User Guide for Installing and Configuring Microsoft Outlook Plug-in for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager Release 5.6
Scheduling Meetings via the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Table Of Contents

Scheduling Meetings via the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Installing the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Configuring the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Sending a Meeting Invitation

How to Manage Meetings via Outlook

Modifying a Meeting Invitation

Cancelling a Meeting

Modifying Meeting Recurrence

Uninstalling the Resource Manager Outlook Client


Scheduling Meetings via the Resource Manager Outlook Client


Installing the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Configuring the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Sending a Meeting Invitation

Modifying a Meeting Invitation

Cancelling a Meeting

Modifying Meeting Recurrence

Uninstalling the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Installing the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Contact your system administrator for installation information.

Configuring the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Procedure


Step 1 Click CUVCM RM Settings in the Outlook user interface, or go to Tools > Options > CUVCM RM Meetings.

Step 2 Enter the address of your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager server in the Server URL field.

Step 3 Click Check Server Status to verify that the server is operational and that you can connect to the server.

Step 4 Enter your Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager user ID and password, and optionally your organization name in the appropriate fields, if these fields appear.

Step 5 Click OK to save your changes.


Sending a Meeting Invitation

Procedure


Step 1 Open a new appointment or meeting request form in the Outlook user interface.

Step 2 Click CUVCM RM Meeting.

If the you already have a virtual room defined, your virtual room details are displayed.

Step 3 Click Override Virtual Room default values if you do not want to use the default settings of your virtual room.

Step 4 Enter new meeting and moderator PINs as required.

If you entered a moderator PIN, you can enable the waiting room feature where participants are placed in a waiting room without audio or video until the meeting moderator joins the meeting.

If you entered a moderator PIN, you can automatically record a meeting when it starts (available only when Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server is configured in Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager).

Step 5 Enable the Streaming option to automatically start streaming when the meeting starts (available only when Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server is configured in Resource Manager).

Step 6 Enter the number MCU ports you want to reserve for the meeting.

Step 7 You can invite other terminals to the meeting and automatically dial out to them at the meeting start time.

You can search all terminals configured in the Resource Manager database and add them to the invited list.

Click Extra Terminal to invite terminals not defined in the Resource Manager database to the meeting.

Step 8 Click OK to save the Resource Manager scheduling request and close the CUVCM RM Meeting window.

The CUVCM RM Meeting button is selected and the name of the virtual room appears in the Location field of the appointment or meeting request form.

Step 9 Specify invitees in the To field.

Step 10 (Optional) Click Cancel Meeting to change this meeting from Resource Manager to a generic Outlook meeting.

Step 11 Click Send to send the meeting request to the Resource Manager server.

If scheduling succeeds, Resource Manager sends the invitation to all invitees.

If scheduling fails, Resource Manager displays an error message.


How to Manage Meetings via Outlook

Meetings scheduled using the Resource Manager Outlook Client are displayed in the Resource Manager web user interface with an Outlook icon next to the meeting entry.

You can modify or cancel meetings scheduled using the Resource Manager Outlook Client only from within Outlook. You cannot do so from the Resource Manager web user interface.

Modifying a Meeting Invitation

Cancelling a Meeting

Modifying Meeting Recurrence

Modifying a Meeting Invitation

Procedure


Step 1 Open the meeting from the Outlook calendar.

Step 2 Click CUVCM RM Meeting.

Step 3 Modify the meeting settings as required.

Step 4 Click Send Update.


Cancelling a Meeting

Procedure


Step 1 Select the meeting in the Outlook calendar.

Step 2 Click Delete.

Step 3 Select Send cancellation and delete meeting.

Step 4 Click Send.


Modifying Meeting Recurrence

Procedure


Step 1 Cancel the meeting from the Outlook calendar.

Step 2 Schedule a new recurring meeting.


Uninstalling the Resource Manager Outlook Client

Procedure


Step 1 Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs on your computer.

Step 2 Click CUVCM Outlook Integration in the list.

Step 3 Click Remove.