Table Of Contents

Symbols - A - B - C - D - E - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - X -

Index

Symbols

* (asterisk), in Cisco IPICS windows 1-13

A

activating

RMS 2-8

VTG 4-13

activation properties, of policy 4-29

active

channel 2-26

multicast address 2-31, 2-34

policy 4-27

VTG 4-2

Active VTG Details area 4-5

Active VTGs area 4-5

activity log

description 2-41

downloading 2-43

sorting information in 2-45

viewing 2-43

Activity Logs window, accessing 2-42

adding

channel 2-28

channel group 2-21

individual multicast address to multicast pool 2-34

location 2-40

RMS 2-9

sequence of multicast addresses to multicast pool 2-36

user 3-16

user group 3-5

user to user group 3-6

VTG template 4-9

Add New Router Media Service area 2-9

address, of user 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

Administration Console

accessing 1-10

Activity Logs window 2-42

Authentication window 1-10

client system requirements 1-10

displaying current data 1-9

exiting 1-13

logging in 1-10

logging out 1-13

Manage Channels window 2-18

Manage Multicast Pool window 2-31

Manage RMS window 2-3

online help 1-14

overview 1-8

refreshing 1-9

System Administrator window 2-1

timeout 1-14

Associate Channel to User window

accessing 3-20

icons 3-21

associated default user channels 3-12, 5-4

audio client 1-7

Authentication window 1-10

B

backup and restore 2-1

browser

guidelines for using 1-9

memory issues 1-10

pop-up windows, disabling blocking 1-9

refreshing windows 1-9

busy channel 2-19

C

channel

active status 2-26

adding 2-28

adding to channel group 2-23

adding to VTG 4-17

adding to VTG template 4-10, 4-12

address, multicast 2-27, 2-29

associating with user 3-20

available 3-20

busy 2-19

channel name 2-26, 2-28

deactivating unexpectedly 4-2

deleting 2-29

deleting from a channel group 2-24

description 2-17

disabled status 2-26

editing information 2-25

idle status 2-26

in VTG template 4-9

location 2-27

mixing secure and non-secure in VTG 4-10

pending status 2-26

port 2-27, 2-29

preferred codec 2-26, 2-28

removing 2-29

removing from a channel group 2-24

runtime attributes 2-27

search for 4-22

secure 2-19

secure flag 2-26, 2-28

static attributes 2-26

status 2-26

type 2-27, 2-29

unavailable 2-19

unavailable for VTG 4-20

viewing information 2-25

channel group

adding 2-21

adding channel to 2-23

adding to VTG 4-17

adding to VTG template 4-10, 4-12

associated VTG 2-21

channels in 2-17

creating 2-21

deleting 2-22

deleting a channel from 2-24

description 2-17

editing information 2-20

name 2-21

removing 2-22

removing a channel from 2-24

viewing information 2-20

channel name 2-26, 2-28

Channels list 4-6

Cisco CallManager 1-7

Cisco IPICS

activity log 2-41

Administration Console 1-8

deployment options 1-3

getting started 1-2

hardware components 1-3

initial configuration 1-2

logging in to 5-1

Login window 5-1

overview 1-1, 1-3

password security 1-11

role 1-7, 1-8

server 1-5

setting up 1-2

software components 1-3

Cisco IPICS server 1-5

Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System

See Cisco IPICS

Cisco IP Phone

digit ID 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

digit password 3-10, 3-17

user in VTG 4-16

Cisco IP Phone, setting up as user B-1

codec 2-26, 2-28

color coding

in Manage Channels window 2-19

in Manage Users window 3-3

communication preference, of user 3-13, 3-18, 5-5

configuring

Cisco IPICS 1-2

RMS A-1

connection type, multicast address 2-32, 2-34

controller

configuring A-1

on RMS 2-7

creating

channel group 2-21

policy 4-30

user group 3-5

D

Database window 2-2

deactivated

RMS 2-3, 2-8

RMS status 2-6

deactive VTG 4-20

deleting

channel 2-29

channel from a channel group 2-24

channel group 2-22

location 2-41

multicast address 2-38

policy 4-35

RMS 2-14

user 3-25

user from user group 3-7

user group 3-6

VTG template 4-14

deployment, of Cisco IPICS 1-3

digit ID 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

digit password 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

disabled channel 2-26

disable policy 4-34

dispatcher role

description 1-8

responsibilities 4-1

documentation, related xiii

downloading activity logs 2-43

DS0

destination 2-11

disabling 2-13

enabling 2-12

in loopback 2-11

source 2-11

status 2-11

duration, of policy 4-29, 4-31

E

Edit Channel Details area 2-25

Edit Location Details area 2-40

Edit Policy Details area 4-28

Edit Router Details area 2-4

Edit User Details area 3-8

Edit User Details window 5-2

Edit User Groups Details area 3-4

enable policy 4-32, 4-34

end date, of policy 4-29, 4-31

end time, of policy 4-29, 4-31

event 4-2

G

G.711 2-26, 2-28

G.729 2-26, 2-28

gateway 1-6

get logs from PMC 3-14, 3-19

H

hardware components, of Cisco IPICS 1-3

help, in Administration Console 1-14

host name, of RMS 2-6

I

icons

Associate Channel to User window 3-21

in Manage Policies window 4-27

in Manager Channels window 2-18

in Manage Users window 3-2

ID, of user 3-9, 3-16, 5-2

idle

channel 2-26

multicast address 2-31, 2-34

inactive policy 4-27

IP address, of RMS 2-6

IPICS status 3-12, 5-4

IP Phone

See Cisco IP Phone

L

last released, multicast address 2-34

license

See license files

license file

available 2-46

current usage 2-46

description 2-45

uploading 2-47

License Management window, accessing 2-46

LMR gateway 1-6

location

adding 2-40

All 2-27, 2-29

changing name 2-39

channel 2-27, 2-29

deleting 2-41

description 2-38

multicast address 2-31, 2-34

of RMS 2-5

RMS 2-9

user 3-11, 3-18, 5-4

log

See activity log

loopback

configuring 2-11

creating 2-10

disabling DS0 in 2-13

DS0 destination 2-11

DS0 source 2-11

DS0 status 2-11

enabling DS0 in 2-12

number 2-11

on RMS 2-7

removing 2-13

state 2-11

viewing information about 2-11

loopback, RMS 2-9

M

Manage Channels window

Channel Groups area 2-20

color coding 2-19

description 2-18

displaying 2-18

icons 2-18

Manage Location window, accessing 2-39

Manage Multicast Pool window, accessing 2-31

Manage PMC Installer window 2-52

Manage Policies window

accessing 4-27

icons 4-27

Manage RMS window

accessing 2-3

description 2-3

Routers area 2-4

status of routers 2-3

Manage Users window

accessing 3-1

color coding 3-3

icons 3-2

Manually Triggered Only 4-30

manually triggered only 4-28

manually triggered policy 4-26

Maximum Available Version field 2-49

merging RMS configuration 2-14

Mic + Speaker Off 3-13, 5-5

Mic Off 3-13, 5-5

Minimum Supported Version field 2-49

multicast address

adding individual address to multicast pool 2-34

adding sequence of addresses to multicast pool 2-36

address 2-33

availability 2-30

channel 2-27, 2-29

connection type 2-32, 2-34

conventions 2-27, 2-29, 2-33, 2-35, 2-37

deleting 2-38

editing information 2-32

in multicast pool 2-30

last released 2-34

location 2-31, 2-34

port 2-33

status 2-31, 2-34

used by 2-32, 2-34

viewing information 2-32

multicast domain 2-38

multicast pool

adding individual multicast address to 2-34

deleting multicast address from 2-38

description 2-30

Multicast Pool window

Add Many area 2-37

Add One area 2-35

Mute Mic 3-23, 4-19

Mute Mic + Speaker 3-23, 4-19

muting, user 3-22, 4-18

N

name, of user 3-9, 3-17, 5-2

O

online help, accessing 1-14

operating, RMS 2-3

operational, RMS status 2-6

Operational Views

see ops views

operator role

description 1-8

responsibilities 3-1

ops views

accessible to 6-7

affecting VTGs 6-27

assigning to user 6-21

assigning users 6-23

associating channels 6-25

associating channels or channel groups 6-25

associating policies 6-28

belongs to 6-6

benefits 6-5

caveats 6-13

channels 6-25

disabling 6-29

editing or removing from user 6-24

enabling 6-2, 6-29

maximum number 6-4

overview 6-2

resources 6-4

system 6-3

terminology 6-5

user names 6-22

user roles 6-7

viewing details 6-10

VTGs 6-14

Options window 2-2

P

participant

adding to VTG 4-16

in VTG 4-16

removing from VTG 4-16

password

Administration Console 1-11

changing 5-3

RMS 2-9

user 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

pending, channel state 2-26

PMC

automatic update 2-48

description 1-5

downloading current version 5-6

forced update 2-49

illustration 1-6

log files 3-14, 3-19

log level 3-15, 3-19

specifying versions for updates 2-49

status 3-13, 3-19, 5-5

updating 2-48

user in VTG 4-16

pmc.dll file

installing 2-48

uploading 2-50

PMC Auto Update link 2-48

PMC Auto Update window

accessing 2-48

Maximum Available Version field 2-49

Minimum Supported Version field 2-49

PMC Versions area 2-49

Recommended Download Version field 2-49

pmcinst.exe 2-51, 2-52

PMC Installer

description 2-51

downloading 2-48

generating 2-52

pmcsetup.exe 2-51, 2-52

policy

activation properties 4-29

active 4-27

associated VTGs 4-28

associating VTG 4-32

creating 4-30

deleting 4-35

description 4-26

disabling 4-34

disassociating VTG 4-33

duration 4-29, 4-31

editing 4-27

enabling 4-32, 4-34

end date 4-29, 4-31

end time 4-29, 4-31

inactive 4-27

manually triggered 4-26, 4-30

manually triggered only 4-28

name 4-28

removing 4-35

repeat 4-29, 4-31

scheduled 4-26

start date 4-29, 4-31

start time 4-29, 4-31

viewing 4-27

pop-up windows 1-9

port

channel 2-27, 2-29

conventions 2-27, 2-33, 2-35, 2-37

multicast address 2-33

preferred codec 2-26, 2-28

PTT channel

See channel

PTT channel group

See channel group

Push-to-Talk Management Center

See PMC

R

reactivating, VTG 4-20

refreshing, Administration Console 1-9

removing

channel 2-29

channel from channel group 2-24

channel group 2-22

policy 4-35

RMS 2-14

user 3-25

user from user group 3-7

user group 3-6

VTG template 4-14

repeat, policy 4-29, 4-31

required information, in Cisco IPICS windows 1-13

RMS

activating 2-4, 2-8

adding 2-9

configuring A-1

controller 2-7, A-1

deactivated status 2-6, 2-8

deactivating 2-4, 2-8

deleting 2-14

description 1-6

DS0 A-1

editing information 2-4

host name 2-6

IP address 2-6

location 2-5

loopback 2-7

managing 2-2

merging configuration 2-14

name 2-5

operating status 2-3

operational status 2-6

polling by Cisco IPICS 2-4

removing 2-14

setting up A-1

status 2-6

status icons 2-3

stopping status 2-8

unconfigured status 2-6

unreachable status 2-6

updating configuration 2-15

updating information in Cisco IPICS 2-14

user name 2-6

viewing information 2-4

role

assigning 3-11, 3-18

description 1-7

dispatcher 1-8, 4-1

of user 5-4

operator 1-8, 3-1

removing 3-24

system administrator 1-8, 2-1

user 1-8, 5-1

Roles 5-4

router

See RMS

router media service

See RMS

runtime attributes, channel 2-27

S

scheduled policy 4-26

search

for channel 4-22

for user 4-22

for VTG 4-22

search results list 4-8

secure channel 2-19

secure flag 2-26, 2-28

security 1-11

server, Cisco IPICS 1-5

set log level 3-15, 3-19

setting up Cisco IPICS 1-2

software components, of Cisco IPICS 1-3

start date, of policy 4-29, 4-31

start time, of policy 4-29, 4-31

static attributes, channels 2-26

status

channel 2-26

DS0 2-11

multicast address 2-31, 2-34

PMC 3-13, 5-5

stopping status, RMS 2-8

sub-VTG 4-9, 4-17

system administrator role

description 1-8, 2-1

responsibilities 2-1

System Administrator window, accessing 2-1

System Status window 2-2

T

tab

dispatcher 4-1

operator 3-2

system administrator 2-1

user 5-2

time out, period for Administration Console 1-14

type, channel connection 2-27, 2-29

U

umuting user 4-18

unavailable channel 2-19

unconfigured, RMS status 2-6

Unmute Mic 3-23, 4-19

Unmute Mic + Speaker 3-23, 4-19

unmuting, user 3-22

unreachable, RMS status 2-6

updating RMS configuration 2-15

uploading

license file 2-47

PMC version 2-48

used by, multicast address 2-32, 2-34

user

adding 3-16

adding to user group 3-6

adding to VTG 4-17

adding to VTG template 4-10, 4-12

address 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

associated default user channels 3-12, 5-4

associating channels with 3-20

changing information 5-2

communication preference 3-13, 3-18, 5-5

default location 3-11, 3-18, 5-4

deleting 3-25

deleting from user group 3-7

description 3-1

details, editing 3-8

details, viewing 3-8

digit ID 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

digit password 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

downloading PMC 5-6

first name 3-9, 3-17, 5-2

ID 3-9, 3-16

in VTG template 4-9

IPICS status 3-12, 5-4

last name 3-9, 5-3

muting 3-22, 4-18

password 3-10, 3-17, 5-3

PMC status 3-13, 3-19, 5-5

removing 3-25

removing from user group 3-7

removing role from 3-24

search for 4-22

setting up Cisco IP Phone for B-1

unmuting 3-22, 4-18

user VTGs 3-12, 5-4

User Details window

activities 1-12

description 1-11

user group

adding 3-5

adding to VTG 4-17

adding to VTG template 4-10, 4-12

adding user to 3-6

changing name 3-4

creating 3-5

deleting 3-6

deleting from 3-7

description 3-1

naming recommendation 3-5

removing 3-6

removing user from 3-7

user ID 5-2

user name

Administration Console 1-11

RMS 2-9

user name, of RMS 2-6

user profile 5-2

user role

description 1-8

responsibilities 5-1

Users list 4-7

V

viewing

activity logs 2-43

policy 4-27

virtual talk group

See VTG

VoIP services 1-7

VTG

activating 4-13

active 4-2, 4-15

adding channel group to 4-17

adding channel to 4-17

adding participants 4-16

adding to VTG 4-17

adding to VTG template 4-10, 4-12

adding user group to 4-17

adding user to 4-17

adding VTG to 4-17

associated with policy 4-28, 4-32

best practices 4-24

Cisco IP Phone user in 4-16

deactivating 4-20

disassociating from policy 4-33

empty 4-9

guidelines 4-15

inactive 4-2

managing 4-2, 4-15

multicast address use by 2-30

non-secure channel in 4-10

participant in itself 4-10

participants 4-16

PMC user in 4-16

policy for 4-26

reactivating 4-20

removing from policy 4-33

removing participants 4-16

search for 4-22

secure channel in 4-10

seeing as user on Cisco IP Phone B-3

sub-VTG 4-9

template

See VTG template

unavailable channel 4-20

VTGs list 4-8

VTG template

adding 4-9

adding channel 4-10, 4-12

adding channel group 4-10, 4-12

adding user 4-10, 4-12

adding user group 4-10, 4-12

adding VTG 4-10, 4-12

channel in 4-9

deleting 4-14

description 4-2, 4-8

guidelines 4-11

guidelines for 4-9

managing 4-8

modifying 4-11

removing 4-14

user in 4-9

VTG Template Details area 4-6

VTG Templates area 4-5

VTG Workspace Window

Active VTG Details area 4-5

Active VTGs area 4-5

channels list 4-6

search results list 4-8

users list 4-7

VTGs list 4-8

VTG Template Details area 4-6

VTG Templates area 4-5

VTG Workspace window

accessing 4-3

icons 4-4

search list 4-22

X

X, in Activate VTG Details area 4-21