Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager Release 5.5
Managing Calls and Conferences in Network Manager

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Managing Calls and Conferences in Network Manager

Viewing Current Call Details

Viewing Current Call Details per Network Item

Disconnecting Calls

Searching for a Call

Viewing Current Conferences

Viewing Current Conferences per Network Item

Searching for a Conference

Accessing the Conference MCU


Managing Calls and Conferences in Network Manager


Viewing Current Call Details

Viewing Current Call Details per Network Item

Disconnecting Calls

Searching for a Call

Viewing Current Conferences

Viewing Current Conferences per Network Item

Searching for a Conference

Accessing the Conference MCU

Viewing Current Call Details

The Calls tab displays a table providing details of each call currently taking place on the selected element including source and destination aliases, source and destination gatekeepers of the calling parties, call start time and allocated bandwidth.

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click GK Calls.

Step 3 To display extended details per call, click on the table row and click Show call details.


Viewing Current Call Details per Network Item

You can view the current status of all calls currently being hosted on the network, zone or selected MCU.


Step 1 Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Network or a relevant custom view.

For information on creating customized views, see the "Creating a Custom Network Tree View" section on page 18-3.

Step 3 Select the network item you require.

Step 4 Click Calls.

Step 5 To display extended details per call, click on the table row and click Show call details.


Disconnecting Calls

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu and then click GK Calls

-or-

Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu, select the network item you require, and then click Calls.

Step 2 Do one of the following:

Select the call(s) you want to disconnect and click Disconnect selected call.

Click Disconnect all calls.


Searching for a Call

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu and then click GK Calls

-or-

Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu, select the network item you require, and then click Calls.

Step 2 Click Find.

Step 3 Enter the call alias, IP address of the endpoint, or service ID.

Step 4 Click Find.


Viewing Current Conferences

The Conferences tab provides a table for viewing the current status of all conferences being hosted on the network, zone or selected MCU.

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Conferences.

Table 26-1 describes the information displayed on the Conferences tab.

Table 26-1 Conferences Tab Parameters 

Parameter
Description

MCU

IP address of the MCU on the which the conference is being hosted. Click on the link to view the element manager of the MCU (Administrator).

Conference ID

Conference ID number. Click on the link to view the conference manager of the MCU (Conference Control).

Layout

Video layout configuration of the conference.

Camera

Indicates whether video is enabled for the conference.

Speaker

Indicates whether audio is enabled for the conference.

Data

Indicates whether data support is enabled for the conference.

Total Participants

Number of current participants.

Local Participants

Number of local participants on this MCU.

Reserved Participants

Number of reserved participants.

Video Bit Rate

Maximum bit rate for the conference.

Zone

Zone in which the conference is taking place.


Step 3 (Optional) Double-click the link in the MCU column to display the element manager for that element.


Viewing Current Conferences per Network Item

You can view the current status of all conferences currently being hosted on the network, zone or selected MCU.


Step 1 Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Network or a relevant custom view.

For information on creating customized views, see the "Creating a Custom Network Tree View" section on page 18-3.

Step 3 Select the network item you require.

Step 4 Click Conferences.

Table 26-1 describes the information displayed on the Conferences tab.

Step 5 (Optional) Double-click the link in the MCU column to display the element manager for that element.


Searching for a Conference

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu and then click Conferences

-or-

Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu, select the network item you require, and then click Conferences.

Step 2 Click Find .

Step 3 Enter the conference ID or the zone prefix.

Step 4 (Optional) Use the [*] wildcard to search for conferences.

Step 5 Click Find.

The row in the table matching your search criteria is highlighted.


Accessing the Conference MCU

Procedure


Step 1 Click Calls in the sidebar menu and then click Conferences

-or-

Click Network Tree in the sidebar menu, select the network item you require, and then click Conferences.

Step 2 To access the element manager of the MCU (Administrator), click the MCU link in the left-hand column of each table row.

Step 3 To access the MCU Conference Control interface, click the link in the Conference ID column.

This enables you to manage and take control of the conference.