Configuring external manager settings
The
External manager
page (
System > External manager
) is used to configure the VCS's connection to
an external management system.
An external manager is a remote system, such as the Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (Cisco TMS),
used to monitor events occurring on the VCS, for example call attempts, connections and disconnections,
and as a place for where the VCS can send alarm information. The use of an external manager is optional.
Field
Description
Usage tips
Address
and
path
To use an external manager,
you must configure the VCS
with the IP address or host
name and path of the external
manager to be used.
If you are using Cisco TMS as your external manager, use the
default path of
tms/public/external/management/
SystemManagementService.asmx
.
Protocol
Determines whether
communications with the
external manager are over
HTTP
or
HTTPS
. The default
is
HTTPS
.
Certificate
verification
mode
Controls whether the
certificate presented by the
external manager is verified.
If you enable verification, you must also add the certificate of the
issuer of the external manager's certificate to the file containing the
VCS's trusted CA certificates. This is done from the
Managing the
trusted CA certificate list [p.285]
page (
Maintenance > Security
certificates > Trusted CA certificate
).
Note that:
n
the VCS will continue to operate without loss of service if its connection to Cisco TMS fails. This applies
even if the VCSs are clustered. No specific actions are required as the VCS and Cisco TMS will
automatically start communicating with each other again after the connection is re-established.
n
Cisco TMS identifies the VCS as a "TANDBERG VCS".
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Network and system settings
Configuring external manager settings