Configuring Search Rules - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

Configuring search rules

The Search rules page (VCS configuration > Dial plan > Search
routes incoming search requests to the appropriate target zones (including the Local Zone) or policy services.
The page lists all the currently configured search rules and lets you create, edit, delete, enable and disable
rules. You can click on a column heading to sort the list, for example by Target or Priority. If you hover your
mouse pointer over a search rule, the rule description (if one has been defined) appears as a tooltip.
Up to 2000 search rules can be configured. Priority 1 search rules are applied first, followed by all priority 2
search rules, and so on.
The configurable options are:
Field Description
Rule name A descriptive name for the search rule.
Description An optional free-form description of the search
rule.
Priority The order in the search process that this rule is
applied, when compared to the priority of the
other search rules. All Priority 1 search rules
are applied first, followed by all Priority 2
search rules, and so on. More than one rule
can be assigned the same priority, in which
case any matching target zones are queried
simultaneously. The default is 100.
Source The sources of the requests for which this rule
applies.
Any: locally registered devices, neighbor or
traversal zones, and any non-registered
devices.
All zones: locally registered devices plus
neighbor or traversal zones.
Local Zone: locally registered devices only.
Request Specifies whether the search rule applies only
must be to authenticated search requests.
authenticated
Mode The method used to test if the alias applies to
the search rule.
Alias pattern match: the alias must match the
specified Pattern type and Pattern string.
Any alias: any alias (providing it is not an IP
address) is allowed.
Any IP Address: the alias must be an IP
address.
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.1)
Dial plan and call processing
rules) is used to configure how the VCS
Usage tips
The description appears as a tooltip if you
hover your mouse pointer over a rule in the list.
The default configuration means that the Local
Zone is searched first for all aliases. If the alias
is not found locally, all neighbor, traversal client
and traversal server zones are searched, and if
they cannot locate the alias the request is sent
to any DNS and ENUM zones.
This can be used in conjunction with the VCS's
Authentication Policy to limit the set of services
available to unauthenticated devices.
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