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

These instructions help you configure your Cisco UCM version 5 .0 - 8.6 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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Configuring your Cisco UCM

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Create Cisco Application User for AXL sync

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

1. Connect to the web management interface of your UCM node , and select Cisco Unified CM Administration from the Navigation drop

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    drop-down list and click Go.
2. Log in to the system , select and click User Management from the main menu, and click . Select Application User from the drop-down list.

3. Click Add New

   and enter the following details

    to create a new user:

   User ID:

Enter a username (e.g

4.   TIM_AXL

)

5.  

   Password:

Enter a password (e.g C1sco)

6.   C1sco 

   Confirm Password:

Repeat the password (e.g C1sco) 

7.   C1sco

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   The credentials above are shown as an example. In the interests of security, you should choose your own values.

   
   

8. Scroll down to the Permissions Information section and click Add to User Group.
9. 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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10. 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:

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
3. In the Site Properties window, select the Sync tab.
4. Tick the Synchronise with the following device box, and enter your UCM details, as shown below:
   

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5. In the Host field, enter the IP address of the UCM Publisher node.
6. In the Username field, enter the username of the Cisco Application User you configured in the previous section, e.g. TIM_AXL. 
7. 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.
8. 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:

1. Click on the Directory tab.
2. Choose the site you want to configure and click Properties.
   

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3. In the Site Properties window, select Cisco UCM 5+ from the PBX model drop-down list.
4. In the Connection method field, select Receive FTP transfers from PBX from the drop-down list.
5. In the Username field, enter a user name for FTP/SFTP transfers, e.g. TIM
   
6. In the Password field, enter a password for the FTP account, e.g. Ciscoftp 
7. 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.

1. Log into in to

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   , and  and from the left-hand side menu , click on the System tab and select Service Parameters.
2. Choose your UCM node from the Server drop-down list.
3. Select Cisco Call Manager from the Service drop-down list.
4. 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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5. Change the CDR Log Calls with Zero Duration Flag to True. ( This parameter enables or disables the logging of CDRs for calls which were never connected or which lasted 1 second)did not connect.
6. Click on the Save button.
7. Click on the Navigation drop-down list from the top right-hand side corner, and select

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   . You may be prompted need to log in with a user account with that has administrative permissions. If so, login with such an account.
   Select Tools, then click on the CDR Managementtab 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
a
8. the user name for FTP/SFTP transfers
(
9. you set up in TIM Plus, e.g. TIM
) 
10. 
    Password: Enter
a
11. the password for the FTP account
(
12. you set up in TIM Plus, e.g. Ciscoftp
) 
13. 
    Protocol: Select FTP or SFTP as
configured above
14. desired.
    Directory Path: Enter
the
15. a forward-slash
key: /
16. character to indicate root (/).
    Remove the tick from Resend on Failure.
    Now

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17. Next, click on the Add button to complete the Billing Server billing server configuration. The UCM node will check that the FTP/SFTP details are correct valid and will write a test file to the FTP/SFTP directory. If this fails, you should double-check the details configured above.

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Configuring Cisco AXL sync

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Plus to sync with your Cisco UCM Directory:

1. Browse to TIM Plus as normal and login with your credentials.
2. Click on the Directory tab.
3. Select the site configured during the setup wizard and click Properties.
4. Within the Site Properties window, select the Sync tab.
5. Tick the Synchronise with the following device box, and enter the below details:
   

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6. In the Host field, enter the IP address of the UCM Publisher node.
7. In the Username field, enter the username for your Cisco Application User configured above. (e.g. TIM_AXL) 
8. Click on the Set button and enter the password for your Cisco Application User configured above (e.g. C1sco), then clickOK.
9. Finally, click on the Save button to apply the settings.

TIM Plus will now connect to the phone system and sync the directory objects.

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Configuring TIM Plus to receive FTP

Below you will find steps on how to configure TIM Plus to receive data from your Cisco UCM:

1. Browse to TIM Plus as normal and login with your credentials.
2. Click on the Directory tab.
3. Select the site configured during the setup wizard and click Properties.
   

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4. Within the Site Properties window, select Cisco UCM 5+ from the PBX model drop-down list.
5. In the Connection method field, select Receive FTP tranfers from PBX from the drop-down list.
6. In the Username field, enter the username created in the Cisco UCM for your FTP connection (e.g. TIM)
   
7. In the Password field, enter the password created in the Cisco UCM for your FTP connection (e.g. Ciscoftp) 
8. Click on the Save button to apply the changes.

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