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

Configuring Call Policy rules using the web interface

The Call Policy rules page
than 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.
Note: 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
you will have 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.
The configurable options are:
Field Description
Source The alias that the calling endpoint used to identify itself when placing the
pattern 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
n
authenticated with the local VCS
Destination The alias 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
made 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
scripts you are recommended to use an external
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.1)
(VCS configuration > Call Policy >
page (VCS configuration > Call Policy >
Call Policy rules
Call Policy rules page, with the details of the call being
and
policy service
Dial plan and call processing
Rules) lists the web-configured (rather
page for Call Policy configuration.
icons respectively.
instead.
Configuration)
Usage tips
See the Call Policy
and authentication
section for more
information about
unauthenticated users
and Call Policy.
This field supports
regular expressions.
This field supports
regular expressions.
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