Table Of Contents
Introducing Resource Manager
User Types
Logging in to Resource Manager
Enabling Single Sign-on with Microsoft Vista and Internet Explorer 8
Accessing In-meeting Control
Introducing Resource Manager
Resource Manager is a simple-to-use, web-based application for managing visual communications in multi-site organization deployments. It provides resource management of network devices for video and audio meetings as well as scheduling, call-routing, and conference control functionalities.
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User Types
•Logging in to Resource Manager
•Enabling Single Sign-on with Microsoft Vista and Internet Explorer 8
•Accessing In-meeting Control
User Types
Resource Manager enables you to log in as a Meeting Organizer or a Regular User.
Each user type has a default set of permissions and a default view of the user interface. Table 1-1 outlines the differences between the default permissions for each user type.
Table 1-1 Resource Manager User Types and Default Permission
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Meeting Organizer
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Regular User
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Create and manage meetings for others
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Allowed
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Manage personal address book
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Allowed
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Manage own virtual room
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Allowed
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Create and manage own meetings
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Allowed
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Allowed
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View scheduled meetings
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Allowed
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Allowed
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Receive and respond to meeting notices
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Allowed
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Allowed
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Attend meetings
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Allowed
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Allowed
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Moderate meetings
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Allowed
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Allowed
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Modify own profile
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Allowed
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Allowed
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Enable Location Preference (for use in distributed deployments—indicates where the meeting is created when no terminal is specified)
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Allowed
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Note When in-meeting control is PIN-protected, a user needs the Moderator PIN to perform in-meeting control operations.
Logging in to Resource Manager
Procedure
Step 1 Open your browser and enter the Resource Manager URL.
Step 2 Enter your user ID and password in the Resource Manager login screen.
Step 3 Select Remember User ID and Password to use the user ID and password for the next login.
Step 4 For Single Sign On (SSO) users, add the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager host server to the Internet Explorer trusted site list on the computers that belong to you.
Step 5 Select Login.
Enabling Single Sign-on with Microsoft Vista and Internet Explorer 8
The Single Sign-on (SSO) feature does not work with Internet Explorer 8 under Vista by default. Modify the Vista default security setting as described here to enable SSO.
Procedure
Step 1 Go to Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Options on your computer.
Step 2 Double-click Network security: LAN Manager or right-click and select Properties.
Step 3 Select Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated in the Local Security Setting tab.
Step 4 Select Apply.
Accessing In-meeting Control
You can access the In-meeting Control screen after signing in to the Resource Manager web user interface. Alternatively, you can enter a meeting directly without having to log in to the Resource Manager.
Procedure
Step 1 Select Enter a Meeting in the Resource Manager login screen.
Step 2 Enter the ID of the desired meeting.
Step 3 Enter the meeting PIN, if there is one.
Step 4 Select Login.
