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Cisco Meeting Server Intermediate

The Cisco® Meeting Server Intermediate1 course is an instructor-led, lab-based,

hands-on offering by Cisco Learning Services. This course is designed to establish a
minimum level of knowledge and competency among Cisco Meeting Server resale
and installation partners, which enables them to install, troubleshoot, and maintain a
single server and single server split deployment of Cisco Meeting Servers.

Duration
Instructor-led training (ILT) delivery: 2 days.

Virtual ILT (VILT) delivery: 2 days

Target Audience
This course is designed for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy Acano servers. The primary
audience for this course includes:

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

Tasks and Features Covered

● Installing a Cisco Meeting Server in a single combined deployment
● Installing a Cisco Meeting Server in a single split deployment
● Troubleshooting tools
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● Integrating Cisco Meeting Server with Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS), Cisco
Unified Communications Manager and Microsoft Skype for Business

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Course content is dynamic and subject to change without notice.

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 Recommended Prerequisites
Cisco recommends that you have the following prerequisite knowledge and skills:
● Cisco Meeting Server Apps Foundation, or Acano Certified Operator or equivalent knowledge

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 an 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 Cisco Meeting Server Installation

● Describe three ways to deploy Cisco Meeting Servers in an enterprise.
● Describe the services prerequisites for the Cisco Meeting Server installation
● Describe the specific Domain Name System (DNS) requirements for a Cisco Meeting Server
● Describe the specific certificate 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 an Cisco Meeting Server

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 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

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 ● 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 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 Topology
Figure 1 shows the topology used in all the labs for this course.

Figure 1. Topology for All Labs

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

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