These instructions help you configure your Cisco UCME / UC500 to work with TIM Plus. Contact your system maintainer if you are not familiar with the configuration of your PBX.
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| Supportfiles1 | Cisco UCME - RADIUS.TDT |
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| Supportfiles2 | Cisco UCME - RADIUS.TDS |
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| Connection | RADIUS connection |
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| RequiredTask1 | Configure Cisco AXL sync |
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| RequiredTask2 | Configure UCME to send RADIUS events |
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| RequiredTask3 | Configure TIM Plus to capture RADIUS packets |
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Configuring Cisco AXL sync
Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to perform directory synchronisation with your Cisco UCME:
- Click on the Directory tab.
- Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
- In the Site Properties window, select the Sync tab.
- Tick the option entitled Synchronise with the following device .
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- In the Host field, enter the IP address of your UCME.
- In the field, enter the port number of the IOS service, e.g. .
- In the Username field, enter the username of the IOS login that can perform synchronisation.
- Click on the Set button and enter the password of the IOS login that can perform synchronisation.
- Click on the Save button to apply the changes.
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Configuring UCME to send RADIUS events
Use Telnet to connect to the IP address of your UCME as shown below:
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Single site configuration
Enter the following commands to enable the UCME to send RADIUS events to TIM Plus:
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| 1 | enable | Causes the UCME to enter EXEC mode. Type your EXEC password if requested |
| 2 | conf t | Enters the global configuration mode |
| 3 | aaa new-model | Enables aaa accounting mode |
| aaa accounting connection h323 start-stop group RADIUS |
| gw-accounting aaa |
| acct-template callhistory-detail |
| 4 | RADIUS-server host 192.168.0.1 auth-port 0 acct-port 1612 | Specifies the IP address and port of TIM Plus's RADIUS, to which CDR data will be sent, e.g. |
| 5 | RADIUS-server key C1sco | Specifies a RADIUS authentication secret that will be used by TIM Plus (configured in the next section), e.g. |
| 6 | RADIUS-server vsa send accounting
| Enables VSA events |
| 7 | end | Exits configuration mode |
| 8 | wr | Saves the changes |
Multi-site configuration
To configure a multi-site system, follow the steps below:
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Replace SITE_NAME with a unique name for the destination RADIUS information.
Replace SITE_IP with the IP address of the RADIUS server.
Replace SITE_KEY with the secret you want to assign to that specific site. |
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| 1 | enable | Causes the UCME to enter EXEC mode. Type your EXEC password if requested |
| 2 | conf t | Enters the global configuration mode |
| 3 | aaa new-model | Enables accounting mode |
| 4 | aaa accounting update newinfo |
| 5 | radius-server vsa send accounting | Enables VSA events |
6 | gw-accounting aaa | Enables aaa accounting
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| | acct-template callhistory-detail |
| | exit |
| 7 | radius server SITE_NAME | Configures the call accounting for each separate site |
| | address ipv4 SITE_IP acct-port 1612 | Specifies the IP address and port of TIM Plus's RADIUS, to which CDR data will be sent, e.g. 192.168.0.1:1612 |
| | key SITE_KEY | Specifies a RADIUS authentication secret that will be used by TIM Plus (configured in the next section), e.g. C1sco |
| | exit | Exits current site configuration |
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Repeat step 7 for each individual site |
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| 8 | aaa group server radius SITE_NAME | Configures a specified server group |
| | server name SITE_NAME | Specifies a RADIUS server to use for this aaa group |
| | exit | Exits current site configuration |
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Repeat step 8 for each individual site |
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| 9 | aaa accounting connection h323 | Configures the connection information |
| | action-type start-stop | Setting the action type will send RADIUS information when the call starts and stops |
| | broadcast | Enabling broadcast means that all the groups will be sent RADIUS data |
| 10 | group SITE_NAME | Specifies the group(s) that the accounting system will send RADIUS data to |
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Repeat step 10 for each system |
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| 11 | end | Exits configuration mode |
| 12 | wr | Saves the changes |
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For a system with five or more RADIUS servers, it is recommended to amend the server retransmit options in the UCME, in order to reduce the stress on the phone system. |
IP radius source-interface
To force RADIUS to use the IP address of a specified interface for all outgoing RADIUS packets, use the
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command in global configuration mode.
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| Label | ip radius source-interface |
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SUBINTERFACE-NAME
If you don't wish to use the IP address of a specified interface, use the
form of this command.
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| Label | no ip radius source-interface |
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Configuring TIM Plus to capture RADIUS packets
Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to receive RADIUS data from your UCME:
- Click on the Directory tab.
- Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
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- In the Site Properties window, select Cisco UCME - RADIUS from the PBX model drop-down list.
- In the Connection method field, select RADIUS connection from the drop-down list.
In the Client IP field, enter the IP address of your UCME.
In the Secret field, enter the RADIUS-server key you configured on your UCME in the section above, e.g. C1sco.
Click on the Save button to apply the settings.