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Conferencing capabilities allow users to schedule, attend, and manage Cisco WebEx meetings with Cisco Jabber. You can set up on-premises conferencing with Cisco WebEx Meetings Server or cloud-based conferencing with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. Review the set up process and what options are available for authenticating with a conferencing server.
This chapter applies to Cisco Unified Presence version 8.6 and lower.
Cisco WebEx Meetings Server provides on-premises meeting and conferencing services for the client.
The first step in setting up integration between Cisco WebEx Meetings Server and the client is to install and configure Cisco WebEx Meetings Server. You should refer to the Cisco WebEx Meetings Server product documentation for installation and configuration procedures.
You cannot currently integrate Cisco Jabber with Cisco WebEx Meetings Server sites that you configure for single sign on (SSO).
The client retrieves Cisco WebEx Meetings Server details from the conferencing profile on Cisco Unified Presence. You must add your details for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server, add Cisco WebEx Meetings Server to a profile, and then add users to the profile.
The first step to setting up conferencing on Cisco Unified Presence is to add your details for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server.
After you add Cisco WebEx Meetings Server on Cisco Unified Presence, you add Cisco WebEx Meetings Server to a conferencing profile. The client can then retrieve the details for Cisco WebEx Meetings Server from the profile and access the conferencing features.
Cisco WebEx Meeting Center provides cloud-based meeting and conferencing services for the client.
You can authenticate the client with Cisco WebEx Meeting Center using tightly coupled integration. Tightly coupled integration refers to a configuration that you set up between Cisco WebEx Messenger and Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. When users authenticate with Cisco WebEx Messenger, it passes an authentication token back to the client. The client then passes that authentication token to Cisco WebEx Meeting Center. See the Overview of Tightly Coupled Integration topic for more information.
The client retrieves Cisco WebEx Meeting Center details from the conferencing profile on Cisco Unified Presence. You must add your details for Cisco WebEx Meeting Center, add Cisco WebEx Meeting Center a profile, and then add users to the profile.
The first step to setting up conferencing on Cisco Unified Presence is to add your details for Cisco WebEx Meeting Center.
After you add Cisco WebEx Meeting Center on Cisco Unified Presence, you add Cisco WebEx Meeting Center to a conferencing profile. The client can then retrieve the details for Cisco WebEx Meeting Center from the profile and access the conferencing features.
Step 1 | Open the Cisco Unified Presence Administration interface. | ||
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Select . In some versions of Cisco Unified Presence, this path is as follows: . |
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Select Add New. The Conferencing Profile Configuration window opens. |
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Specify details for the profile in the following fields:
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Step 5 | Select the Make this the default Conferencing Profile for the system checkbox to set this profile as the system default. | ||
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Add users to the conferencing profile as follows:
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Step 7 | Select Save. |