Document Outline

• Preamble
  • Legal Notices
    • Disclaimer
    • Intellectual Property Rights
    • Copyright Notice
    • Patent Information
  • Safety Instructions and Approvals
    • Safety Instructions
      • Water and Moisture
      • Cleaning
      • Ventilation
      • Lightning
      • Dust
      • Vibration
      • Power Connection and Hazardous Voltage
      • Servicing
      • Accessories
    • Approvals
      • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
      • EC Declaration of Conformity
      • JATE Approval (Japan only)
  • Environmental Issues
    • TANDBERG’s Environmental Policy
    • European Environmental Directives
    • Waste Handling
    • TANDBERG’s Environmental Policy
    • Digital User Guides
  • Introduction
  • The TANDBERG VCS
    • Overview
    • VCS Base Applications
      • VCS Control
      • VCS Expressway
    • Standard Features
    • Optional Features
      • Dual Network Interfaces
        • User Policy (FindMe™)
    • What’s New in this Version?
  • The Administrator Guide
    • Using this Administrator Guide
      • Typographical conventions
        • Web Interface
        • Command Line Interface
  • Getting Started
  • Installation
    • What’s in the Box?
    • Connecting the Cables
    • Installation Site Preparations
    • General Installation Precautions
  • Initial Configuration
    • Powering on the VCS
    • Initial Configuration via Serial Cable
    • Initial Configuration via Front Panel
  • System Administrator Access
    • Overview
      • About Administrator Access
      • Configuring Administrator Access
      • Administrator Account Password
        • Default Administrator Password
        • Changing the Administrator Password
        • Resetting the Administrator Password
      • Administrator Session Timeout
      • Security Considerations
      • Root Account
    • Web Interface
      • Using the Web Interface
      • Supported Browsers
      • General page features
    • Command Line Interface
      • Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
        • Types of Commands
        • How Command are Shown in this Guide
  • Overview and Status
  • Overview
    • Viewing the Overview Page
    • Understanding the Overview Page
  • System Information
    • Viewing the System Information Page
    • Understanding the System Information Page
  • Ethernet
    • Viewing the Ethernet Status Page
    • Understanding the Ethernet Status Page
  • IP Status
    • Viewing the IP Status Page
    • Understanding the IP Status Page
  • Resource Usage
    • Viewing the Resource Usage Page
    • Understanding the Resource Usage Page
  • Registrations
    • Viewing the Registrations Page
    • Understanding the Registrations Page
  • Registration History
    • Viewing the Registration History Page
    • Understanding the Registration History Page
  • Calls
    • Viewing the Calls Page
    • Understanding the Calls Page
  • Call History
    • Viewing the Call History Page
    • Understanding the Call History Page
  • Search History
    • Viewing the Search History Page
    • About Searches
    • Understanding the Search History Page
  • Local Zone
    • Viewing the Local Zone Page
    • Understanding the Local Zone Page
  • Zones
    • Viewing the Zones Page
    • Understanding the Zones Page
  • Links
    • Viewing the Links Page
    • Understanding the Links Page
  • Pipes
    • Viewing the Pipes Page
    • Understanding the Pipes Page
  • STUN Relays
    • Viewing the STUN Relays Page
    • Understanding the STUN Relays Page
  • Warnings
    • Viewing the Warnings Page
    • Understanding the Warnings Page
  • Event Log
    • Viewing the Event Log Page
    • Event Log Color Coding
      • Green
      • Red
    • Understanding the Event Log Page
    • Interpreting the Event Log
      • Event Log Format
      • Message Details Field
    • Events Logged at Level 1
    • Events Logged at Level 2
    • Events Logged at Level 3
  • System Configuration
  • System Administration
    • Overview
      • About the System Name
      • About Administrator Access settings
    • Configuration
  • Ethernet
    • Overview
      • About Ethernet Speed
    • Configuration
  • IP
    • Overview
      • About IPv4 to IPv6 Gatewaying
      • About IP Routes
    • IP Configuration
  • LAN
    • Overview
      • About LAN Configuration
      • About Dual Network Interfaces
    • LAN Configuration
  • DNS
    • Overview
      • About DNS Servers
      • About the DNS Domain Name
    • Configuration
  • NTP
    • Overview
      • About the NTP Server
      • About the Time Zone
    • Configuration
  • SNMP
    • Overview
      • About SNMP
    • Configuration
  • External Manager
    • Overview
      • About the External Manager
    • Configuration
  • Backups
    • Backing up Configuration Settings
  • Logging
    • Overview
      • About Logging
    • Remote Logging
      • About Remote Logging
      • Enabling Remote Logging
    • Log Levels
      • About Event Log Levels
      • Setting the Event Log Level
  • VCS Configuration
  • 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
  • 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 Expressway
      • MCU, Gateway and Content Server Registration
      • Finding a VCS with which to Register
        • SIP
        • H.323
        • Preventing automatic registrations
    • Authentication
      • About Authentication for Local Registrations
      • Configuring Authentication for Local Registrations
      • About External Registration Credentials
      • Configuring External Registration Credentials
    • Authentication Databases
      • Alias Origin Setting
        • LDAP
        • Combined
        • Endpoint
      • Authentication using an LDAP Server
        • Configuring the LDAP Server Directory
        • Securing the LDAP Connection with TLS
        • 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
  • Zones and Neighbors
  • Introduction
    • About your Video Communications Network
      • Example Network Diagram
  • Local Zone and Subzones
    • Overview
    • Configuring the Local Zone and its Subzones
    • Traversal Subzone
      • What are traversal calls?
      • Configuring the Traversal Subzone Ports
  • Zones
    • About Zones
    • Neighbor Zone
    • Traversal Client Zone
    • Traversal Server Zone
    • ENUM Zone
    • DNS 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
  • Alternates
    • About Alternates
    • Configuring Alternates
  • Dial Plans
    • About Dial Plans
    • Flat Dial Plan
    • Structured Dial Plan
    • Hierarchical Dial Plan
  • Call Processing
  • Introduction
    • Call Processing Diagram
      • Search Process
  • Dialing by Address Types
    • About the Different Address Types
    • Dialing by IP Address
      • Endpoints registered to a VCS Expressway
    • 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
    • About Administrator Policy
    • Administrator Policy and Authentication
      • Authentication Mode On
        • H.323
        • SIP
      • Authentication Mode Off
    • 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 (FindMe™)
    • Overview
      • What is User Policy?
      • How are Devices Specified?
      • Process Overview
      • Who Must do What Before FindMe™ Can Be Used?
      • Recommendations When Deploying FindMe
        • Example
      • 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
      • 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
  • Searches and Transforms
    • 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
      • Query a Zone for Original and Transformed Alias
      • Query a Zone for Two or More Transformed Aliases
  • URI Dialing
    • Overview
    • URI Resolution Process via DNS
      • H323
      • SIP
    • Enabling URI Dialing
    • 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
    • Overview
    • Process
    • Enabling ENUM Dialing
    • 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
  • Unregistered Endpoints
    • About Unregistered Endpoints
    • Calls to an Unregistered Endpoint
      • Overview
      • Recommended Configuration for Firewall Traversal
    • Calls from an Unregistered Endpoint
  • Fallback Alias
    • Overview
    • Configuration
    • Example Usage
  • Disconnecting Calls
    • Overview
    • 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
  • Bandwidth Control
  • Bandwidth Control Overview
    • Bandwidth Control on the VCS
    • Example Network Deployment
  • Subzones
    • About Subzones and Bandwidth Control
    • About the Default Subzone
    • Specifying the Subzone IP Addresses
    • Subzone Links
    • About the Traversal Subzone
      • 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
  • Links
    • About Links
      • Creating a New Link
      • Default Links
    • Creating Links
    • Editing Links
    • Default Links
      • About Default Links
      • Pre-Configured Links
      • Automatically Created Links
  • Pipes
    • About Pipes
    • Creating Pipes
    • Editing Pipes
      • Editing an Existing Pipe
    • Applying Pipes to Links
      • One Pipe, One Link
      • One Pipe, Two or More Links
        • Example
      • Two Pipes, One Link
        • Example
  • Default Bandwidth and Downspeeding
    • About the Default Call Bandwidth
    • About Downspeeding
    • Configuring Default Call Bandwidth and Downspeeding
  • Bandwidth Control Examples
    • Example Without a Firewall
    • Example With a Firewall
      • VCS Expressway Subzone Configuration
      • VCS Control Subzone Configuration
  • Firewall Traversal
  • Firewall Traversal Overview
    • About Expressway™
      • How does it work?
    • VCS as a Firewall Traversal Client
    • VCS as a Firewall Traversal Server
  • Quick Guide to VCS Traversal Client - Server Configuration
    • Overview
    • VCS Control (Client)
    • VCS Expressway (Server)
  • Firewall Traversal Protocols and Ports
    • Overview
    • Expressway Process
    • H.323 Firewall Traversal Protocols
    • SIP Firewall Traversal Protocols
    • Ports for Initial Connections from Traversal Clients
    • Assent Ports
      • Call signaling
      • Media
    • SIP Ports
      • Call signaling
      • Media
    • H.460.18/19 Ports
      • Call signaling
      • Media
    • STUN Ports
    • Ports for Connections out to the Public Internet
  • Firewall Traversal and Authentication
    • Overview
    • Authentication and NTP
  • Other Issues
    • Firewall Traversal and Dual Network Interfaces
    • Firewall Configuration
  • 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
      • Overview
    • Configuring Traversal Server Ports
      • Overview
    • STUN Services
      • About STUN
      • About ICE
      • STUN Binding Discovery
        • How it works
      • STUN Relay
        • How it works
      • Configuring STUN Services
  • Maintenance
  • Upgrading Software
    • Overview
      • Prerequisites
      • Installing and Restarting
      • Backing up Existing Configuration Before Upgrading
      • Upgrading and Option Keys
    • Upgrading Using SCP/PSCP
    • Upgrading via the Web Interface
  • Option Keys
    • Overview
    • Adding Options via the CLI
    • Adding Options via the Web Interface
  • Security
    • Overview
      • For extra security, you may wish to have the VCS communicate with other systems (e.g. servers such as LDAP servers or clients such as SIP endpoints) using TLS encryption.
    • Enabling Security
  • Passwords
    • Overview
    • Configuring Administrator Password
  • System Snapshot
    • Overview
    • Creating a System Snapshot
    • Error Reports
  • Restarting
    • Overview
    • Restarting the VCS
  • Shutting Down
    • Overview

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