Table Of Contents
Configuring User Groups for Cisco Unified Conferencing for TelePresence
About User Groups
Adding a User Group
Searching for a User Group
Modifying a User Group
Deleting a User Group
Configuring User Groups for Cisco Unified Conferencing for TelePresence
Revised: June 22, 2007, OL-11749-01
Topics in this section include:
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About User Groups
•Adding a User Group
•Searching for a User Group
•Modifying a User Group
•Deleting a User Group
About User Groups
User groups contain information that can be inherited by user profiles. Each user profile is configured through the Group Name field to belong to a user group. Many of the fields in the user profile can be set to Group Default so that the assigned user group's value for that field becomes the value used in the user profile.
When you configure a field in a user group, that field automatically updates in each user profile within the group if that the field is set to Group Default in the user profile. You can override a user group field configuration within an individual user profile by setting the field in the user profile to a value other than Group Default. Further updates to the field in the user group will not affect the field in the user profile.
Cisco Unified Conferencing for TelePresence comes preconfigured with a user group named System. Except for the name, all the fields in the System user group can be modified, but you cannot delete the System user group. By default, the System user group is assigned to the preconfigured admin and guest profiles.
Adding a User Group
We recommend that you configure user groups as follows:
•Add at least one user group, so you can manage and configure system administrator profiles separately from end-user profiles. For example, a simple setup can use the following two user groups:
–Admin—Assign to the preconfigured admin user profile and to the user profiles of any other system administrators. Enable all privileges for users in this group.
–System (preconfigured)—Assign to end-user profiles and to the preconfigured guest user profile, which is used as a template for new user profiles.
•Use as many Group Default settings as you can in your user profiles. The more Group Default settings you have in each user profile, the more easily you can easily maintain user profiles for similar users.
Before You Begin
Read the "About User Groups" section.
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the Administration Center.
Step 2 Click User Configuration > User Group Management.
Step 3 Click Add New.
Step 4 Enter field values as described in Table 14-1.
Table 14-1 Fields on the Edit User Group Details Page
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Field
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Description
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Value
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Group Information
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Name |
Name by which you want to identify the user group. Recommendation: Use a name that describes the users in the group, such as "Marketing." Restrictions: •Do not include spaces. Instead, use an underscore character (_), for example, "Field_Sales." •Unicode is not supported. |
1 to 17 alphanumeric characters Default: System |
Number |
Number used to identify this user group. |
0 to 17 numeric characters (0 - 9) Default: 0 |
Group active |
Activity state of this user group. You can define user groups now, and make them active later (for example, after the users in the group complete training). Users cannot log in if their user group is inactive. |
No/Yes Default: Yes |
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Group Defaults
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Region |
Geographical region in which the user group typically conducts business. The setting in this field determines which options become available in the following Time zone field. |
Choose from the options in the drop-down menu. Default: Other |
Time zone |
User group's time zone. Set the time zone for the geographical location in which the user group typically conducts business. The drop-down men options depend on which Region is selected. The default value uses the server time zone that is configured during the installation process and that may be modified at any time through the CLI. Recommendations: Do not use the default setting because the server time zone may be modified at any time by the system administrator. Such a change may cause time discrepancies between meetings that are scheduled before and after each server time change. |
Choose from the options in the drop-down menu. Default: Local time of Cisco Unified Conferencing for TelePresence server |
E-mail format |
The format in which users in this group send and receive e-mail messages. |
txt/html Default: html |
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Restrictions
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Maximum meeting length (minutes) |
Maximum length of a meeting, in minutes. Users in this group cannot schedule meetings longer than this amount. Restriction: This number cannot exceed the value entered in the Maximum meeting length (minutes) field. |
Range: 2 to 1440 Default: 240 |
Step 5 Click Save.
Related Topics
•Searching for a User Group
•Modifying a User Group
•Deleting a User Group
Searching for a User Group
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the Administration Center.
Step 2 Click User Configuration > User Group Management.
Tip Search is not case sensitive and does partial matching.
Step 3 Enter the name of the user group.
Step 4 Click Search.
Related Topics
•About User Groups
•Modifying a User Group
•Deleting a User Group
Modifying a User Group
Before You Begin
Read the "About User Groups" section.
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the Administration Center.
Step 2 Click User Configuration > User Group Management.
Step 3 Find the user group to modify.
Step 4 Click Edit next to the group name.
Step 5 Enter field values as described in Table 14-1.
Step 6 Click Save.
Related Topics
•About User Groups
•Searching for a User Group
•Deleting a User Group
Deleting a User Group
Caution
Deleting user groups is irreversible.
Before You Begin
•If user profiles belong to a user group that is deleted, those user profiles are automatically assigned to the System group.
•You cannot delete the System user group because it comes preconfigured on Cisco Unified Conferencing for TelePresence; however, you can modify all its configuration except the name.
Procedure
Step 1 Log in to the Administration Center.
Step 2 Click User Configuration > User Group Management.
Step 3 Find the user group to delete.
Step 4 Check the check box in the row or rows of user groups.
Step 5 Click Delete Selected.
Step 6 Click OK.
Related Topics
•About User Groups
•Adding a User Group
•Searching for a User Group
•Modifying a User Group
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