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Table Of Contents

Configuring the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server System

Configuring the LAN Parameters for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

Configuring the Time Zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

About Configuring the Blades

Configuring a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring 576 T1 CAS Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 Only) Example

Configuring 1152 T1 CAS Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Configuring Spans for a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring 368 T1 PRI Ports Example

Configuring 736 T1 PRI Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Configuring Port Groups

Assigning Ports to Port Groups

Copying Port Records

Configuring T1 Spans for a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring 240 E1 Ports Example

Configuring 720 E1 Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Configuring 960 E1 Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Configuring Port Groups

Assigning Ports to Port Groups

Copying Port Records

Configuring Spans for an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

About a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

About QoS Configuration

About Type of Service Byte

About IP Precedence

About DSCP

About Jitter Buffer Settings

About Jitter Buffer Configuration

Configuring a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Configuring 480 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 Only) Example

Configuring 960 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Setting IP Codec Configuration

About Mixed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System Configurations

Configuring 96 T1 CAS Ports and 240 IP Ports Example

Configuring 23 T1 PRI Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

Configuring 120 E1 Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

Configuring 480 E1 Ports and 480 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Setting the Date and Time for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

Configuring Ports By Using MeetingTime

Changing the IP Address of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server System


Configuring the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server System

This chapter explains how to configure a newly-installed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system, which consists of the following activities:

•Configuring the LAN Parameters for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

•Configuring the Time Zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

•Configuring a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Configuring a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Configuring an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Configuring a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Setting the Date and Time for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

•Configuring Ports By Using MeetingTime

Note For information about the CLI commands, see "Command-Line Interface Reference."

Configuring the LAN Parameters for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

The LAN parameters identify your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series on your TCP/IP network. Use the LAN parameter information from worksheet 3-3 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 Enter getether. The Ethernet address of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series appears as in the following example: 

meetingplace: tech$ getether

0001af0bc2cd

Step 3 Record the Ethernet address for future use.

Step 4 Enter net. The following menu appears: 

meetingplace:tech$ net

 1) View the server & site configuration

 2) Modify the server configuration

 3) Select another server (current unit = #0)

99) Quit

Select:

Step 5 Modify the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server configuration by entering 2. The following menu appears: 

Select: 2


 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

Step 6 Select 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 in order and follow the prompts to enter values using worksheet 3-3 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

See Table 1-1 for the details of each parameter.

Table 1-1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server System Configuration Parameters 

Parameter
Explanation

Active

System status, noneditable.

Description

Designates three names:

Host name — The name that appears as the command line prompt for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace CLI.

Note To help with network maintenance issues, you may want to make this name identical to the external DNS name. This external DNS name is how the network refers to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series. However, configuring this hostname in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace does not automatically configure the DNS entry in your DNS server. In addition, when attempting to access other servers from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, the other server's IP address must be used because Cisco Unified MeetingPlace is not configured to support DNS internally.

Host description — The name of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server as seen in Cisco MeetingTime and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing. It is helpful to use "MeetingPlace" in this field because it can be different from the TCP/IP name.

Site name — An arbitrary name for the location of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server.

IP address

Must correspond to your network requirements. See worksheet 3-3 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Ethernet address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. It corresponds to the MAC hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. During setup, the getether command produced this value.

NTP server

This IP address designates the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server on your LAN. It allows Cisco Unified MeetingPlace to synchronize its clock with the network time server.

Site subnet mask

A bit mask used to determine to which subnet an IP address belongs. Your network administrator specifies this value. See worksheet 3-3 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Site broadcast address

Address used to broadcast packets on the LAN segment. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server provides this automatically. See the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 worksheet 3-3.

Site default gateway

Address of the gateway that accepts and routes information to other networks. See the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 worksheet 3-3.


See the following for an example of changing the host and site names (option 3 from the net command menu): 

Select: 3

Enter new host name [giraffe]: giraffe

Enter new host description [MeetingPlace]: MeetingPlace

Enter new site name [Home Site]: Home Site

 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

See the following for an example of changing the IP address and verifying the Ethernet address (option 4 from the net command menu): 

Select: 4

Enter new IP address [172.20.21.13]: 172.20.21.13


Please enter the 12-digit Ethernet address (e.g., 0000c0112233).

[0001af0bc2cd]: 0001af0bc2cd


 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

See the following for an example of changing the site subnet mask or broadcast address (option 5 from the net command menu). The net command displays the default site subnet mask and broadcast address. You do not need to modify these unless they are different from the default. 

Select: 5

Enter new subnet mask [255.255.0.0]: 255.255.0.0


Enter new broadcast address [172.20.255.255]: 172.20.255.255


 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

See the following for an example of changing the site routing information (option 6 from the net command menu). The net command displays the default gateway. You do not need to be modify it unless it is different. 

Select: 6

To specify no default gateway, enter "0.0.0.0".

Enter new default gateway address [172.20.1.1]: 172.20.1.1


 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

See the following for an example of changing the Network Time Protocol servers (option 7 from the net command menu): 

Select: 7


The IP addresses for up to three Network Time Protocol servers may be entered.

To clear an entry, use the address "0.0.0.0".

NTP server #1 [198.201.208.114]: 198.207.208.114

NTP server #2 [198.201.208.84]: 198.207.208.84

NTP server #3 [0.0.0.0]: 0.0.0.0


 1) View the current configuration

 2) Select a different site for this server

 3) Change the host and site names

 4) Change server IP address and Ethernet address

 5) Change site subnet mask or broadcast addr

 6) Change site routing information

 7) Change network time protocol servers

99) Return to the main menu

Step 7 Quit modifying by entering 99.

Step 8 Save the changes you made by entering y. The net command menu is displayed.

Step 9 View and confirm the new configuration by entering 1. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ net

 1) View the server & site configuration

 2) Modify the server configuration

 3) Select another server (current unit = 30)

99) Quit

Select: 1

Current server configuration:

    Unit:                 #0 (giraffe)

    Active:               YES

    Description:          MeetingPlace

    Kind:                 Conference server

    IP Address:           172.20.21.13

    Ethernet address:     0001af0bc2cd

    NTP servers:          198.207.208.114 198.207.208.84

    Site:                 #0 (Home Site)

    Site subnet mask:     255.255.0.0

    Site broadcast addr:  172.20.255.255

    Site default gateway: 172.20.1.1

 1) View the server & site configuration

 2) Modify the server configuration

 3) Select another server 9current unit = 30)

99) Quit

Select:

Step 10 Exit the net command by entering 99.

Note You must restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system before some of the changes made by the net command can take affect. If you need to restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system will say so. If you need to restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system to test your changes, restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, wait five minutes, and then ping the IP address you entered with the net command.

Configuring the Time Zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

This section describes how to configure the time zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series.

Note If the time zone is not set correctly, meetings will occur at the wrong time.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter timezone. The following example appears: 

meetingplace:tech$ timezone

Please select the region where this server is installed:

  1) Europe

  2) Far East

  3) North America

 99) quit

Select:

Step 3 Enter the number that applies to the region where your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server is located. Another menu appears with options for that region. The following is an example of the screen that appears: 

Select: 3

Please select the time zone for this server.


The following timezones are available:

  1) America/Anchorage

  2) America/Chicago

  3) America/Denver

  4) America/Edmonton

  5) America/Fort_Wayne

  6) America/Halifax

  7) America/Los_Angeles

  8) America/Montreal

  9) America/New_York

 10) America/Phoenix

 11) America/Vancouver

 12) America/Winnipeg

 13) America/Honolulu

 99) no action

Select:

Step 4 Enter the number that appears next to the location where your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server is. The following is an example of the screen that appears if you select option 7 for Los Angeles: 

Select: 7


The local time zone (PST) is 480 minutes west of GMT

Daylight savings time policy: US/Canada


Please confirm (y/n):

Step 5 Confirm your selection by entering y. The line "DONE" and the tech$ prompt appear.

Note See Appendix B, "Time Zone Codes" for a complete list of the time zone codes.

About Configuring the Blades

This section describes how to configure the blades of a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series. There are four types of blades:

•T1 Smart Blade

•Multi Access Blade (MP-MA-16)

•Multi Access Blade (MP-MA-4)

•Smart Blade

See Table 1-2 for an explanation of each blade type.

Table 1-2 Blade Types

Blade Type
Explanation

T1 Smart Blade

Provides both PRC and MSC functionality along with necessary trunk interface functionality for digital T1 CAS telephone lines.

Multi Access Blade (MP-MA-16 and MP-MA-4)

Provides the necessary trunk interface card functionality for E1 digital telephony, T1 PRI functionality, and IP-based telephony. The Multi Access Blade supports both Euro ISDN and QSIG telephony protocols, T1 PRI support for North America (U.S. and Canada), and G.711 and G.729a audio encoding for IP.

MP-MA-16: Supports up to 16 spans.

MP-MA-4: Supports up to 4 spans.

Smart Blade

Provides both PRC and MSC functionality in a single card.


Note Mixing protocols is not supported except in combination with IP ports. For example, a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system cannot have both T1 and E1 ports configured but it can have T1 (either PRI or CAS) and IP ports or E1 and IP ports. Also, a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system cannot have both T1 CAS and T1 PRI ports configured. See Table 1-3.

Table 1-3 Allowed Blade Configurations

Not Allowed
Allowed

T1 CAS and E1

T1 PRI and IP

T1 PRI and E1

E1 and IP

T1 PRI and T1 CAS

T1 CAS and IP


The following procedures describe how to configure a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server:

•Configuring a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Configuring a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•Configuring an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•About a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

•About Mixed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System Configurations

Configuring a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Note The necessary cables should already be attached to the transition modules on the back of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. If they are not, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -t number_of_T1_ports for a pure T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system without any IP configuration.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you what it is configuring. The tech$ prompt appears when the configuration is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -t <# T1 ports>

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring "X" T1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade. See the example in step 5 of the "Configuring 1152 T1 CAS Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example" section.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is correct for your configuration.

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 576 T1 CAS Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 Only) Example

Note Although a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 can be configured with 576 T1 CAS ports, this example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 only.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -t 576.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -t 576

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 576 T1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by typing blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C   T1       0      0-23, 24-47, 48-71, 72-95

 2     CG6000C   T1       1      96-119, 120-143, 144-167, 168-191

 3     CG6000C   T1       2      192-215, 216-239, 240-263, 264-287

 4     CG6000C   T1       3      288-311, 312-335, 336-359, 360-383

 5     CG6000C   T1       4      384-407, 408-431, 432-455, 456-479

 6     CG6000C   T1       5      480-503, 504-527, 528-552, 552-575


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 1152 T1 CAS Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -t 1152.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -t 1152

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 1152 T1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C   T1       0      0-23, 24-47, 48-71, 72-95

 2     CG6000C   T1       1      96-119, 120-143, 144-167, 168-191

 3     CG6000C   T1       2      192-215, 216-239, 240-263, 264-287

 4     CG6000C   T1       3      288-311, 312-335, 336-359, 360-383

 5     CG6000C   T1       4      384-407, 408-431, 432-455, 456-479

 6     CG6000C   T1       5      480-503, 504-527, 528-552, 552-575

 11    CG6000C   T1       6      576-599, 600-623, 624-647, 648-671

 12    CG6000C   T1       7      672-695, 696-719, 720-743, 744-767

 13    CG6000C   T1       8      768-791, 792-815, 816-839, 840-863

 14    CG6000C   T1       9      864-887, 888-911, 912-935, 936-959

 15    CG6000C   T1       10     960-983, 984-1007, 1008-1031, 1032-1055

 16    CG6000C   T1       11     1056-1079, 1080-1103, 1104-1127, 1128-1151


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring Spans for a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

T1 spans connect to the T1 Smart Blade transition modules in the back of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. The T1 spans are automatically activated and configured with default settings when the blade command is run. Table 1-4 lists the default span configuration.

Check the worksheets in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 to see if your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system is configured this way. If these default settings are accurate for your installation, you do not need to complete this section.

Table 1-4 Default T1 CAS Span Configuration 

Parameter
Default
Explanation
Possible Values

Activate the DTI span?

y

Specifies if the span is active.

•y = active

•n = inactive

Framing

ESF

Specifies the framing protocol used on this span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using ESF only.

•D4

•ESF

Zero code suppression

B8ZS

Specifies the zero code suppression for the span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using B8ZS only.

•none

•B8ZS

•jammed-bit

Timing

external

Specifies if the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server should get clock timing from the PBX or the central office or if timing is generated by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

All spans should be configured as external. The internal setting is for diagnostic purposes.

•internal

•external (the span is connected to the public network or a trusted system, such as the PBX)

External sync priority

none.

The T1 span connected to the T1 Smart Blade in slot 1, line A gets sync priority 1, line B gets 2, etc.

Specifies the priority of the spans that are set for external timing. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system always tries to synchronize from the highest priority span. If the synchronization span goes down, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically switches synchronization to the next highest span. If a higher priority span comes up, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically synchronizes off of it.

•1-255 (1 is the highest, 255 is the lowest)

•never

Trunk [x]

Numbering is done in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). For example,

Trunk [1]:port 0

Trunk [2]:port 1

Trunk [3]:port 2

Specifies which port in the database is assigned to the specific hardware trunk on the card.

•number

Remote loopback to network

n

Specifies if the span should be put into a loopback mode for testing from the remote end.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Internal data loopback

n

Specifies if the span should loop back locally for running diagnostics.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Port group

0

Specifies the number of the port group.

•0 (T1 CAS)

•1 (IP)

•2 (E1)

•3 (T1 PRI)

Active?

y (if you use a blade to configure T1)

Specifies if the port group is active.

•y = yes

•n = no

Card type

T1

Specifies the type of card.

•none

•T1

•analog

•E1

•IP

Signaling protocol

wink start

Specifies the signaling protocol.

•loop start

•wink start

•ground start

•clear channel

•E1

•IP

•protocol table

Protocol table

0

Specifies the number of the protocol table to copy from.

•number from 0 to 99

Number of DID digits expected

0

Specifies the number of DID digits.

•number from 0 to 6

Default access type

combined access

Specifies the access type

•Combined access

•DID meeting

•Profile

•MeetingNotes

•loop through transfer

•EBSApp1004

•EBSApp1005

•EBSApp1007

•EBS Xfer test

•NewApp1011

•Choose music

•Spanish samples

•Goto123123_1015

Language

English (US)

Specifies which language to use.

•English (US)

•English (UK)

•no language

Human assistance?

n

Specifies if human assistance is allowed.

•y = yes

•n = no

Flash transfer?

n

Specifies if this can be flash transferred.

•y = yes

•n = no

Outdial?

y

Specifies if this can be outdialed on.

•y = yes

•n = no


Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade. One of the following examples appears:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..6]:   1


  Type                   [T1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing             [ESF]:

    Line Coding        [B8ZS]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C   T1       0      0-23, none, none, none

 2     CG6000C

 3     CG6000C

 4     no card

 5     no card

 6     TP1610-4  IP       0      24-83 (172.27.6.140)


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:   1


  Type                   [T1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing             [ESF]:

    Line Coding        [B8ZS]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    T1       0      0-22, 23-45, 46-68, 69-91

                                 92-114, 115-137, 138-160, 161-183

                                 184-206, 207-229, 230-252, 253-275

                                 276-298, 299-321, 322-344, 345-367

 2     TP1610    T1       1      368-390, 391-413, 414-436, 437-459

                                 460-482, 483-505, 506-528, 529-551

                                 552-574, 575-597, 598-620, 621-643

                                 644-666, 667-689, 690-712, 713-735

 3     CG6000C   SB       2

 4     CG6000C   SB       3

 5     CG6000C   SB       4

 6     CG6000C   SB       5

 11    CG6000C   SB       6

 12    CG6000C   SB       7

 13    CG6000C   SB       8

 14    CG6000C   SB       9

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 3 Enter the values from Table 1-4. Press Enter after you enter each value and the next line appears. If you receive an error stating that you have exceeded the number of available ports, check your MeetingTime settings.

Note Do not change the Span Flags field unless a Cisco TAC representative instructs you to.

Step 4 (Optional) Enter 2 to configure another span.

Step 5 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Note The necessary cables should already be attached to the transition modules on the back of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. If they are not, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: In a T1 PRI configuration, the maximum number of ports per span is 23. The maximum number of T1 PRI ports for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 is 368 because each MP-MA-16-PRI can support up to 16 spans and it can have only one Multi Access Blade (either MP-MA-4-PRI or MP-MA-16-PRI). 16 spans x 23 ports each = 368 total ports.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: In a T1 PRI configuration, the maximum number of ports per span is 23. The maximum number of T1 PRI ports for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 is 736 because each Multi Access Blade can support up to 16 spans. A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 can have 2 MP-MA-16-PRIs for a total of 32 spans. 32 spans x 23 ports each = 736 total ports.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -p number_of_T1_PRI_ports for a pure T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system without any IP configuration.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you what it is configuring. The tech$ prompt appears when the configuration is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -p <# T1 PRI ports>

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring "X" T1 PRI ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is correct for your configuration.

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 368 T1 PRI Ports Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, type blade -p 368 and press Enter.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -p 368

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 368 T1 PRI ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    T1       0      0-22, 23-45, 46-68, 69-91

                                 92-114, 115-137, 138-160, 161-183

                                 184-206, 207-229, 230-252, 253-275

                                 276-298, 299-321, 322-344, 345-367

 2     CG6000C   SB       1

 3     CG6000C   SB       2

 4     CG6000C   SB       3

 5     CG6000C   SB       4

 6     no card

 11    no card

 12    no card

 13    no card

 14    no card

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Note A Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 has 6 slots only, so the slots labeled 11 to 16 (the highlighted lines) in the preceding example are for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 only.

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 736 T1 PRI Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, type blade -p 736 and press Enter.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -p 736

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 736 T1 PRI ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by typing blade and pressing Enter.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the example below. 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    T1       0      0-22, 23-45, 46-68, 69-91

                                 92-114, 115-137, 138-160, 161-183

                                 184-206, 207-229, 230-252, 253-275

                                 276-298, 299-321, 322-344, 345-367

 2     TP1610    T1       1      368-390, 391-413, 414-436, 437-459

                                 460-482, 483-505, 506-528, 529-551

                                 552-574, 575-597, 598-620, 621-643

                                 644-666, 667-689, 690-712, 713-735

 3     CG6000C   SB       2

 4     CG6000C   SB       3

 5     CG6000C   SB       4

 6     CG6000C   SB       5

 11    CG6000C   SB       6

 12    CG6000C   SB       7

 13    CG6000C   SB       8

 14    CG6000C   SB       9

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring Port Groups

You can create port groups so that a group of ports can be configured with the same parameters. You use port groups to separate Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server functions, such as outdial versus no outdial and T1 CAS versus IP.

Note If this installation requires NSF codes or if you are unsure if they are required, see "Configuring Network Specific Facility Codes."

Step 1 At the tech$ prompt, enter port. The following menu appears: 

meetingplace:tech$ port


*****   P O R T / G R O U P  C O N F I G  M E N U  *****


        1)  View port record(s)

        2)  Modify port record

        3)  Copy port records

        4)  View group record(s)

        5)  Modify group record

        x)  Exit program


Enter command:

Step 2 Modify the group record by entering 5. The second line in the following example appears: 

Enter command: 5

Enter port group record number [0..31, <cr> for all] : 0


------------     GROUP 0      --------------

--- To skip over a field, just press <cr> ---

  Activate the group?               [y] :  y

  Card type                    [    T1] :  T1

  Signaling         [                 ] :  protocol table

  Protocol table                    [0] : 2

  Number of DID digits              [0] :

  Human assistance?                 [n] :

  Flash transfer?                   [n] :

  Outdial?                          [y] :


Enter command: x

Step 3 Enter the appropriate port group record number. In the preceding example, it is port group 0, so enter 0. The rest of the preceding example appears.

Step 4 Activate the port group by entering y.

Step 5 Select the card type by entering T1.

Step 6 Select signaling by entering protocol table.

Step 7 Select the appropriate protocol table number. In this example, it is protocol table 2, so enter 2. See Table 1-5 for a list of default protocol tables.

Table 1-5 Default Protocol Table Settings—T1 PRI

Protocol Table Number
Default Protocol

2

AT&T PRI

3

Nortel PRI

4

Bell PRI


Note The protocol table contains the configuration information for the type of signaling used. All T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems are shipped from the factory with protocol table 2 set to use the default setting of AT&T PRI protocol, protocol table 3 to use Nortel PRI, and table 4 to use Bell PRI. If this is not correct for your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, change it by using the protparm command.

Step 8 (Optional) Repeat this procedure if you need more than one port group.

Step 9 To exit the port command, enter x.

Assigning Ports to Port Groups

You can assign specific ports to port groups so that all ports in that group have the same parameters.

Step 1 At the tech$ prompt, enter port. See the example in step 1 of the "Configuring Port Groups" section.

Step 2 Enter 2 to modify a port record. The first line in the following example appears: 

Enter port record number [0..735] : 0 


-------------- UNIT 0   PORT 0 -------------

--- To skip over a field, just press <cr> ---

  Uses port group                  [  2] :

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the ports number from 0 to 368.

Step 3 Enter the port number. In this example, it is port 0, so enter 0. The rest of the preceding example appears.

Step 4 Enter the number of the port group. In this example, it is port group 0, so enter 0.

Note If you would like to copy this port record to other ports, see the "Copying Port Records" section.

Step 5 Exit the port command by entering x.

Copying Port Records

Copying port records provides an easy way to copy the port record for one port to as many ports as desired. To copy port record, follow these steps:

Step 1 If you are not already accessing the port command, at the tech$ prompt, enter port. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ port


*****   P O R T / G R O U P   C O N F I G   M E N U  *****


        1)  View port record(s)

        2)  Modify port record

        3)  Copy port records

        4)  View group record(s)

        5)  Modify group record

        x)  Exit program


Enter command: 3

Enter port record number to copy from [0..735] : 0

Enter port(s) to copy to [0-735] : 1-735

Copied to port record(s) 1-735.


Enter command: x

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the ports number from 0 to 368. These are the maximum number of ports allowed. Depending on your configuration, you may have fewer ports.

Step 2 Copy the port records by entering 3.

Step 3 Enter the port number from which you want to copy, as shown in line 13 of the preceding example. In this example, it is port 0, so enter 0.

Step 4 Enter the port numbers to which you want to copy, as shown in line 14 of the preceding example. In this example, all ports are being configured with the same parameters as port 0, so enter 1-735 for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 or 1-368 for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

Step 5 The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you which ports were copied to, as shown in line 15 of the preceding example.

Step 6 Exit the port command by entering x.

Configuring T1 Spans for a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

T1 spans connect to the Multi Access Blade transition modules in the back of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server.

Note The T1 spans are automatically activated and configured with default settings when the blade command is run. Table 1-6 lists the default span configuration.

Check the worksheets in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 to see if your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system is configured this way. If these default settings are accurate for your installation, you do not need to complete this section. If the default settings are not accurate for your installation, complete the steps that follow.

Table 1-6 Default T1 PRI Span Configuration 

Parameter
Default
Explanation
Possible Values

Activate the DTI span?

y

Specifies if the span is active.

•y = active

•n = inactive

Framing

ESF

Specifies the framing protocol used on this span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using ESF only.

•D4

•ESF

Zero code suppression

B8ZS

Specifies the zero code suppression for the span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using B8ZS only.

•none

•B8ZS

•jammed-bit

Timing

external

Specifies if the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace audio server should get clock timing from the PBX or central office or if timing is generated by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

All spans should be configured as external. The internal setting is for diagnostic purposes.

•internal

•external (the span is connected to the public network or a trusted system, such as the PBX)

External sync priority

none.

The T1 span connected to the T1 Smart Blade in slot 1, line A gets sync priority 1, line B gets 2, etc.

Specifies the priority of the spans that are set for external timing. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system always tries to synchronize from the highest priority span. If the synchronization span goes down, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically switches synchronization to the next highest span. If a higher priority span comes up, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically synchronizes off of it.

•1-255 (1 is the highest, 255 is the lowest)

•never

Trunk [x]

Numbering is done in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). For example,

Trunk [1]:port 0

Trunk [2]:port 1

Trunk [3]:port 2

Specifies which port in the database is assigned to the specific hardware trunk on the card.

•number

Remote loopback to network

n

Specifies if the span should be put into a loopback mode for testing from the remote end.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Internal data loopback

n

Specifies if the span should loop back locally for running diagnostics.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Port group

3

Specifies the number of the port group.

•0 (T1 CAS)

•1 (IP)

•2 (E1)

•3 (T1 PRI)

Active?

y (if you use a blade to configure T1)

Specifies if the port group is active.

•y = yes

•n = no

Card type

T1

Specifies the type of card.

•none

•T1

•analog

•E1

•IP

Signaling protocol

wink start

Specifies the signaling protocol.

•loop start

•wink start

•ground start

•clear channel

•E1

•IP

•protocol table

Protocol table

0

Specifies the number of the protocol table to copy from.

•number from 0 to 99

Number of DID digits expected

0

Specifies the number of DID digits.

•number from 0 to 6

Default access type

combined access

Specifies the access type

•Combined access

•DID meeting

•Profile

•MeetingNotes

•loop through transfer

•EBSApp1004

•EBSApp1005

•EBSApp1007

•EBS Xfer test

•NewApp1011

•Choose music

•Spanish samples

•Goto123123_1015

Language

English (US)

Specifies which language to use.

•English (US)

•English (UK)

•no language

Human assistance?

n

Specifies if human assistance is allowed.

•y = yes

•n = no

Flash transfer?

n

Specifies if this can be flash transferred.

•y = yes

•n = no

Outdial?

y

Specifies if this can be outdialed on.

•y = yes

•n = no


Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade. One of the following examples appears:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..6]:   1


  Type                   [T1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing             [ESF]:

    Line Coding        [B8ZS]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C   T1       0      0-23, none, none, none

 2     CG6000C

 3     CG6000C

 4     no card

 5     no card

 6     TP1610-4  IP       0      24-83 (172.27.6.140)


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:   1


  Type                   [T1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing             [ESF]:

    Line Coding        [B8ZS]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    T1       0      0-22, 23-45, 46-68, 69-91

                                 92-114, 115-137, 138-160, 161-183

                                 184-206, 207-229, 230-252, 253-275

                                 276-298, 299-321, 322-344, 345-367

 2     TP1610    T1       1      368-390, 391-413, 414-436, 437-459

                                 460-482, 483-505, 506-528, 529-551

                                 552-574, 575-597, 598-620, 621-643

                                 644-666, 667-689, 690-712, 713-735

 3     CG6000C   SB       2

 4     CG6000C   SB       3

 5     CG6000C   SB       4

 6     CG6000C   SB       5

 11    CG6000C   SB       6

 12    CG6000C   SB       7

 13    CG6000C   SB       8

 14    CG6000C   SB       9

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 3 Enter the values from Table 1-6. Press Enter after you enter each value and the next line appears. If you receive an error stating that you have exceeded the number of available ports, check your MeetingTime settings.

Note Do not change the Span Flags field unless a Cisco TAC representative instructs you to.

Step 4 (Optional) Enter 2 to configure another span.

Step 5 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Note The necessary cables should already be attached to the transition modules on the back of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace audio server. If they are not, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e number_of_E1_ports for a pure E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system without any IP configuration. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e <# E1 ports>

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring "X" E1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you what it is configuring. The tech$ prompt appears when the configuration is complete.

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is correct for your configuration.

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Note You can reserve slots for later use by using the blade command with the -r option.

Configuring 240 E1 Ports Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e 240.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e 240

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 240 E1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to one of the following examples:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610-4   E1       0      0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

 2     TP1610-4   E1       1      120-149, 150-179, 180-209, 210-239

 3     CG6000C    SB       0

 4     CG6000C    SB       1

 5     no card    SB       2

 6     no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    E1       0      0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

                                 120-149, 150-179, 180-209, 210-239

 2     CG6000C   SB       0

 3     CG6000C   SB       1

 4     CG6000C   SB       2

 5     no card

 6     no card

 11    no card

 12    no card

 13    no card

 14    no card

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 720 E1 Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e 720.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command you entered by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e 720

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 720 E1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the following example: 

Meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    E1       0      0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

                                 120-149, 150-179, 180-209, 210-239

                                 240-269, 270-299, 300-329, 330-359

                                 360-389, 390-419, 420-449, 450-479

 2     TP1610    E1       1      480-509, 510-539, 540-569, 570-599

                                 600-629, 630-659, 660-689, 690-719

 3     CG6000C   SB       0

 4     CG6000C   SB       1

 5     CG6000C   SB       2

 6     CG6000C   SB       3

 11    CG6000C   SB       4

 12    CG6000C   SB       5

 13    CG6000C   SB       6

 14    CG6000C   SB       7

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 960 E1 Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e 960.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e 960

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 960 E1 ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is similar to the following example: 

Meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    E1       0      0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

                                 120-149, 150-179, 180-209, 210-239

                                 240-269, 270-299, 300-329, 330-359

                                 360-389, 390-419, 420-449, 450-479

 2     TP1610    E1       1      480-509, 510-539, 540-569, 570-599

                                 600-629, 630-659, 660-689, 690-719

                                 720-749, 750-779, 780-809, 810-839

                                 840-869, 870-899, 900-929, 930-959

 3     CG6000C   SB       0

 4     CG6000C   SB       1

 5     CG6000C   SB       2

 6     CG6000C   SB       3

 11    CG6000C   SB       4

 12    CG6000C   SB       5

 13    CG6000C   SB       6

 14    CG6000C   SB       7

 15    CG6000C   SB       8

 16    CG6000C   SB       9


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring Port Groups

You can create port groups so that a group of ports can be configured with the same parameters. Below are the instructions for creating and configuring port groups.

Step 1 At the tech$ prompt, enter port. The following menu appears: 

meetingplace:tech$ port


*****   P O R T / G R O U P   C O N F I G   M E N U  *****


        1)  View port record(s)

        2)  Modify port record

        3)  Copy port records

        4)  View group record(s)

        5)  Modify group record

        x)  Exit program


Enter command: 3

Step 2 Modify the group record by entering 5. The second line in the following example appears: 

Enter command: 5

Enter port group record number [0..31, <cr> for all] : 0


------------     GROUP 0      --------------

--- To skip over a field, just press <cr> ---

  Activate the group?               [y] :  y

  Card type                    [    T1] :  E1

  Signaling         [                 ] :  protocol table

  Protocol table                    [0] :  0

  Number of DID digits              [0] :  0

  Human assistance?                 [n] :  n

  Flash transfer?                   [n] :  n

  Outdial?                          [y] :  y


Enter command: x

Step 3 Enter the appropriate port group record number. In this example, it is port group 0, so enter 0. The rest of the preceding example appears.

Step 4 Activate the port group by entering y.

Step 5 Select the card type by entering E1.

Step 6 Select signaling by entering protocol table.

Step 7 Select the appropriate protocol table number. In the preceding example, it is protocol table 0, so enter 0. See Table 1-7 for a list of default protocol tables.

Note The protocol table contains the configuration information for the type of signaling used. Cisco Systems ships all E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems with protocol table 0 set to use the default setting of Euro ISDN protocol and protocol table 1 to use the QSIG protocol. If this is not correct for your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, change it with the protparm command.

If this is part of an upgrade from a pre-5.1 release, the default protocol tables 3 and 4 will not be correct. To resolve this, use the protparm command to delete tables 3 and 4. This restores them to the defaults as listed in Table 1-7.

Table 1-7 Default Protocol Table Settings—E1

Protocol Table Number
Default Protocol

0

Euro ISDN

1

QSIG ECMA

5

QSIG ETSI


Note There are two QSIG variants: QSIG ECMA and QSIG ETSI. Use the same variant that your PBX is set up to use.

Step 8 (Optional) Repeat this procedure if more than one port group is needed.

Step 9 Exit the port command by entering x.

Assigning Ports to Port Groups

You can assign specific ports to port groups so that all ports in that group have the same parameters.

Step 1 At the tech$ prompt, enter port. The menu in step 1 of the "Configuring Port Groups" section appears.

Step 2 Modify a port record by entering 2. The first line in the following example appears: 

Enter port record number [0..7] : 0


--------------UNIT 0   PORT 0  -------------

--- To skip over a field, just press <cr> ---

  Uses port group          [   0] : 0

Step 3 Enter the port number. In the preceding example, it is port 0, so enter 0. The rest of the preceding example appears.

Step 4 Enter the number of the port group. In the preceding example, it is port group 0, so enter 0.

Note If you want to copy this port record to other ports, see the "Copying Port Records" section.

Step 5 Exit the port command by entering x.

Copying Port Records

Copying port records provides an easy way to copy the port record for one port to as many ports as desired.

Step 1 If you are not already accessing the port command, at the tech$ prompt, enter port. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ port


*****   P O R T / G R O U P   C O N F I G   M E N U  *****


        1)  View port record(s)

        2)  Modify port record

        3)  Copy port records

        4)  View group record(s)

        5)  Modify group record

        x)  Exit program


Enter command: 3

Enter port record number to copy from [0..959] : 0

Enter port(s) to copy to [0-959] : 1-959

Copied to port record(s) 1-959.


Enter command: x

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the ports number from 0 to 479. These are the maximum number of ports allowed. Depending on your configuration, you may have fewer ports.

Step 2 Copy port records by entering 3.

Step 3 Enter the port number from which you want to copy, as shown in line 13 of the preceding example. In the preceding example, it is port 0, so enter 0.

Step 4 Enter the port numbers to which you want to copy, as shown in line 14 of the preceding example. In the preceding example, all ports are being configured with the same parameters as port 0, so enter 1-959 for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 or enter 1-479 for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you which ports were copied to, as shown in line 15 of the preceding example.

Step 5 Exit the port command by entering x.

Configuring Spans for an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

E1 spans connect to the Multi Access Blade transition modules in the back of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server.

Note The E1 spans are automatically activated and configured with default settings when you enter the blade command. Table 1-8 lists the default span configuration.

Check the worksheets in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 to see if your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system is configured this way. If these default settings are accurate for your installation, you do not need to complete this section. If the default settings are not accurate for your installation, complete the steps that follow.

Table 1-8 Default E1 Span Configuration 

Parameter
Default
Explanation
Possible Values

Activate the ACTI span?

y

Specifies if the span is active.

•y = active

•n = inactive

Framing

CRC4

Specifies the framing protocol used on this span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using CRC4 only.

•CRC4

•non-CRC4

Zero code suppression

HDB3

Specifies the zero code suppression for the span. Determined by the service provider.

We recommend using HDB3 only.

•HDB3

Timing

external

Specifies if the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace audio server should get clock timing from the PBX or central office or if timing is generated by Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

All spans should be configured as external. The internal setting is for diagnostic purposes.

•internal

•external (the span is connected to the public network or a trusted system, such as the PBX)

External sync priority

none.

The T1 span connected to the T1 Smart Blade in slot 1, line A gets sync priority 1, line B gets 2, etc.

Specifies the priority of the spans that are set for external timing. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system always tries to synchronize from the highest priority span. If the synchronization span goes down, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically switches synchronization to the next highest span. If a higher priority span comes up, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system automatically synchronizes off of it.

•1-255 (1 is the highest, 255 is the lowest)

•never

Trunk [x]

Numbering is done in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). For example,

Trunk [1]:port 0

Trunk [2]:port 1

Trunk [3]:port 2

Specifies which port in the database is assigned to the specific hardware trunk on the card.

•number

Remote loopback to network

n

Specifies if the span should be put into a loopback mode for testing from the remote end.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Internal data loopback

n

Specifies if the span should loop back locally for running diagnostics.

•y = yes

•n = no (normal operation)

Port group

2

Specifies the number of the port group.

•0 (T1 CAS)

•1 (IP)

•2 (E1)

•3 (T1 PRI)

Active?

n

Specifies if the port group is active.

•y = yes

•n = no

Card type

E1

Specifies the type of card.

•none

•T1

•analog

•E1

•IP

Signaling protocol

E1

Specifies the signaling protocol.

•loop start

•wink start

•ground start

•clear channel

•E1

•IP

•protocol table

Protocol table

0

Specifies the number of the protocol table to copy from.

•number from 0 to 99

Number of DID digits expected

0

Specifies the number of DID digits.

•number from 0 to 6

Default access type

combined access

Specifies the access type

•Combined access

•DID meeting

•Profile

•MeetingNotes

•loop through transfer

•EBSApp1004

•EBSApp1005

•EBSApp1007

•EBS Xfer test

•NewApp1011

•Choose music

•Spanish samples

•Goto123123_1015

Language

English (US)

Specifies which language to use.

•English (US)

•English (UK)

•no language

Human assistance?

n

Specifies if human assistance is allowed.

•y = yes

•n = no

Flash transfer?

n

Specifies if this can be flash transferred.

•y = yes

•n = no

Outdial?

y

Specifies if this can be outdialed on.

•y = yes

•n = no


Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade. One of the following examples appears:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..6]:   1


  Type                   [T1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing             [ESF]:

    Line Coding        [B8ZS]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C   T1       0      0-23, none, none, none

 2     CG6000C

 3     CG6000C

 4     no card

 5     no card

 6     TP1610-4  IP       0      24-83 (172.27.6.140)


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:   1


  Type                   [E1]:

  Number of spans        [ 1]:

  Line A

    Span                 [ 0]:

    Framing            [CRC4]:

    Line Coding        [HDB3]:

    Timing         [external]:

    Sync Priority     [never]:

    Port Group           [ 0]:

    1st Port             [ 0]:

    Span Flags   [0x00000000]:


Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610    T1       0      0-22, 23-45, 46-68, 69-91

                                 92-114, 115-137, 138-160, 161-183

                                 184-206, 207-229, 230-252, 253-275

                                 276-298, 299-321, 322-344, 345-367

 2     TP1610    T1       1      368-390, 391-413, 414-436, 437-459

                                 460-482, 483-505, 506-528, 529-551

                                 552-574, 575-597, 598-620, 621-643

                                 644-666, 667-689, 690-712, 713-735

 3     CG6000C   SB       2

 4     CG6000C   SB       3

 5     CG6000C   SB       4

 6     CG6000C   SB       5

 11    CG6000C   SB       6

 12    CG6000C   SB       7

 13    CG6000C   SB       8

 14    CG6000C   SB       9

 15    no card

 16    no card


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 3 Enter the values from Table 1-8. Press Enter after you enter each value and the next line appears. If you receive an error stating that you have exceeded the number of available ports, check your MeetingTime settings.

Note Do not change the Span Flags field unless a Cisco TAC representative instructs you to.

Step 4 (Optional) Enter 2 to configure another span.

Step 5 Exit the blade command by entering x.

About a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

This section contains background information about pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace systems. For detailed instructions on how to implement the techniques described here, see the "Configuring a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System" section.

Before configuring the Multi Access Blades in an IP system, you must know which Quality of Service (QoS) configuration you are using: either the IP precedence mechanism or the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) mechanism. You then need to provide specific settings for the mechanism. The following sections describe each mechanism and their various settings.

About QoS Configuration

For pure IP configurations, there are two QoS mechanisms that you can use: IP precedence or DSCP. First, determine which mechanism your IP network uses, then determine, with your IT department, the appropriate settings for these values.

Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace IP gateways do not support sending layer 2, QOS (COS). This means that QOS priorities for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system or Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway cannot be set on the layer 2 switch level.

About Type of Service Byte

Within the voice packets, the Type of Service (ToS) byte is an 8-bit field in the IP header used for either IP precedence or DSCP (another term for byte is octet). When this byte is used for IP precedence, three bits are used for the IP precedence value and four bits are used for the ToS value.

The following shows the bit layout:

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
  IP precedence
      Type of service
 

Note Note the differences in terminology: the ToS byte includes all 8 bits; but the ToS field is only 4 bits within this byte. The IP precedence mechanism partitions the ToS byte into an IP precedence field and a ToS field.

When this byte is used for DSCP, six bits are used for DSCP. The following is the bit layout:

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
  Differentiated services code point
   

Notice that the DSCP field overlaps the fields used for IP precedence. Therefore, if DSCP values are chosen carefully, then backward compatibility can be achieved if your network has a mixture of devices (some using IP precedence, others using DSCP).

About IP Precedence

If you use the traditional IP precedence QoS mechanism, you must provide two values to be used for pure IP configuration:

•IP precedence value — A value from 0 to 7. The IP precedence is used to classify and prioritize types of traffic. Most implementations use an IP precedence value of 5. Here is a complete list of values:

0-Routine
1-Priority
2-Immediate
3-Flash
4-Flash override
5-CRITIC/ECP
6-Internetwork control
7-Network control

•ToS value — A value from 0 to 15. The ToS value can determine special handling of packets, such as minimizing delay or maximizing throughput. This value is best set to 0.

About DSCP

DSCP (sometimes called "DiffServ") is the newer mechanism. It is described in RFC 2474. The DSCP ranges from 0 to 63. In practice, most implementations use a DSCP value of 40, which corresponds exactly to an IP Precedence value of 5.

About Jitter Buffer Settings

The jitter buffer concept is driven by the realities of voice packet networks such as network delay, delay jitter, packet loss, and clock drift. The jitter buffer (also known as a "delay jitter buffer") enforces an additional packet delay of typically 50 to 150 additional milliseconds, but it provides the following important benefits:

•Smooths jitter—By delaying all the packets, it is possible to eliminate most effects of delay jitter. That is, for any packets that arrive slightly early or slightly late, the jitter buffer allows the packets to be processed at precise intervals. However, any packets that arrive later or earlier than the size of the jitter buffer are discarded; therefore, the jitter buffer should not be set too small. The jitter buffer should not be set too large because too much delay can be noticed by participants talking to each other.

•Handles packets out of sequence—In some cases, various delays can cause consecutive packets to be received out of sequence. A jitter buffer provides an opportunity to put these packets back into the proper sequence.

•Handles missing packets—A jitter buffer makes it easier to handle missing (as opposed to just late) packets. When the software determines that the packet is missing, it provides a reasonable approximation for the missing packet. This assumes that the sender enables redundancy support (RFC 2198).

•Handles overruns and underruns—When clocks are not synchronized, there are occasional packet overruns or underruns (depending on whether the far end clock is faster or slower). The jitter buffer allows for a more graceful way of dealing with these.

About Jitter Buffer Configuration

There are two jitter buffer parameters that you can configure:

•Jitter buffer minimum size—The jitter buffer automatically adapts to changing jitter values, but a minimum value needs to be defined. The default value is 100 milliseconds. This is a reasonable value for most installations; however, some environments may do better with a different value. The blade command allows for values from 1 to 1000 milliseconds.

A smaller value reduces the noticeable voice delay, but increases the risk of missing packets that degrade voice quality. A smaller value can be considered for IP networks that are:

–Small geographically

–Few hops

–High bandwidth

A larger value can provide better voice quality; however, the increased delays may become annoying for users. A higher value can be considered for IP networks that are:

–Large geographically

–Many hops

–Potential bandwidth bottlenecks

•Jitter buffer optimization—The jitter buffer optimization factor controls how quickly the jitter buffer can react to network jitter. The blade command allows for optimization factor values from 0 to 12 and the value defaults to 7.

At the highest setting, the jitter buffer quickly tracks to the maximal network latencies and stays there, thus minimizing packet error rates but also maximizing delays. At the lowest setting, the jitter buffer increases delay only to compensate for clock drifts and soon decays to its minimal setting again. Midrange values (such as a default value of 7) provide a reasonable middle ground that is appropriate for most systems.

Configuring a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System

Note The necessary cables should already be attached to the transition modules on the back of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace audio server. If they are not, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Before using the blade command to configure a pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, you must understand the assumptions in Table 1-9. If your installation does not match these assumptions, you must customize the configuration by using the blade command's second option that allows you to modify the blade.

Table 1-9 Blade Command Assumptions for Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Systems 

Number of IP Ports
Assumed Multi Access Blade Type

1-120

1 MP-MA-4

121-240

2 MP-MA-4s

241-480

1 MP-MA-16

481-600

1 MP-MA-4 and 1 MP-MA-16

601+

2 MP-MA-16s


Follow these steps to configure a pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system:

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -i number_of_IP_ports. This is the command for a pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system tells you what it is configuring. The tech$ prompt appears when the configuration is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -i <# IP ports>

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring "X" IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is correct for your configuration.

Step 6 Modify the blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears, as shown in the following example: 

Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports               [ 480]:

  1st Port                      [ 480]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  IP address [1]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.11

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6, the number of ports is 120, and the first port is 23. Also, the value for the IP address [1] field for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 is 0.0.0.0. The bold line in the preceding example (Base UDP Port [1]) only appears for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. This line does not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

Step 7 Modify a blade by entering its slot number. In this configuration, for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112, it is slot 16 so enter 16. For the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, it is slot 6, so enter 6.

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address. For an MP-MA-4, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system prompts you for one IP address. For an MP-MA-16, the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system prompts you for two IP addresses. If you are using fewer than 240 ports on an MP-MA-16, leave the second IP address as 0.0.0.0.

Step 10 Continue pressing Enter and verify the default settings are correct for this installation. If your installation calls for values other than the defaults, make the necessary changes.

Note The value for the Base UDP Port fields must be divisible by 10 or you will get an error.

The following shows an example of how to use the blade command to configure an IP Precedence value of 5 and a ToS value of 0. Notice that DSCP is disabled.

Note This configuration must be done for each Multi Access Blade used in a pure IP configuration. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports                [120]:

  1st Port                       [ 46]:

  IP address [0]        [172.20.18.30]:

  IP address [1]        [172.20.18.31]:

  Subnet Mask            [255.255.0.0]:

  Default Gateway         [172.20.1.1]:

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:  5

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:  0

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:  unused

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6 and the first port is 23. The bold lines in the preceding example (IP address [1] and Base UDP Port [1]) only appear for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. These two lines do not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

The following is an example of how to use the blade command to configure a DSCP value of 40.

Note This configuration must be done for each Multi Access Blade used in a pure IP configuration. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports                [120]:

  1st Port                       [ 46]:

  IP address [0]        [172.20.18.30]:

  IP address [1]        [172.20.18.31]:

  Subnet Mask            [255.255.0.0]:

  Default Gateway         [172.20.1.1]:

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:  unused

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:  unused

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:  40

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6 and the first port is 23. The bold lines in the preceding example (IP address [1] and Base UDP Port [1]) only appear for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. These two lines do not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

The following example shows how to configure the jitter buffer minimum size to 150 milliseconds and the jitter buffer optimization factor to 9.

Note This configuration must be done for each Multi Access Blade used for an IP configuration. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports                [120]:

  1st Port                       [ 46]:

  IP address [0]        [172.20.18.30]:

  IP address [1]        [172.20.18.31]:

  Subnet Mask            [255.255.0.0]:

  Default Gateway         [172.20.1.1]:

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:  150

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:  9

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6 and the first port is 23. The bold lines in the preceding example (IP address [1] and Base UDP Port [1]) only appear for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. These two lines do not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

Step 11 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 12 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 13 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 480 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 Only) Example

Note Although a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 can be configured with 480 IP ports, this example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106 only.

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -i 480.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -i 480

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 480 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm that the screen output is like the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C    SB       0

 2     CG6000C    SB       1

 3     CG6000C    SB       2

 4     CG6000C    SB       3

 5     CG6000C    SB       4

 6     CG6000C    IP       0     0-479 (No IP address)


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 7 Modify the blade by entering the slot number of the blade. In this example, it is slot 6 so enter 6. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..6]:  6


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                 [TP1610-4]:

  Port Group                      [ 3]:

  Number of Ports                [120]:

  1st Port                       [ 23]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 11 Select the blade in slot 5 by entering 5.

Note The preceding example shows slot 6; however, you have already configured slot 6, so you should select slot 5 now.

Step 12 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 13 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 14 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 15 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 16 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 960 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -i 960.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -i 960

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 960 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm that the screen output is similar to the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C    SB       0

 2     CG6000C    SB       1

 3     CG6000C    SB       2

 4     CG6000C    SB       3

 5     CG6000C    SB       4

 6     CG6000C    SB       5

 11    CG6000C    SB       6

 12    CG6000C    SB       7

 13    CG6000C    SB       8

 14    CG6000C    SB       9

 15    TP1610     IP       1       480-959 (No IP address)

 16    TP1610     IP       0       0-479 (No IP address)


*****        B L A D E  C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 7 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this example, it is slot 16 so enter 16. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                           [IP]:

  Card Type                  [TP1610]:

  Port Group                     [ 1]:

  Number of Ports               [480]:

  1st Port                       [ 0]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  IP address [1]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.11

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears, as shown in line 8 of the preceding example.

Step 11 Select the blade in slot 15 by entering 15.

Step 12 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 13 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 14 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 15 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 16 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Setting IP Codec Configuration

This section only needs to be completed if your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system uses IP ports.

Step 1 Install and configure the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace IP Gateway. See the Administrator Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway Release 5.2.1 for instructions.

Step 2 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 3 Log in to the CLI as a technician.

Step 4 Enter restart.

Step 5 Confirm that you want to restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system by entering y.

Step 6 After the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system has finished restarting (about five minutes), launch the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway service running on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway machine. See the Administrator Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway Release 5.2.1 for information on how to launch the service.

Step 7 Log in to the CLI as a technician.

Step 8 Verify that the software is up by entering swstatus. See the example in step 9 of the "Setting the Date and Time for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series" section.

Step 9 Verify that the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway service is up by entering gwstatus. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ gwstatus

Gateway SIM Status/Mon Aug 23 20:06:24 2004

-------------------------------------------

Remote Units:

 Unit 16 mpgateway        v5.3.0.10     Ok        8/23/04 20:06:10


Gateways:

 Unit 16 WebPub:DataSvc   v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/23/04 18:54:02

 Unit 16 WebPub:MPAgent   v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/23/04 18:53:58

 Unit 16 MPConvert        v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/23/04 18:54:06

 Unit 16 IP Gateway       v5.2.0.7      Ok        8/23/04 18:53:25

 Unit 16 WebPub:Master    v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/23/04 18:53:25

 Unit 16 DataConf:GW      v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/24/04 20:05:48

 Unit 16 DataConf:MCS     v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/24/04 20:05:36

 Unit 16 DataConf:GCC     v4.3.0.100    Ok        8/24/04 20:05:36

Step 10 Enter setipcodec. The first seven lines of the following example appear. 

meetingplace:tech$ setipcodec


*****   I P  C O D E C  C O N F I G   M E N U    *****

        1)  View IP codec configuration

        2)  Modify IP codec configuration

        x)  Exit program

Enter command: 2

Codec Priorities (highest = 1)

------------------------------

  G.711 mu-law               [ 10] :

  G.711 A-law                [ 11] :

  G.722                   [unused] :

  G.723                   [unused] :

  G.726-16                [unused] :

  G.726-24                [unused] :

  G.726-32                [unused] :

  G.726-40                [unused] :

  G.728                   [unused] :

  G.729                   [unused] :

  GSM                     [unused] :

  GSM-EFR                 [unused] :

  QCELP                   [unused] :

Codec Attributes

----------------

  G.711 packet size (ms)     [ 20] :

  G.723 frames per packet    [  1] :

  G.723 low rate (5.3 kb/s)?   [y] :

  G.728 frames per packet     [ 8] :

  G.729 frames per packet     [ 2] :

  G.729A support?              [y] :

  G.729B support?              [y] :

  GSM frames per packet      [  1] :

  GSM-EFR frames er packet   [  1] :

  QCELP frames per packet    [  1] :

Miscellaneous

-------------

  Silence Suppresion?          [n] :

Step 11 Modify the IP codec configuration by entering 2. The next line in the preceding example appears.

Step 12 Continue pressing Enter and enter the appropriate codec priority based on your installation requirements. In the preceding example, G.711 mu-law is given the highest priority and G.711 A-law is given the next highest priority. G.729 is unused. These are the default settings. If you need other settings, use the setipcodec command to change them.

Note If your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system uses multiple codecs, enable and test each one individually. Then enable all of them with the correct priority, and test again.

Step 13 Continue pressing Enter to accept the default for the remaining settings.

Step 14 Try to place an IP call in to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system. If the call is successful, the configuration is complete.

If the call is not successful, use the following commands: (These commands produce logs that give you information about why the call failed.) If you still cannot determine the reason for failure, contact Cisco TAC. See the Guide to Cisco Conferencing Documentation and Support for details on obtaining technical support.

•errorlog -s info -l

•cptrace and cptrace -v

•gwcptrace unit_number

•tvportstat -s and tvportstat -c

About Mixed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System Configurations

This section provides examples of the following common mixed Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system configurations:

•Configuring 96 T1 CAS Ports and 240 IP Ports Example

•Configuring 23 T1 PRI Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

•Configuring 120 E1 Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

•Configuring 480 E1 Ports and 480 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Note This section does not include the additional steps necessary to complete configuration, such as the span, port, and port group configuration. For that information, see the section for the type of ports being configured:
For a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, see the "Configuring a T1 CAS Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System" section.
For a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, see the "Configuring a T1 PRI Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System" section.
For an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, see the "Configuring an E1 Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System" section.
For a pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, see the "About a Pure IP Cisco Unified MeetingPlace System" section.

Configuring 96 T1 CAS Ports and 240 IP Ports Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -t 96 -i 240.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -t 96 -i 240 

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 96 T1 ports

Configuring 240 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm that the screen output is similar to one of the following examples.

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C    T1       0     0-23, 24-47, 48-71, 72-95

 2     CG6000C    SB       1

 3     CG6000C    SB       2

 4     CG6000C    SB       3

 5     TP1610-4   IP       1     96-215 (No IP address)

 6     TP1610-4   IP       0     216-335 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     CG6000C    T1       0     0-23, 24-47, 48-71, 72-95

 2     CG6000C    SB       1

 3     CG6000C    SB       2

 4     CG6000C    SB       3

 5     no card

 6     no card

 11    no card

 12    no card

 13    no card

 14    no card

 15    TP1610-4   IP       1       216-335 (No IP address)

 16    TP1610-4   IP       0       96-215 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears. 

Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610-4]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports                [120]:

  1st Port                      [  96]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6, the port group is 3, and the first port is 23. The affected values are highlighted.

Step 7 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this configuration, for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, it is slot 6, so enter 6. For the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112, it is slot 16 so enter 16.

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 11 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this configuration, for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, it is slot 5, so enter 5. For the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112, it is slot 15 so enter 15.

Step 12 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 13 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 14 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 15 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 16 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 23 T1 PRI Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -p 23 -i 120.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -p 23 -i 120 

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 23 T1 PRI ports

Configuring 120 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm the screen output is like one of the following examples:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610-4   T1       0     0-22, none, none, none

 2     CG6000C    SB       0

 3     CG6000C    SB       1

 4     no card

 5     no card

 6     TP1610-4   IP       1     23-142 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610-4   T1       0     0-22, none, none, none

 2     CG6000C    SB       0

 3     CG6000C    SB       1

 4     no card

 5     no card

 6     no card

 11    no card

 12    no card

 13    no card

 14    no card

 15    no card

 16    TP1610-4   IP       1       23-142 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                 [TP1610-4]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports               [ 480]:

  1st Port                      [ 480]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  IP address [1]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.11

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6, the port group is 3, the number of ports is 120, and the first port is 23. The affected values are highlighted. The bold line in the preceding example (Base UDP Port [1]) only appears for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 and does not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

Step 7 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this configuration, for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, it is slot 6, so enter 6. For the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112, it is slot 16 so enter 16.

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 11 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 12 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 120 E1 Ports and 120 IP Ports Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e 120 -i 120.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e 120 -i 120

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 120 E1 ports

Configuring 120 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm that the screen output is similar to one of the following examples:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610     E1       0     0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

 2     CG6000C    SB       0

 3     CG6000C    SB       1

 4     CG6000C    SB       2

 5     CG6000C

 6     TP1610     IP       1     120-239 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610     E1       0     0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119

 2     CG6000C    SB       0

 3     CG6000C    SB       1

 4     CG6000C    SB       2

 5     CG6000C

 6     CG6000C

 11    CG6000C

 12    CG6000C

 13    CG6000C

 14    CG6000C

 15    CG6000C

 16    TP1610     IP       1       120-239 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 7 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this configuration, for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, it is slot 6, so enter 6. For the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112, it is slot 16 so enter 16. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports               [ 480]:

  1st Port                      [ 480]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  IP address [1]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.11

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Note The preceding example is for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112. For a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106, the blade slot being configured is slot 6, the number of ports is 120, and the first port is 120. The affected values are highlighted. The bold lines in the preceding example (IP address [1] and Base UDP Port [1]) only appear for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 and do not appear in the code for a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8106.

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 11 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 12 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Configuring 480 E1 Ports and 480 IP Ports (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8112 Only) Example

Step 1 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 2 At the tech$ prompt, enter blade -e 480 -i 480.

Step 3 Confirm the blade command by entering y.

The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system responds by telling you how many ports it is configuring. When the tech$ prompt appears, it is complete. See the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade -e 480 -i 480

This will reset many DB tables, are you sure? (y/n): y


Configuring 480 E1 ports

Configuring 480 IP ports


Restart the system for changes to take effect

meetingplace:tech$

Step 4 Verify your configuration by entering blade.

Step 5 Confirm that the screen output is similar to the following example: 

meetingplace:tech$ blade

Slot   Card      Type   CardId   Ports

 1     TP1610     E1       0     0-29, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119,

                                 120-149, 150-179, 180-209, 210-239

                                 240-269, 270-299, 300-329, 330-359,

                                 360-389, 390-419, 420-449, 450-479

 2     CG6000C    SB       0

 3     CG6000C    SB       1

 4     CG6000C    SB       2

 5     CG6000C    SB       3

 6     CG6000C    SB       4

 11    CG6000C    SB       5

 12    CG6000C    SB       6

 13    CG6000C    SB       7

 14    CG6000C    SB       8

 15    CG6000C    SB       9

 16    TP1610     IP       1       480-959 (No IP address)


*****       B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U     *****


             1) View blade details

             2) Modify blade

             x) Exit program


Enter command:

Step 6 Modify a blade by entering 2. A prompt for the blade slot to modify appears.

Step 7 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to modify. In this configuration, it is slot 16 so enter 16. 

*****    B L A D E   C O N F I G   M E N U    *****


         1)  View blade details

         2)  Modify blade

         x)  Exit program


Enter command:  2

Enter blade slot [1..16]:  16


  Type                            [IP]:

  Card Type                   [TP1610]:

  Port Group                      [ 1]:

  Number of Ports                [480]:

  1st Port                      [ 480]:

  IP address [0]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.10

  IP address [1]             [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.11

  Subnet Mask                [0.0.0.0]:  255.255.255.0

  Default Gateway            [0.0.0.0]:  10.10.10.1

  Base UDP Port [0]            [ 5000]:

  Base UDP Port [1]            [ 6000]:

  Jitter Buffer Minimum Size    [ 100]:

  Jitter Buffer Optimization      [ 7]:

  IP Precedence                    [0]:

  Type of Service (TOS)           [ 0]:

  DSCP / DiffServ             [unused]:

  RTCP Interval              [default]:

Step 8 Continue pressing Enter until you are prompted to enter the IP address.

Step 9 Enter the IP address and continue pressing Enter until you get to the blade command menu.

Step 10 Verify that the IP addresses were changed correctly by entering 1.

Step 11 Enter the slot number for the blade you want to see.

Step 12 Exit the blade command by entering x.

Setting the Date and Time for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series

Use the date command to set the date and time for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series. You can set any portion of the date and time without specifying the higher parameters. For example, you can set the hour without setting the day or the month, but you must specify the minutes when setting the hour.

Note You must set the time zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server before you set the date and time. If you have not set the time zone yet, complete the steps in the "Configuring the Time Zone for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Series" section.

Step 1 At the tech$ prompt, shut down the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server software by entering down.

Step 2 Verify that you want to shut down the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system by entering y. The third and fourth lines in the following example appear: 

meetingplace:tech$ down

Are you sure (y/n)? y

Checking to see if the system is loaded...OK

System DOWN procedure has been initiated.

The system is DOWN.

meetingplace:tech$

Step 3 Wait about a minute. The fifth and sixth lines of the preceding example appear.

Step 4 If you do not already have terminal logging turned on, turn it on. For information on logging, see the Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3.

Step 5 Enter date. The display shows the current date, time, and abbreviated time zone as shown on the second line of the following example. 

meetingplace:tech$ date

Mon Aug 23 15:07:32 PST 2004

meetingplace:tech$ date 0408291508

Sun Aug 29 15:08:00 PST 2004

Step 6 Enter date followed by a space and then enter a date or time in any of the following formats:

•yyyymmddhhmm—Year, month, day, hour, minute

•yymmddhhmm—Year, month, day, hour, minute

•mmddhhmm—Month, day, hour, minute

•hhmm—Hour, minute

The display shows the new date and time as in the last line of the preceding example. The month, day, hour, and minute values are all two digits, with a zero prefix for values less than 10. For the year, you can either use all four digits of the year (for example, 1998) or just the last two digits (for example, 02 for the year 2002). The hour is in 24-hour format (00 to 23). You can append seconds to any format by adding a period and two digits (for example, .34 means 34 seconds).

Step 7 Restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system so the date and time changes can take affect. To restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system, enter restart.

Step 8 Verify that you want to restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system by entering y.

Configuring Ports By Using MeetingTime

This section describes how to use MeetingTime to complete the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system configuration. This procedure consists of transferring information from the worksheets in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3 to the MeetingTime screens.

Note The Administrator Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Release 5.3 contains complete information about MeetingTime.

Step 1 Install MeetingTime on the system manager's PC. Follow the directions included in the media kit that Cisco Systems shipped with the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series.

Step 2 Double-click the MeetingTime icon. The MeetingTime Login dialog box appears.

Step 3 Enter your case-sensitive user ID, your password, and the IP address of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. If you do not know your password, contact Cisco TAC. See the Guide to Cisco Conferencing Documentation and Support for information on obtaining technical support.

Step 4 Click the door key icon. The MeetingPlace Lobby dialog box appears.

Step 5 Click the register book on the receptionist's desk.

Step 6 Click the Configure tab. The MeetingTime Configure dialog box appears.

Step 7 Select Port Groups under Views on the left side. The attributes for port group 0 (ID number 0) appear without values.

Step 8 Click Query. The values for port group 0 appear.

Step 9 Change the attributes by doing the following:

a. Click the value. Not all values can change. If the value can change, an editable field appears containing the current value just clicked. Fields that are italicized cannot be changed.

b. Enter a new value or select one from the drop-down menu.

c. Click OK. The field disappears and the new value appears.

Note You do not need to change these values if you already set them using the command-line interface.

Step 10 Make changes to the attributes for port group 0 based on the information in worksheet 4-7 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Step 11 Under Views, select Telephony Access. Attributes for telephony access appear on the right.

Step 12 Click Query. Values appear.

Step 13 Using the technique described in Step 9, make changes to the telephony access attributes based on the information in worksheet 4-5 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Step 14 Under Views, select Ports. Attributes for ports appear on the right.

Step 15 Click Query. Values appear.

Step 16 Using the technique described in Step 9, make changes to the ports attributes based on the information in worksheet 4-6 in the Installation Planning Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 5.3.

Step 17 Under Views, select Server Configuration. Attributes for server configuration appear on the right.

Step 18 Click Query. Values appear.

Step 19 Using the technique described in Step 9, make changes to the server configuration attributes.

Note Cisco Unified MeetingPlace will not operate correctly if these values are not correct.

Step 20 Check the alarm table by selecting the System tab, Alarm Tables, and click Execute.

Step 21 Clear the alarm table by highlighting all the alarms and clicking Clear Alarm(s).

Note These alarms are normal.

Step 22 Under the System tab, select System Shutdown.

Step 23 Set attributes to "System restart," "All Servers," and "Immediate."

Step 24 Click Execute to reboot Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

Note When the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system restarts, you may see an error because MeetingTime has lost its connection to the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server. This is normal.

Changing the IP Address of your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server System

Follow this procedure to change the IP address on your Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server and its corresponding gateway applications.

Step 1 Stop all the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace services, including the Gateway SIM, on the MCS servers. For more information about stopping services, see the Administrator Guide for the specific Cisco Unified MeetingPlace component.

Step 2 From the Gateway Configuration, delete the units for the Gateway SIM on each MCS server. For more information about deleting gateways, see the Administrator Guide for the specific Cisco Unified MeetingPlace component.

Step 3 Use the net command to change the primary IP address on the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series. See Configuring the LAN Parameters for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 Seriesfor complete information about using the net command.

Step 4 Change the IP addresses on any blades in the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series using the blade command. See About Configuring the Blades for complete information about using the blade command.

Step 5 Restart the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 8100 series server.

Step 6 Change the IP addresses on the NICs on the MCS servers.

Note This is a Windows function. Search for help in Windows on configuring TCP/IP for static addressing for more information.

Step 7 If you use IP addresses (instead of hostnames) for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace integration software (Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Gateway SIM, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Outlook, etc.) change these values in the software.

Note If you use hostnames (instead of IP addresses), these are automatically changed in the DNS table so you do not need to change anything in the other Cisco Unified MeetingPlace applications.