Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Disclaimer, Copyrights and License Agreements
• Safety Instructions and Approvals
• Environmental Issues
• Introduction
  • About the TANDBERG Video Communication Server
  • Main Product Features
    • Standard Features
    • Optional Features
  • About this Administrator Guide
• Getting Started
  • What’s in the Box?
  • Connecting the Cables
  • Installation Site Preparations
  • General Installation Precautions
  • Powering on the VCS
  • Initial Configuration via Serial Cable
  • System Administrator Access
    • About Administrator Access
    • Configuring Administrator Access
    • Security Considerations
    • Administrator Account Password
      • Default Administrator Password
      • Changing the Administrator Password
      • Resetting the Administrator Password
    • Session Timeout
    • Root Account
    • Using the Web Interface
      • Supported Browsers
    • Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Viewing System Overview
  • Viewing the Overview Page
  • Understanding the Overview Page
• System Configuration
  • System Administration Configuration
    • Configuring System Settings
    • About the System Name
    • About Admin Access settings
  • Ethernet Configuration
    • Configuring Ethernet Settings
    • About Ethernet Speed
  • IP Configuration
    • Configuring IP Settings
    • About IPv4 to IPv6 Gatewaying
  • DNS Configuration
    • Configuring DNS Settings
    • About DNS Servers
    • About the DNS Domain Name
  • NTP Configuration
    • Configuring NTP Settings
    • About the NTP Server
    • Setting the Time Zone
  • SNMP Configuration
    • Configuring SNMP Settings
    • About SNMP Settings
  • External Manager Configuration
    • Configuring External Manager Settings
    • About the External Manager
  • Backing up Configuration Settings
• Logging
  • Logging Overview
    • About Logging
    • About Remote Logging
    • Enabling Remote Logging
    • About Event Log Levels
    • Setting the Event Log Level
  • Event Log
    • Viewing the Event Log
    • Event Log Format
    • Message Details Field
  • Events Logged at Level 1
  • Events Logged at Level 2
  • Events Logged at Level 3
  • Event Data Fields
• Working with H.323
  • H.323 Overview
    • About H.323 on the VCS
    • Using the VCS as an H.323 Gatekeeper
    • Configuring H.323 Ports
  • H.323 Endpoint Registration
    • Overview
    • Registration Conflict Mode
    • Auto Discover
    • Time to Live
    • Call Time to Live
  • Configuring H.323
• Working with SIP
  • SIP Overview
    • About SIP on the VCS
    • Using the VCS as a SIP Registrar
      • Proxying Registration Requests
    • SIP Registration Expiry
    • Using the VCS as a SIP Proxy Server
    • SIP protocols and ports
  • Configuring SIP - Registrations, Protocols and Ports
  • Configuring SIP - Domains
• Interworking
  • Overview
    • About Interworking
  • Configuring Interworking
• Registration Control
  • Registration Overview
    • Endpoint Registration
    • Registrations on a VCS Border Controller
    • MCU, Gateway and Content Server Registration
    • Finding a VCS with which to Register
      • SIP
      • H.323
  • Authentication
    • About Authentication
    • Configuring Authentication
    • Authentication using an LDAP Server
      • Configuring the LDAP Server Directory
      • Securing the LDAP Connection with TLS
      • Alias Origin Setting
      • Configuring LDAP Server settings
    • Authentication using a Local Database
      • Configuring the Local Database
  • Registering Aliases
    • About Alias Registration
      • H.323 Alias Registration
      • SIP Alias Registration
    • Attempts to Register using an Existing Alias
      • H.323
      • SIP
  • Allow and Deny Lists
    • About Allow and Deny Lists
      • Patterns and Pattern Types
    • Activating use of Allow or Deny Lists
    • Managing Entries in the Allow List
    • Managing Entries in the Deny List
• Managing Zones, Neighbors and Alternates
  • Overview
    • About your Video Communications Network
    • Example
  • Local Zone and Subzones
    • About the Local Zone and its Subzones
    • Configuring the Local Zone and its Subzones
  • Zones
    • About Zones
    • ENUM Zone
    • DNS Zone
    • Traversal Client Zone
    • Neighbor Zone
    • Traversal Server Zone
    • Default Zone
  • Adding Zones
  • Configuring Zones
  • Configuring Zones - All Types
  • Configuring Neighbor Zones
  • Configuring Traversal Client Zones
  • Configuring Traversal Server Zones
  • Configuring ENUM Zones
  • Configuring DNS Zones
  • About Alternates
  • Configuring Alternates
  • Setting up a Dial Plan
    • About Dial Plans
      • Flat Dial Plan
      • Structured Dial Plan
      • Hierarchical Dial Plan
• Call Processing
  • Locating a Destination Endpoint
    • Overview
    • Process
  • Dialing by Address Types
    • About the Different Address Types
    • Dialing by IP Address
    • Dialing by H.323 ID or E.164 alias
    • Dialing by H.323 or SIP URI
    • Dialing by ENUM
  • Hop Counts
    • About Hop Counts
    • Configuring Hop Counts
• Administrator Policy
  • Overview
    • About Administrator Policy
    • Administrator Policy and Authentication
  • Enabling the use of Administrator Policy
  • Configuring Administrator Policy via the Web Interface
  • Configuring Administrator Policy via a CPL script
    • Uploading a CPL Script
    • About CPL XSD files
  • Downloading policy files
• User Policy
  • About User Policy
    • What is User Policy?
    • How are Devices Specified?
    • Process Overview
    • Who Must do What Before FindMe™ Can Be Used?
    • Recommendations When Deploying FindMe
    • User Policy Manager
  • Enabling User Policy on the VCS
    • Configuring User Policy Manager
  • Managing FindMe User Accounts
    • About User Accounts
    • Creating a New User Account
    • Changing a User Password
    • Viewing Existing User Account Settings
  • Managing FindMe User Accounts
    • Deleting a User Account
• Using TANDBERG’s FindMe™
  • About your FindMe User Account
    • About FindMe™
      • FindMe User Accounts
      • Individual versus Group FindMe
    • Accessing the FindMe Configuration Page
  • Configuring your FindMe User Account
• Alias Searching and Transforming
  • Overview of Searches and Transforms
    • About Searches
    • About Transforms
  • Transforming an Alias Before Searching Locally
    • About Local Alias Transforms
      • Local Alias Transform Process
      • If the Transformed Alias is Not Found Locally
    • Configuring Local Alias Transforms
  • Zone Searching and Transforming
    • About Zone Searching
      • Mode
      • Priority
    • About Zone Transforms
    • Using Zone Searches and Transforms Together
    • Zone Search and Transform Process
    • Configuring Zone Searches and Transforms
      • Default Settings
  • Examples
    • Combining Match Types and Priorities
    • Never Query a Zone
    • Always Query a Zone, Never Apply Transforms
    • Filter Queries to a Zone Without Transforming
    • Changing the Prefix or Suffix Before Querying
    • Query a Zone for Both Original and Transformed Alias
    • Query a Zone for Two or More Transformed Aliases
• URI Dialing
  • URI Dialing Overview
    • About URI Dialing
    • URI Resolution Process via DNS
    • Enabling URI Dialing via the VCS
      • Outgoing Calls
      • Incoming Calls
      • Firewall Traversal Calls
  • URI Dialing for Outgoing Calls
    • Process
    • Configuring Matches for DNS Zones
    • Adding and Configuring DNS Zones
    • Configuring DNS Servers
  • URI Dialing for Incoming Calls
    • Types of DNS Records Required
    • Process
    • SRV Record Format
    • Configuring H.323 SRV Records
      • Location SRV Records
      • Call SRV Records
    • Configuring SIP SRV Records
    • Example DNS Record Configuration
  • URI Dialing and Firewall Traversal
    • Recommended Configuration
• ENUM Dialing
  • ENUM Dialing Overview
    • About ENUM Dialing
    • ENUM Process
    • Enabling ENUM Dialing
      • Outgoing Calls
      • Incoming Calls
  • ENUM Dialing for Outgoing Calls
    • Prerequisites
    • Process
    • Example
    • Configuring Matches for ENUM Zones
      • Example
    • Configuring Transforms for ENUM Zones
      • Example
    • Configuring ENUM Zones
    • Configuring DNS Servers
  • ENUM Dialing for Incoming Calls
    • Prerequisites
    • About DNS Domains for ENUM
    • Configuring DNS NAPTR Records
      • Example
• Calls to and from Unregistered Endpoints
  • About Unregistered Endpoints
  • Calls to an Unregistered Endpoint
    • Overview
    • Configuration
  • Calls from an Unregistered Endpoint
    • Recommended Configuration for Firewall Traversal
• Fallback Alias
  • Fallback Alias
    • Overview
    • Configuration
    • Example Use of a Fallback Alias
• Disconnecting calls
  • Overview
    • About the Call Control API
  • Identifying a Particular Call
    • Call ID Number
    • Call Serial Number
    • Obtaining the Call ID/Serial Number
  • Disconnecting a Call via the Web Interface
  • Disconnecting a Call via the CLI
  • Issues when Disconnecting SIP Calls
• Firewall Traversal
  • Firewall Traversal Overview
    • About Firewall Traversal
  • VCS and Firewall Traversal
    • VCS as a Firewall Traversal Client
    • VCS as a Firewall Traversal Server
  • Firewall Traversal Protocols and Ports
    • Overview
    • Process
    • Ports for Initial Connections from Traversal Clients
    • H.323 Firewall Traversal Protocols
    • Assent Ports
    • H.460.18/19 Ports
    • SIP Ports
    • Ports for Connections out to the Public Internet
    • STUN Ports
  • Firewall Configuration
  • Firewall Traversal and Authentication
    • Overview
  • Client Type and Client Settings
  • Server Type and Server Settings
  • Configuring the VCS as a Traversal Client
    • Overview
    • Adding a New Traversal Client Zone
    • Configuring a Traversal Client Zone
  • Configuring the VCS as a Traversal Server
    • Overview
    • Adding a New Traversal Server Zone
    • Configuring a Traversal Server Zone
    • Configuring Traversal for Endpoints
    • Configuring Traversal Server Ports
  • STUN Services
    • About STUN
    • About ICE
    • STUN Binding Discovery
    • STUN Relay
    • Configuring STUN Services
• Bandwidth Control
  • Overview
    • About Bandwidth Control
    • Example Network Deployment
  • Subzones
    • About Subzones
    • About the Default Subzone
    • Specifying the IP Address Range of a Subzone
    • About the Traversal Subzone
    • Default Settings
    • Traversal Calls
    • Bandwidth Consumption of Traversal Calls
  • Creating a Subzone
  • Configuring a Subzone
  • Applying Bandwidth Limitations to Subzones
    • Types of Limitations
    • How Different Bandwidth Limitations are Managed
  • About Pipes
  • Creating Pipes
  • Editing Pipes
  • About Links
    • Default Links
  • Creating Links
  • Editing Links
  • Applying Pipes to Links
    • One Pipe, One Link
    • One Pipe, Two or More Links
    • Two Pipes, One Link
  • Default Links
    • About Default Links
    • Pre-Configured Links
    • Automatically Created Links
  • Default Call Bandwidth, Insufficient Bandwidth and Downspeeding
    • About the Default Call Bandwidth
    • About Downspeeding
    • Configuring the Default Call Bandwidth and Downspeeding
  • Bandwidth Control Examples
    • Example Without a Firewall
    • Example With a Firewall
      • VCS Border Controller Subzone Configuration
      • Enterprise VCS Subzone Configuration
• Maintenance
  • Upgrading Software
    • About Upgrading the VCS Software
      • Prerequisites
      • Backing up the Existing Configuration Before Upgrading
    • Upgrading Using SCP/PSCP
    • Upgrading via the Web Interface
  • Option Keys
    • About Adding Extra Options
    • Adding Options via the CLI
    • Adding Options via the Web Interface
  • Security
    • About Security
    • Enabling Security
  • Passwords
    • Changing the Administrator Password
  • System Snapshot
    • About the System Snapshot
    • Creating a System Snapshot
  • Restarting
    • About Restarting
  • Shutting Down
    • About Shutting Down
• Command Reference - xConfiguration
• Command Reference - xCommand
• Command Reference - xStatus
• CPL Reference
  • Overview
  • CPL Examples
    • Call Screening of Authenticated Users
    • Call Screening Based on Alias
    • Call Screening Based on Domain
    • Change of Domain Name
    • Allow Calls from Locally Registered Endpoints Only
    • Block Calls from Default Zone and Default Subzone
    • Restricting Access to a Local Gateway
• Regular Expression Reference
  • About Regular Expressions
• DNS Configuration
  • Overview
    • Verifying the SRV Record
  • Microsoft DNS Server
  • BIND 8 & 9
• LDAP Configuration
  • About the LDAP Databases
  • Downloading the H.350 schemas
  • Microsoft Active Directory
    • Prerequisites
      • Installing the H.350 Schemas
      • Adding H.350 Objects
      • Securing with TLS
  • OpenLDAP
    • Prerequisites
      • Installing the H.350 Schemas
      • Adding H.350 Objects
      • Securing with TLS
• Bibliography
• Glossary