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Overview of Cisco Business Edition 3000

This chapter contains information on the following topics:

Benefits of Deploying Cisco Business Edition 3000

Cisco Business Edition 3000, a system under the Cisco Unified Communications family of products, provides an IP telephony solution that enables:

  • Easy setup of deployments
  • Easy provisioning of users, phones, lines, and phone features
  • Easy monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Easy maintenance of your system (simplified backups and simplified restores)

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 software is preinstalled on the server so that you do not have to perform a software installation to get your server up and running. Deployment of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, phones, and the gateway across an IP network provides a distributed, virtual telephony network. Quality of service is maintained across constricted WAN links, Internet, or VPN connections.

Your Cisco Business Edition 3000 system is designed to support up to 300 users and 400 phones. Supplementary and enhanced services such as hold, transfer, forward, conference, multiple-line appearances, speed dials, last-number redial, and other features extend to the phones.

Web-browser interfaces allow configuration of the system. These interfaces also provide access to online help.

Components of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 System

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 Server

Cisco Business Edition 3000 is installed for you on a standalone Cisco MCS 7890-C1. When you plug in the server, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 software is installed and ready for use. Cisco Unified Communications Manager, an internal component of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 software that provides call processing for your system, resides on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server. Cisco Unity Connection, an internal component of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 software that provides voicemail support for your system, also resides on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server. The Cisco Business Edition 3000 server also contains the database where your configuration records are stored. Internal services that are part of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 software allow you to troubleshoot, monitor, and perform maintenance tasks, such as backups and upgrades.


Tip

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 server must use a static IP address.

Because you use web-browsable graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting, you need not connect a keyboard and mouse to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server. The following graphical user interfaces (GUIs) exist on the server so that you can perform tasks to support your system:

Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard guides you through the deployment steps that are necessary to complete an initial configuration. From this wizard, an administrator can select the automatic option that requires data to be uploaded through a Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file. Also, an administrator can manually configure settings by moving throughout the wizard. The Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard supports forward and back capability through Back and Next buttons that display on every page of the wizard.


Tip

If you click Next throughout the wizard without updating any of the settings, your system uses the default settings.

Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface

After you complete the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, the next time that you log in to the server, you can access the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. The Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface allows you to perform the tasks that are described in this chapter. For example, in this GUI, you can monitor and troubleshoot the system, add, edit, delete configuration data, such as phones, users, sites, and so on, and perform maintenance tasks, such as backups, restorations, upgrades, add and view licenses.

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface uses a three-section layout, which consists of a top-level header, navigation menus that display on the left of the page that expand and collapse to display individual menu options, and a content section that displays on the right of the page where you can view, add, update, and delete data.

When you click an arrow next to a navigation menu, the navigation section displays the items that belongs to the navigation menu. To display the contents of an item in the navigation menu, click the item. The contents of that item display on the right side of the GUI.

Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface

When users that exist in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface log in to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface, a web page displays where the user can manage user preferences for phone features; for example, the user can update Reach Me Anywhere, call forwarding, speed dials, the phone PIN for Cisco Extension Mobility, and the password for the Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface. In addition, the user can use Cisco Web Dialer to place a call to an extension in the corporate directory.

Users can manage their user preferences settings for phone features by selecting check boxes and entering the appropriate information in the provided fields. Each user accesses his own Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface page, and this page is not shared by users.

Most settings that display in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface are dynamic; the settings display only if the user is allowed to use the feature (as configured by you, the system administrator). For example, if you do not enable Reach Me Anywhere in the usage profile that is assigned to the user, the user cannot see the Reach Me Anywhere setting in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface.

USB Support

Cisco Business Edition 3000 gives you the option of using USB flash drive or a USB hard disk for the following functionality:
  • Updating the network parameters—You can copy the configure.xml file to a USB flash drive to update the network parameters. The temporary network address allows you to log in to the First Time Setup Wizard through a browser. The purpose of the .xls data configuration file is to create temporary network parameters so that they do not have to connect a laptop to the server using a cable, and access the GUIs using default addresses.

    Note

    After you run the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, designate a single USB DVD drive key for this function.

  • Uploading a Cisco-provided country pack—You copy the Cisco-provided country pack to the USB flash drive and then install the country pack through the Country/Locale page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard.
  • Uploading the Cisco-provided.xls data configuration file—You can copy the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file to the USB flash drive and then upload the spreadsheet to the system through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard.
  • Backing Up and Restoring Your Data—You may store your backup tar file to a USB hard disk, and if you must restore you data for any reason, you can access the backup tar file on the USB hard disk to restore the data through the Restore page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.
  • Uploading an audio source file for Music On Hold—You can copy the .wav file that you want to use for music on hold to the USB flash drive; after you insert the USB flash drive in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, you can upload the file through the Music On Hold page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.
  • Uploading Cisco User Connect licenses—Cisco User Connect license allow you to track the users and phones that are in your system. You may use a USB flash drive to upload licenses.

    Note

    Some operating systems do not allow you to copy an entire file that is larger than 4 GB to the USB flash drive. The system silently copies only 4 GB of the file to the USB flash drive. Hence, Cisco recommends that you use USB flash drives that are formatted as FAT32 in the Cisco Business Edition 3000.


    Note

    Linux platform supports USB flash drives formatted with FAT32.

  • Exporting your configured data—By using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface, you can export all of your configured data to a storage device that is connected to a USB port or to a SFTP server. You may store the exported configuration to a USB flash drive or USB hard disk.
  • Using the Cisco Diagnostic Tool—The Cisco Diagnostic Tool allows you to diagnose your system if you cannot access the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. You copy the diagnose.xml file that is used with the Cisco Diagnostic Tool to a USB flash drive.

    Note

    Make sure that you designate a USB flash drive just for this purpose. Do not use the USB flash drive for other functions.

Related topics

Cisco-Provided .xls Data Configuration File

The data configuration file, which is a Cisco-provided .xls spreadsheet template where you can enter the majority of your configuration data, provides the following support:

  • Allows you to plan your configuration before you begin your first day of deployment.
  • Allows you to insert users and phones in bulk through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface after your initial deployment.

To quickly import (add) your configuration data to Cisco Business Edition 3000 after you plug in your Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, you can enter your data and then upload the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file to the server from a USB flash drive or your desktop when you run the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard. If you upload the file, you bypass the configuration pages in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, and the wizard immediately takes you to the Summary page where you can confirm your data.

After the server restarts at the end of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, you can log into the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface and verify that you data got added to Cisco Business Edition 3000. If you include user and phone data in the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface allows you to import the users and phones and then informs you of import errors for users and phones.


Tip

If you do not want to upload the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file when you run the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard, consider entering your data in the file and using it as a guide when you manually enter the information in the GUIs.

For example, during your initial deployment, you inserted 25 users and phones; now, you must insert 25 more users and phones. To accomplish this task, you can modify the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file that you used for automatic set up during the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard or you can obtain a new Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file and add your new users and phones to that new spreadsheet.

Make sure that you have installed the appropriate country-pack .cop files during the automatic setup of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard. From Release 8.6(3) onwards, you can localized spreadsheets provided your local browser matches the locale of the spreadsheet being uploaded. The localized spreadsheet contains texts and drop-down fields in the locale that you have chosen from the language drop-down list box.


Note

Be aware that when you download the localized spreadsheet on the Cisco Business Edition 3000, the options in the Advanced Options drop-down menu for various functionalities may remain in English. Only the non-technical texts and the non-reserved strings will be translated to the chosen locale. For example, PRI 4ESS, PRI 5E8, SFTP, CentralSite, and Remote Site remains in English.


Note

Cisco recommends that all users set their supported browsers to the desired locale version that is available in the installed country pack version, so that the text displays as expected.


Caution

Do not use the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file to modify your configuration data. Cisco Business Edition 3000 only supports the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file for the initial deployment and for bulk insertion (adding) of users and phones after the initial deployment. For example, if you attempt to update existing user and phone information through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file, the updates fail.

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Phones

Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports a variety of phones that are available through Cisco. If the phone model can support either SIP or SCCP, Cisco Business Edition 3000 uses SIP with the phone. For example, Cisco Unified IP Phone 7937 supports SCCP.

The Cisco Business Edition 3000 server sends a phone-specific configuration file to each phone in your system. (This file is not the same as the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file that is described in the Cisco-Provided .xls Data Configuration File.) This configuration file contains data that your phone requires to work; for example, the configuration file specifies whether the phone can use barge, whether phones can use phone applications, and what the locale is for the system.

You can configure the phone for Cisco Business Edition 3000 by using the following methods:

  • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (after initial deployment and when server comes up after the reboot)
  • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)
  • Under Users/Phones > Phones in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)

Your phone requires an IP address and other network settings to work. For information on how your phone obtains its IP address and other network settings, refer to your phone administration documentation.

For your phone to work, you must install licenses. You cannot add a phone to the system if the appropriate license is not installed and available for use.

All features that are available with Cisco Business Edition 3000 are not supported on all phone models. Before you configure your Cisco Business Edition 3000, determine which features are supported on your phone by obtaining the phone administration documentation that is available with your phone and this version of Cisco Business Edition 3000.

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Attendant Console

Using Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 as an Attendant Console

Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 which, can be used as an attendant console when a Cisco Unified IP Color Key Expansion Module (KEM) is attached to the phone. For information on connecting a KEM, see Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961, 9951, and 9971 Administration Guide for Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8.5 (SIP).

The addition of the KEM expands the number of buttons that are available to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 8961 to 41 buttons for use as an attendant console. This provides the user with up to 40 buttons that can be used as speed dials, line buttons, or other features as required.

Using Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962, 7965, and 7975 as an Attendant Console

Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962, 7965, and 7975 which, can be used as an attendant console when a Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7915 or Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7916 is attached to the phone. For information on connecting a Key Expansion Module (KEM), see Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7915 and Cisco Unified IP Phone Expansion Module 7916 .

The addition of the KEM expands the number of buttons that are available to the Cisco Unified IP Phone 7962, 7965, and 7975 by 48 buttons when two Key Expansion Modules are added for use as an attendant console. This provides the user with extra buttons that can be used as speed dials, line buttons, or other features as required.

Configuring the Key Expansion Module

The system administrator uses the Usage Profile of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface to set up a usage profile for an attendant console. Using the Phone Button Template, the administrator can configure the buttons that are available when one or two KEMs are attached to the phone.

Button number 1 is automatically designated as a line by the system because button number 1 is used to correlate the phone and user when the user extension is assigned to line 1 on the phone. You cannot update Line Button 1.

The Phone Button Template is automatically provisioned with speed dials for the buttons that are available. The system administrator can use the Phone Button Template to change the function of the buttons that are available.

During migration all speed-dial details are saved and migrated to the new system.

For more information about configuring the Usage Profile, see Usage Profiles Settings .

Video Support

Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports point-to-point video calls between two video-capable, nonteleworker phones (for example, Cisco Unified IP Phones 8941 and 8945) within the same site or when calling between sites that are configured with network interfaces of at least T1 capacity or larger and with video services between sites enabled.


Note

Point-to-point video is not supported within the teleworker site or between the teleworker site and any other site that is connected to the teleworker site.


Note

Cisco Business Edition 3000 does not support video conferencing.


Caution

The number of video calls is expected to be small. Because, bandwidth is usually limited between sites, the system does not reserve video bandwidth for infrequent video calls so that this bandwidth can be used for the audio-only calls. Thus, if a large number of video calls are made (relative to the number of video calls between sites as shown on the sites page), audio and video quality can suffer between the sites. If you encounter poor quality due to a large number of video calls, you may find it necessary to disable video to and from that particular site.

The system administrator accesses System Settings > Sites on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface to configure the system for point-to-point video.

For more information, see Sites .

Voicemail

Cisco Unity Connection, an internal component of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 software that provides voicemail support for your system, resides on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server. With Cisco Business Edition 3000, users can perform the following tasks:

  • Call into the voice messaging system
  • Send voice messages by using the phone keypad
  • Check voice messages by using the phone keypad
  • Reply to voice messages by using the phone keypad
  • Forward voice messages by using the phone keypad
  • Manage receipts by using the phone keypad— Receipts indicate when a voice message was played by an intended recipient, when it was received by the intended recipient, and if it was received by the intended recipient.
  • Divert an incoming call to voicemail
  • Notify new voicemail through email

Tip

Voicemail support requires the use of voicemail licenses. You must install one Voicemail license for each user that requires voicemail.

Cisco Business Edition 3000 shares a single pilot extension for both Voicemail and Auto Attendant features.
  • If the Voicemail is enabled and the user dials the Voicemail or the Auto Attendant extension, the call will be connected to the Voicemail. Press the pound (#) key to switch to Auto Attendant.
  • If the Voicemail is disabled and the user dials the Voicemail or the Auto Attendant extension, the call will be connected to the Auto Attendant. Press the star (*) key to switch to Voicemail.

Note

The external callers will always be connected to the Auto Attendant.

You can enable or disable the Voicemail on Users/Phones > Usage Profiles page using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. Check the usage profile associated with the user to confirm is the Voicemail is enabled or disabled for the user.

Creating and configuring an IMAP account to access Cisco Business Edition 3000 Voicemail in Microsoft Outlook

To use Outlook to access the voicemail for Cisco Business Edition 3000 , create and configure a new Outlook account for the user. You need the following information:
  • Business Edition 3000 server username (alias).
  • Password (This is the web application password that is set on the User pages in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface).
  • The IP address, or if DNS is configured, the fully qualified domain name of the Business Edition 3000 server.
To create and configure a new account in outlook:
  1. Start Outlook.
  2. On the Outlook Tools menu, select E-Mail Accounts.
  3. In the E-Mail Accounts wizard, select Add a New E-Mail Account.
  4. Select Next.
  5. On the Server Type page, select IMAP.
  6. Select Next.
  7. Enter values in the User Information section:
    1. In the Your Name field, enter a display name for the account. The value that you enter here is visible only in Outlook.
    2. In the E-Mail Address field, enter one of the following:
      • The SMTP Address of the user and the name of the Business Edition 3000 server. You can find this information in the SMTP Address field on the User Basics page in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. The E-Mail Address typically follows this format: <User ID>@<domain name of the Business Edition 3000 server>
      • The proxy address for the user.
  8. Enter values in the Server Information Section:
    1. In the Incoming Server field, enter the IP address or the fully qualified domain name of the Business Edition 3000 server.

      Caution

      Do not use the fully qualified domain name of the Business Edition 3000 server unless DNS is configured for the network.

    2. In the Outgoing Server field, select the IP address or the fully qualified domain name of the Business Edition 3000 server.
  9. Enter values in the Logon Information section:
    1. In the User Name field, enter the username.
    2. In the Password field, enter the password of the user.
    3. Verify that the Remember Password check box is not checked. If this option is checked, and the password of the user expires, changes, or is locked, Microsoft Outlook does not prompt the user to enter the password. The result is that users do not receive voice messages from Business Edition 3000 server.
  10. If you do not want to encrypt voice messages and other data that are sent over the network between Outlook and Business Edition 3000 server, skip to step 14.

    Caution

    If you want to encrypt voice messages and other data that are sent between Outlook and Business Edition 3000 server, continue with step 11.

  11. Select More Settings
  12. In the Internet E-Mail Settings dialog box, select the Advanced tab.
  13. Select OK to close the Internet E-Mail Settings dialog box.
  14. If the SMTP server is configured to allow connections from untrusted IP addresses, skip to step 20. If the SMTP server is configured to require authentication from untrusted IP addresses, continue with step 15.
  15. Select More Settings.
  16. In the Internet E-mail Settings dialog box, select the Outgoing Server tab.
  17. Verify that the My outgoing server (STMP) requires authentication check box is checked.
  18. Verify that Use same settings as my incoming mail server is selected.
  19. Select OK to close the Internet E-Mail settings dialog box.
  20. Select Next.
  21. Select Finish.
  22. In the left pane of Outlook, select the Inbox folder for the new account.
  23. On the Outlook Tools menu, select Send/Receive > This Folder.
  24. If prompted, enter the Business Edition 3000 server username and password.

For more information, see the following topics:

Auto Attendant

In Cisco Business Edition 3000, the auto attendant serves as the virtual receptionist; that is, the caller receives an automated greeting and series of prompts in order to successfully transfer the call to a user without the assistance of an operator. The following options describe the auto attendant support.


Note

Auto attendant uses the same internal components as voicemail. Auto attendant is turned on by default, and you cannot turn it off. The system can handle up to 12 simultaneous calls to voicemail and auto attendant.

  • The auto attendant uses a single menu for both business and closed hours (default); the auto attendant plays the same greeting and set of prompts during both business and nonbusiness hours. Cisco Business Edition 3000 automatically comes with a sample menu that provides the following functionality. If you do not want to use the sample menu, you can upload another menu that can be used by the system.

    Note

    Cisco recommends that you install QuickTime Player plugin in your respective browser so that the audio greeting playback controls works as expected. Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports QuickTime Player with a minimum version of 6.

    • The auto attendant plays a greeting announcing that the corporate directory has been reached.
    • The auto attendant requests that the caller enter the extension on the phone to transfer the call.
    • If the caller does not enter the extension quickly, the auto attendant requests that the caller enter the extension again.
    • The auto attendant transfers the call to the user of the extension.
    • The auto attendant requests that the caller reenter the extension of the user when the system cannot find the extension.
    • The auto attendant plays a farewell prompt.

Tip

The auto attendant does not support a different menu for holidays.

To use the auto attendant, you must first configure the Voicemail and Auto Attendant Extension setting in the dial plan. You can configure this setting

  • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (for initial deployment)
  • On the Dial Plan page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (during initial deployment if you do not use the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file)
  • Under System Settings > Dial Plan in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)

After you configure the Voicemail and Auto Attendant Extension setting in the dial plan, configure the Auto Attendant page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (select System Settings > Auto Attendant). After you set it up, remember to test your auto attendant functionality.

Cisco Business Edition 3000 shares a single pilot extension for both Voicemail and Auto Attendant features.
  • If the Voicemail is enabled and the user dials the Voicemail or the Auto Attendant extension, the call will be connected to the Voicemail. Press the pound (#) key to switch to Auto Attendant.
  • If the Voicemail is disabled and the user dials the Voicemail or the Auto Attendant extension, the call will be connected to the Auto Attendant. Press the star (*) key to switch to Voicemail.

Note

The external callers will always be connected to the Auto Attendant.


Note

Auto attendant uses an internal user called operator. You cannot edit or delete this user, and it does not display in the Search User page. In addition, you cannot add a user with the user ID of operator. (User IDs should indicate who the user is, not the functions or tasks that the user perform.)

Do not assign the Voicemail and Auto Attendant Extension that you configure in the dial plan to the user that is your operator.

Example

Assume Main Number = 4011000, Voicemail is enabled, and Auto Attendant extension = 1999. When you call 4011999 from PSTN, call will directly go to Auto Attendant System and will enable the PSTN users to call any extension they want to speak. If the users want to switch to Voicemail System, they can press the * (star) key in the Auto Attendant menu.

Example

Assume new user = 1001, Voicemail is not enabled, and Auto Attendant extension = 1999. Add a new user (1001) and associate a usage profile with Voicemail not enabled. When you call 1999 from 1001, the call will reach the Auto Attendant System and will enable the users to dial any number they want to speak. If the users want to switch to Voicemail System, they can press the * (star) key in the Auto Attendant menu.

Example

Assume new user = 1002, Voicemail is enabled, and Auto Attendant extension = 1999. Add a new user (1002) and associate a usage profile with Voicemail enabled. When you call 1999 from 1002, the call will reach the Voice Mail System. If the users want to switch to Auto Attendant System, they can press the # (pound) key in the Voicemail menu.

Example

On the phone set Call Forward All to Auto Attendant number. When you try to make a call to DN, call will be forwarded to Auto Attendant number.

Example

In the usage profile, you can set Forward Busy Calls To / Forward No Answer Calls To to the Voicemail / Auto Attendant number.


Note

The Voicemail and Auto Attendant Systems share the same pilot extension. The Voicemail capability of the user who makes the call determines where the call should be delivered to. If the user has Voicemail enabled, dialing the Voicemail / Auto Attendant pilot extension will transfer the call to the Voicemail system. If the user does not have Voicemail enabled, dialing the Voicemail / Auto Attendant pilot extension will transfer the call to the Auto Attendant System. External or outside callers will always reach the Auto Attendant System.

For more information, see the following topics:

Gateway

For all calls that go through the PSTN, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 uses the following gateways:

  • Gateway built in to Cisco Media Convergence Server 7890C1 (MCS 7890-C1)
  • Cisco 2901 Integrated Services Router (ISR2901)
  • SPA8800
  • SIP Trunk

Table 1 shows the supported PSTN connections for Cisco Business Edition 3000.

Table 1 Supported PSTN connections

SI No.

Gateway type

Connection type

Max number of ports

Usage

1

MCS 7890-C1

  • MGCP T1 PRI
  • MGCP T1 CAS
  • MGCP E1 R2
  • MGCP E1 PRI

2

Central Site Only

Note   

With Cisco Business Edition 3000, only the media resource on MCS 7890-C1 box can be configured as a media resource.

2

Cisco ISR2901

  • MGCP T1 PRI
  • MGCP T1 CAS

Unlimited for Provisioning

Central Site and/or Remote Site

3

SPA8800

FXO

4

Central Site and/or Remote Site

4

SIP Trunk

SIP trunk

Unlimited for Provisioning

Central Site and/or Remote Site

The gateways serve as your connection to the PSTN; that is, the gateway allows all of your users to place and receive calls that go through the PSTN.


Note

For Cisco ISR2901, ensure that you connect the T1/E1 PSTN connections to slot 0 only.

The Cisco ISR2901 that you use with Cisco Business Edition 3000 cannot be used for any IP routing functions other than those that are supported with Cisco Business Edition 3000.

The Cisco Unified Communications (UC) Technology Package License must be purchased with the order of Cisco ISR2901.


Note

Install the Cisco Unified Communications Technology Package License before you configure any Voice features on the Cisco Business Edition 3000.

When you order a new router, it is shipped preinstalled with the software image and the corresponding permanent licenses for the packages and features that you specified. You do not need to activate or register the software before use. For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/sw_activation/SA_on_ISR.html#wp1057952.

To verify if the Cisco Unified Communications Technology Package License is installed and activated, see License Settings.

The Cisco MCS7890-C1 supports approximately 300 users and 400 devices.

For MCS78901-C1, you can create an internal gateway during the First Time Setup using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard.

For the Cisco MCS7890-C1 gateway, you can configure the general settings, such as the Media Resource IP address and the hostname. The settings that you configure for the gateway allows the gateway, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, and the phones to interact with each other for calls that go through the PSTN connection.


Note

Ensure that you retain minimum of one T1/E1 PSTN connection configured with the internal gateway. The media transcoding and conferencing will not work properly if all the internal gateway connections are deleted.

Ensure that you assign a static IP address for the Cisco MCS7890-C1 internal gateway. However, there is no such restriction of a static IP address for ISR2901 gateways. If you plan to use DHCP, see the Best Practices for Using DHCP for Acquiring IP Addresses.

With Release 8.6.4 and later, you can associate each gateway with a site. However, the internal gateway, by default, is always associated with the central site of the system and cannot be modified. You can change the associated site for the gateway by editing the settings on the Connections > Device page using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

You can associate the gateways with sites for the following PSTN connections:
  • E1 PRI
  • T1 PRI
  • T1 CAS
  • SIP Trunk
  • SPA8800 (FXO)

Note

The external gateways do not support E1 R2 connection type. Therefore, the E1 R2 connections are always associated with the internal gateway.

You can configure the gateway for Cisco Business Edition 3000 by using one of the following methods:
  • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (for initial deployment).
  • On the Gateway page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (during initial deployment if you do not use the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file).
  • Under Connections > PSTN Connections > Add PSTN Connection > Connection Type > Device > Device > Add Device in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment).

Tip

After you add the Cisco ISR2901 gateway configuration to Cisco Business Edition 3000, you must update the gateway with the appropriate CLI commands. See Devices Settings.

Inbound and Outbound Called Party and Calling Party Transformations

Administrators can add or edit transformation patterns through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. Administrators can set digit discard instructions from the Outbound Call Routing section that appears under Advanced Settings in order to transform called party numbers for each PSTN connection. Digit discard instructions allow you to manipulate dialed digits or called party number for outgoing calls by appending or removing prefix digits. The default digit discard instructions at the egress connection down-size the called party number to contain the subscriber digits only. For outbound call routing to function properly, the called party number is up-sized based on the calling party location and routed based on class of service. The called party number is down-sized at the gateway egress.

Different service providers may use a different number of digits for the called number. For example, a service provider in North America may expect 11 digits for a local call and 8 digits for an international call. To support advanced routing cases, Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to customize called party transformation patterns for each connection.

To route inbound calls to your internal extensions, you must remove the significant digits at the ingress gateway and append prefix digits to match the resulting number to an extension. By default, the significant digits that are retained in the calling party number is set to be equal to extension length and no prefix digits are added. To customize inbound call routing, Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to alter the significant digits and prefix digits for each connection.

You can edit the called party transformation and the calling party transformation patterns while configuring or editing the PSTN connection using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

Related links:

SPA8800 Gateway

SPA8800 is a small business analog gateway that supports the following functionality:

  • Analog trunking (FXO) to the PSTN
  • Devices such as analog phones and fax machines

Cisco Business Edition 3000 is not responsible for upgrading SPA8800 firmware. Therefore, users must upgrade SPA8800 to the latest firmware (version 6.1.7 or later) prior to setting up analog trunks and lines on the Cisco Business Edition 3000. Firmware can be downloaded from http://wwwin.cisco.com/voice/products/callcontrol/cmbe/3000/index.shtml.


Note

The user interface for SPA8800 gateway interface is supported in English only. When the user interface on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 is changed to another language, the options in the Advanced Options drop-down menu for the device or gateway remain in English.

Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports connection to SPA8800 using static IP addresses only.

Overview

Configure the Related Connections on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 GUI

You must configure the SPA8800 device in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 first, and then add Phone 1 or Line 1 for the SPA8800 device.

Use the following procedures to add, edit, or delete SPA8800 connections on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 GUI.

Add SPA8800 connections from the PSTN Connections page

Perform the following procedure to add SPA8800 connections from the PSTN Connections page:

Procedure
    Step 1   From the PSTN Connections page, click the Add PSTN Connection... button. The Add PSTN Connection window appears.
    Step 2   Choose the connection type FXO, and then click Next. The Device options appear.
    Step 3   Select SPA8800 from the Device Type drop-down menu, and choose Add Device from the Device drop-down menu.
    Step 4   Enter the MAC address, IP address, and description. The name is derived from the MAC address. Click OK. The new device is now listed as an option under Device in the Add PSTN Connection window.
    Step 5   Select the new device from the drop-down list and click Next.
    Step 6   From the drop-down menu, select a service provider. Click Next. The Connection Settings appear.
    Step 7   Enter the appropriate connection settings and advanced settings. Refer to Connection Type: FXO for information on each of these settings.
    Step 8   Click Finish to complete the addition of the device.
    Note   

    Any changes that you make on the SPA8800 connection and phone causes the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

    Edit SPA8800 connections from the PSTN Connections page
    Procedure
      Step 1   To edit a connection, choose Edit for that connection, as shown in the following illustration.
      Figure 1. Edit PSTN connections

      The Edit window appears.
      Step 2   From this window, you can edit the Description, Direct Inward Dial (DID) Number, Line Usage fields, and Advanced Settings. Refer to Connection Type: FXO for information on each of these settings.
      Step 3   Choose Save in the Edit window to save your edits.
      Note   

      Any changes that you make on the SPA8800 connection and phone causes the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

      The device reset dialog appears to notify the user that the SPA8800 device is being reset and that all calls for the associated phones and PSTN connections will be disconnected.
      Delete SPA8800 connections from the PSTN Connections page
      Procedure
        Step 1   To delete a connection, choose Delete for that connection from the PSTN Connection table.
        Note   

        A warning appears for connections that are configured for Emergency Calls Only, indicating that the DID used for the connection can no longer be used as an ELIN.

        Step 2   The deletion will not occur for Line 1 if Phone 1 is not configured, and the user will get a message saying that the port is a master port and it can be deleted only as part of the SPA8800 device deletion. In all other cases the device reset dialog will appear notifying the user that the SPA8800 device will be reset and all calls of the associated phones and PSTN connections will be disconnected.
        Step 3   The connection is removed from the PSTN Connections list.
        Note   

        An associated device is not deleted as a result of removing the connection. A device can be deleted only from the Devices page.

        Any change made on the SPA8800 connection and phone results in a reboot of the SPA8800. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

        Configure the SPA8800 Analog Phones on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 GUI

        Use the following procedures to add, edit, or delete SPA8800 analog phones and other devices from the Cisco Business Edition 3000 GUI.

        Add a SPA8800 analog phone from the Phones page
        Procedure
          Step 1   From the Phones page, click the Add Phone button. The Add Phone window appears.
          Step 2   Choose Analog Phone (SPA8800) from the drop-down menu.
          Step 3   Choose Add Device from the Device Name drop-down menu to add a new SPA8800 and proceed to Step 4. To select an existing SPA8800, proceed to Step 5. The Add Device window appears.
          Step 4   Enter the MAC address and the IP address (the name is derived from the MAC address) of the new SPA8800. Click OK. Devices are added through modal dialog box, with a value returned to Add Phone dialog box.

          The Device Name now appears in the Add Phone window, along with the Device Port. Proceed to Step 6.

          Step 5   To add an existing SPA8800, select a device name from the drop-down list. Only available ports are listed in the Device Port field. If certain ports are unavailable, the Device Port field defaults to the next available port. The Phone Name is filled out automatically based on the SPA8800 MAC address and port number.
          Step 6   Choose an extension from the drop-down menu. All configured extensions are listed in the drop-down menu.
          Step 7   Click OK to add the phone and return to Phones table.
          Note   

          Any change made on the SPA8800 connection and phone results in a reboot of the SPA8800. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

          Edit a SPA8800 analog phone from the Phones page
          Procedure
            Step 1   To edit an analog phone, click the Edit button for that phone in the Phones table. The Edit window appears.
            Step 2   Edit the description and extensions.
            Step 3   Click Save in the Edit window to return to the Phones table.
            Note   

            Any change made on the SPA8800 connection and phone will cause the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

            The device reset dialog box will appear notifying the user that the SPA8800 device will be reset and all calls of the associated phones and PSTN connections will be disconnected.
            Delete a SPA8800 analog phone from the Phones page
            Procedure
              Step 1   To delete a phone, click the Delete button for that phone in the Phones table.
              Step 2   The delete will not occur for Phone 1 if Line 1 is not configured and the user the user will get a message telling them that the port is a master port and it can only be deleted as part of the SPA8800 device deletion. In all other cases the device reset dialog box will appear notifying the user that the SPA8800 device will be reset and all calls of the associated phones and PSTN connections will be disconnected.
              Step 3   The phone is removed from the Phones page.
              Note   

              Any change that you make on the SPA8800 connection and phone causes the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

              Edit SPA8800 devices from the Devices page
              Procedure
                Step 1   In the Devices page, locate the SPA8800 you wish to edit and click the Edit button under the Actions column. The Edit window appears.
                Step 2   From this window, you can edit the MAC address, IP address, description, and advanced settings.
                Step 3   Click Save in the Edit window to return to the Devices page. Any change made on the SPA8800 connection and phone will cause the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.
                Delete SPA8800 devices from the Devices page
                Procedure
                  Step 1   To delete an SPA8800, locate the SPA8800 you wish to delete and click the Delete button in the Actions column. The Confirm Delete window appears. Listed in this window are all phones and PSTN connections associated with this SPA8800.
                  Step 2   Click Delete to confirm deletion of the SPA8800.
                  Note   

                  If the SPA8800 you wish to delete has one or more FXO connections that are configured for emergency calling, any associated ELINs will be removed.

                  Any change made on the SPA8800 connection and phone will cause the SPA8800 to reboot. Reboots for configuration changes can take several minutes to take effect.

                  DID and ELIN configuration

                  DIDs for the trunk is configured on the same page as translation patterns, attendant numbers, directory numbers, or hunt lists in order to route incoming calls. Simply placing a DID on a trunk does not allow it to associate with a particular station within the system. In the case of the All Call Types option, customers are responsible for determining how calls on a trunk are routed (for example: attendant number or directory number).

                  In the case of Emergency Calls Only, a call-back pattern is set up that ensures that incoming calls are routed to the last number that called out on that particular gateway.

                  If an ELIN is associated with an analog trunk, Cisco recommends that it be configured on that analog trunk. If the ELIN is using a digital gateway (example: T1 or PRI connection), Cisco recommends that it be configured on the site.

                  To confirm that the configuration for emergency calling is successful, after the SPA8800 is configured, go to the site page and confirm that the DID for that trunk is listed as an ELIN. If it is not listed as an ELIN, check the other sites to see if it appears on one of them, it may have been set up on the wrong site. If this happens, check the IP address and subnet settings in Cisco Business Edition 3000 to ensure that the gateway is registering at the correct site.


                  Note

                  The manner in which a particular SPA8800 is associated with a site is based on the IP address and the subnets that have been set up for that site.

                  PSTN Connection Settings

                  For information about how to edit the SPA8800 connections, see Connection Type: FXO.

                  Perform the Initial Setup on the SPA8800 for IP Addresses using SPA Interactive Voice Response

                  The SPA8800 requires setup through the SPA Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menu to locate the Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                  Use the following procedure to perform this setup.

                  Procedure
                    Step 1   Connect an analog phone to port 1.
                    Step 2   Go off hook and enter the configuration menu by pressing the * (star) key four times.
                    Step 3   Enter 101 followed by the # (pound) key to set the Internet connection type, followed by 1# to set it to static IP addressing.
                    Step 4   Enter 111# to set the static IP address.
                    Note   
                    DHCP must be set to Disabled; otherwise you hear 
                    Invalid option
                    if you try to set this value. A password is required.
                    Step 5   Enter IP address using numbers on the telephone key pad. Use the * (star) key to enter a decimal point, followed by the # (pound) key. Press 1 to save the configuration change.

                    If, while entering a value (for example, an IP address), you decide to exit without saving any changes, you must press the * (star) key twice within a half-second window of time. Otherwise, the entry of the * (star) key will be treated as a dot (decimal point).

                    Tip   

                    To enter IP address, use numbers 0 - 9 on the telephone key pad and use the * (star) key to enter a decimal point.

                    Step 6   Check the subnet mask by entering 120#.
                    Step 7   If necessary, change the subnet mask by entering 121#.
                    Step 8   Set the default gateway IP address by entering 131#, and then check the gateway IP address by entering 130#.
                    Step 9   Hang up the phone for the values to take effect.

                    Configure settings for TFTP on the SPA8800 GUI

                    Procedure
                      Step 1   Enter the web interface using the following URL: http://IP_Address_Of_SPA/admin/advanced

                      If you have problems accessing the SPA8800 device using the web interface, the issue may be a problem with Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP).

                      By connecting your laptop directly to the SPA8800 using an Ethernet cable, you can access the SPA8800 administrative interface to enable/disable CDP by choosing Network > Wan Status > VLAN Settings > Enable CDP.

                      Step 2   Set the default password.
                      Step 3   Set the TFTP address for syncing the SPA8800 configuration from the Cisco Business Edition 3000.
                      Step 4   Click the Voice button on the upper left corner and then click the Provision tab, as shown in the following illustration.
                      Figure 2. Provision tab

                      Step 5   In the Profile Rule field, specify the TFTP protocol and the IP address of the Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                      In the example in the previous illustration, tftp://192.168.2.251/spa$MA.cnf.xml is the TFTP protocol where 192.168.2.251 is the IP address of the Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                      Note   

                      SPA8800 treats $MA as a placeholder for its own MAC address. $MA must be entered in capital letters. For more information, see http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/csbpvga/ata/provisioning/guide/Cisco_Small_Business_IP_Telephony_Provisioning_Guide.pdf.

                      Note   

                      Only TFTP is supported in the current release.

                      Step 6   Click the Submit All Changes button.
                      Step 7   Reboot the SPA8800 now. This can be done by unplugging the power cord for the SPA8800 and plugging it back in.

                      SPA8800 Feature Codes

                      The following table lists the feature codes that are supported for SPA8800.

                      Table 2  Supported feature codes

                      Feature

                      Code number

                      Call Redial

                      *07

                      Call Back

                      *66

                      Call Back Deactivate Code

                      *86

                      Call Waiting

                      *56

                      Call Waiting Deactivate Code

                      *57

                      Call Waiting Per Call Act Code

                      *71

                      Call Waiting Per Call Deact Code

                      *70

                      Call Return

                      *69

                      Attn-Transfer

                      *84

                      Conference

                      *85

                      SPA8800 Limitations

                      1. The Do Not Disturb (DND) setting cannot be configured for SPA8800 analog phones.
                      2. Music On Hold (MOH) is not supported on the SPA8800 analog phones.
                      3. Blind Transfer is not supported on the SPA8800 analog phones.
                      4. Call Forwarding must be set from the Cisco Business Edition 3000 and not from the SPA8800.
                      5. In a clear call scenario, such as the updating of phones or PSTN connections on the SPA8800 gateway, Cisco IP Phones with active PSTN calls receive a fast busy tone when a corresponding active FXO line is cleared.

                      SIP Trunking

                      In the Cisco Business Edition 3000, the SIP trunk serves as a connection to the SIP service provider network for PSTN connectivity. To interact with the SIP trunk connection, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 requires SBE (Session Border Elements) to provide security, topology hiding, and ALG (Application Level Gateway) functionalities.

                      To achieve SIP trunking, use the following operations:

                      • Provision Cisco Business Edition 3000 to interact with the SBE. You can achieve this by the installation of Connection Packs, and by adding the SIP trunk connection through Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. For information on connection packs, see Connection Pack.
                      • Provision SBE to interact with Cisco Business Edition 3000. You can achieve this using the configurations provided by the service provider.
                      • Provision SBE to interact with the service provider. You can manage this using the service provider.

                      The following list describes the different types of SIP trunk connections that are used with Cisco Business Edition 3000:

                      • Standard Cisco SIP trunk connection - SIP trunk is connected to the service provider through the Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) on Cisco ISR8xx Series (Integrated Services Router). The parameters on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 for the SIP trunk connection are preconfigured to support general SIP trunk functionalities.

                        Note

                        Cisco TAC provides support for Cisco Unified Border Element (CUBE) only. For other sessions, contact your service providers.

                      • Service Provider SIP trunk connection - SIP trunk is connected to the service provider through other SBEs. The parameters of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 SIP trunk connection is preconfigured based on the inter-operational tests with specific service provider. The service provider for provisioning is available after the installation of the SIP trunk connection pack that is customized for the service provider.

                      If the Cisco Business Edition 3000 deployment requires SIP trunk connection in your site, deploy an SBE in the site to route PSTN calls. This SIP trunk connection can also be used to route the PSTN calls from other sites.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 also supports multiple SIP trunks to the service provider through a single or multiple session border elements.


                      Note

                      If a remote site needs to deploy a SIP trunk connection to its local SIP service provider, deploy a session border element on the remote site, rather than using the SIP trunk on the central site. The SIP trunk configured on the central site can also be used.

                      To add, edit, or delete SIP trunk connections, sign in to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (Connections > PSTN Connections).

                      Additionally, you must bind a SIP trunk/SBE with a site using the service provider IP address specified on the SIP trunk connection and provision the subnet on the site (Connections > Sites > General tab).

                      Figure 3. Provisioning scope for SIP trunk with Cisco Business Edition 3000


                      Note

                      SIP Trunk is another PSTN connection type along with T1/E1 PRI, T1 CAS, and FXO connections.

                      Based on the requirement of PSTN connections for Cisco Business Edition 3000, provisioning is performed for routing of PSTN calls using the gateway on Connections > Sites > Add Site > PSTN Access.

                      Limitations of SIP Trunking

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 does not support the following features on SIP trunk to service providers:

                      • Digest authentication
                      • QSIG
                      • TLS
                      • IME
                      • MLPP
                      • IPV6
                      • MTP
                      • Raw DTMF
                      • RSVP

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 does not support the following functionalities on SIP trunk:

                      • pTime - This media-based parameter cannot be configured on Cisco Business Edition 3000. However, a fixed value will be used.
                      • DTMF - The PSTN calls with SIP trunk connection encountering DTMF incompatibility requires an MTP to normalize the DTMF. As Cisco Business Edition 3000 does not support MTP, the call fails.
                      • Early media on 180 - For SIP trunk connections, Cisco Business Edition 3000 signals calling phone to play local ringback as it does not receive SDP in the 180 response. However, the system receives as SDP in the 183 response.

                      E1 R2 Connections

                      R2 signaling is a Channel Associated Signaling (CAS) system developed in the 1960s that is still in use today in Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia. R2 signaling exists in several country versions or variants in an international version called Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone (CCITT-R2). The E1 R2 signaling is an international signaling standard that is common to channelized E1 networks.

                      In the Cisco Business Edition 3000, R2 signaling serves as a connection to the E1 interface for PSTN connectivity. This connection is achieved by the installation of the country packs, and adding the E1 R2 connection through Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

                      You can set up the E1 R2 connection only if you have installed the Brazil, Mexico, or Saudi Arabia country pack. The parameters of the E1 R2 interface may vary from one country to another and may also vary from one service provider to another. You must install the country pack during First Time Setup (FTS) or at a later stage import the COP file before you choose the provider for an E1 R2 PSTN connection.

                      To add, edit, or delete E1 R2 connections, sign in to Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (Connections > PSTN Connections).

                      Connection Pack

                      The provisioning of SIP trunks to SBE from Cisco Business Edition 3000 is supported through the installation of connection packs. The connection pack is a Cisco  Options Package (COP) file signed by Cisco. The main advantage of using the connection pack is that it allows quick and easy configuration of the SIP Trunk with minimal or no errors.

                      The connection pack is bundled with the Provider XML file, and Logical Unit Application (LUA) scripts necessary for the operation of SIP Trunks.

                      • Provider XML - A configuration file detailing the connection definition for a particular SIP trunk on the Cisco Business Edition 3000. The provider XML file controls the default values and the display of Administrative Interface elements for PSTN Connection configurations for provisioning the SIP trunk.
                      • LUA script - (Optional) A mechanism supports transparency and normalization of SIP messages for interacting with the service provider.

                      For the service provider SIP trunk connection, the provider XML is defined and bundled with the connection pack. The connection pack must be installed before provisioning the service provider SIP trunk.

                      The mechanism to upgrade the connection pack is through the Maintenance > Upgrade page on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. For more information, see Installing the Connection Pack File.

                      The connection pack is used to upgrade the following SIP trunk connections:

                      • Cisco Standard SIP Connection - The connection pack bundles the provider XML for configuring the SIP trunks using CUBE on Cisco ISR8xx as the service provider. You can edit the parameters through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.
                      • Service Provider SIP Connection - The connection pack bundles the provider XML for configuring the SIP trunks using other service providers. This ensures that the Cisco Business Edition 3000 SIP trunk interworks with the service provider through SBEs (including third-party session border elements). The new parameter definitions are effective for the SIP trunks using service provider SIP Connection.

                      After the installation of a connection pack for a service provider, create SIP trunk using the service provider. The SIP parameters of the SIP trunk connection are preconfigured with the values in the connection pack automatically. When a SIP trunk connection is created, a minimal set of parameters, as designed by the service provider, is editable through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (PSTN Connections > Add PSTN Connection > Connection Settings > Configure Connection Settings).


                      Note

                      The parameters in the SIP trunk connection pack are preconfigured based on the inter-operability tests between the Cisco Business Edition 3000 SIP trunk and the service provider. Therefore, the SIP trunk that is created with the service provider connection type will be configured correctly to inter-operate with the service provider.

                      When you edit a SIP trunk connection, a minimal set of parameters, as designed by the service provider, is editable through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (PSTN Connections > Add PSTN Connection > Connection Settings > Configure Connection Settings). For more information, see Connection Type: SIP Trunk.

                      Versioning of the Connection Pack file

                      The naming convention of the connection pack is based on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 version and the service provider version.

                      cm-conp-<Cisco Business Edition 3000-version>-<serviceprovidername>-<version>.cop.sgn 
                      For example:cm-conp-CP-8.6.2-foo-1.cop.sgn
cm-conp-CP-8.6.2-foo-2.cop.sgn

                      Installing the Connection Pack File

                      You can upgrade the connection pack through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. For instructions on how to import the connection pack file, see Upgrade Settings

                      1. Download—Download the SIP trunk connection pack (.cop.sgn) file. You can burn the file to a DVD or save it on SFTP location for uploading. You can click Cancel to terminate the upgrade process on the progress bar.

                        Note

                        You can get the connection pack (.cop.sgn) file from your Service Provider or from www.cisco.com.

                      2. Validation—The Cisco Business Edition 3000 validates the connection pack and the version based on the checksum before upgrade.
                      3. Installation—The connection pack is installed on the Cisco Business Edition 3000. A progress bar depicts the status of the upgrade. You cannot cancel the upgrade process after the installation process is initiated.

                      The Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface notifies the status of installation as a progress bar.

                      If there are PSTN connections using the connection pack that is upgraded, the Administrative Interface notifies that the connection will be reset and all the calls associated with SIP trunk using that connection pack are dropped. The Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface will request confirmation. If you choose to cancel, the installation process will be terminated and there will be no impact on the current connection and service provider. If you confirm to upgrade, the upgrade process begins.

                      After you upgrade the connection pack successfully, a confirmation message appears indicating that the connection pack was successfully installed. The connection pack upgrade process takes 2 to 7 minutes if you confirm to upgrade, and 2 to 4 minutes if you choose to cancel the upgrade.

                      The advance settings of the SIP trunk connections will be updated with the new set of parameters through the connection pack file. After the connection pack upgrade is complete, the SIP trunk connection will be reset and active calls will be dropped.

                      Upgrade failure handling

                      If the upgrade fails during validation (for example, if you have a corrupt .cop.sgn file) or installation (for example, if you have an invalid provider XML file), the upgrading process stops and the Administrative Interface displays a message to reboot the system. It is mandatory to reboot the system if this error is encountered. For more information, see Troubleshooting Issues.

                      The Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to revert to the previous version of the connection pack. You can achieve this by upgrading the system using the connection pack of the desired version.

                      Impact during Cisco Business Edition 3000 Upgrade

                      The SIP trunk connection will be reset while the Cisco Business Edition 3000 is upgrading. All the active calls will be dropped.

                      The upgrading of the new Cisco Business Edition 3000 may result in change of various parameters on the Administrative Interface. Some parameters can be removed and new parameters may be introduced. The user-configured SIP trunk parameter settings will be saved after upgrade also.

                      Carrier Selection Profiles for Brazil

                      This section is applicable if you have installed a Brazil country pack using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard.

                      In Brazil, the user has to specify a carrier selection code to place a long distance or an international PSTN call. Carrier Selection Profiles allow subscribers to choose a service provider and configure a carrier selection code for national or international calls. You can configure the Carrier Selection Profiles for long distance, international and mobile calls through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.


                      Note

                      You can configure Carrier Selection Profiles on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface only if you have installed the Brazil country pack through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard during the initial setup.

                      Users are can route national and international PSTN calls through the service provider by dialing the appropriate carrier selection code. You can configure the Carrier Selection Profiles under Connections > Carrier Selection Profiles in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

                      For More Information

                      • Table 1 (for the Carrier Selection Profiles page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface)

                      Connection Groups

                      Prior to Release 8.6.4, Cisco Business Edition 3000 supported the configuration of single connection group for each site consisting of local connections only or all connections in the system or a custom selection of the available connections.

                      With Release 8.6.4, the administrator can configure different connection groups for each site. A connection group is a group of PSTN connections that is used to route a particular group of calls. The criteria for configuring the connection groups include the class of call and the outside dial code. Each connection group is a group of PSTN connections with a route list and a route group with selected connections.

                      You can configure only the internal gateway during the First Time Setup. Therefore, the calls are routed through the internal gateways after the First Time Setup. A default system-generated “All Connections” group is created which includes all the gateways configured on the Cisco Business Edition 3000. The PSTN connections are listed in the order of SIP connections, MGCP connections, PRI connections, CAS connections and SPA analog gateways. The connections are further ordered based on the description. Every site is configured to use All Connections group to route PSTN calls.


                      Note

                      If you have upgraded the Cisco Business Edition 3000 from an earlier version to Release 8.6.4, a system-generated connection group is formed which includes all the gateways in that site before the upgrade. The naming convention for this connection group is <<SiteName>> Connections. Each site will be associated to its respective connection group. By default, the sites will use their connection groups. When a new site is created, the system creates the All Connections connection group and uses it as the default connection group.

                      New configuration groups can be created using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface corresponding to the gateway usage of each site. All the calls from this site will be routed through the corresponding connection group. You can configure the connection groups using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface on the Connections > Connection Groups page. For more information about the parameters to configure a connection group using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface, see Table 1. An error message appears if there are no PSTN connections in the connection group.

                      All calls from the site will be configured to use the corresponding connection group. The configuration of PSTN call routing allows you to:

                      • Route all calls through a single connection group
                      • Route calls through different connection groups based on outside dial code
                      • Route calls through different connection groups based on a combination of outside dial code and class of call

                      The connection group for redial and click-to-call depends on the outside dial code used during translation of E.164 number to a national number. The administrator configures the outside dial code for redial and click-to-call calls for each site.

                      Best Practices for Using DHCP for Acquiring IP Addresses

                      This document does not provide detailed information on DHCP; you should have a thorough understanding of DHCP before you use it with your Cisco Business Edition 3000 system. Typically, the IT support staff for the company or the Internet service provider handles your DHCP setup. DHCP may be run on a computer or on a router. Before you implement DHCP with Cisco Business Edition 3000, consider the following best practices:

                      • Use custom option 150 or option 66.
                      • You can use a DHCP server to issue IP addresses to the phones. If DHCP is enabled on a phone, which is the default for the phone, DHCP automatically assigns an IP address to the phone after you connect it to the network. The DHCP server directs the phone to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server, which serves a phone-specific configuration file to the phone. If DHCP is not enabled on a phone, you must manually assign an IP address to the phone and configure the IP address or the hostname of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server locally on the phone (configure it under the TFTP server option on the phone).
                      • The Cisco Business Edition 3000 server must use a static IP address that you assign to it. If you use a DHCP server to issue IP addresses to computers and other network devices, make sure that the IP address for the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server is not in the active range of IP addresses on the DHCP server. Make sure that you configure your DHCP server so that it does not hand out the IP address for the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server to a different network device.
                      • Cisco strongly recommends that you assign a static IP address to the gateway. If you use a DHCP server to issue IP addresses to computers and other network devices, make sure that the IP address for the gateway is not in the active range of IP addresses on the DHCP server. Make sure that you configure your DHCP server so that it does not hand out the IP address for the gateway to a different network device. If DHCP is enabled on a gateway, DHCP automatically assigns an IP address to the gateway after you connect it to the network.
                      • Before you configure your sites and DHCP, Cisco strongly recommends that you determine the number of sites that you need and determine how many phones will be located at each site. Configure your DHCP server so that it correctly distributes the IP addresses to the phones at the various sites. For more information, see the following:
                      • Phone administration documentation that supports your phone model
                      • Sites (for subnet and subnet mask information for sites)

                      IP Addressing

                      The Cisco MCS7890-C1 uses two external IP addresses. The main IP address is the published IP address on the MCS7890-C1 device. This is the system IP address of the Cisco Business Edition 3000. This IP address is set by your administrator during the First Time Setup of Cisco Business Edition 3000. You can configure this IP address using DHCP or static. The second IP address is the IP address of the media resource used for transcoding and conferencing. Cisco recommends that the media resource IP address be static and unique for MCS7890-C1.


                      Note

                      For Cisco ISR2901 gateway, the media resource IP address is the same as the ISR2901 gateway IP address.

                      DNS and Hostname Resolution

                      This document does not provide detailed information on DNS. You should have a thorough understanding of DNS before you use it with your Cisco Business Edition 3000 system. DNS is optional; you do not have to use a DNS server unless you plan to resolve hostnames for your Cisco Business Edition 3000 server or gateway. If you include a hostname for the server or gateway on the Network or Gateway page and you must use DNS, make sure that you map the hostname(s) to the IP address(es) on the DNS server for both forward and reverse DNS resolution. Cisco recommends that you perform this task before you add or edit the hostname in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 GUIs.

                      The current version of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 does not require a DNS server; however, it is configured for future requirements such as SIP trunks.


                      Note

                      Cisco recommends that you do not configure Cisco Business Edition 3000 to use DNS.

                      SFTP Server

                      Cisco allows you to use any SFTP server product but recommends SFTP products that are certified with Cisco through the Cisco Technology Developer Partner program (CTDP). CTDP partners, such as GlobalSCAPE, certify their products with a specified release of your software.

                      For information on using GlobalSCAPE with supported Cisco Unified Communications versions, refer to the following URL:

                      http://www.globalscape.com/gsftps/cisco.aspx

                      Cisco uses the following servers for internal testing. Be aware that you may use the servers, but you must first contact the appropriate vendor for support at the following URLs:


                      Caution

                      Cisco does not support using the SFTP product, freeFTPd, because of the file size limit on this SFTP product. For issues with third-party products that have not been certified through the CTDP process, contact the third-party vendor for support.

                      You can use a SFTP server to complete the following tasks:

                      • Upload the upgrade file from the SFTP server to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server before you perform an upgrade
                      • Store your backup file to a SFTP server, and if you must restore your data, restore the data from the SFTP server
                      • Export your configuration data to a SFTP server

                      Support for Computer Telephony Integration

                      Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) allows you to use computer-processing functions while making, receiving, and managing telephone calls. CTI can allow you to perform such tasks as retrieving customer information from a database on the basis of information that caller ID provides.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 provides user support for CTI applications. Cisco Business Edition 3000 automatically gives all users the ability to run CTI applications, including Cisco Jabber clients. Cisco Jabber clients must be configured as phones in the Phone Configuration window. During the configuration process, the Cisco Jabber client must be given a unique name or identifier and the client must then be associated with a user.

                      During the Cisco Jabber client registration process, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 TFTP service sends the following three XML files from Cisco Business Edition 3000 to the Cisco Jabber client. These files contain the registration details, application dial rules, and directory lookup dial rules:

                      • Identifier.cnf.xml (file is named according to naming of Identifier field during configuration)
                      • AppDialRules.xml
                      • DirLookupDialRules.xml

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 listens on port 2748 for requests from CTI applications. All telephone calls that are placed through the CTI application must use the E.164 number format. The dial rules that are sent during registration convert the following phone number formats to an E.164 format of +{country code}{area code}{local number}, thereby allowing the CTI application to support the Click to Call phone feature.

                      • {area code}{local number} for example, 972 813 0000
                      • {country code}{area code}{local number} for example, 1 972 813 0000
                      • {national access code}{area code}{local number} for example, 1 972 813 0000
                      • {out of country code}{country code}{area code}{local number} for example, 011 8621 972 813 0000

                      Support for Voicemail with Email Integration

                      Voicemail with Email integration allows you to configure a voicemail alert where the entire voicemail is forwarded as a .WAV attachment to an SMTP or IMAP compliant email application (Microsoft Outlook, Exchange, Lotus Notes, etc.). You can hear the message by double-clicking the .WAV attachment. Forwarding allows emails and voicemail messages to be integrated and collected from a single source. The voicemail alert option forwards only the called party number in the subject of the email.

                      Forwarding voicemail to email is particularly useful for group voicemail boxes as it allows a single voicemail message to be copied to the email of every member in that group.

                      Common Configuration Concepts in Cisco Business Edition 3000

                      This section describes common configuration concepts in Cisco Business Edition 3000. In addition, this section describes considerations that you should review before you configure the items:

                      Network Settings

                      Your network settings include the IPv4 address or hostname of the server, the subnet mask and default gateway for the server, the primary and secondary DNS server (if you use DNS), the link speed for the Network Interface Controller (NIC) on the server, and the Message Transmission Units (Maximum Transmission Units, MTU) for the network.

                      The network settings can be configured using one of the following methods:

                      • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (for initial deployment)
                      • On the Network page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (if you are not using the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file during initial deployment)
                      • Under System Settings > Network in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)
                      • Through the configure.xml file (used primarily for troubleshooting when you cannot access the GUIs) For more information, see the following sections:
                      • Working with the Cisco-Provided .xls Data Configuration File
                      • Network Settings (for the Network page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard and Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface)
                      • Using the Cisco Network Configuration USB Flash Drive

                      Dial Plans

                      Your Cisco Business Edition 3000 Dial Plan allows you to allocate phone numbers and translation rules for your system. You can choose the country where you are installing the Cisco Business Edition 3000. The Cisco Business Edition 3000 installs a Dial Plan based on the regulations in your country.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports a local gateway in every site and multiple gateways in any site; therefore the installation of Dial Plan is required.

                      For load balancing and backup purposes, the routing is set up such that if a local gateway is not available, the calls can be routed to the gateway on the other site.

                      Prior to Release 8.6.3, dial plans were configured during First Time Setup by selecting the appropriate country pack. For other countries, the dial plans were configured through an upgrade using the country pack during the First Time Setup. The dial plan configured for a particular country is dependent on the classes of services available for that country. There was no scope to change or enhance the dial plan. The patterns were noneditable, and administrators had to contact the Cisco TAC for assistance. To change the dial plan, the dial plan in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 had to be upgraded using an updated country pack that replaced the old dial plan with the new dial plan.

                      With Release 8.6.4, Cisco Business Edition 3000 automatically assigns the default dial plan based on the country that you choose during First Time Setup. The default dial plan supports various classes of services based on the country pack you have installed on the system. You can switch to another default dial plan by installing another country pack. Cisco Business Edition 3000 uses an enhanced IDP file to generate dial plan patterns.

                      In addition, Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface provisions the configuration of customized dial plan patterns. Administrators can add, edit, and delete dial plan patterns depending on their requirements. Dial plan patterns are organized based on the class of service offered by Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 is provisioned with explicit dial plan patterns, which comprise the configuration of:
                      • translation patterns
                      • call routing patterns
                      • called party transformation patterns
                      • calling party transformation patterns
                      • application dial rules
                      • SPA dial rules
                      • CDR rules

                      From Release 8.6.4, Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports multiple outside dial codes for different sites. You can enter a maximum of 5 outside dial codes separated with a comma. Connection groups allow you to route different PSTN calls based on the class of service and the outside dial code. To extend this routing capability, Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to configure multiple outside dial codes for your dial plan. You can configure multiple outside dial code and connection groups using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

                      Table 3 Classes of Service Supported Based on the Country Pack

                      Class of Service

                      Country Pack

                      		 Emergency Service Local Local Mobile Local Collect Local Mobile collect Long Distance Collect Toll Free Long Distance Long Distance Mobile Premium International
                      Australia × × × ×     × × × × ×
                      Brazil × × × × × × × × × × × ×
                      China × × × ×       × × ×   ×
                      France × ×           × × ×   ×
                      United Kingdom × × ×         × ×   × ×
                      India × × × ×       × × × × ×
                      Indonesia ×   ×         × × ×   ×
                      Italy × ×   ×       × ×   × ×
                      Malaysia × × ×         × × × × ×
                      Mexico × × × ×       × × ×   ×
                      Russia × × ×         × ×     ×
                      Spain × ×   ×       × ×   × ×
                      United States of America × × ×         × ×   × ×

                      You can configure the highest level of calls allowed for each usage profile using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface on the Users\Phones > Usage Profiles > General tab. The list of options that appear in the Highest Level of Calls Allowed drop-down list is based on the country pack you have installed on the Cisco Business Edition 3000. The list is ordered from lowest to highest privilege with International Calls being the highest level of calls that a user can place. This setting works in conjunction with the Highest Privilege Allowed setting that is on the Sites page (System Settings > Sites). The Highest Privilege Allowed setting applies to the entire site. The Highest Level of Calls Allowed in the usage profile applies to users. If the values do not match for the usage profile and the site, the value that is the lowest level takes precedence and applies to the user.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to specify an outside dial code for redial and click-to-call features for each site. You can configure the outside dial code for these options on the Connection > Sites > Call Settings > PSTN Access area using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. You can also edit the existing dial plan settings from the PSTN Access page. For information on editing the dial plan, see Dial Plan Pattern Settings.

                      Information about Dial Plans is available in the following files:

                      • Numbering Plan file—Specifies information about Dial Plan tags.
                      • Cisco-provided .xml file—Specifies the metadata information to set up a Dial Plan for your country. It includes XML elements for Route Filters, Route Filter Members, Translation Patterns, Route Patterns, and Called and Calling Party Transformation Patterns.
                      • Route Filters .xsd—Specifies XML definition.

                      For the default countries, the United States, India, and Canada, the dial plans are available with the installation file. To install dial plans for all other countries, use the country pack for the applicable country.

                      For more information, see Country/Locale Settings.

                      Phone Numbers

                      For your dial plan, you specify the main business number, the area codes, the length of the extension, the extension ranges, and dialing prefixes for the outside dialing code (access code), operator dialing code, and the feature codes, which a user presses on the phone for certain features, including Meet-Me Conferences, call pickup, and so on.

                      After you set up your default extension range, you cannot change it. You can change other settings for your dial plan in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

                      The extension length and range that you set in the dial plan impact the extensions that you can assign to your users, departments, and pilot extensions for your hunt lists and voicemail and auto attendant. You cannot add an extension to a user or department that does not belong in the extension range. (Pilot extensions for hunt lists must also be in the extension range, but pilot extensions do not get assigned to users or departments.)

                      Your system can support various call types. The call types supported depends on the country pack installed on your system. You can set the level of access for a site on the Sites page; you can set the level of access authorized for the user in the Usage Profile. When a user places a call from a phone in a particular site, the call gets connected if the phone at that site is allowed to make that level of call and if the user that owns the line is also authorized to make that level of call.

                      Translation Rules

                      Translation rules allow Cisco Business Edition 3000 to manipulate an incoming phone number that is part of your system and transform it to an extension before routing the call. The following list provides examples of when you would configure translation rules:

                      • To translate the Meet-Me conference number to an extension
                      • To translate a toll-free number, such as an 800 number, to an extension
                      • To translate an extension to a pilot extension in a hunt list

                      Block Rules

                      Block rules allow you to configure a system-wide pattern to block unwanted calls in the Cisco Business Edition 3000. The Block rules are applied on the called party number based on the number pattern. Called party numbers matching the patterns specified in the Blocking Rules will be blocked by the system. The outgoing calls are routed or blocked based on the most specific matching patterns defined in the system. If the call you intend to block is still being routed through the system, make the blocking rule more specific by specifying more Beginning Digits. The letter 'd' displayed in the patterns represents any digit dialed by the user.

                      Prior to Release 8.6.4, when you modify an outside dial code, the block rules patterns are updated automatically to use the new outside dial code. With Release 8.6.4, a modification in outside dial code will not update the block rules. You must update the block rules manually.

                      If the user dials a blocked number, the system plays a recorded message stating that the route does not exist. You can configure the Block Rules under System Settings > Dial Plan > Blocking Rules tab in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. You can also import the block rules from the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file.

                      Abbreviated Dialing

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to configure an abbreviated number to place PSTN calls. You can configure system-wide abbreviated dialing rules through which users can reach external numbers without dialing the complete number of the recipient.

                      Prior to Release 8.6.4, when you modify an outside dial code, the abbreviated dial rules patterns are updated automatically to use the new outside dial code. With Release 8.6.4, a modification in outside dial code will not update the abbreviated dial rules. You must update the abbreviated dialing rules manually.

                      You can configure Abbreviated Dialing under System Settings > Dial Plan > Abbreviated Dialing tab in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. You can also import the block rules from the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file.

                      Application Dial Rules

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to create customized application dial rules that you can apply when applications place calls through Cisco Business Edition 3000. Cisco Business Edition 3000 applies the translation pattern against the called number before forwarding the call.

                      You can configure application dial rules under the System Settings > Dial Plan > Application Dial Rules tab in Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.

                      For more information, see the following sections:

                      Sites

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports PSTN calls from every site through a local Gateway or a gateway located in other sites.

                      Your Cisco Business Edition 3000 system may contain multiple sites, which are geographical locations that define where the users are working.

                      • Central Site—The central site contains the Cisco Business Edition 3000 server and the gateway that allows access to the PSTN. In most cases, the central site is the location where the majority of users work; in most cases, the company headquarters is the central site. You can have only one central site, and you cannot delete the central site.
                      • Remote Sites—Remote sites are branch offices that work with the central site; a dedicated WAN link or Internet connection must exist between the remote and central sites. You can have up to nine remote sites.
                      • Teleworker Site—The teleworker site is for workers who do not work only at the central site or branch offices; these employees (users) use VPN connections to connect to the central site. A router is not required to contact the central site because their Internet connection provides access to the central site. You can have only one teleworker site.

                      When you configure a site, you must specify the maximum bandwidth that is required between sites, the maximum bandwidth that is required for internal calls that take place within the site, calling privileges for the site as a whole. You can configure the bandwidth between the remote site and the central site.

                      You can configure a site by using any of the following methods:

                      • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (for initial deployment)
                      • On the Sites page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (if you are not using the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file during initial deployment)
                      • Under Connections > Sites in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)

                      A phone gets associated with a site through the subnet and subnet masks that are configured on the Sites page. If you are using DHCP to assign IP addresses to the phones, the values that you enter for the subnet and subnet mask depend on your DHCP configuration. In this case, the subnet and subnet mask translate to a range of IP addresses that get distributed to the phones that are associated with the site.

                      Considerations for Configuring Sites

                      Before you configure your sites and DHCP, Cisco strongly recommends that you determine the number of sites that you need and how many phones will be located at each site. Configure your DHCP server so that it correctly distributes the IP addresses to the phones at the various sites.

                      If you do not configure the subnet and subnet masks for any site, the phones automatically get assigned to the central site. By default, subnet address 192.168.1.0 with a subnet mask of 24 are displayed on the central site page. You may update this information if it does not apply to your setup. You cannot enter the same subnet and subnet mask for multiple sites. In addition, Cisco recommends that your subnet and subnet masks do not overlap. If you configure multiple subnet and subnet masks on the Sites page, Cisco Business Edition 3000 selects the subnet and subnet mask that is most clearly defined and associates the phone with that site. To associate phones with the remote sites, you must configure the subnet and subnet masks on the Sites pages for the remote sites.

                      If no teleworker site exists and Cisco Business Edition 3000 cannot determine where the phone is located, Cisco Business Edition 3000 automatically places the phone in the central site. If you have a teleworker site, you must configure the subnet and subnet masks for the central site and all remote sites. For the teleworker site, you cannot specify the subnet and subnet masks. It is not uncommon to disallow emergency calls for the teleworker site. If you disallow emergency calls for the teleworker site, make sure that the users understand that they cannot place emergency calls from their work phone that is outside of the office.

                      If you enable Reach Me Anywhere in the usage profile, the call privileges for the Reach Me Anywhere call are always based on the highest calling privileges that are selected for the central site.

                      Device Mobility

                      When you do not configure any remote site in the Cisco Business Edition 3000, the endpoints will register with the central site even when the endpoint is situated in a different subnet.

                      The association of the gateway with a site is based on device mobility. Prior to Release 8.6.4, the association of the gateway with a site was based on device mobility, that is, depending on the PSTN connection and the subnet of the site. From Release 8.6.4, the device mobility is disabled for the gateways. The gateways must be associated with the site explicitly. For every PSTN connection you configure, you can associate the gateway with the desired site using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface on the PSTN Connections > Add PSTN Connection > Device > Add Device page. Select the appropriate site in the Site Association drop-down list. You can also edit the site associated with the gateway on the Connections > Devices > Edit Device page.

                      Routing Calls Through Gateways

                      The calls are routed through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 sites based on the PSTN access settings at Connections > Sites > Add Site > PSTN Access. Configuring the PSTN Access allows you to control the routing of PSTN calls through various connection groups.

                      From Release 8.6.4, Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to route PSTN calls based on the call type for each outside dial code. You can also configure multiple connection groups for routing PSTN calls and route the calls based on the call type and outside dial code. During the First Time Setup, a default connection group containing all the PSTN gateways that are configured will be in use until you change the PSTN Access settings for your site. Configure the connection groups and their usage for each site using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. Connection groups are not exposed on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard. The connection groups are configured after the First Time Setup. Therefore, all the calls will be routed correctly.

                      If you have upgraded the Cisco Business Edition 3000 from a lower version to Release 8.6.4, a system-generated connection group is formed which includes all the gateways in that site before the upgrade. The naming convention for this connection group is <<SiteName>> Connections. Each site will be associated to its respective connection group. By default, the sites will use their connection groups. When a new site is created, the All Connections connection group is created by the system and will be used as a default connection group.

                      While configuring a gateway, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 allows you to associate each gateway with a site. By default, the internal gateway is associated with the central site of your system. New configuration groups can be created using the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface corresponding to the PSTN access of each site. All the calls from this site will be routed through the corresponding connection group.

                      You can configure multiple outside dial codes for your system (System Settings > Dial Plan General tab). Based on the dial code and the Class of Service available for the installed country pack, various routing options are available. For information on the classes of services supported by your country pack, see .Table 1

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 PSTN access allows you to route calls based on the following criteria:
                      • Route all calls from the site through the same connection group You can choose a single connection group through which all the calls from that particular site will be routed. You can also view the dial plan pattern. By default, All Connections connection group will be selected.

                        Note

                        If the system is upgraded from a previous version, the <<SiteName>> Connections connection group will be selected by default for the Site that is inherited from the previous release.

                      • Route calls from the site through different connection groups based on Outside Dial Code You can choose the connection group through which all the calls will be routed from that site for each outside dial code.

                        Note

                        This option is not available for a single outside dial code configured in the System Settings > Dial Plan > General > Dialing Prefixes area.

                      • Route calls from the site through connection groups based on Outside Dial Code and call type You can choose connection groups for each call type for every outside dial code configured on the system. The call types available for your system depends on the country pack you have installed. For more information about various call types supported by different countries, see Table 1.
                      • Route using a custom dial plan Click Edit Dial Plan or Edit SPA Dial Plan to customize the routing options based on your requirement. If there is no SPA connection configured in the system, the Edit SPA Dial Plan option will not be present.

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 also allows you to specify an outside dial code for redial and click-to-call features for each site. If the user dials an E.164 number without an outside dial code, the calls will be routed using the outside dial code as defined for the redial and click-to-call for each site.

                      Logical Partitioning

                      The Logical Partitioning feature is required for countries with telecom restrictions, such as India.

                      Logical Partitioning prevents toll bypass of the PSTN calls through the Cisco Business Edition 3000 for countries that adhere to telecom regulations. Logical Partitioning is enabled in the Country Pack for countries that have regulations.

                      The Logical Partitioning feature is not available for countries that do not have regulations. Currently, the Logical Partitioning feature is enabled for India.

                      You can select one of the following features for Logical Partitioning:

                      • Default - Allows you to enable default policies such that each site can route calls using the local gateway. This is a basic requirement for deployments and is provided by default.
                      • Custom - Allows you to choose the required gateways such that multiple sites located in the same trunk area can share a common gateway. This allows provisioning of a Policy matrix between any sites.
                      Related topics

                      Remote Management of Cisco Business Edition 3000 using Cisco OnPlus

                      Remote Management Services (RMS) simplifies the adoption and ongoing management of Cisco Business Edition 3000, thereby enhancing the business benefits of your network resulting in reduced total cost of ownership (TCO). Remote Management provisions the management of Cisco Business Edition 3000 remotely over a Wide Area Network (WAN).

                      Cisco Business Edition 3000 is remotely monitored and managed using the Cisco OnPlus installed and deployed at various customer locations. You can use the Cisco OnPlus to remotely access, configure, and troubleshoot the Cisco Business Edition 3000 device. The Cisco OnPlus device, Cisco ON100, provides a secured tunnel for communicating with the Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                      The Cisco OnPlus allows you to perform the following:

                      • Continuously monitor and manage the system
                      • Allows the TAC or IT staff to deliver technical support and management
                      • Allow their trusted admin to better manage the Cisco Business Edition 3000 device

                      For more information on Cisco OnPlus, see the Cisco OnPlus Portal User Guide, available on Cisco.com at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/sell/smb/onplus/index.html.

                      Signing on to Cisco Business Edition 3000 using Cisco Onplus

                      This section describes how to access Cisco Business Edition 3000 device through a secured Cisco OnPlus tunnel and troubleshoot issues from a remote location.

                      Procedure
                        Step 1   Sign in to the Cisco OnPlus URL using your credentials. For example, http://www.cisco-onplus.com/ . The Cisco OnPlus home page displays.
                        Step 2   Select the registered Customer added to the Cisco OnPlus portal.

                        The Cisco Business Edition 3000 is discovered by Cisco ON100 in the portals overview page. For more information on how to register customers to the Cisco OnPlus portal, see the Cisco OnPlus Portal User Guide available at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/sell/smb/onplus/index.html.

                        Step 3   Select the Cisco Business Edition 3000 device from the portal list.

                        Note: If you cannot find Cisco Business Edition 3000 device, you can manually add Cisco Business Edition 3000 device to the Cisco OnPlus portal list. For more information on how to add a device manually, see the Cisco OnPlus Portal User Guide.

                        Step 4   Click the “i” (Device Information) icon to view the Cisco Business Edition 3000 product-specific configuration details.

                        From the Info tab, you can verify the MAC address, serial number, PID-VID, and other configuration details of the Cisco Business Edition 3000 device.

                        Step 5   Click the Connect tab to connect to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 device through a secured HTTPS tunnel.

                        You can now access the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface that is displayed.

                        Note: Ensure that the Secure (HTTPS) connection is enabled to establish a secured connection to maintain content-level security.

                        Step 6   Sign in to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administration Interface with your user name and password.

                        You can now manage your Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface remotely.

                        If you find a problem while accessing the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Interface, see Troubleshooting Overview

                        Usage Profiles

                        A usage profile allows you to configure most of the user settings for a phone in one place. You can edit an existing usage profile, duplicate an existing usage profile to create a new profile, or add an entirely new usage profile. Each usage profile has a unique name. After you configure your usage profiles, you can assign them to users or to departments, so that the settings in the usage profile apply to the phones that belong to an individual user or to a department.

                        In the usage profile, you can configure calling privileges for users, phone features, such as barge and Cisco Extension Mobility, phone hardware functionality, phone applications that may display on the phone, and the phone button template, which controls the order of the buttons and the feature buttons that display on the phone.

                        You can configure a usage profile through the following methods:

                        • Through the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (for initial deployment)
                        • On the Usage Profile page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (if you are not using the Cisco-provided .xls data configuration file during initial deployment)
                        • Under Users/Phones > Usage Profiles in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface (after initial deployment)

                        The usage profiles are not phone model specific; all settings that are available in the usage profile do not support all phone models. Before you add or edit an existing usage profile and assign it to a user, determine whether the phone model that is assigned to the user supports the features and functionality that is available in the usage profile. If you configure a setting that is not supported by the phone, the phone ignores the value in the configuration file, and the user cannot use the feature or functionality on the phone.


                        Note

                        Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports a maximum of 30 usage profiles.

                        The usage profiles in the following table come with your system by default; that is, they display on the Usage Profile page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard (and in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface, unless you delete them from the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard). You can delete these usage profiles, you can edit these profiles, or you assign them to your users without modification.

                        Table 4 Default usage profiles

                        Type

                        Considerations

                        Standard

                        Consider applying this usage profile to most of your users. If you use the default values in the usage profile:

                        • The user can place and receive local and internal calls; if the site where the phone resides allows these types of calls.
                        • The user can make emergency calls to the local center that handles emergencies for the municipality; if the site where the phone resides allows emergency calls.
                        • The user can use barge if the phone supports barge; barge allows a user to interrupt a call without permission from other participants on the call.
                        • The user can use call pickup if the phone supports call pickup; call pickup allows the user to pick up calls for another user.
                        • The user can create speed dials if the phone has 3 or more buttons on it.
                        • The user can use the speakerphone and a headset if the phone supports that functionality.

                        Manager

                        Consider applying this usage profile to the managers in the company. If you use the default values in the usage profile:

                        • The user can place and receive all types of calls, including long distance and international calls; if the site where the phone resides allows these types of calls.
                        • The user can make emergency calls to the local center that handles emergencies for the municipality; if the site where the phone resides allows emergency calls.
                        • The user can use barge, call pickup, and call park if the phone supports these features. Call park allows a user to park a call on one phone and then pick up the call on another phone.
                        • The user can create speed dials if the phone has 3 or more buttons on it.
                        • The user can use the speakerphone and a headset if the phone supports that functionality.

                        Assistants

                        Consider applying this usage profile to the assistants that support the managers in the company. If you use the default values in the usage profile:

                        • The user can place and receive internal, local, toll free, and long distance calls; if the site where the phone resides allows these types of calls.
                        • The user can make emergency calls to the local center that handles emergencies for the municipality; if the site where the phone resides allows emergency calls.
                        • The user can use barge and call pickup if the phone supports these features.
                        • The user can create speed dials if the phone has 3 or more buttons on it.
                        • The user can use the speakerphone and a headset if the phone supports that functionality.

                        Power

                        Consider applying this usage profile to the users that assist with administering the system; for example, to the IT support staff. If you use the default values in the usage profile:

                        • The user can place and receive internal, local, toll free, and long distance calls; if the site where the phone resides allows these types of calls.
                        • The user can make emergency calls to the local center that handles emergencies for the municipality; if the site where the phone resides allows emergency calls.
                        • The user can use barge and call pickup if the phone supports these features.
                        • The user can create speed dials if the phone has 3 or more buttons on it.
                        • The user can use the speakerphone and a headset if the phone supports that functionality.

                        Common Area

                        Consider applying this usage profile to departments, which are for phones that are used in public spaces, such as break rooms. If you use the default values in the usage profile:

                        • On the public space phone, the user that can place and receive internal calls.
                        • The user can make emergency calls to the local center that handles emergencies for the municipality; if the site where the phone resides allows emergency calling.
                        • On the public space phone, the user can use barge if the phone supports this feature.
                        • As the administrator, you can add speed dials if the public space phone has 3 or more buttons on it.
                        • On the public space phone, the user can use the speakerphone and a headset if the phone supports that functionality.
                        Related topics

                        Users, Departments, Phones, and Lines

                        Phones, users, and lines are closely related in Cisco Business Edition 3000. A user, which is an employee from the company, uses the usage profile on a phone that is supported in Cisco Business Edition 3000. Because phones and users are closely related, you cannot configure a phone without first configuring a user or department that has an extension (line) from the dial plan assigned to it.

                        In the Cisco Business Edition 3000 system, a user becomes an owner of a phone when you assign the user extension to line 1 on the phone. If the user is an owner of the phone, the phone uses the usage profile that is assigned to the user.


                        Tip

                        A department is a special kind of user that is reserved for public-space phones; this user is reserved for phones in cafeterias, lobbies, and break rooms . A public-space phone cannot support Reach Me Anywhere. You do not configure passwords or phone PINs for departments, unlike users (Users/Phones > Users).

                        Example of How User or Department Ownership Works for a Phone

                        Procedure
                          Step 1   If you have not already done so, add the user or department configuration; for example, add the user by selecting Users/Phones > Users (or Department) in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.
                          • When you add the user or department, you must assign a usage profile that you want to be available to the phone.
                          • When you add the user or department, assign an extension to the user or department, based on the dial plan that is set up for your system.
                          Step 2   Add the phone and assign the extension to line 1 on the phone.

                          The user or department becomes the owner of the phone, and a user can use the features and functionality from the usage profile on the phone if the phone supports the functionality.

                          Tip   

                          You can create a shared line between an IP phone and an analog phone using the same user extension.

                          Note   

                          Refer to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/vg224/software/configuration/guide/scgvoip.html for information on VG224 configuration.

                          On the User or Department page, you create lines for the user or department based on the dial plan that you set up; for example, if your dial plan is set up for 4-digit dialing with an extension range of 2000-2999, you can assign an extension such as 2555 to the user or department. You can set up to 6 extensions in a prioritized list for each user or department. The usage profile that you assign to the user or department applies to all extensions that are in the prioritized list.

                          You assign user extensions (lines) to the phone on the Phone page. You can set up to 6 lines as a prioritized list on the Phone page, even if the phone does not support 6 lines. For each line, you can define Call Forward All and External Caller ID.

                          The phone button template that is configured in the usage profile determines the order of line buttons and the types of functionality that displays next to the line buttons on the phone; for example, for all lines except line 1, which must be a line because of user-phone ownership, you can designate a line as a speed dial, line, or feature button (Mobility and Meet-Me Conference). When the phone button template that is configured in the usage profile designates the buttons as lines, the system orders the lines that are assigned on the Phone page based on the prioritized list, with the first line being designated for line 1, the second line in the list being used for the next button on the phone that is designated as line 2. In the Usage Profile, you must establish the purpose for all line buttons on the phone, even when the phone does not support all the line buttons.

                          The users can create up to 48 speed dials in a prioritized list in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 User Preferences Interface, even when the phone does not support 48 speed dials.

                          Note   

                          The number of speed dial keys that can be created is dependent on the model of phone and whether key expansion modules are connected to the phone.

                          Significant Behavior of SIP Trunk

                          SIP trunk exhibits significant behavior while processing PSTN calls in Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                          The SIP trunk supports the following features:

                          • Basic Outgoing/Incoming Call
                          • Early and Delayed Offer
                          • PRACK
                          • Session Timers
                          • PAI and RPID for Identity
                          • DTMF using RFC 2833, KPML, and Unsolicited Notify
                          • Hold/Resume, Transfer, Conference, Forwarding
                          • Diversion Header
                          • MWI
                          • Options Ping

                          The following sections details the behavior of SIP trunk specific to Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                          Incoming 302 Moved Temporarily

                          The SIP service provider sends 302 message to the Cisco Business Edition 3000 to reach to SIP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) as specified in the Contact header field. By default, the SIP trunk will use the Redirect by Application feature to reroute the PSTN calls. The SIP trunk checks the class of service and the privilege of the calling user before redirecting the calls.

                          In a SIP environment, the two possible ways of forwarding or redirecting a call are sending SIP 302 Moved Temporarily with one or more Contact: headers as response to an INVITE or are sending a new INVITE to the new destination.

                          Cisco Business Edition 3000 sends an INVITE to the new destination upon reception of 302 Moved temporarily but it cannot generate such a response. The 302 Moved temporarily response is received when call forward is enabled on a SIP endpoint.

                          The service provider can be configured to react in different ways when a SIP call is forwarded or redirected by one of the call legs. Most often, a SIP peer sends a SIP response 302 Moved temporarily with the new destination URI appearing in the Contact: header of the message.

                          Similar to Call Transfer Supplementary service, the service provider can be configured to pass along the 302 Moved Temporarily to the originating call leg or to react to it and send a new INVITE on behalf of the forwarded (FWED) party.

                          In Redirect by Application configuration, the SIP trunk passes the control to Redirecting Application layer for handling the rerouting. The Rerouting Calling Search Space configured on SIP trunk is passed to allow further check on class of service and privilege of the calling user for redirection to the new Contact. To set these parameters, refer to Connection Type: SIP Trunk.

                          The Redirect by Application feature of the SIP trunk allows the Cisco Business Edition 3000 to do the following:

                          • Apply digit analysis to the redirected contacts to ensure that the calls are routed correctly
                          • Prevent DOS attack by limiting the number of redirection (recursive redirection) that a service parameter can set
                          • Allow other features to be invoked while the redirection is taking place

                          Calls get redirected to a restricted phone number (such as an international number) due to handling redirection at the stack level to route the calls without blocking. This behavior occurs when the Redirect by Application check box is not checked in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface.


                          Note

                          In case of multiple redirections before final redirection over SIP trunk, the maximum of two Redirection headers will be sent over SIP trunk, that is the original called party and last called party information.

                          Incoming OOD REFER Message Handling

                          Out-of-dialog REFER (OOD-R) enables remote applications to establish calls by sending a REFER message to Cisco Business Edition 3000 without an initial INVITE. After the REFER is sent, the remainder of the call setup is independent of the application and the media stream does not flow through the application. The application using OOD-R triggers a call setup request that specifies the Referee address in the Request-URI and the Refer-Target in the Refer-To header.

                          Cisco Business Edition 3000 handles the incoming REFER from a SIP trunk service provider.

                          Calling search spaces determine the partitions that calling devices can search when they attempt to complete a call. The out-of-dialog calling search space is used when a Cisco refers a call (B) that is coming into SIP user (A) to a third party (C) when no involvement of SIP user (A) exists. In this case, the system uses the out-of-dialog calling search space of SIP user (A). The third party (C) is either an internal extension or an auto attendant client.

                          CUBE on Cisco ISR8xx, the session border element in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 SIP trunking solution, does not support the OOD REFER inter-operability. The service provider cannot send OOD REFER through CUBE on Cisco ISR8xx through Cisco Business Edition 3000.

                          Calling Party Transformation

                          The mid-call SIP messages, namely reINVITEs, UPDATE or 200 OK sent from the calling party direction on SIP Trunk from Cisco Business Edition 3000, carry the URI identity containing a number in user portion. This occurs during Hold/Resume and Transfer, which results in transactions inside a SIP dialog.

                          By default, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 sends configured extension number only, while expected number for inter-operability with the SIP service provider is the DID or full number (for example: Office code + Subscriber code).

                          The Cisco Business Edition 3000 preconfigures the Calling party Transformation on SIP Trunk used to connect to the session border elements.

                          By provisioning the Calling Party Transformations feature for a SIP Trunk, the SIP dialogs established as part of outbound SIP Trunk calls always use the transformation for upsizing the number sent in P-Asserted ID or Remote Party ID headers of an outbound SIP message.


                          Note

                          For the calling party transformation to function correctly, ensure that the External Caller ID is defined for the user. You can edit the External Caller ID on Users/Phones > Users > Edit User > General page.

                          Connected Party Transformation

                          The backward direction SIP messages namely 183, 200 Ok or mid-call UPDATE/INVITE messages from the connected party SIP trunk on Cisco Business Edition 3000 carry the URI identity containing a number in user portion.

                          By default, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 sends configured extension number only, while the expected number for inter-operability with the SIP service provider is the DID or full number (for example: Office code + Subscriber code).

                          To send the full number (DID) on SIP trunk, the Cisco Business Edition 3000 preconfigures the Connected Party Transformation on SIP trunk used to connect to the session border element. By provisioning the Connected Party Transformation feature for a SIP trunk, the SIP dialogs established as part of inbound SIP trunk calls always use the transformation for upsizing the number sent in PAI/RPID headers of an outbound SIP message.


                          Note

                          For the connected party transformation to function correctly, ensure that the External Caller ID is defined for the user. You can edit the External Caller ID on Users/Phones > Users > Edit User > General page.

                          Attendant Group

                          The Attendant Group page allows you to add or remove attendant console users who will be associated with all the phones in the phone list of Cisco Business Edition 3000 (choose Users/Phones > Attendant Group). You can add until ten users to the Attendant Group. The system displays an error message when you click to add more than ten users.


                          Note

                          You must have administrator account, browser access, and Internet access to add or remove users.

                          Attendant Group requires an additional enhanced user license for each group member. If the number of licenses is insufficient, a new user will not get associated to the Attendant Group.

                          Attendant Group has an Available list of users, which displays all the users in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 who are not associated with Attendant Group, and a Selected list, which displays all users who are associated to Attendant Group. You can move users from Available to Selected to associate a user to Attendant Group.

                          After adding a user to the Selected list you must save the user in the Selected list. You can also remove users from the Selected list. The users removed from the Selected list are moved to the Available list. For more information, see (Setting Up Attendant Group and Attendant Group Settings).

                          Hunt Lists

                          A hunt list consists of a group of extensions that can answer calls. You set up hunt lists for the purpose of distributing calls amongst the users that belong to the group. For example, if the company does not have a receptionist and several users must answer calls, consider setting up a hunt list to ensure that calls are evenly distributed amongst the users that belong to the hunt list. For example, if several administrative assistants must share the call load for several managers, consider setting up a hunt list to ensure that all calls are answered quickly. You configure hunt lists on the Hunt Lists page in the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface. (select Users/Phones > Hunt Lists).You can create as many hunt lists as you want.

                          Extensions in a hunt list can belong to users or departments. You can assign any user or department extension to a hunt list, but only those extensions that are assigned to phones can actually answer the calls. An extension may belong to more than one hunt list.

                          Pilot extensions for hunt lists must be in the extension range(s), but pilot extensions do not get assigned to users or departments.

                          For the members (extensions) that belong to the group, you can select one of the following distribution methods:


                          Note

                          An idle member is not servicing any calls. An available member is on an active call but is available to accept a new call. A busy member cannot accept calls.

                          • Top Down—Cisco Business Edition 3000 distributes a call to idle or available members (extensions) starting from the first idle or available member of a hunt list to the last idle or available member.
                          • Circular—Cisco Business Edition 3000 distributes a call to idle or available members starting from the (n+1)th member of a hunt list, where the nth member is the member to which Cisco Business Edition 3000 most recently extended a call. If the nth member is the last member of a hunt list, Cisco Business Edition 3000 distributes a call starting from the top of the hunt list.
                          • Longest Idle Time—Cisco Business Edition 3000 only distributes a call to idle members, starting from the longest idle member to the least idle member of a hunt list.
                          • Broadcast—Cisco Business Edition 3000 distributes a call to all idle or available members of a hunt list simultaneously.

                          Note

                          Do not put extensions that are shared lines in a hunt list that uses the Broadcast distribution algorithm. Cisco Business Edition 3000 cannot display shared lines correctly on the phone if the extensions are members of a hunt list that uses the Broadcast distribution algorithm.

                          Related topics

                          Call Pickup Groups

                          In the Cisco Business Edition 3000 Administrative Interface, you can add, edit, and delete call pickup groups.

                          The system defines a call pickup group as a group of users or departments that is designed to pick up calls to any user or department within this group or in an associated group. A user or department can be associated with multiple pickup groups. Each group has a unique number, known as a Group Pickup Number, which allows any authorized user or department to pick up a call by entering this number. For authorization, the user or department must be in either the same or an associated pickup group and should know the Group Pickup Number.

                          Upon migration from a previous version to the current version of Cisco Business Edition 3000, all users or departments are added to a default pickup group. Currently, Cisco Business Edition 3000 supports multiple call pickup groups, which allows user to associate a list of users or departments to pickup groups either by site or by company functional area. To make use of this feature, user can now assign the user or department to different pickup groups based on the site or functional area.


                          Note

                          Soft clients like webex connect and cucirtx do not support multiple call pickup groups.

                          To pick up a call, the user or department must use the phone’s buttons or softkeys to dial the extension given in the dial plan. The softkey is generated if call pickup is enabled in the user or department usage profile.

                          For information about the types of softkeys that are available, see the following topics:

                          GPickUp

                          Short for Group Pickup, this softkey is used to selectively pick up calls coming into a device that is a member of the same pickup group. This softkey can be used to pick up calls across multiple call pickup groups.

                          OPickUp

                          Short for Other Group Call Pickup, this softkey is used to answer a call that is ringing on an extension outside the user’s or department’s pickup group. However, both these phones must belong to associated pickup groups. The order of pickup depends on the priority that is assigned to these associated pickup groups.


                          Note

                          Usually, within the same group, the longest alerting call (longest ringing time) gets picked up first if multiple incoming calls occur in that group. For Other Group Call Pickup, priority takes precedence over the ringing time if multiple associated pickup groups are configured.

                          Call Pickup Group configuration settings allow you to configure the call pickup group including the group name and extension length. You can use the Call Pickup Group page to configure multiple call pickup groups. The number of pickup groups is limited by the feature code selected on the Cisco Business Edition 3000 First Time Setup Wizard.


                          Tip

                          There can be a maximum of 20 call pickup groups in a 3-digit dial plan and 100 pickup groups in 4-digit or higher dial plan.

                          Table 1 describes how to add or edit a call pickup group on the Call Pickup Groups page (Users/Phones > Call Pickup Groups).

                          Example of Typical Deployment Model

                          The following illustration shows an example of a typical deployment model that includes the central site, two remote sites, and the teleworker site. The central site includes the gateway, server, several routers, a Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway, and IP and analog phones. The remote sites include phones and routers. For more information on the example, see the following sections.

                          Figure 4. Example of a typical deployment model

                          Table 5 Components of a typical deployment model

                          Number

                          Description

                          1

                          Central Site

                          2

                          Router

                          3

                          Router with VPN

                          4

                          Cisco Business Edition 3000 Server

                          5

                          Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway

                          6

                          Cisco 2901 Integrated Services Router (ISR) (Gateway)

                          7

                          Dual E1/TI connection

                          8

                          Service Provider (Telecommunications Company)

                          9

                          Internet

                          10

                          Teleworkers Site

                          11

                          Remote Site 1

                          12

                          Router with VPN

                          13

                          Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway

                          14

                          Dedicated WAN link

                          15

                          Remote Site 2

                          16

                          Router

                          17

                          Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway

                          Central site (Example)

                          The previous illustration shows that the central site is where your server, gateway, and the majority of your phones/users are located. To use fax or analog phones at the central site, the Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway is set up specifically for the central site. The gateway allows access to the PSTN through a dual T1/E1 connection that is provided by the service provider (telecommunications company).

                          Although not included in the previous illustration, a switch exists between the server and the Cisco Unified IP Phones.

                          Teleworker site (Example)

                          The previous illustration shows that the teleworker site has phones and personal computers that connect to the central site through the Internet. A router that supports VPN connects the teleworker site to the central site.


                          Tip

                          Quality of service (QoS) may not be available for the teleworker site.

                          Remote site 1 (Example)

                          The previous illustration shows that remote site 1 connects to the central site through a router that supports VPN (and connects to the Internet). Analog phones and fax are used at remote site 1, so the Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway is set up for these phones and functionality specifically for this site. Fewer phones are included in remote site 1 than at the central site.

                          Remote site 2 (Example)

                          The previous illustration shows that remote site 2 connects to the central site through a dedicated WAN link. Analog phones are used at remote site 2, so the Cisco VG224 Analog Phone Gateway is set up to support the analog phones at this site.