Cisco UCM / Business Edition (Call Manager) Versions 5 - 15

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These instructions help you configure your Cisco UCM version 5 - 15 to work with TIM Plus. Contact your system maintainer if you are not familiar with the configuration of your PBX.

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RequiredTask4	Set up FTP/SFTP in Cisco UCM
Supportfiles1	Cisco UCM 5+.TDT
Supportfiles2	Cisco UCM 5+.TDS
Connection	FTP transfer
RequiredTask1	Create Cisco Application User for AXL sync
RequiredTask2	Configure Cisco AXL sync
RequiredTask3	Configure TIM Plus to receive data by FTP

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<p>Create an Application User on Cisco UCM, enabling TIM Enterprise to query the Cisco DB. Just follow the steps shown below:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Connect to your UCM node, select <span class="keyword">Cisco Unified CM Administration</span> from the <span class="reference">Navigation</span> drop down list on the right and click <span class="button no_margin">Go</span>.</li>
	<li>Login to the system, select <span class="button no_margin">User Management</span> from the menu and click <span class="button no_margin">Application User</span>.</li>
	<li>Click <span class="button no_margin">Add New</span> from the menu.</li>
	<li>Enter in the following details:</li>
	<ul>
		<li><b>User ID:</b> TIM_AXL</li>
		<li><b>Password:</b> C1sco</li>
		<li><b>Confirm Password:</b> C1sco</li>
	</ul>
	<li>Scroll down to the <span class="reference">Permissions Information</span> section and click <span class="button no_margin">Add to User Group</span>.</li>
	<li>In the new window, enter <span class="keyword">Standard Tab</span> and then click <span class="button no_margin">Find</span>. Tick on <span class="keyword">Standard TabSync User</span> and click <span class="button no_margin">Add Selected</span>, followed by <span class="button no_margin">Save</span>.</li>
</ol>

<h4><a name="3" style="text-decoration: none; color: #477FBD;">3.&nbsp; Configuring TIM Enterprise to receive data from UCM</a></h4>

<p>Below you will find steps on how to create a PBX object and configure CDR transfer method:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Browse to TIM Enterprise as normal and login with your credentials.</li>
	<li>Click on the <span class="button no_margin">Directory</span> tab.</li>
	<li>Go the the point in the Directory where you need to add the PBX Object and add a PBX with the name 'Cisco UCM'.</li>
	<li>Left-click on it and select <span class="button no_margin">Properties</span>.</li>
	<li>From the <span class="button no_margin">General</span> settings tab select <span class="keyword">Cisco UCM 5+</span> from the PBX model list and enable the local backup.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pbx/cisco_ucm_4.png" alt="Cisco UCM" />
	<li>In the <span class="button no_margin">Connection</span> tab select <span class="keyword">Receive FTP transfers from PBX</span> from the <span class="reference">Connection method</span> list.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Username</span> field enter in the username of your choice e.g. 'Cisco'.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Password</span> field enter in the password of your choice e.g. 'C1sco'.</li>
	<li>Finally, click on the <span class="button no_margin">Save</span> button.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pbx/cisco_ucm_5.png" alt="Cisco UCM" />
</ol> 

<h4><a name="4" style="text-decoration: none; color: #477FBD;">4.&nbsp; Creating AXL object to sync from UCM</a></h4>

<p>Below you will find steps on how to configure the Directory Sync from Cisco UCM:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Browse to TIM Enterprise as normal and login with your credentials.</li>
	<li>Click on the <span class="button no_margin">Directory</span> tab.</li>
	<li>Go to the point in the Directory where you need to synchronise and add a new <span class="reference">Directory Sync</span> object with an appropriate description e.g. 'Cisco AXL'.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pbx/cisco_ucme_6.png" alt="Cisco UCM" />
	<li>Left-click on it and select <span class="button no_margin">Properties</span>.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Directory type</span> drop-down list select <span class="keyword">Cisco UCM</span>.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Host name</span> field enter in the IP address or Hostname of Publisher node.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">Username</span> field enter in the username configured in phase <a href="#2">2. Creating Cisco Application User for AXL sync</a>, e.g. 'TIM_AXL'.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pbx/cisco_ucm_6.png" alt="Cisco UCM" />
	<li>Click <span class="button no_margin">Set password</span> and enter the password configured in phase <a href="#2">2. Creating Cisco Application User for AXL sync</a>, e.g. 'C1sco', followed by clicking 
	<span class="button no_margin">OK</span>.</li>
	<img class="screenshot border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_enterprise/pbx/cisco_ucm_7.png" alt="Cisco UCM" />
	<li>Finally, click on the <span class="button no_margin">Save</span> button.</li>
</ol> 

<p>TIM Enterprise will now connect to the PBX and sync the directory objects.</p>

<h4><a name="5" style="text-decoration: none; color: #477FBD;">5.&nbsp; Setting up FTP / SFTP on Cisco UCM to transfer CDRs to TIM Enterprise</a></h4>

<p>You will need to configure your Cisco UCM to send the CDR data to TIM 
Enterprise. Note that the UCM can be configured with cluster wide or 
server specific settings depending on how the system maintainer has 
installed it. Please note that by default CDR records are turned off.</p>

<ol>
	<li>Login to Cisco UCM Administration and choose <span class="button no_margin">System</span>, <span class="button no_margin">Service Parameters</span> which is located on the left hand side of the screen.</li>
	<li>Select your UCM node from the <span class="reference">Server</span> drop down list.</li>
	<li>Select <span class="keyword">Cisco Call Manager</span> from the <span class="reference">Service</span> drop down list.</li>
	<li>In the <span class="reference">System</span> section, change the <span class="reference">CDR Enabled Flag</span> to <span class="keyword">True</span>, enable this parameter on all servers in the cluster that you want to log calls for.</li>
	<li>Change the <span class="reference">CDR Log Calls with Zero Duration Flag</span> to <span class="keyword">True</span>(This parameter enables or disables the logging of CDRs for calls which were never connected or which lasted 1 second).</li>
	<li>Click on the <span class="button no_margin">Save</span> button.</li>
	<li>Click on the <span class="reference">Navigation</span> drop-down list in the top right hand corner and select <span class="reference">Cisco Unified Serviceability</span>.</li>
	<li>You may be prompted to login with a user account with Administrative permissions. If so, login with such an account.</li>
	<li>Select <span class="button no_margin">Tools</span> then click <span class="button no_margin">CDR Management</span>.</li>
	<li>Click <span class="button no_margin">Add New</span> button. You will now see the <span class="reference"">Billing Application Server Parameters</span> window.</li>
	<li>Enter the following parameters:</li>
	<ul>
		<li><b>Host Name/IP Address: </b>The IP address or hostname of the machine running TIM Enterprise.</li>
		<li><b>User Name: </b>as configured within phase <a href="#3">3. Configuring TIM Enterprise to receive data from UCM</a> e.g. 'Cisco'.</li>
		<li><b>Password: </b>as configured within phase <a href="#3">3. Configuring TIM Enterprise to receive data from UCM</a> e.g. 'C1sco'.</li>
		<li><b>Protocol: </b>Select FTP or SFTP as configured above.</li>
		<li><b>Directory Path: </b>Enter <span class="keyword">/</span>.</li>
		<li>Remove the tick from <span class="reference">Resend on Failure</span>.</li>
	</ul>
	<li>Now click on the <span class="button no_margin">Add</span> button to complete the Billing Server configuration. The UCM node will check that the FTP/SFTP details are correct and will write a test file to the FTP/SFTP directory.</li>
	<li>If it fails, you should check the FTP or SFTP details, configures above.</li>
</ol>

<p>You have now completed the configuration.</p>

Note

NOTE: If you have more than one server in your cluster you must repeat Steps 1 to 5 for each node. This will enable the UCM nodes to start creating CDR records, which are stored on the Publisher Node.

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Create Cisco Application User for AXL sync

To enable TIM Plus to query the Cisco database, you need to create an

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on your Cisco UCM. Follow the steps below to complete this task:

Connect to the web management interface of your UCM node and select Cisco Unified CM Administration from the
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drop-down list.
Log in to the system and click User Management from the main menu. Select Application User from the drop-down list.
Click Add New to create a new user:
User ID:  TIM_AXL
Password:  C1sco
Confirm Password:  C1sco
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Scroll down to the Permissions Information section and click Add to User Group.
In the new window, enter Standard Tab and then click Find. Tick the Standard TabSync User box, and then click on the Add Selected tab.
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Click Save to apply the settings.

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Configuring Cisco AXL sync

Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to synchronise with the directory of your Cisco UCM:

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 Synchronise with the following device box, and enter your UCM details, as shown below:
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In the Host field, enter the IP address of the UCM Publisher node.
In the Username field, enter the username of the Cisco Application User you configured in the previous section, e.g. TIM_AXL.
Click on the Set button and enter the password of the Cisco Application User you configured in the previous section, e.g. C1sco, then click OK.
Click on the Save button to apply the settings.

TIM Plus will now connect to your Cisco UCM and synchronise with its directory.

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Configuring TIM Plus to receive data by FTP

Follow the steps below to configure TIM Plus to receive data from your Cisco UCM:

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 UCM 5+ from the PBX model drop-down list.
In the Connection method field, select Receive FTP transfers from PBX from the drop-down list.
In the Username field, enter a user name for FTP/SFTP transfers, e.g. TIM
In the Password field, enter a password for the FTP account, e.g. Ciscoftp
Click on the Save button to apply the changes.

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Set up FTP/SFTP in Cisco UCM

You will need to configure your Cisco UCM to send the CDR data to TIM Plus. Note that the UCM can be configured with cluster wide or server specific settings, depending on how the system maintainer has installed it. Please note that, by default, CDR records are turned off.

Log in to
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and from the left-hand menu click on the System tab and select Service Parameters.
Choose your UCM node from the Server drop-down list.
Select Cisco Call Manager from the Service drop-down list.
In the System section, change the CDR Enabled Flag to True. Enable this parameter on all servers within the cluster you want to log calls for.
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Change the CDR Log Calls with Zero Duration Flag to True. This parameter enables or disables the logging of CDRs for calls which did not connect.
Click on the Save button.
Click on the Navigation drop-down list from the top right-hand corner, and select
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. You may need to log in with a user account that has administrative permissions.
Select Tools, then click on the CDR Management tab.
Click the Add New button. You will now see the Billing Application Server Parameters window. Enter the following parameters:

Host Name / IP Address: The IP address or hostname of the machine running TIM Plus.
User Name: Enter the user name for FTP/SFTP transfers you set up in TIM Plus, e.g. TIM
Password: Enter the password for the FTP account you set up in TIM Plus, e.g. Ciscoftp
Protocol: Select FTP or SFTP as desired.
Directory Path: Enter a forward-slash character to indicate root (/).
Remove the tick from Resend on Failure.
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Next, click on the Add button to complete the billing server configuration. The UCM node will check that the FTP/SFTP details are valid and will write a test file to the FTP/SFTP directory. If this fails, you should double-check the details you entered.

Cisco UCM / Business Edition (Call Manager) Versions 5 - 15

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Create Cisco Application User for AXL sync

Configuring Cisco AXL sync

Configuring TIM Plus to receive data by FTP

Set up FTP/SFTP in Cisco UCM