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Lab 1 VCS Expressway Lab
Gabe Moulton Collaboration CSE
Contents
1 Background
2 Section 1 - Basic Endpoint configuration
3 Section 2 - VCS-E DNS configuration
4 Section 3 - Traversal zone configuration
Background
The Video Communications Server Expressway (VCS-E) solution enables firewall traversal for Telepresence networks with minimal impact on the firewalls. VCSE-E
leverages either the standard H.460 for firewall traversal. This allows it to be maximally efficient when talking to the VCS-C or Cisco endpoints but also support the
industries broader portfolio of endpoints. W Control on the inside of the network calls across the firewall are initiated from the trusted side of the network.
The VCS-E acts as a traversal server for any compatible device. Meaning the VCS-Es at the edge of a corporate network can support traversal across the corporate border
firewall but also those firewall at remote sites.
VCS-E's core technology is the same as the VCS-C, meaning it has all of the same capabilities. SIP to H.323 interworking, IPV6 to IPV4, NAT support, and with the
addition of support for firewall traversal it allows businesses to easily scale their B2B calling by leveraging the existing highly resilient DNS infrastructure.
PASSWORD
Administrator
Cisco12345
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'Step 8 - Navigate to Systems --> Navigator --> Endpoints and select each one of your endpoints one by one. Click "Settings" and then "Edit Settings" to review the
warnings. 'Note: Each warning has guidance on how to address the issue, warnings related to H.323 can be ignored.
Step 9 - Enter the settings appropriate for each device per the table below, Natashas EX60 settings are depicted in Figures 14 and 15. Be sure to click save after editing all
settings and then "Boot" to reset the endpoints. We are registering SIP only as that is the focus of this lab but you could do H.323 in your deployments.
Endpoint Name
SIP URI
SIP Server
SIP Username
SIP
Password
C60
Clint
Barton
C60
2001@collab.com
vcs.collab.com clintbarton
(mailto:2001@collab.com)
EX60
Natasha
2000@collab.com
vcs.collab.com natasharomanoff Cisco12345
Romanoff (mailto:2000@collab.com)
EX60
NTP
Server
Cisco12345 10.5.0.10
10.5.0.10
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Note
MUTE AND TURN DOWN THE VOLUME ON EVERY SYSTEM TO PREVENT AUDIO FEEDBACK!!
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Password
admin
Cisco12345
Type
Hop Count
Username
Traversal
Zone
Traversal Server
15
Traversaluser
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Password
Traversaluser
Cisco12345
Type
Hop Count
Username
Password
Traversal
zone
Traversal
Client
15
Traversaluser
Cisco12345
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Make sure that you set the pod name in the LOCATION section to correspond to YOUR pod!
Step 21 - Finally, click Create Zone
Step 22 - Double Check that the H323 Status and SIP Status both show Active on the page that returns after you click "create zone".
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Step 23 Now were are going to create a search rule for the "Traversal Client" zone on the VCS Control. First navigate to VCS Configuration Dial Plan Search
Rules, the below.
Step 25 - Now we are going to create a search rule for "Traversal Zone" on the VCS Expressway by navigating to expressway.pod#.com (where # is your pod number)
Step 26 Login if you are not already and navigate to VCS Configuration Dial Plan Search Rules
Step 26 - Click new and configure per the settings in Figure 29 below
Note
Do not confuse this with what you just did for the VCS Control.
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Step 27 - Next we will create a DNS Zone on the VCS Expressway by navigating to VCS Configuration Zones. After you have done that, click NEW to create the new
zone.
Step 28 - Name the zone "DNS Zone"
Step 29 - Set the type to DNS. All other settings can stay at the default. Refer to Figure 30 for settings reference.
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Step 21 - Now we will configure a search rule for the DNS zone on the VCS Expressway. Navigate to VCS Configuration Dial Plan Search Rules and then click
NEW.
Step 22 - Configure the search rule based on the settings in Figure 31
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