Configuring Call Policy Rules Using The Web Interface; Configuring Call Policy Using A Cpl Script - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

Dial plan and call processing
The Policy service option is used if you want to refer all Call Policy decisions out to an external service. If
you select this option an extra set of configuration fields appear so that you can specify the connection
details of the external service. See

Configuring Call Policy rules using the web interface

The Call Policy rules page
uploaded via a CPL file) Call Policy rules currently in place and allows you to create, edit and delete rules. It
provides a mechanism to set up basic Call Policy rules without having to write and upload a CPL script.
You cannot use the Call Policy rules page to configure Call Policy if a CPL file is already in place. If this is the
case, on the Call Policy configuration
the option to Delete uploaded file. Doing so will delete the existing Call Policy that was put in place using a
CPL script, and enable use of the
Each rule specifies the Action to take for all calls from a particular Source alias to a particular Destination
alias. If you have more than one rule, you can Rearrange the order of priority in which these rules are applied.
If rules are not configured, the default policy is to allow all calls, regardless of source or destination.
The configurable options are:
Field Description
Source The alias or IP address that the calling endpoint used to identify itself when
pattern placing the call. If this field is blank, the policy rule applies to all incoming
calls from unauthenticated users, meaning calls where the endpoint making
the call is not either:
locally registered and authenticated with the VCS, or
n
registered and authenticated to a neighbor which in turn has authenticated
n
with the local VCS
Destination The alias or IP address that the endpoint dialed to make the call.
pattern
Action Whether or not a call that matches the source and destination is permitted.
Allow: if both the Source and Destination aliases match those listed, call
processing will continue.
Reject: if both the Source and Destination aliases match those listed, the
call will be rejected.
Rearrange Each combination of Source and Destination is compared, in the order
shown on the
until a match is found, at which point the call policy is applied. To move a
particular item to higher or lower in the list, thus giving the rule a higher or
lower priority, click on the
Click on the rule you want to configure (or click New to create a new rule, or click Delete to remove a rule).

Configuring Call Policy using a CPL script

You can use CPL scripts to configure advanced Call Policy. To do this, you must first create and save the
CPL script as a text file, after which you upload it to the VCS. However, due to the complexity of writing CPL
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X8.1.1)
Configuring Call Policy to use an external service [p.197]
(Configuration > Call Policy >
page (Configuration > Call Policy >
Call Policy rules
Call Policy rules page, with the details of the call being made
and icons respectively.
Rules) lists the web-configured (rather than
page for Call Policy configuration.
About Call Policy
.
Configuration) you will have
Usage tips
See About device
authentication
[p.102] for more
information.
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regular
expressions.
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regular
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