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Cisco TelePresence Studio Mode
CTRS Release 1.8 Administration Guide Organization
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
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CTRS Release 1.8 Administration Guide Organization
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General Description
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The Cisco TelePresence Recording Server (CTRS) allows users to create recordings in Cisco TelePresence Studio Mode and using the Event Recording feature. The CTRS stores recordings created by both of these sources and enables users to manage the recordings as described:
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Cisco TelePresence Studio Mode
CTRS enables users to record in Studio Mode. In Studio Mode, users can create team announcements, corporate messages, training modules, video blogs, and other similar recordings.
To record, users must have access to a CTS with CTRS functionality; they control recording through the CTS IP phone interface.
The recordings can be either HD video and audio, or Common Intermediate Format (CIF). All recorded content, including materials that users choose to display on a device that is connected to the VGA input or through a document camera, is shown on the TelePresence monitor from the viewer's perspective. CTRS acts as a viewer endpoint in a TelePresence session and records what it sees.
Users can then share a recording by sending it to a recipient's e-mail address. To play a recording, the recipient must log into the browser-based Cisco TelePresence Video Portal with a corporate username and password (LDAP username and password). If the recipient wants to play a recording on a TelePresence display, he or she must sign in to CTRS through the CTS IP phone user interface with a corporate username and personal identification number (PIN).
Event Recording
Event Recording enables event controllers to record highly scripted events, such as company meetings. A CTRS records the event, while the Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch (CTMS) manages the recording session with the CTRS.
An event controller can manage an Event Recording session from the CTMS Administrative UI only. The CTMS Administrative UI enables the event controller to start, pause/resume, and stop the recording of the event.
After the event controller finishes recording an event, the recording is available through these interfaces:
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New in CTRS Release 1.8
The following features are new in Release 1.8.0:
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Event Recording
For information about the Event Recording feature, see the following:
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Troubleshoot > Dashboard Page
After you log into the CTRS Administrative UI, the Troubleshoot > Dashboard page appears. You can also access this page by clicking Dashboard in the left navigation.
The Troubleshoot > Dashboard page enables you to scan high-level reports on the following aspects of the CTRS:
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For more information on this page, see the "Dashboard" section.
Browser Security
This new feature secures communication between the CTRS web server and the browser through which you access the CTRS Administrative UI. Browser security eliminates website security certificate warnings, which you receive if your web server is not secure.
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For more information on browser security, see the "Configuring Cisco TelePresence Browser Security" chapter of Securing Cisco TelePresence Products, Release 1.8.
UCS Server
CTRS release 1.8 can be installed and run on a UCS C-210 M2 server. For more information about configuring and setting up the server before the CTRS software is installed, see Chapter 3 "Installing CTRS Administration Software."
TIP Support
CTRS release 1.8 introduces support of Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP) version 6.0 and version 7.0.
System Requirements
For Release 1.8 system requirements and hardware compatibility, please see the Release Notes for Cisco TelePresence Recording Server, Release 1.8.
CTRS Release 1.8 Administration Guide Organization
The CTRS Release 1.8 Administration Guide is organized into the following chapters:
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This section provides information about the CTRS Administration software interface•
This section provides instructions on how to configure Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM) so that is supports CTRS functionality.•
This section describes how to install the CTRS administration software on the Cisco UCS-C210-M2 server and Cisco MCS-7800 Series Media Convergence Server.•
This section provides information about configuring the initial CTRS system settings.•
This section describe how to record meetings using CTRS Administration software.•
This section describes how to monitor the CTRS system processes using the tools available in CTRS. It also explains how to view and categorize system error messages and alerts, and how to filter and download log files.Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
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