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Revised: May 4, 2015
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We prepared this material with specific expectations of you. You want to emulate the DMP remote control on mobile phones or Cisco IP phones. |
Note We do not support remote control emulation on a DMP 4310G.
Topics in this section describe a software-based emulator that you can use in place of, or in addition to, the remote control unit for a DMP.
Note ● Although Cisco sells a physical remote control device for use with DMPs that deliver Cisco Cast programming to their attached displays, the remote control unit is an optional accessory for a DMP.
When your DMP 4400G connects from its SPDIF audio interface to an external display or receiver, your DMP remote control cannot mute the audio. (CSCty77943 ; CSCth12215)
The DMP 4310G does not support remote control emulation. This is primarily due to a hardware limitation within the DMP 4310G which cannot process/convert the commands sent by a hand-held remote into keypreses.
Solution Switch to the DMP 4400G or DMP 4305G devices which both support remote control emulation.
Note Features of Cisco Cast are hidden from you until your user role assignment is APPLICATION MANAGER and you have explicit WRITE permissions (CSCtr05337).
You can provision a service from Cisco Unified Communications Manager that emulates the handheld DMP remote control unit on Cisco IP phones. This workflow assumes that you are experienced as an administrator in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and that you use it already to manage a network of IP phones.
Tip Skip this workflow if you will not use any IP phones to emulate the remote control.
1. Complete these tasks in CUCM.
d. Enable IP Phone Autoregistration
e. Define IP Phone Service Attributes
f. Expose the Service to IP Phones
Note Emulator-related configuration changes that you make on your Cisco Unified Communications Manager server do not become useful until after you also configure Cisco Cast to serve the emulator, and configure at least one IP phone to run the emulator.
2. Complete these tasks in Cisco Cast.
3. Complete these tasks on phones, as needed.
a. Configure an IP Phone to Emulate the Remote Control
b. Start the Emulator on an IP Phone
c. Start the Emulator on a Mobile Phone
d. Use the Emulator on an IP Phone or a Mobile Phone
Note This workflow is based on Cisco Unified Communications Manager release 6.1. When you use any other release, the workflow might differ slightly in your network. We recommend that you read on Cisco.com the particular revisions of these guides that apply to your network.
In Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Step 1 Log in to Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration.
Step 2 Choose Cisco Unified Serviceability from the Navigation list. Then, click Go.
Step 3 Choose Tools > Service Activation.
Step 4 Examine the Server list.
Step 5 Choose from it a server that should support remote control emulation.
Step 7 Check the Check All Services check box.
Step 8 Click Save. Then, click OK.
Step 9 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Choose Tools > Control Center - Feature Services.
Step 2 Click the Server list and choose from among its options the server where the remote control emulation service should be started for Cisco Cast.
Step 4 Repeat as many times as necessary until every service is running :
Click the radio button for any service that is not yet running. Then, click Start.
Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list. Then, click Go.
Step 2 Choose System > Enterprise Parameters. Then, scroll to the Phone URL Parameters area.
Step 3 Verify that you have not changed the factory-default values for these parameters.
Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Choose System > Cisco Unified CM. Then, click Find.
Step 2 Click the name of the server whose managed IP phones should be autoregistered.
Step 3 Uncheck the Auto-registration disabled on this Cisco Unified Communications Manager check box.
Step 4 Edit the range of values that starts in the Starting Directory Number field and ends in the Ending Directory Number field.
Step 6 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list. Then, click Go.
Step 2 Choose Device > Device Settings > Phone Services.
Step 4 Enter Cast in these fields.
Step 5 Enter this URL in the Service URL field:
http:// < DMM_hostname > :8080/etv-remotecontrol-webapp/app/getpin
Step 7 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Choose Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation list. Then, click Go.
Step 4 Repeat this sequence of actions for each phone that should subscribe to the emulator:
a. Click the name — in the Device Name (Line) column — of the managed IP phone that you will configure.
By default, this name is just SEP prefixed to the MAC address of the phone. However, your server might be configured to use some other naming format.
b. When the page refreshes, choose Subscribe/Unsubscribe Services from the Related Links list.
c. Choose Cast from the Select a Service list. Then, click Next.
d. Choose Cast from the ASCII Service Name list. Then, click Subscribe.
e. Verify that the message in the Status area says, “Add successful,” and that the Subscribed Services area includes “Cast.”
Step 6 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Note Options on the Remote Control page might sometimes be dimmed and not available to you.
Step 1 Click Content Management.
Step 2 Choose Cast > Remote Control.
Step 3 Choose an option from the Display Security PIN on screen list, to set how many of your DMPs should support the emulator.
Note We do not support remote control emulation on a DMP 4310G.
Step 4 (As Needed) Did you choose Selected DMPs in s/5_x/5_4/dmm/user/guide/cast/dmm54x/remote.html#33251">Step 5?
If so, enter at least one digit in the Security PIN update interval (minutes) field.
The interval cannot be any less than 2 min. When you do not enter any value, Cisco Cast uses its factory-default interval of 5 min.
Step 7 Enter a shortened URL in the Access URL field for a page that will redirect ultimately to http:// < DMM_hostname > :8080/etv-remotecontrol-webapp/app/index.htm.
Note The shortened URL must not be more than 24 characters long.
Step 8 Click Save.
OR
Click Cancel to discard your selections and start over again.
Step 9 Deploy the new emulator settings to your DMPs.
a. Click Content Management on the Home page.
b. Choose Digital Media Players > DMP Manager.
c. Choose the DMP or DMP group that should use these settings.
d. Choose Cast from the Actions list. Then, click Go.
Step 10 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
You can configure a Cisco IP Phone from the 7960 series or the 7970 series to emulate the remote control for Cisco Cast, and then use keys drawn on its touchscreen to choose options from the electronic program guide, change channels, and adjust audio volume levels.
Complete the workflow in Cisco Unified Communications Manager to provision the emulator to your IP phones.
Step 1 Press Settings on your Cisco IP phone.
A confirmation message at the bottom of the touchscreen says, “Settings Unlocked!”
Step 3 Go to Network Configuration. Then, press Select.
Step 4 Go to Alternate TFTP. Then, press Yes.
Tip If Alternate TFTP is not an option in the Network Configuration menu, contact the administrator for Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
The IP phone is restarted automatically, so that its configuration changes can take effect.
Step 6 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Press Services on your Cisco IP phone.
Step 2 Highlight the remote control option in the services list. Then, press Select.
Step 3 Tap the PIN field on your touchscreen.
Step 4 Use the keypad to enter the PIN code.
Step 5 Tap Submit on the touchscreen.
The touchscreen is refreshed and the emulator starts.
Step 6 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Start the Internet browser on your mobile phone.
Step 2 Go to the URL that you see on the DMP display that is showing Cisco Cast.
You are prompted to enter the PIN.
Step 3 Enter the PIN. Then, click Go.
Step 4 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Consult DMP remote control documentation on Cisco.com and pay particular attention to sections that describe button behaviors. These descriptions apply equally to the physical unit and its emulator.
Note The emulator has fewer buttons than the physical remote control has. You cannot invoke behaviors from the emulator which correspond to any buttons that it does not have.
Step 2 Stop. You have completed this procedure.