualified Domain Name or IP address for network identification.
- Identify a URL that is set up to launch VPN on demand. Enter the URL in the Cisco AnyConnect client. Cisco Jabber for iPad triggers VPN on demand if a DNS query on this domain fails. Use one of the following methods:
- Configure Cisco Unified Communications Manager to be accessed through a domain name and not an IP address. Ensure this domain name is not resolvable outside the firewall. Include this domain in the Connect If Needed list in the Connect On Demand Domain List of the Cisco AnyConnect client connection.
- If you cannot use a domain name to access Cisco Unified Communications Manager or cannot make the DNS lookup of that domain name fail from outside the firewall, set the parameter in the following procedure to a nonexistent domain. This nonexistent domain would cause a DNS query to fail when the user is inside or outside the firewall. Add that domain to the Always Connect list in the Connect On Demand Domain List of the Cisco AnyConnect client connection. The URL must include only the domain name. Do not include a protocol or a path. See the following example for more information:
Step 1 Sign in to Cisco Unified CM Administration. Step 2 Go to the device page for the user. Step 3 Go to the Product Specific Configuration Layout section. Step 4 Enter the URL you identified before beginning this procedure in the On-Demand VPN URL field.
Note The URL must be a domain name only. Do not include a protocol or path.
Step 5 Select Save.
Disabling Connect on Demand VPN in the Corporate Wireless Network
ProcedurePerform the following steps to disable the Connect on Demand VPN feature in the corporate wireless network.
Step 1 Sign in to Cisco Unified CM Administration. Step 2 Go to the device page for the user. Step 3 Go to the Product Specific Configuration Layout section. Step 4 Set the Preset Wi-Fi Networks to up to three corporate Wi-Fi SSIDs separated by a slash (/). Step 5 Select Save.
Set Up SIP Digest Authentication Options
SIP Digest Authentication is a Unified CM security feature that authenticates user devices. For more information, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide and the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration Guide, available from the maintenance guides list.
Note
Cisco Jabber does not support SIP Digest Authentication feature with the Dial via Office - Reverse feature.
For Cisco Jabber, you have three options:
- Disable SIP Digest Authentication—Disable SIP Digest Authentication if your deployment does not use this feature. See Disable SIP Digest Authentication.
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with automatic password authentication
See Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Automatic Password Authentication.
- Users do not have to manually enter this password.
- There is less chance of entry error that prevents Cisco Jabber from registering with Unified CM.
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with manual password authentication See Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Manual Password Authentication.
- Disable SIP Digest Authentication
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Automatic Password Authentication
- Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Manual Password Authentication
Disable SIP Digest Authentication
Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Automatic Password Authentication
Enable SIP Digest Authentication with Manual Password Authentication
Procedure
Step 1 On each End User page, in the User Information section, complete the following tasks: Make a note of this password. You provide this password to the user later. Step 2 On the same device page, complete the authentication details in the Product Specific Configuration Layout section: Step 3 Restart Cisco Jabber and step through the setup wizard again.
Preparing User Instructions
When you finish setting up Cisco Unified Communications Manager, send your users an email message that includes the following information:
- Directions to download and install the app, named Cisco Jabber for iPad, from the App Store
- The TFTP server address, the user's username or email address, and the optional CCMCIP server address
- Directions to input email address after the user starts the application on their iPad
- Instructions for connecting the device to the corporate Wi-Fi network. This process is independent of Cisco Jabber for iPad.
- Instructions for setting up VPN (Virtual Private Network) access on the device, if you allow users to use Cisco Jabber for iPad through VPN connections. This process is independent of Cisco Jabber for iPad.
- Instruct whether the users need to turn on Use SSL and LDAP User Authentication from the application Ensure that you have specified all the needed LDAP settings in the Product Specific Configuration Layout section for the user device in Cisco Unified CM Administration so that the settings are automatically entered in the application. For details, see Adding a User Device.
- Directions to access the FAQs, which users can view by selecting
- Anything else you want to communicate with your users
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