Table Of Contents

Configuring a Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server Profile in Resource Manager

Creating or Modifying a Desktop Server Profile

Removing a Desktop Server Profile

Searching for a Desktop Server Profile

How to Stream Meetings Using Desktop Server

Enabling Streaming on Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server

Enabling Streaming for a Virtual Room

Allowing Recording by Specified Roles

Allowing Recording by Specified Users

Enabling Recording for Specified Virtual Rooms

Configuring a Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server Profile in Resource Manager

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•Creating or Modifying a Desktop Server Profile

•Removing a Desktop Server Profile

•Searching for a Desktop Server Profile

•How to Stream Meetings Using Desktop Server

Creating or Modifying a Desktop Server Profile

Once a Desktop Server is configured, it is automatically brought online so that Resource Manager can schedule resources.

Procedure

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Step 1 Click Resource Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Desktop.

Step 3 Click the link in the Name column for the Desktop Server you require, or click Add to create a new Desktop Server profile.

Step 4 Enter the name of the Desktop Server in the Name field.

Step 5 Enter the URL used by participants to join a meeting via Desktop Server in the Web Access URL field.

The URL must be in the format http://<IP address>:<port number>/desktop

Step 6 Enter an H.323 ID used to identify connections from Desktop Server in MCU conferences in the H.323 ID field.

Ensure that the same H.323 ID is configured in the Desktop Server administrator web interface.

Configuring this field allows Resource Manager to route calls from this Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server based on the predefined IP topology.

Step 7 Select a topology setting from the Location drop-down list. The default value is Home.

The Location field is visible only when the IP Topology tab is activated in the Resource Manager Configuration Tool under System Configuration > UI Settings.

Step 8 Enter any text you want to associate with the web access URL in the Description Text field.

The description text is embedded in email invitations sent to meeting participants.

Step 9 Click Access URL to add a placeholder for the access URL for Desktop Server clients.

Step 10 Click Installer URL to add a placeholder for the link via which users install the Desktop Server client before the meeting.

Step 11 Click OK to save your changes.

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Removing a Desktop Server Profile

Procedure

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Step 1 Click Resource Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Desktop.

Step 3 Click the Desktop Server entry you wish to delete in the Name column.

Step 4 Click Delete and then OK.

The Desktop Server profile is deleted from the scheduler and information about the Desktop Server is removed from the database.

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Searching for a Desktop Server Profile

Procedure

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Step 1 Click Resource Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Desktop.

Step 3 Enter the partial or complete name of the Desktop Server in the Name field.

Step 4 Click Search.

Search results are listed.

Step 5 To return to the complete list of Desktop Servers, clear the Name field, and then click Search.

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How to Stream Meetings Using Desktop Server

•Enabling Streaming on Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server

•Enabling Streaming for a Virtual Room

•Allowing Recording by Specified Roles

•Allowing Recording by Specified Users

•Enabling Recording for Specified Virtual Rooms

Enabling Streaming on Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Desktop Server

Procedure

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Step 1 Click Advanced Settings in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Look and Feel.

Step 3 Set Streaming to Visible.

Step 4 Click OK to save your changes.

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Enabling Streaming for a Virtual Room

Procedure

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Step 1 Click User Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click the link in the Name column for the user you require, or select Add to create a new user profile.

Step 3 Click Virtual Room Setting.

Step 4 Set Streaming to Enabled.

Step 5 Click OK to save your changes.

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Allowing Recording by Specified Roles

Procedure

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Step 1 Click Advanced Settings in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Default User Settings.

Step 3 Select an option from the Recording Policy field.

Select Allow everyone to record to enable recording permission for endpoint-initiated ad hoc conferences that do not belong to a specific user.

Step 4 Click OK to save your changes.

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Allowing Recording by Specified Users

Procedure

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Step 1 Click User Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Users.

Step 3 Click the link in the Name column for the user you require.

Step 4 Click Advanced.

Step 5 (Optional) Select Inherit recording policy from Default User Settings to define custom recording policy for this user.

Step 6 (Optional) Select Allow user to record meeting to enable this user to record meeting regardless of the global policy.

Step 7 Click OK to save your changes.

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Enabling Recording for Specified Virtual Rooms

Procedure

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Step 1 Click User Management in the sidebar menu.

Step 2 Click Users.

Step 3 Click the link in the Name column for the user you require.

Step 4 Click Virtual Room Setting.

Step 5 Select Try to record meeting when meeting starts.

This option is available if

•Recording is allowed for the current user according to the recording policy.

•The Record Meeting field is set to Enabled under Admin > Advanced Settings > Look and Feel.

The meeting will not be recorded if there are not enough available recording ports on the Desktop Server when the meeting is scheduled.

Step 6 Click OK to save your changes.

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