Table Of Contents
Deploying and Updating Cisco Unified Video Advantage
How to Deploy the Application
Installer Package Names
Software Components
Software Download Site
Deploying the Application and the Camera Drivers
Customizing the Deployment with Command-Line Options
Log File Locations
Installing the Application
Updating the Application
Deploying and Updating Cisco Unified Video Advantage
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How to Deploy the Application
•Installing the Application
•Updating the Application
Note Before deploying the application, make sure that you have completed the configurations in the "Configuring Cisco Unified Communications Manager" section on page 1-4 and "Configuring Cisco Unified IP Phones" section on page 1-5.
How to Deploy the Application
•Installer Package Names
•Software Components
•Software Download Site
•Deploying the Application and the Camera Drivers
•Customizing the Deployment with Command-Line Options
•Log File Locations
Installer Package Names
You can deploy Cisco Unified Video Advantage and the Cisco VT Camera by using the installer packages listed in Table 2-1. The installers are bundled into one Zip file that contains a separate installer for the Cisco VT Camera drivers and another installer for the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application.
Note Cisco Unified Video Advantage no longer installs the Cisco VT Camera drivers during its installation. You install the camera drivers and the application as separate tasks.
Table 2-1 Installer Packages for Cisco Unified Video Advantage
Filename
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Description
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CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.exe
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This executable contains the required Windows Installer engines and default verbose logging for typical deployments. The executable is recommended when end users are installing the application on their own PCs.
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CiscoVTCameraDriverSetup.exe
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This executable contains the installer for the Cisco VT Camera and Cisco VT Camera II device drivers. The installation prompts the user to choose the language (if a language other than English is available).
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CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
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This MSI1 package allows you to provide deployment customization using command-line options. Logging is not automatically set when you use the MSI package. The MSI package is recommended for use by systems administrators with their deployment tools.
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CiscoVTCameraDriverSetup.msi
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This MSI package contains the installer for the Cisco VT Camera and Cisco VT Camera II device drivers. This package is offered in English only.
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Related Topics
•Software Components
•Software Download Site
Software Components
Table 2-2 lists the Cisco Unified Video Advantage software components.
Table 2-2 Cisco Unified Video Advantage Software Components
Component
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Description
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CDP driver
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Transmits and receives device information so that Cisco Unified Video Advantage software can determine the IP address of the Cisco Unified IP Phone to which it is connected and can associate to that phone.
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Cisco Unified IP Phone firmware
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Firmware release that supports video on the Cisco Unified IP Phone.
For details about specific phone models and firmware releases, see the release notes for the phone model you are using:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_release_notes_list
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Cisco Unified Video Advantage Win32 application
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Performs these functions:
•Enables and manages the video window display
•Communicates with the CDP driver
•Communicates with the Cisco Unified Communications Manager by using a Cisco Unified IP Phone as an SCCP1 proxy
•Discovers the associated Cisco Unified IP Phone using CDP
•Connects to the Cisco Unified IP Phone by using CAST2
•Indirectly communicates with Cisco Unified Communications Manager and remote endpoints via CAST messages sent to the Cisco Unified IP Phone
•Responds to events from a Cisco Unified IP Phone
•Creates and manages system tray icons
•Creates and displays the system tray popup messages for status feedback to the user
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Software video decoders and encoders
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Includes H.263 and H.264
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Related Topics
•Software Download Site
Software Download Site
You must register for an account on Cisco.com to access the software download site:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240
On the download site, the installer packages listed in Table 2-1 are offered as a single Zip file, which contain all the files required to deploy the application and the Cisco VT Camera drivers.
The software download site does not contain device drivers for third-party video cameras. These drivers should be provided by the manufacturer.
Related Topics
•Deploying the Application and the Camera Drivers
Deploying the Application and the Camera Drivers
Restriction
Cisco Unified Video Advantage and Cisco VT Camera do not support the advertising or publishing deployment in which a user installs the application by opening an icon that the administrator has placed on the desktop.
Before You Begin
•If users in your company do not have administrator rights on their computers, we recommend that you use a software deployment tool for initial deployment. Alternately, you can manually install Cisco Unified Video Advantage and camera drivers on each PC.
•If your users are using third-party video cameras, make sure you provide them with the camera drivers and the instructions for installing them.
•Use the EXE package for end users and the MSI package for advanced users or administrators.
•On Windows Vista, even administrators have restricted permissions by default. Ensure that users have elevated privileges throughout the installation process.
Procedure
Table 2-3 describes how to deploy the application and Cisco VT Camera drivers.
Table 2-3 Deploying the Application and Cisco VT Camera Drivers
If you want to...
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Then...
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Deploy the executable or MSI package to a shared location (such as a web server) where users can access it.
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Push the installer at an elevated privilege so that users can complete the installation (run the installer and follow the installation wizard)
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Deploy either the executable or the MSI package directly to the client computer. Use an administrator account if necessary.
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Push the installer at an elevated privilege so that users can complete the installation (run the installer and follow the installation wizard).
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Perform the installation operation directly on a client computer while logged in as the administrator.
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Use a software deployment tool to distribute Cisco Unified Video Advantage and camera drivers to client computers. Use this method if users do not have administrative privileges on their computers and if you want to avoid manually installing the application on each client PC.
Software deployment tools include group policy-based tools, such as Active Directory, or more advanced tools, such as the SMS1 software from Microsoft.
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Push the installer at an elevated privilege so that users can complete the installation (run the installer and follow the installation wizard).
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Related Topics
•Customizing the Deployment with Command-Line Options
•Log File Locations
•Installing the Application
•Updating the Application
Customizing the Deployment with Command-Line Options
Table 2-4 provides examples of command-line options that are specific to the deployment of Cisco Unified Video Advantage with the MSI package and the Cisco VT Camera with the MSI package. (Values given for variables are examples only.) You can use command-line options to reduce the number of configuration tasks that users might need to perform during and after installation.
Note These configuration options are for new installations only and not for upgrades.
For a complete list of command-line options that can be used and examples of their usage, see this URL:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988.aspx
Table 2-4 Using Command-Line Options with the MSI Package
If you want to....
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Use this command line
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Prevent users from interacting with the installation process, but allow them to view its progress
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
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Specify an installation directory location
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msiexec /i \\server\share\CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
/qb INSTALLDIR="D:\Newlocation"
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Create a server image of Cisco Unified Video Advantage at a specified network location
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msiexec /a CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
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Disable the Launch Cisco Unified Video Advantage button
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
NOLAUNCHCISCOUNIFIEDVIDEOADVANTAGE=1
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Limit the deployment to use only the H.264 codec
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
CODEC="H.264"
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Limit the deployment to use only the H.263 codec
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
CODEC="H.263"
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Allow the deployment to use either the H.263 or H.264 codecs (enabled by default; there is no need to pass the CODEC="ALL" option)
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
CODEC="ALL"
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Enable the video confirmation preference in the deployment
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
VIDEOCONFIRMATION=1
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Disable the video quality settings
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
NOVIDEOQUALITYSETTINGSDIALOG=1
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Enable flow control
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
FLOWCONTROLOPTION=1
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Specify an alternate port
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi /qb
UDPPORT="5555"
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Configure the Cisco Unified Problem Reporting Tool to send e-mail to a different address
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
PROBLEMREPORTMAILER=[e-mail address]
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Change the default location of the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application logs
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msiexec /i CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageSetup.msi
TRACEPATH="C:\logfilelocation"
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Change the default location of the Cisco VT Camera installation logs
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msiexec /i CiscoVTCameraDriverSetup.msi /L <Logfile>
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Note If you want Cisco Unified Video Advantage to display a window that users must manually dismiss before the installer reboots the computer, add a "+" character after "qb" in the command-line options in Table 2-4.
Related Topics
•Log File Locations
•Installing the Application
•Updating the Application
Log File Locations
Table 2-5 lists the log file types and their locations.
Table 2-5 Log File Locations
Log Type
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Location
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Cisco Unified Video Advantage installation
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[CommonFilesFolder]CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageInstall.log
Example: C:\Program Files\Common Files\CiscoUnifiedVideoAdvantageInstall.log
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Cisco Unified Video Advantage application
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[LocalAppData]Cisco\Cisco Unified Video Advantage
Example: C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Local Settings\Application Data\Cisco\Cisco Unified Video Advantage (Windows XP and 2000)
Example: C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Local\Cisco\Cisco Unified Video Advantage (Windows Vista)
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Cisco VT Camera installation
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[CommonFilesFolder]VTCameraInstall.log
Examples:
C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Local Settings\Temp (Windows XP and 2000)
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp (Windows Vista)
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Cisco Unified Problem Reporting Tool log
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Desktop
Example: C:\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Desktop (Windows XP and 2000)
Example: C:\Users\<username>\Desktop (Windows Vista)
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Related Topics
•Installing the Application
Installing the Application
For detailed steps about installing the camera drivers and Cisco Unified Video Advantage, see the user guide at this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/products_user_guide_list.html
Note Cisco Unified Video Advantage no longer installs the Cisco VT Camera drivers. You install the camera drivers first and then install the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application. You perform these operations as separate tasks.
Related Topics
•Log File Locations
•Updating the Application
Updating the Application
Before You Begin
•Register for an account on Cisco.com so that you can access the software download site.
•During the upgrade of Cisco Unified Video Advantage, the Cisco VT Camera camera drivers are removed and must be re-installed.
•Download the latest available software (camera drivers and Cisco Unified Video Advantage):
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240
•Users can uninstall the previous version of Cisco Unified Video Advantage or of the Cisco VT Camera camera drivers through the Control Panel, but it is not required.
Restrictions
In a Windows OS environment, command-line options are not supported on upgrades. They are supported only on new installations.
Procedure
Step 1 Download the latest available Cisco Unified Video Advantage software and Cisco VT Camera drivers from the Software Center:
http://tools.cisco.com/support/downloads/go/Redirect.x?mdfid=278875240
The installers are bundled into one Zip file that contains a separate installer for the Cisco VT Camera drivers and another installer for the Cisco Unified Video Advantage application.
Step 2 Make the updated software available for deployment. For details, see the "Related Topics."
•(If users have administrative privileges on their computers) Ask users to manually launch the application and/or camera driver executable to upgrade.
•(If users do not have administrative privileges on their computers) Use a software deployment tool to push software updates. A software deployment tool can temporarily elevate privileges for installation purposes. You probably used a software deployment tool to initially deploy the application.
Step 3 Tell users to follow the steps in the user guide for upgrading the application and Cisco VT Camera drivers.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5662/products_user_guide_list.html
Related Topics
•Deploying the Application and the Camera Drivers
