Cisco IPICS Server Administration Guide, Release 2.1(1)
Index

Table Of Contents

Symbols - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X -

Index

Symbols

* (asterisk), in Cisco IPICS Administration Console windows 1-10, 1-14

A

About, in Administration Console 1-17

accessing

Activity Log Management window 2-121

Activity Log Options window 2-126

Administration Console 1-12

Channel Groups window 2-32

Channels window 2-4

Descriptors window 2-68

Dial Engine drawer 8-1

Download PMC window 5-2

License Management window 2-107

Locations window 2-80

Multicast Pool window 2-84

My Profile window 5-2

online help 1-17

Ops View window 6-3

Options window 2-128

PMC Installer window 2-161

PMC Regions window 2-163

PMC Versions window 2-143

Policy Management drawer 7-1

Radios window 2-48

RMS window 2-92

Skins window 2-158

User Groups window 3-46

Users window 3-3

Virtual Talk Groups window 4-1

action

activate VTG 7-8

definition 7-1

deleting 7-18

dial-out 7-8, 7-16

in multi-purpose type policy 7-12

invite to VTG 7-8, 7-12

managing 7-8

notification 7-8

overview 7-8

reactivating 7-29

VTG add participants 7-8, 7-15

activating

policy 7-24

RMS 2-98

VTG 4-19, 7-12

active

channel state in Channel window, described 2-13

multicast address 2-85, 2-89

VTG 4-2

VTG guidelines 4-17

active users

fields, described 2-115

viewing 2-114

viewing information for 2-114

activity log

described 2-119

downloading 2-121

managing 2-119

managing activity types per ops view 2-125

options per ops view 2-125

types 2-125

understanding the Activity Log Management window 2-120

viewing 2-121

viewing and downloading 2-121

viewing and downloading archived 2-123

activity log retention period, setting described 2-130

adding 2-158, 2-164

alert tone set 2-154

a sequence of multicast addresses to multicast pool 2-87

channel 2-7

channel group 2-33

descriptors 2-70

locations 2-81

multicast address to multicast pool 2-86

radio 2-50

radio and tone descriptors 2-70

regions 2-164

RMS 2-99

skins 2-158

user 3-6

user group 3-47

VTG 4-9

address

e-mail, of user 3-12

information for user 3-11

multicast address 2-85

of user, in user profile 5-5

street, of user in Users window 3-11

Address Information tab 3-11

Administration Console

accessing 1-12

Authentication window 1-12

client system requirements 1-12

displaying current data 1-11

exiting 1-14

logging in 1-12

logging out 1-14

obtaining information about 1-17

online help 1-17

overview 1-8

refreshing 1-11

timeout 1-17

advanced PMC permissions 3-19

advanced PMC permissions, field described 5-8

alerting tones

See alert tones

alert tones

adding 2-154

associating ops views 2-156

creating alert tone sets 2-152

deleting 2-157

managing 2-151

viewing or editing alert tone sets 2-155

allow latch

field in user profile 5-8

for channel 2-19

for radio 2-55

in PMC tab 3-19

all role, described 1-8, 3-12

associating

alert tones to ops views 2-156

channel with user 3-28

ops views with user group 3-51

ops view with user 3-39

phone with user 3-31

policy with user 3-32, 7-23

radio with user 3-34

user with policy 3-32, 7-23

user with user 3-30

Associations tab 3-22

audio, disable 3-19

audio client 1-7

authentication log file 3-18, 3-20

Authentication window 1-12

B

backup and restore operations

overview 9-1

performing 9-1

browser

guidelines for using 1-11

memory issues 1-12

pop-up windows, disabling blocking 1-12

refreshing windows 1-11

C

calculating DSPs A-18

CAP XML file, for external notification C-5

caveats 2-47

changing status of VTG 4-18

Channel 3-35

channel

active status 2-13

adding 2-7

adding to VTG template 4-7

allow association to users, field described 2-11

allow latch, described 2-19

allow use in VTGs field, described 2-12

associated 3-37

associated ops view, field described 2-17

associating radio signals with user 2-28

associating to ops views 2-25

associating user with 3-28

associating with user 2-26

available 3-36, 3-52

changing status 2-21

channel color, field described 2-19

channel region, field described 2-19

channel selector, field described 2-16

deleting 2-31

deleting from a channel group 2-38

described 2-2

disabled status 2-13

disabling 2-21

editing information 2-8

enabled status 2-13

enable latch, field described 2-19, 2-55

enable VAD, field described 2-18

enabling 2-21

in inactive VTG 4-7

listen only, field described 2-19

location 2-14

location, field described 2-14

mixing secure and non-secure in VTG 4-7

multicast address, field described 2-15

multicast address port, field described 2-15

name, field described 2-9

PMC region field described 2-19

preferred codec, described 2-10

radio, field described 2-15

removing 2-31

removing from a channel group 2-38

RX mute during PTT, field described 2-18

search for in VTG window 4-35

secure, field described 2-10

status 2-13

type, field described 2-13

unavailable for VTG 4-32

viewing associations 2-30

viewing information 2-8

Channel dashboard

elements 10-4

overview 10-4

channel group

adding 2-33

adding to VTG template 4-8

associated ops view, field described 2-35

associated VTG 2-38

associated VTG status 2-38

associating ops views to 2-39

channels in 2-3

deleting 2-40

deleting a channel from 2-38

described 2-3

editing information 2-34

name 2-35

removing 2-40

removing a channel from 2-38

viewing associations 2-37

viewing information 2-34

Channel Selector Permissions 3-35

channel selectors

associated channel field, described 2-46

enabled status check box 2-46

label 2-45

channel statistics log file 3-18, 3-20

Cisco IOS documentation xxiii

Cisco IPICS

Administration Console 1-8

database

backing up 9-4

logs 9-20

restoring 9-13

deployment options 1-4

getting started 1-2

hardware components 1-4

initial configuration 1-2

IP multicast address guidelines for 2-86

logging in to 5-1

Login window 5-1

overview 1-1, 1-4

role 1-7

server 1-5

session timeout period setting 2-131

setting up 1-2

software components 1-4

Cisco IPICS policy engine

See policy engine

Cisco IPICS server

Administration Console 1-8

described 1-5

usage guidelines 1-9

Cisco IPICS service

about B-1

configuring for Cisco Unified Communications Manager B-2

configuring for Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express B-4

disabling log in B-2

subscribing to B-5

using B-7

Cisco IPICS session timeout 2-131

Cisco IPICS session timeout period, setting described 2-131

Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System

See Cisco IPICS

Cisco Land Mobile Radio (LMR) over IP/SRND documentation xxii

Cisco router

configuring as SIP provider 8-48

function in a Cisco IPICS deployment 1-7

Cisco Security Agent documentation xxii

Cisco Unified Communications Manager

configuring as SIP provider 8-43

configuring Cisco IPICS service for B-2

documentation xxi

function in a Cisco IPICS deployment 1-7

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express

configuring Cisco IPICS service for B-4

documentation xxi

Cisco Unified IP Phone

accessing Cisco IPICS service from B-7

allow latch 3-19

audio 3-19

dial login for 3-13

digit ID 3-14, 5-6

digit password 3-14

disable 3-15

documentation xxi

enable 3-15

latching 3-21

listen only 3-19, 3-21

managing for user 3-15

mute 3-15

subscribing to Cisco IPICS service B-5

timeout period, setting described 2-131

timeout period setting 2-131

unmute 3-15

user in VTG 4-21

using as a PTT device B-1

cluster view daemon, trace file 8-4

codec 2-10, 8-39

communications preferences

configuring 3-24

described 3-23

managing 3-23

configuring

Cisco IPICS 1-2

controllers A-6

default tone sequences 2-47

ds0 groups A-6

RMS A-2

RMS security features A-2

configuring Cisco IOS Express as SIP provider 8-48

connection type, multicast address 2-85, 2-89

control function permissions 3-36

control functions 3-37

controllers

configuring T1/E1 controllers A-6

on RMS 2-97

copying a user 3-6

customized script prompts

codec 8-18

deleting 8-20

described 8-16

downloading 8-19

renaming 8-20

uploading 8-18

viewing list of 8-17

Customized Script Prompts window 8-17

D

Dashboard window, overview 10-1

database

backing up 9-4

choosing a backup destination 9-12

manually starting database server 9-28

options

changing 9-9

default 9-9

options for restoring 9-14

restoring 9-13

troubleshooting a backup procedure 9-22

troubleshooting a restore procedure 9-22

Database Management window

overview 9-3

tabs inside of 9-3

deactivated

RMS 2-98

RMS status 2-96

VTG 4-19

DEBUG-level error messages 10-13

debug log file 3-18, 3-20

debug trace level 8-5

dedicated dial engine, for external notification C-2

dedicated-dial-engines.xml file C-2

default language folder 8-12

deleting

action from policy 7-18

alert tones 2-157

channel 2-31

channel from a channel group 2-38

channel group 2-40

descriptors 2-73

languages 8-14

locations 2-83

multicast address 2-90

PMC regions 2-166

PMC skins 2-160

PMC versions 2-150

policy 7-25

radio 2-61

radio and tone descriptors 2-73

RMS 2-104

spoken names prompts 8-30

trigger from policy 7-22

user 3-44

user group 3-54

VTG 4-16

deployment, of Cisco IPICS 1-4

descriptors

adding 2-70

deleting 2-73

managing radio and tone 2-62

updating 2-71

diagnostic information

downloading 10-11

viewing 10-7

Diagnostics window

diagnostic summary pane, described 10-11

elements 10-8

overview 10-1, 10-7

dial engine

codec 8-39

described 8-1

parameters 8-38

services

obtaining information about 8-2

status 8-3

trace file 8-4

Dial Engine drawer, accessing 8-1

dial engine script

See scripts 8-31

Dial Engine Script notification 7-11

dial-in

assigning to ops view 6-19

configuring SIP provider for 8-43

SIP trunk 8-46

dial-in floor 7-34

dialing out to participants in an active VTG 4-28

dial-in phone

disable 3-15

enable 3-15

listen only 3-19, 3-21

managing for user 3-15

mute 3-15

unmute 3-15

dial login

configuring 3-13

described 3-13

Dial Login tab 3-14

Dial notification 7-10

dial-out

configuring SIP provider for 8-43

SIP trunk 8-46

dial-out action 7-8, 7-16

dial preferences

configuring 3-24

described 3-23

order of 3-27

dial prefix 8-40

digit ID 3-14, 5-6

digit password (PIN) 3-14, 5-7

direct dial

adding numbers 8-41

configuring SIP provider for 8-43

deleting numbers 8-42

described 8-39

dial prefix 8-40

updating numbers 8-42

viewing information about numbers 8-42

viewing list of numbers 8-40

Direct Dial Management window 8-40

direct two-way channels 3-30

disable

audio 3-19

Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-15

dial-in phone 3-15

end device 3-15

listen only 3-21

PMC 3-15

radio 2-60

voice activation detection (VAD) 3-21

disable audio, in user profile 5-8

disabled channel 2-13

disabled user 3-42

disable PMC activity log upload, setting described 2-139

disable RMS comparator, setting described 2-129

disabling

latch in User Details window 4-26

PMC attributes in an active VTG 4-28

user 3-42

dispatcher role

described 1-8, 3-12

responsibilities 4-1

documentation

Cisco 7800 Series Media Convergence Servers xxi

Cisco IOS xxiii

Cisco Land Mobile Radio (LMR) over IP/SRND xxii

Cisco Security Agent xxii

Cisco Unified Communications Manager xxi

Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express xxi

Cisco Unified IP Phones xxi

session initiation protocol (SIP) xxii

downloading

activity logs 2-121

archived activity logs 2-123

PMC 5-2

DS0

destination 2-102

disabling 2-103

enabling 2-102

in loopback 2-102

source 2-102

status 2-102

ds0 groups, configuring A-6

dspfarm

calculating DSPs A-18

checking configuration A-17

DSP resource pool A-18

enabling A-18

DSPs A-18

dump

memory trace 8-9

threads trace 8-8

E

E1 timeslots A-7

e-mail

address of user 3-12

notification preference 3-23, 3-24

email notification 7-9

enable

Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-15

dial-in phone 3-15

end device 3-15

listen only 3-21

PMC 3-15

voice activation detection (VAD) 3-21

enabled

channel 2-13

user 3-41

enable voice activity detection (VAD), field described 2-18

enabling

latch in User Details window 4-26

PMC attributes in an active VTG 4-28

radio 2-60

user 3-41

end device

audio 3-19

described 3-15

disable 3-15

enable 3-15

listen only 3-19, 3-21

managing for user 3-15

mute 3-15

unmute 3-15

ERROR-level error messages 10-13

event, also called active VTG 4-2

executed policy, information about 7-26

executing policy, information about 7-26

expiration date, of password 3-10

external notification

configuring dial engine C-2

dedicated dial engine C-2

deploying C-2

description C-1

invoking

CAP XML file C-5

HTTP request C-4

options C-4

message file C-4

overview C-1

primary dial engine C-2

recipient list C-3

requirements C-2

results of C-6

notification

See also external notification

F

floor, for dial-in 7-34

G

G.711 2-10

G.729 2-10

gateway 1-6

General Information tab 3-9, 3-13

Get Logs from PMC 3-20

guidelines

for using IP multicast addresses with Cisco IPICS 2-86

managing active VTGs 4-17

managing inactive VTGs 4-7

multicast address 2-86

server usage 1-9

H

hangover time 2-52

hardware components, of Cisco IPICS 1-4

help, in Administration Console 1-17

host name, of RMS 2-96

HTTP request, for external notification C-4

I

icons, in users window 3-49

icons in Users window 3-4

ID, of user 3-7

idle status, for multicast address 2-85, 2-89

IN_SERVICE 8-3

inactive

VTGs 4-6

VTGs, guidelines 4-7

INFO-level error messages 10-13

Informix database, manually starting 9-28

installing

PMC versions before you upgrade your Cisco IPICS server 2-148

invitation policy type

adding 7-17

described 7-6

updating 7-17

invitation type policy, actions in 7-8

invite to VTG action 7-8

IP address, of RMS 2-96

IP address selection guidelines A-8

ipics.log

downloading 10-16

error types 10-13

ipics.log file C-6

IP multicast address, guidelines for using with Cisco IPICS 2-86

IP Phone Text notification 7-9

L

languages

adding 8-12

default folder 8-12

default language folder 8-12

deleting 8-14

for prompts 8-11

for scripts 8-11

naming requirement 8-12

of TUI prompts 7-32

renaming 8-13

viewing list of 8-12

Languages window 8-12

latch

allow 3-19

disable 3-21

enable 3-21

license

described 2-107

for policy engine 7-1

managing a Cisco IPICS 2-107

summary 2-108

time-bound, described 2-112

usage per ops view 2-111

License dashboard

elements 10-6

overview 10-6

license file, uploading 2-113

listen only

in channel 2-19

in PMC tab 3-19

in radio 2-55

in user profile 5-8

LMR gateway 1-6

location

adding 2-81

associations 2-75

deleting 2-83

described 2-74

multicast address 2-85, 2-90

of RMS 2-95

predefined 2-74

radio 2-51

RMS 2-100

summary of access types and connections 2-79

user 5-7

viewing or editing 2-82

locking a user account 3-42

log files

downloading 10-16

in System Logs window 10-12

location 3-18, 3-20

managing activity 2-119

obtaining 3-19

PMC 3-15, 3-18

log in, disabling for Cisco IPCS service B-2

log level, setting 3-20

logs, managing activity 2-119

loopback

configuring 2-101

creating 2-101

disabling DS0 in 2-103

DS0 destination 2-102

DS0 source 2-102

DS0 status 2-102

dynamically allocated 7-3

enabling DS0 in 2-102

number 2-102

on RMS 2-97

removing 2-104

state 2-102

viewing information about 2-101, 2-102

M

Management Information Base (MIB)

network and system status MIBs 10-20

Request for Comments (RFC) documents 10-24

managing

activity log options per ops view 2-125

inactive VTGs 4-6

PMC from Associations tab 3-21

radio and tone descriptors 2-62

maximum activity logs, setting described 2-130

MCS servers documentation xxi

member, adding to user group 3-49

merging RMS configuration 2-105

message file, for external notification C-4

multicast address

adding address to multicast pool 2-86

adding a sequence of addresses to multicast pool 2-87

address 2-89

address and port 2-85

assignment 2-86

channel 2-15

connection type 2-85, 2-89

conventions 2-15, 2-86, 2-89

deleting 2-90

editing information 2-88

guidelines 2-86

in multicast pool 2-83

location 2-85, 2-90

port 2-89

recommended range 2-86

status 2-85, 2-89

used by 2-85, 2-90

viewing information 2-88

multicast communications guidelines 2-86

multicast domain 2-74

multicast pool

adding multicast address to 2-86

deleting multicast address from 2-90

described 2-83

Multi-Purpose type policy

trigger 7-19

multi-purpose type policy

actions in 7-8, 7-12

activating 7-24

adding 7-11

described 7-6

updating 7-11

mute

Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-15

dial-in phone 3-15

end device 3-15

PMC 3-15

PMC user in a VTG 4-23

My Profile window, described 1-13

N

name

of user 3-10

of user group 3-52

name, of user 3-7

New Users window 3-6

notification

action 7-8

configuring 7-13

Dial 7-10

Dial Engine Script 7-11

email 7-9

external

See Cisco IPICS

IP Phone Text 7-9

overview 7-9

Talk Group 7-10

notification preferences

configuring 3-24

described 3-23

notifying participants in an active VTG 4-28

O

old digit password, changing 5-6

online help, accessing 1-17

operational, RMS status 2-96

Operational Views

See ops views

operator role

described 1-8, 3-12

responsibilities 3-1

ops view administrator role, described 1-8, 3-12

ops views

accessible to 6-7

affecting VTGs 6-15

allocating dial ports, described 6-28

assigning a dial number (DN) 6-19

assigning to user 6-30

associated 3-39

associating channel groups with 2-39

associating channels 6-31

associating channels or channel groups 6-31

associating to channels 2-25

associating user group with 3-51

associating user with 3-39

available 3-39

belongs to 6-6

benefits 6-6

caveats 6-10

channels 6-31

creating 6-4

determining dial port allocation 6-30

dial-in numbers 6-19

dial port pools 6-28

overview 6-1

resources 6-5

system 6-2

to which user belongs 3-38

to which user group belongs 3-51

understanding VTGs 6-12

user roles 6-8

viewing details 6-24

viewing resources 6-22

Ops View to User Association window 3-39

Options window 2-127

order, of dial preferences 3-27

OUT_OF_SERVICE 8-3

P

pager, notification preference 3-23, 3-24

PARTIAL_SERVICE 8-3

participant

adding to VTG 4-20

in VTG 4-20

removing from VTG 4-20

password

Apply User Account Lockout setting 2-137

Apply User Password Expiration setting 2-135

changing 5-3

expiration date 3-10

Failed Password Attempt Expiration Hours setting 2-139

Maximum Invalid Login Attempts Allowed setting 2-138

Minimum Digit Password Length setting 2-132

Minimum Lower Case Letter Count setting 2-133

Minimum Numeric Character Count setting 2-134

Minimum Password Length setting 2-132

Minimum Special Character Count setting 2-134

Minimum Upper Case Letter Count setting 2-133

Password Expiration Notification setting 2-137

Password Expiration setting 2-136

Password History Count setting 2-135

RMS 2-100

user 3-7, 3-10

phone

associated 3-32

associating user with 3-31

available 3-32

Phone Associations window 3-32

phone service B-1

PIN, digit password 3-14

PIN, digit password in user profile 5-7

PMC

adding alert tone sets 2-154

advanced permissions 3-19

allow latch 3-19

audio 3-19

authentication log file 3-18, 3-20

automatic update 2-142

changing the state of versions for updates 2-146

channel statistics log file 3-18, 3-20

creating alert tone sets 2-152

debug log file 3-18, 3-20

deleting versions 2-150

described 1-5

direct two-way channels 3-30

disable 3-15

downloading current version 5-19

enable 3-15

forced update 2-146

information status in VTG 5-8

installer, generating 2-161

latching 3-21

listen only 3-19, 3-21

log files 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20

log level 3-20

managing for user 3-15

managing the configuration 2-160

mute 3-15

operation caveats when configuring tone sequences 2-66

regions 2-164

regions, managing 2-163

skins 2-158

unmute 3-15

updating 2-142

uploading and managing skins 2-158

user interface log file 3-18, 3-20

user in VTG 4-20

voice activation detection (VAD) 3-21

PMC activity log update, setting frequency 2-142

PMC alert tones

See alert tones

PMC log upload frequency, setting described 2-140

PMC regions

managing 2-163

See regions

PMC send logs on rollover, setting described 2-141

pmcsetup.exe 2-161

PMC skins

See skins

PMC tab 3-19

PMC update poll, setting described 2-139

PMC versions

changing the state 2-146

installing before you upgrade your Cisco IPICS server 2-148

uploading 2-145

Policies window

described 7-4

displaying 7-4

policy

action,See action

activating 7-24

adding 7-6

associated 3-33

associating user with 3-32, 7-23

available 3-33

definition 7-1

deleting 7-25

deleting action from 7-18

deleting trigger from 7-22

executed 7-26

executing 7-26

invitation type

actions in 7-8

adding 7-17

described 7-6

updating 7-17

Multi-Purpose type

updating 7-11

multi-purpose type

actions in 7-8

adding 7-11

described 7-6

ops view guidelines 7-5

reactivating 7-29

scheduled 7-28

system resources for 7-6

trigger 7-19

type 7-8

viewing information about 7-26, 7-28

Policy Associations window 3-33

policy engine

license requirement 7-1

Policies window 7-4

policy, See policy 7-1

roles that can access 8-1

SIP provider 8-43

tracing 8-4

Policy Management drawer, accessing 7-1

pop-up windows 1-12

port

channel 2-15

conventions 2-15, 2-88, 2-89

multicast address 2-89

preferences, system, setting in Options window 2-127

preferred codec, for radio 2-53

primary dial engine

configuring C-2

for external notification C-2

prompts

customized script, See customized script prompts

described 8-1

languages 8-11

languages, See language

managing 8-11

repository 8-11

spoken name, See spoken name prompts

standard script, See standard script prompts

PTT channel

See channel

PTT channel group

See channel group

Push-to-Talk Management Center

See PMC

R

radio

adding 2-50

adding to VTG template 4-8

allow latch, described 2-55

associating signals with channels 2-28

associating user with 3-34

associating with user from Radios window 2-57

channel 2-42

control functions 3-37

default tone sequences 2-47

deleting 2-61

descriptor file, described 2-63

designating permissions for 3-35

editing information 2-56

enabling or disabling 2-60

frequency channels, described 2-44

hangover time, field described 2-52

listen only, field described 2-55

location, field described 2-51

managing 2-42

managing descriptors 2-62

multicast address, field described 2-51

multicast port, field described 2-51

name, field described 2-51

PMC caveats when configuring tone sequences 2-66

preferred codec, field described 2-53

radio color, field described 2-56

region, field described 2-56

removing 2-61

RX mute during PTT, field described 2-54

search for in VTG window 4-35

secure radio, field described 2-53

tone and signaling sequences, described 2-66

tone descriptors, described 2-65

type, described 2-51

type, field described 2-51

viewing information 2-56

voice delay, field described 2-52

radio channel

managing 2-42

See radio

radio color, field described 2-56

radio descriptors 2-63

adding 2-70

deleting 2-73

described 2-63

format example 2-64

managing 2-62

PMC operation caveats 2-66

updating 2-71

reactivate

action 7-29

policy 7-29

VTG 4-32

recipient list

for external notification C-3

format C-3

recording, spoken names prompts 8-26

recovering, system administrator 3-43

recurrence, of trigger 7-21

refreshing, Administration Console 1-11

regions

adding 2-164

deleting 2-166

viewing or editing 2-165

removing

channel 2-31

channel from channel group 2-38

channel group 2-40

radio 2-61

RMS 2-104

user 3-44

user group 3-54

VTG 4-16

repository 8-11, 8-31

Request for Comments (RFC) documents used with SNMP 10-24

required information, in Cisco IPICS windows 1-9, 1-14

rerecording, spoken names prompts 8-26

restoring a backed-up database 9-13

RMS

activating 2-94, 2-98

adding 2-99

calculating DSPs A-18

configuring A-2

configuring security features A-2

configuring T1/E1 controllers, interfaces, and voice parameters A-10

connectivity guidelines A-6

controller 2-97

controllers A-6

deactivated status 2-96, 2-98

deactivating 2-94, 2-98

deleting 2-104

described 1-6

ds0 groups A-6

dspfarm configuration A-17

E1 timeslots A-7

editing information 2-94

host name 2-96

IP address 2-96

IP address selection

Ethernet interface A-8

guidelines A-8

Loopback0 interface A-9

Vif1 interface A-9

location 2-95

loopback 2-97

managing 2-91

managing configuration 2-105

merging configuration 2-105

name 2-95

operational status 2-96

removing 2-104

status 2-96

status of routers in RMS window 2-92

stopping state 2-98

stopping status 2-96

T1 timeslots A-7

unconfigured status 2-96

unreachable status 2-96

updating configuration 2-105

updating information in Cisco IPICS 2-105

viewing information 2-94

RMS dashboard

elements 10-7

overview 10-6

RMS polling frequency, setting interval 2-129

role

all 1-8, 3-12

assigning 3-12

changing 3-12

described 1-7, 3-12

dispatcher 1-8, 3-12, 4-1

operator 1-8, 3-1, 3-12

ops view administrator 1-8, 3-12

system administrator 1-8, 2-1, 3-12

user 1-7, 5-1

roles 5-5

router

See RMS

router media service

See RMS

RX mute during PTT

on channel 2-18

on radio 2-54

S

scheduled policy, information about 7-28

scripts

adding 8-32

BulkNotifyDialer 8-31

changing information about 8-33

deleting 8-34

described 8-1

dial engine 8-31

IppeDialin 8-31

IppeDialout 8-31

IppeRecording 8-31

languages 8-11

managing 8-31

repository 8-31

system 8-31

viewing information about 8-33

viewing list of 8-31

searching in Virtual Talk Groups window 4-34

secure radio 2-53

server, Cisco IPICS 1-5

server logs, viewing 10-12

server usage guidelines 1-9

Serviceability drawer, overview 10-1

services, obtaining information about 8-2

session initiation protocol (SIP), documentation xxii

setting up Cisco IPICS 1-2

short message service (SMS), notification preference 3-23, 3-24

short name for channel, field described 2-9

SHUTDOWN 8-3

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

configuring an MIB browser 10-25

configuring an SNMP management console 10-24

Management Information Base (MIB) objects

described 10-18

support 10-17

SIP, configuring for Policy Engine 8-35

SIP provider

Cisco IOS 8-48

Cisco router 8-48

Cisco Unified Communications Manager 8-43

configuring for Cisco IPICS 8-43

described 8-43

skins

adding 2-158

deleting 2-160

viewing or editing 2-159

SNMP

See Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

software components, of Cisco IPICS 1-4

specifying order 5-12

spoken names prompts

changing information about 8-29

deleting 8-30

described 8-21

downloading 8-25

for user 3-40

recording 8-26

replacing .wav file 8-26

rerecording 8-26

uploading 8-23

viewing list of 8-22

Spoken Names window 8-22

standard script prompts

described 8-14

uploading 8-15

viewing list of 8-15

Standard Script Prompts window 8-15

status

channel 2-13

DS0 2-102

multicast address 2-85, 2-89

Status Details window 8-3

stopping, RMS status in RMS window 2-96

sub-VTG 4-7

system administrator role

described 1-8, 2-1, 3-12

responsibilities 2-1

System dashboard, overview 10-3

system logs

downloading 10-16

entry types 10-13

overview 10-13

viewing 10-12

System Logs window

described 10-2, 10-12

log entry types 10-13

system preferences, setting in Options window 2-127

system status, monitoring 10-12

T

T1/E1 controller configuration A-6

T1 timeslots A-7

tab

Address Information 3-11

Associations 3-22

Dial Login 3-14

General Information 3-9, 3-13

PMC 3-19

Talk Group notification 7-10

telephony user interface

See TUI

time out, period for Administration Console 1-17

tone broadcast wave files

See alert tones

tone descriptor files, for radios 2-65

tone descriptors

adding 2-70

deleting 2-73

described 2-65

PMC operation caveats 2-66

updating 2-71

tone sequences

description field, described 2-46

enabled state check box 2-46

label 2-46

momentary control 2-46

stateful control 2-46

tone sequences, described 2-65

trace

advanced activities 8-8

cluster view daemon 8-4

configuring number of trace files 8-5

configuring size of trace files 8-5

debug 8-5

default levels 8-7, 8-9

described 8-4

dial engine 8-4

dump memory trace 8-9

dump threads trace 8-8

facilities 8-4, 8-7

files 8-4

interpreting trace files 8-10

levels 8-4, 8-6

maximum size of all trace files on systems 8-6

obtaining trace files 8-10

recommendations for 8-5

XDebug (extended debug) 8-5

TRACE-level error messages 10-13

trigger

adding 7-19

definition 7-1

deleting 7-22

overview 7-19

recurrence 7-21

updating 7-19

viewing 7-19

TUI (telephony user interface)

accessing 7-31

activities 7-31

described 7-31

dial-in floor 7-34

dial login for 3-13

digit ID 3-14

general guidelines 7-32

guidelines for using 7-32

logging in 7-31

menu guidelines 7-33

PIN 3-14

speaking 7-34

type, channel connection 2-13

U

unconfigured, RMS status 2-96

understanding 6-28

Activity Log Management window 2-120

Channels window 2-4

Descriptors window 2-68

Ops View window 6-3

PMC Regions window 2-163

Radios window 2-48

RMS window 2-92

Virtual Talk Groups window 4-3

unlocking a user account 3-42

unmute

Cisco Unified IP Phone 3-15

dial-in phone 3-15

end device 3-15

PMC 3-15

unmuting PMC user in a VTG 4-23

unreachable, RMS status 2-96

updating

descriptors 2-71

radio and tone descriptors 2-71

RMS configuration 2-105

uploading

license file 2-113

PMC versions 2-145

standard script prompts 8-15

used by field, for multicast address 2-85

user

adding 3-6

adding communications preferences in user profile 5-10

adding to VTG template 4-8

address

street, of user 3-11

address information 3-11

associating channels with 2-26

associating channel with 3-28

associating ops view with 3-39

associating phone with 3-31

associating policy with 3-32, 7-23

associating radios with, from Radios window 2-57

associating radio with 3-34

associating user with 3-30

changing information in user profile 5-2

channel association 5-14

copying 3-6

default location 3-14

deleting 3-44

deleting communications preferences in user profile 5-10

described 3-1, 3-2

dial preferences 5-12

digit ID 3-14

digit password (PIN) 3-14

digit password (PIN) field, described 5-7

disabled 3-42

downloading PMC 5-19

editing communications preferences in user profile 5-10

enabled 3-41

general information 3-9

in inactive VTG 4-7

list of VTGs in which is a participant 3-40

locking account 3-42

managing associations 5-13

managing communications preferences 5-9

managing profile 5-2

name 3-7, 3-10

ops view for 3-38

password 3-10

PIN 3-14

recovering deleted 3-43

recovering system administrator 3-43

removing 3-44

search for in VTG window 4-35

specifying order of dial preferences 5-12

status 3-41

unlocking account 3-42

viewing associations 5-18

viewing communications preferences 5-10

user associations

Channels tab, described 5-14

Phones tab, described 5-17

Policies tab, described 5-18

Radios tab, described 5-15

Users tab, described 5-16

Virtual Talk Groups tab, described 5-17

User dashboard

elements 10-5

overview 10-5

User Details window

activities 1-13

enabling or disabling latch for PMC user 4-26

user group

adding 3-47

adding members to 3-49

adding to VTG template 4-8

associating ops views with 3-51

changing name of 3-52

deleting 3-54

described 3-1, 3-45

list of VTGs in which is a participant 3-53

naming recommendation 3-48

ops view for 3-51

removing 3-54

User Groups window

accessing 3-46

described 3-46

user interface log file 3-18, 3-20

User Management drawer, accessing 3-1

user name of RMS field, described 2-96

user profile 5-2

account status field, described 5-4

address field, described 5-5

belongs to field, described 5-5

confirm password field, described 5-4

default location 5-7

dial preferences field, described 5-9

digit ID field, described 5-6

first name field, described 5-3

IPICS status field, described 5-4

last name field, described 5-3

new password field, described 5-4

notification preferences field, described 5-9

old digit password field, described 5-6

old password field, described 5-3

password expiration date field, described 5-4

PMC info field, described 5-8

roles field, described 5-5

user name field, described 5-3

User Radio Permissions window 3-36, 3-37

user role

described 1-7

responsibilities 5-1

users

phone associations 5-17

policy associations 5-18

radio associations 5-15

user associations 5-16

VTG associations 5-17

Users window

accessing 3-3

described 3-3

using the PMC Installer window 2-161

V

viewing

activity logs 2-121

and downloading archived activity logs 2-123

and editing user associations, My Associations window 5-2

channel associations 2-30

ops view resources 6-22

or editing locations 2-82

or editing PMC alert tone sets 2-155

or editing PMC regions 2-165

or editing PMC skins 2-159

user associations 5-18

virtual talk group

See VTG

Virtual Talk Group dashboard

elements 10-5

overview 10-5

voice activity detection

enable field 2-18

enabling on PMC 4-10, 4-14

voice delay 2-52

VTG

activating 4-19

active 4-2, 4-17

adding 4-9

adding channel 4-7

adding channel group 4-8

adding participants 4-20

adding radio 4-8

adding to VTG template 4-8

adding user 4-8

adding user group 4-8

adding VTG 4-8

best practices 4-37

changing the status of 4-18

channel in inactive 4-7

Cisco Unified IP Phone user in 4-21

deactivating 4-19

deleting 4-16

dialing out to participants in active 4-28

disabling latch in User Details window 4-26

disabling PMC attributes in active 4-28

empty 4-7

enabling latch in User Details window 4-26

enabling PMC attributes in active 4-28

guidelines for managing active 4-17

guidelines for managing inactive 4-7

inactive 4-2

in which user group is participating 3-53

list in which user is participating 3-40

managing 4-2

managing active 4-17

managing inactive 4-6

modifying 4-13

multicast address used by 2-83

muting a PMC user 4-23

non-secure channel in 4-7

notifying participants in active 4-28

participant in itself 4-7

participants 4-20

PMC user in 4-20

reactivating 4-32

removing 4-16

removing participants 4-20

search for in VTG window 4-35

secure channel in 4-7

seeing as user on Cisco Unified IP Phone B-9, B-10

sub-VTG 4-7

unavailable channel 4-32

unmuting a PMC user 4-23

user in inactive 4-7

VTG add participants action 7-8, 7-15

VTG search utility, using 4-34

W

WARN-level error messages 10-13

X

X, in Activate VTG Details area 4-33

Xdebug (extended debug) trace level 8-5