Prerequisites:

To fully benefit from this course, students should have the following prerequisite skills and knowledge:

• Cisco Meeting Server Apps Foundation, or Acano Certified Operator or equivalent knowledge

Target Audience:

• System engineers
• Technical support personnel
• Channel partners, resellers

Course Objectives:

After completion of this course, students will be able to…Install a Cisco Meeting Server in a single combined deployment

• Install a Cisco Meeting Server in a single split deployment
• Troubleshoot tools
• Integrate Cisco Meeting Server with Cisco TelePresence
• Video Communication Server (VCS), Cisco
• Unified Communications Manager and Microsoft Skype for Business

Course Outline:

Module 1: Cisco Meeting Server Single Server Solution

Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco Meeting Server Solution

• List the main capabilities a standalone Cisco Meeting Solution
• List the main audio features of the Cisco Meeting solution
• List the main video features of the Cisco Meeting solution
• List the main web features of the Cisco Meeting solution
• List the features of the Cisco Meeting Solution team Space
• List the features of the Cisco Meeting Apps
• Describe what the Cisco Meeting Solution can connect to for cross-platform communication

Lesson 2: Reviewing Authentication and Encryption

• Describe symmetric and asymmetric encryption and how a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection is set up
• Describe certificates and how certificates are used to authenticate messages
• Describe how commercial certificates are obtained

Lesson 3: Describing the Single Server Solution

• Describe the basic functionality of the Call Bridge, XMPP Server, Web Bridge, and Recorder components deployed on Cisco Meeting Server
• Describe the single-server solution and the components required
• Describe the call flow of a single server solution

Lesson 4: Preparing for the Cisco Meeting Server Installation

• Describe three ways to deploy Cisco Meeting Servers in an enterprise.
• Describe the prerequisites of the service for the Cisco Meeting Server installation
• Describe the specific Domain Name System (DNS) requirements for a Cisco Meeting Server
• Describe the specific certification requirements for a Cisco Meeting Server
• Describe the licensing requirements for a Cisco Meeting Solution

Lesson 5: Installing Cisco Meeting Servers

• Describe the Cisco Meeting Server 1K hardware platform and installation
• Describe the VMware installation options
• Configure the IP, DNS, and Network Time Protocol (NTP) address of the Cisco Meeting Server
• Configure self-signed certificates and Syslog server
• Upgrade Cisco Meeting Server

Lesson 6: Configuring the Web Admin

• Describe the purpose of the Web Admin service
• List three configurations that can be accessed on the Web Admin
• Discuss the reason for using a port other than 443 to access the Web Admin with HTTPS

Lesson 7: Configuring the Call Bridge

• Configure the Call Bridge
• Configure Active Directory users from the Web Admin
• Configure a CDR server from the Web Admin

Lesson 8: Configuring the Web Bridge

• Describe the WebRTC App capabilities
• Configure the Web Bridge
• Configure the Call bridge to work with the Web Bridge
• Firewall/NAT considerations on a single server deployment

Module 2: Troubleshooting Tools

Lesson 1: Using Troubleshooting Tools

• Define the seven call detail record (CDR) record types and the information contained in each
• Capture server configuration files (.json), crash log files, media and application .dmp files. Cisco Meeting
• App crash files, and Cisco Meeting App diagnostic logs
• Employ the built-in commands to identify Cisco Meeting Server solution issues including PKI, DNS Lookup, Ping, and Service Status
• Identify common issues for end-users using the Cisco Meeting Server solution

Module 3: Firewall Traversal and Unified Communications Application Integration

Lesson 1: Deploying a TURN Server

• Describe the STUN (Simple Traversal of UDP through NATs [Network Address Translation]) protocol
• Describe the TURN (Traversal Using Relays Around NAT) protocol
• Describe Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE)
• Discuss the call flow of a split deployment (including with Expressway, VCS, Cisco Unified Communications
• Manager, and Microsoft Skype for Business components
• Review the ports required for a split deployment
• Configure the Cisco Meeting Server TURN server’s client IP address (public), and TURN credentials and realm
• Configure the Call Bridge for TURN services

Lesson 2: Deploying Firewall and NAT Traversal

• Describe the DNS Records required for a split deployment
• Configure the internal server for Web Admin, Call Bridge, and XMPP
• Configure the Web Bridge on the external server
• Configure the Trunk and Load Balancer
• Describe how syslogs can be used to confirm connectivity between servers for a split server deployment.

Lesson 3: Integrating with UC Platforms

• Deploying the firewall and NAT
• Discuss the call flow of a Unified Communications integrated server solution
• Describe how the Cisco Meeting Server Call Bridge is reached from Cisco VCS and Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Create outbound call rules from the Cisco Meeting Server Call Bridge to the Cisco VCS, Cisco Unified Communications Manager, and Microsoft Skype for Business
• Create inbound call-matching rules on the Cisco Meeting Server Call Bridge
• Describe the support for Cisco Meeting Server in Cisco TelePresence Management Suite
• Describe how Cisco Meeting Server can be deployed as an Ad Hoc conference resource in Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Lab Connectivity
• Lab 2: Single Combined Server Deployment Preparation
• Lab 3 Single Combined Server Deployment
• Lab 4: Troubleshooting Tools
• Lab 5: Single Split Server Deployment
• Lab 6: Unified Communications Integration