Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (CAPPS)

  COURSE CONTENT

In this advanced course you will learn to integrate Cisco Unity Connection, Cisco Unity Express, Cisco Unified IM and Presence and video into a successful collaboration deployment. You will gain a workable knowledge of voice messaging deployment scenarios, Cisco Unified Presence features, and troubleshooting mechanisms as well as Cisco Unified IM and Presence and Cisco Jabber integration within Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM).

The real-world hands-on labs help you to successfully integrate Cisco Unity Connection, Unity Express, IM and Presence features with CUCM. Labs also cover the configuration of Cisco Unity Connection users, system settings, Cisco Unified Messaging, Unified Communications IM and Presence with Cisco Jabber.

  WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The primary target audiences for the course are:

  • Network Administrators
  • Network Engineers
  • CCNP Collaboration Certification candidates
  • Systems engineers

  CERTIFICATIONS

This course is part of the following Certifications:

  • Cisco Certified Network Professional Collaboration  (CCNP)

  PREREQUISITES

  • Working knowledge of fundamental terms and concepts of computer networking, including LANs, WANs, switching and routing
  • Ability to configure and operate Cisco routers and switches and to enable VLANs and DHCP
  • Basics of digital interfaces, PSTN, and VoIP
  • Fundamental knowledge of converged voice and data networks and CUCM deployments

  COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Implement Cisco Unity Connection in a CUCM deployment
  • Describe how to implement Cisco Unity Express in a CUCM Express deployment
  • Implement Cisco Unified IM and Presence and Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile using BYOD
  • Integrate Cisco VCS and Cisco TMS into a Cisco collaboration deployment

  FOLLOW ON COURSES

  • Implementing Cisco IP Telephony & Video, Part 1 (CIPTV1)
  • Implementing Cisco IP Telephony & Video, Part 2 (CIPTV2)
  • Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony & Video (CTCOLLAB)

  OUTLINE: Implementing Cisco Collaboration Applications (CAPPS)

Module 1: Cisco Unity Connection (CUC)

  • design and deployment options
  • Administration
  • Integration with call processing system
  • Integration considerations
  • Manage end users
  • Features
  • System settings
  • Authentication
  • Import of users from CUCM
  • Call management
  • Dial plan components
  • Call handler
  • Unified Messaging terminology
  • Message synchronization architecture
  • Integrated messaging configuration
  • Troubleshooting CUC
  • Branch Offices deploying redundant voicemail

Module 2: Cisco Unity Express

  • Features and characteristics
  • Deployment models
  • Voicemail integration on CUCM
  • Unity Express Module connection and initiating
  • User account management
  • Auto-attendant features and configuration
  • Call processing to messaging system call flow
  • SIP troubleshooting
  • Mailbox issues

Module 3: Cisco Unified IM and Presence Implementation

  • CUCM presence
  • IM and presence cluster
  • CUCM deployment options
  • Jabber
    • Information flow
    • Phone-only mode
    • Conferencing
  • Integration with LDAP for Jabber
  • CUCM setup
  • Jabber UC services
  • Installation methods
  • Jabber framework alignment
  • Add Jabber in CUCM
    • User configuration XML file
    • Configuration sources
    • Contact sources
  • System dashboard
  • Presence viewer
  • System troubleshooting

Module 4: Video Provisioning and Integration in a Unified Communications Deployment

  • Cisco Prime collaboration
  • Deployment aspects
  • Dashboard
  • Collaboration infrastructure
  • Prime collaboration manager
  • Cisco TelePresence VCS characteristics
  • CUCM connection to VCS clusters
  • Cisco TMS
    • Business needs
    • Platform
    • Scale and Management
    • Conference call routing
    • Conference port reservation
    • Recommended scheduling deployment mode

Labs

  • Integrating Cisco Unity Connection with CUCM
  • Configuring Cisco Unity Connection Users
  • Configuring Cisco Unity Connection System Settings
  • Implementing Cisco Unity Connection Call Management
  • Configuring Cisco Unified Messaging
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Unity Connection (Optional)
  • Integrating Cisco Unity Express with CUCM Express
  • Configuring Cisco Unity Express System Settings and Users
  • Implementing Call Routing with Cisco Unity Express Auto-Attendant
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Unity Express (Optional)
  • Integrating Cisco Unified Communications IM and Presence with CUCM
  • Configuring Cisco Unified Communications IM and Presence Features and Implement Cisco Jabber
  • Configuring Cisco Jabber Mobile and Integrate Directory Servers (Optional)
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Communications IM and Presence (Optional)
  • Provisioning with Cisco Prime Collaboration
  • Deploying Cisco TMS and Video Applications