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Administration Console: User Tasks
Administration Console: User Tasks
Everyone who uses Cisco IPICS is assigned a user role. This role allows you to log into the Administration Console, view and update your user information, update your communication preferences so that you can use Cisco IPICS to communicate with other Cisco IPICS users, and download the Cisco PMC client application to your PC.
The user role may be your only role, or you may have one or more other roles (system administrator, dispatcher, or operator).
This chapter contains the following sections:
Logging in to Cisco IPICS
When you start Cisco IPICS, the Cisco IPICS Login window displays.
To log into Cisco IPICS, enter your user name in the User Name field, enter your password in the Password field, and then click Log In.
User names and passwords are case-sensitive, so make sure to enter them exactly as they are configured.
After you log in, Cisco IPICS Administration Console displays your user profile. If you have been assigned more than one user role, tabs for those roles display beside the User tab. For more information about how an operator assigns user roles, see the "Managing Users and User Groups" section.
Managing Your User Profile
Your user profile includes your name, password, default location, communication preference, and other optional personal information. Your user profile was initially set up by a Cisco IPICS operator, but you can change information as needed.
Your user profile information is shown in the Edit User Details window, which displays after you log in to Cisco IPICS.
Managing your user profile involves reviewing and updating this information. To manage your user profile, perform this procedure:
Step 1
If the Edit User Details window is not displayed, click the Maintain Profile link in the Administration Console User tab.
Step 2
Fields that are designated as display only can be changed by a Cisco IPICS operator as described in the "Managing Users and User Groups" section.
Table 5-1 Edit User Details Area Fields
User ID—Display only
The ID that you enter when you log into Cisco IPICS.
First Name
Your first name.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, hyphen (-), and apostrophe (').
Last Name
Your last name.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, hyphen (-), and apostrophe (').
Password
The password that you enter when you log into Cisco IPICS.
For security, you should change your password periodically.
A password must contain at least 8 characters.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, special characters except space.
Confirm Password
Confirmation of the entry in the password field.
Digit ID
Identifier that you enter when you access Cisco IPICS from a Cisco IP Phone that has been configured for use with Cisco IPICS.
Valid characters: numeric characters.
Digit Password
Password that you enter when you access Cisco IPICS from a Cisco IP Phone that has been configured for use with Cisco IPICS.
Valid characters: numeric characters.
Confirm Digit Password
Confirmation of entry in the Digit Password field.
Address
Your street address.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, spaces, and these special characters: . , - ` # ( ) / :.
Address (cont)
Additional street address information.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, spaces, and these special characters: . , - ` # ( ) / :.
City
Your city.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, hyphen (-), and apostrophe (').
State/Province
Your state or province.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, hyphen (-), and apostrophe (').
Country
Your country.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, and period (.).
Zip/Postal Code
Your zip or postal code.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, space, and period (.).
Your e-mail address.
Valid characters: alphanumeric characters, underscore (_), period (.), and ampersand (@).
Default Location
Location used by your Cisco IP Phone.
Roles—Display only
Cisco IPICS roles that have been assigned to you.
"All" indicates that you have been assigned the privileges of all roles.
IPICS Status— Display only
Whether you can listen to PTT channels and participate in VTGs:
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Associated Default User Channels— Display only
PTT channels that appear on your PMC or Cisco IP Phone.
User VTGs— Display only
VTGs templates in which you are a member or VTGs in which your are participant. Includes one of these designations:
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Communication Preference
Indicates how you prefer to participate in VTGs. These fields are informational only. They do not affect how you participates in a VTG.
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To specify how you prefer to participate in IPICS communications in VTGs, choose the desired method from the 1 drop-down list. Each time that you choose a method, a new drop-down list appears so that you can specify multiple methods.
If you choose Channel in a field, a drop down list opens to the right of that field. This list shows the channels that are available for the you. Choose the channel on which you would like a dispatcher to communicate with you.
Belongs To
Appears if Operation View is enabled and indicates the ops view to which you belong.
For more information, see For more information, see "Operational Views."
PMC Attributes
PMC Status— Display only
Indicates how you can communicate in VTGs or channels:
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Step 3
To discard your changes, click Cancel.
Downloading the PMC
As a Cisco IPICS user, you can download the current version of the PMC to your PC. To do so, perform the following steps from the PC to which you want to download the PMC.
For more information about the PMC, refer to Cisco IPICS PMC Installation and User Guide.
Procedure
Step 1
Cisco IPICS initiates the PMC download utility, which installs the PMC on your PC and creates a shortcut on your desktop.
Step 2