Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 7.1 -- How to Prepare to Install the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Application Server

Primary

Primary DNS address

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

You must have a valid DNS service configuration for the correct operation of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system.

You can test your DNS service by entering on the command-line interface, ping <DNS_IP_Address>. You should get a response in under 200 milliseconds.

Step 4

Secondary

The secondary DNS address

Notes:

• Only used if you enable DNS.
• This field is optional.

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

Step 4

Domain Name

DNS search path

Note: Only used if you enable DNS.

<company_name>.com Example: cisco.com

Note: You must use the .com extension if you are using SSL.

Step 4

Hostname

An arbitrary name for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace host.

This must be a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

Can include any letters in upper or lower case, any numbers, period, and the dash symbol (-). Must be 32 characters or less and must start with a letter.

Example: mpxSystem.cisco.com

Note: You must use the .com extension if you are using SSL.

Step 4

IP Address

IP address for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

Step 4

Subnet Mask

For Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

Step 4

Gateway

Default gateway address for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

Step 4

Auto-Negotiation

Enables devices to automatically exchange information over a link.

See Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements.

• On
• Off

Step 4

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Step 13

Speed (Full Duplex)

The speed setting for the Ethernet ports, in Mbps.

See Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements.

• 100
• 1000

Note: If you choose 1000 Mbps, you must set auto negotiation to On.

Step 4

and

Step 14

Mail Server

Mail server hostname (FQDN) or IP address. Used when sending e-mail from the Linux console using the mail command

Note: This is not the same as the mail server that you set in the Administration Center.

• ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹ or
• Can include any letters in upper or lower case, any numbers, and the dash symbol (-). Must start with a letter.

Step 4

Duplex mode

How information moves.

Note: You cannot set the duplex mode during the operating system configuration. By default, it is set to full duplex. If you need to change the duplex mode, change it during the application installation.

See Reviewing Duplex Setting Requirements.

• Full duplex
• Half duplex

Note: When transmitting voice across a data network, half duplex can cause packet collisions, which can result in degraded voice quality. Therefore, full duplex is the recommended choice in all cases. Half duplex should only be used when no full duplex switch port is available, and then only at a speed of 1000 Mbps.

Step 14

Time zone

Where this Cisco Unified MeetingPlace system resides.

Choose from the drop-down menu.

Step 6

NTP Server (optional)

IP address for the NTP server that you want to connect to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.

ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd¹

Step 9

Password

For the root user.

Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

Note: This password is case-sensitive.

Step 15

Password

For the mpxadmin user.

Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

Note: This password is case-sensitive.

Step 15

Password

For the administrator

Must be at least 8 characters. Can include any printable ASCII characters including A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

Note: This password is case-sensitive.

Step 15

PIN

For the administrator

Numeric. Must be at least 8 digits.

Step 15