Meetingplace express 1.2 vocie-only meeting schedule

We have just installed meetingplace express 1.2. I cannot find where in the web interface you schedule a voice only meeting. If we schedule a meeting for more participants then web-colaberation licenses it asks if we want to switch to voice only- never to schedule voice only form the start. How can we do vocie only from the start?

Hi Andy,
I looked into this once before and never came up with an answer :) but it looks like Ginger came up with an excellent one! Have a look at this thread;
http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications%20Applications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.1dddf711/0#selected_message
Hope this helps!
Rob

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Meetingplace express 1.2 voice only meetings

Is there a way to schedule voice only meetings in Meetingplace express 1.2?
We seem to only be able to schedule Voice+Web.
Thanks,
Andy

Hi Andy,
I looked into this once before and never came up with an answer :) but it looks like Ginger came up with an excellent one! Have a look at this thread;
http://forum.cisco.com/eforum/servlet/NetProf?page=netprof&forum=Unified%20Communications%20and%20Video&topic=Unified%20Communications%20Applications&CommCmd=MB%3Fcmd%3Dpass_through%26location%3Doutline%40%5E1%40%40.1dddf711/0#selected_message
Hope this helps!
Rob

MCU and Meetingplace Express

Can someone confirm whether or not Meetingplace Express when combined with a MCU (specifically the 3515 MCU-12 5.5) WILL provide multiple video layout (Continuous Presence).
I vaguely recall seeing a simular setup with the stack video layout but there is a post in this forum that explictly states that the combination WILL NOT provide this feature.

MeetingPlace Express 2.0 (scheduled, reservationless, or ah-hoc modes) will combined with a MCU for video conference call. The video will be voice activated switched. The two talking people will see one another. If the three people start arguing at the same time(hehe) it switches all over the place.
MeetingPlace Express VT 2.0 (only supports ad hoc). Same - video switched. For an MCU you can go with the 3515 MCU or other MCU models.
The Continuous Presence means "all" the video participants can see everyone else. You can configure the layout also. (2x2 grid, 3x3 grid, etc.)

Can MeetingPlace Express make conference calls with just meeting ID and meeting password?

Hi,
We have MeetingPlace Express version 2.1.1.2. It is working fine and everything but we need to change the way it works.
For audio only conference calls, we need the users to be able to initiate meetings without having to enter their profile ID and profile password.
For example when a caller dials the MPE number and presses 1 to start a meeting, he has to enter his PIN code to be authorized to start a meeting, we want to exclude this feature, so that any one who dials the number and wants to start a meeting, he will get a meeting ID and meeting password directly.
Is this possible in MPE 2 ? Appreciate your help please, thanks in advance.

I poked around a system I have nearby and can't find a setting that is an obvious choice for this one. I experience the same behavior at the 30 minute mark.
One alternate approach you may try is called a continuous meeting. The viability of this approach depends on how this is being used:
This likely will NOT work if you have lazy users who can't manage their time.
The reason is a continuous meeting always consumes the licenses for itself, even if there are not participants currently in it.
This may work if you have defined groups of users who repeatedly meet as a group in an ongoing manner.
A continuous meeting is a scheduled meeting that reserves ports and a meeting ID indefinitely, so that
participants may join the meeting at any time on any day. Nevertheless, a continuous meeting is in
session only when at least one participant is in the meeting.
I searched high-and-low for documentation on this and the only two items that I can turn up are these:
http://www.ciscosystems.org/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace_express/1_1/english/administration/guide/bagmtgs.pdf (page five)
http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Cisco_Unified_MeetingPlace_Express,_Release_2.x_--_How_to_Configure_Scheduled_and_Reservationless_Meetings#Enabling_Users_to_Schedule_Continuous_Meetings
One downer though: I cannot get the Continuous option to appear on my MPE 2.1.1.2 hotfix 36 (last release) system. Either I'm missing an option myself or something is wrong in this version.

MeetingPlace Express 7 or 8 basic audio only solution...help!

I have a customer with an existing UC 7.1.x cluster (a la carte licence) and a legacy MeetingPlace Express 2.1.1.2 solution providing audio conferencing only. The customer now wishes to up-grade the MeetingPlace solution to a latter version for support purposes and to increase the number of ports.
All that is required is the ability to schedule audio conferences and hold ad-hoc meetings; the solution requires 52 audio ports. There are no requirements for Webex external meetings, web or video; all that’s needed is simple audio bridging.
Am I right in thinking that the MCS Node for MP8 has no Webx VoIP/Video support, is an internal solution and is deployed on a single server (MCS)? Looking at various Cisco docs it’s also suggested that a Webex account is still required as MediaTone is extended to site?
Any advise would be greatly received!

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Thank you, as I noted here, your post was the key to my getting a Windows 8 SecureBooting setup on a W530.
In the case of Windows 8, I needed to copy the files away, reformat my USB key as FAT32 and copy the files back, and viola I was able to boot from my USB install media with the BIOS set to only boot UEFI. From there, there rest was easy (for Windows 8, the copying and renaming is not necessary, the key is having a FAT32 partition on the USB media, rather than an NTFS one; the EFI files are already in the right location).
Thank you again good sir.
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MeetingPlace Express 2.1 Record Meeting issue

Hi,
I have a problem when I try to record a meeting. The error message is:
"MeetingPlace Express failed to start recording, internal error."
Any idea what's wrong?

You can enable or disable an automatic backup.
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MeetingPlace Express-Prevent Scheduling

Is it possible in MeetingPlace Express to prevent a profiled user from schduling a meeting? I have 2 groups, System, and one called full meeting room. The first group Is my default group for users when they first create a profile. I want this group not to be able to schedule any voice, video, or web. I just want them to participate. The second group contains the ability to schedule web, video, and voice. I have taked out the video and web, but the system group users can still schedule a meeting with voice. I would like to prevent that.
Thanks.

For more information the following url would be useful,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6533/products_installation_guide_book09186a008057b547.html

Ports with MeetingPlace Express

Hello There,
Am I right if I say the number of ports that we use on MPE only count towards outside parties and that we essentially had unlimited use for internal people. Let's say I schedule a meeting for 4 people, 2 from inside and 2 from outside, do I need to reserve 4 ports or just 2?
Thanks,

Hi Bahman,
Ports are like licenses in MPE and they do not differenciate between internal/external participants. So in your example you would need to reserve 4 ports. Here is some additional info;
About Voice Ports
Also called an access port, a voice port is used to connect a meeting participant to one or both of the following meeting interfaces:
Voice meeting Attend a meeting over the phone.
Lite web meeting View participant names and their status in a web interface.
About the Required Voice-Conferencing Licenses
The number of voice ports on a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express system is equal to the number of installed voice-conferencing licenses, up to 120 voice ports.
The number of voice ports is also the maximum possible number of the following connections:
Simultaneous voice meeting connections to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express.
Simultaneous web connections to lite web meeting rooms.
From this doc;
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6533/products_administration_guide_chapter09186a0080579c3a.html#wp1083915
You can always configure users that have the ability to set up Zero-Port Voice Meetings but then you have no way of knowing if there will be sufficient voice ports available for their use.
About Zero-Port Voice Meetings
The following special characteristics apply to zero-port voice meetings:
No ports are reserved when zero-port voice meetings are scheduled. Therefore, there is no limit to the number of zero-port voice meetings that can be scheduled on Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express at any time.
Users may join a zero-port voice meeting only if voice ports or voice floater ports are available at that time.
When a user joins a zero-port voice meeting, that user utilizes one voice port. Therefore, the number of meeting participants who can attend zero-port voice meetings at the same time is limited by the number of voice licenses that are installed and available on the system.
Users who can schedule zero-port voice meetings are always restricted from the following:
Scheduling full web meetings.
Reserving voice ports for scheduled meetings.
Hope this helps!
Rob
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Meetingplace express licensing

Hi ,
I want to know that if I deploy meetingplace express for Voice and Video conferencing. is it required for me to buy WEB licencing as well ?
in other way if I both only Voice and Video Licenses , how Can I use audio/video conference ?

Hi,
You shouldn't be buying Meeting Place Express any more.
You should be looking at the MeetingPlace suite.
If you just want audio / video conferencing then you could look at MeetingPlace 8 - probably looking at least 2 servers in this scenario. 1 for MP app server, 1 for web scheduling. Then you have option of using software bridging on the app server (Express Media Server) component, or external hardware bridges.
Cheers,
Tim

MeetingPlace Express can support Active Directory?

We are running MeetingPlace Express v1.1.2.1001. I was wondering if it is possible to use MS Active Directory integration? The purpose would be to enable us to select "from directory" under invitees when scheduling a meeting and it would pull the users/e-mail addresses from MS Active Directory.
I noticed under System Configuration, Usage Configuration, in the LDAP section you can select Directory Type Active Directory. However I cannot find any documentation on integration MS A/D.
If not, any word on the best way to get this integrated in a MS A/D environment?
ryan

Active Directory is supported for authentication, but I don't believe it is for profile related information though I may be incorrect.
Once you set the Active Directory parameters via the Usage Configuration screen, you must define set the "isLocalUser" parameter to "No" during the import of user profiles. You cannot set this parameter from the User Profiles page, only via an import of user profile information.
Once you've set the isLocalUser parameter to No, MPE will look to AD for user authentication.

MeetingPlace Express Assistance

Hi All,
We have MeetingPlace Express version 2.1.1.2.
We need to configure it to accept any user to make a non-scheduled conference directly, without requesting the user to enter his profile ID and profile password, and without the need to add the data of the users into the MeetingPlace.
We just need it to act as an audio conference bridge, so we need the user to dial the MeetingPlace number, then he can enter a certain password (one password for all our staff) to enable our employees to log into the MeetingPlace, and then get the Meeting ID and Meeting password and start the meeting.

Sherif,
You are going to want to export using all of the headers and leaving them intact in the import file. You will want to follow the steps below for a successful import as the system is really sensitive that the data is formatted a certain way.
Create a test user profile in MPE manually so that you can get the file format of the import file with the headers.
Export User Profiles.
Export this test user profile to a file and include the header information.
This will create a User_Profiles.txt file that you will save and then open up in Excel. (Follow these steps below to ensure that the file is formatted correctly)
1. Within Excel, click on the Open tool on the toolbar. Excel displays the Open dialog box. (To display this dialog box in Excel 2007/2010, click the Office button and then click on Open.)
2. Using the Files of Type drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box, indicate that you want to open Text Files (*.prn; *.txt; *.csv).
3. Select the saved export file.
4. Click on Open. Excel starts the Text Import Wizard, displaying the Step 1 of 3 dialog box.
5. Make sure the Delimited choice is selected, then click on Next. Excel displays the Step 2 of 3 dialog box.
6. Select Comma as a delimiter, then click on Next. Excel displays the Step 3 of 3 dialog box.
7. Click on Finish. Your file is imported.
8. Once the file is opened up in Excel, import your users into this spreadsheet so that they conform to the necessary format and the required headers.Next, find the "isLocalUser" field and set the parameter value for al user profiles from "No' to 'Yes'. Then find the EncryptedProfilePWD and EncryptedUserPWD fields. Remove the 'Encrypted' portion of the field name in the header so that they now read ProfilePWD and UserPWD. Make sure the value for the ProfilePWD for these user profiles is a standard alpha password. (cisco) Then make sure the value for the UserPWD for these user profiles is a standard numeric password. (12345). You may just be able to leave them as they are from your import.
9. Save the file with the changes.
10. Go to the Application MPE Web Page and then Maintenance-->Import Data-->Import User Profiles.
11. Select 'Add Profiles To System', select file to import, and set Overwrite field to 'Yes". (You should also set the log information to file option.)
12. Hit 'Execute' to import the user profiles to the system.
13. Once this is completed successfully, then go check the User Profile configuration to ensure that all users are imported correctly into MPE.
If you run into any problems with this procedure, please open an SR with TAC so that we can assist further.
Thank You,
Gerry

MeetingPlace Express User ID Change

I am running MeetingPlace Express 2.1.1.2 and it is AD/CCM Integrated. We in the process of changing our AD User login ID and I may have run into a problem. From Call Manager perspective I just perform a full sync and it is good when a change is made.
However I cannot modify the user ID in Meeting Place Express.In reading the on line help, it says "Deleting a user profile also results in the removal of all meetings scheduled by that user from the end-user web interface; however, any meetings scheduled by that user still exist in the system" Does that not contradict itself?
When I add the user back with the same profile ID, will it re-associate the scheduled meetings? Also, is there a way to manually modify/sync the user id rather than deleting and re-adding?
Thanks, in advance.
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Disk space problem on MeetingPlace Express

I get the email below daily. I'm thinking it's ok to cat /dev/null the cma.log file?
I also think I might be able to do the same thing to stdout.old?
Anything else I should try other than the instructions?
* Directory listing
[mpxadmin@meeting ConfSchd]$ ls -la
total 3036516
drwxrwxr-x    2 mpxadmin mpx          4096 Aug 2 13:27 .
drwxrwxr-x   17 root     mpx          4096 Nov 4 2009 ..
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx             0 Nov 4 2009 ActConf.lk
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx             0 Nov 4 2009 Attach.lk
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx             4 Dec 22 2012 confId
-rw-rw-rw-    1 mpxadmin mpx           391 Apr 5 2010 pegstats
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx        255639 Aug 2 14:25 stderr
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx       1152127 Dec 22 2012 stderr.old
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx      516106727 Aug 2 16:50 stdout
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx      2588797008 Dec 22 2012 stdout.old
-rw-rw-r--    1 mpxadmin mpx             0 Nov 4 2009 TCMap.lk
[mpxadmin@meeting ConfSchd]$
* EMAIL
This is an automated message from the MeetingPlace Express system with
hostname [meeting.afgrp.com] to inform you that disk space is low.
Details on where the problem is and how to resolve it are indicated below.
Low space in partition /. Percent used = [90].
The following files might cause trouble. However, inspect each one to make sure.
Look specifically for large files with old timestamps. Also, note that some of
the files indicated might have been previously mentioned. In this case, use the
prior instructions to handle these files rather than the instructions below.
If you are uncertain, contact Cisco TAC for confirmation/advice.
For the files below, use the following procedure to empty these files rather than
   delete them outright.
         1. For each file to be emptied do:
             cat /dev/null > <filename>
         2. After all files that you wish to empty have been emptied, do:
             su   // Enter 'root' password.
             mpx_sys restart
-rw-rw-r--   1 mpxadmin mpx     283120801 Apr 11 02:00 /var/mp/ConfSchd/stdout
-rw-r-----   1 root     root     127007041 Dec 22 05:30 /var/spool/compaq/cma.log
In general, to free up disk space where it is uncertain exactly what files are in question,
   do the following:
1. In general, go to places like /root, /mpxadmin, /tmp and do "ls -la" to look
     for large files. If a file is large, old, and seems like some kind of log or
     error file, it could be a candidate for deletion.
2. Generally files of type log (*.log), stderr, stdout, or txt (*.txt) are the
     best candidates to look for. A good command to look for these types of
     files with size of 10,000,000 bytes or larger is:
       find / -name "<file type>" -exec ls -la {} ; | awk '{if( >=10000000) {print} }'
     For example, to look for all log files 10,000,000 bytes or larger on
       the entire system:
         find / -name "*.log" -exec ls -la {} ; | awk '{if($5 >= 10000000) {print} }'
3. If you have a specific problem partition that you are trying to reduce size
     for, do the following:
     1. Find out the directory name of the top of the partition from "df".
     2. "cd" to that location.
     3. Then do: du -x -b --max-depth=1
     4. Look for the directories that are really large.
     5. Then "cd" into the worst subdirectory (or subdirectories).
     6. Get a list of all large files from current directory location and lower:
           (This example assumes 10,000,000 bytes and a check for .log files.
               Note the starting location of '.' (current location) rather
               than '/' (entire disk) ).
           find . -name "*.log" -exec ls -la {} ; | awk '{if($5 >= 10000000) {print} }'
Complete output of the 'df' command:
Filesystem           1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda1             6048320   5111204   629876 90% /
/dev/sda6             4032092   767336   3059932 21% /common
/dev/sda2             8064304   6492268   1162380 85% /db
/dev/sda9               256667     8416   234999   4% /grub
/dev/sda7           122154520   110696 115838720   1% /mpx-record
/dev/sda5             5036284   3577128   1203324 75% /opt
/dev/sda3             6048352   109032   5632080   2% /partB
none                   1026932     22624   1004308   3% /dev/shm

Hi Josh,
It seems that the root partition of the MeetingPlace Express server is almost full. I have attached a document for your reference which can be used to minimize the disk space issues.
Once the steps mentioned in the attached document are completed, run the command "df" to check the disk space.
If you do not see much improvement in the root partition, then in that case some other files might need to be removed from the server to increase the root partition space.
If any of the partitions reach upto 90% or above, then the server might behave unexpectedly.
Feel free to revert if you have face any issues or have any queries.
Regards,
Rishabh

MeetingPlace Express 2.1.1.2 Dial Out was not Successful

I'm configuring a MeetingPlace Express v.2.1.1.2 and I can't make the MPX do the call to the guests of a meeting.
I make the configuration test in: Services > Logs > Verify Configuration > Call configuration verification and show the following error:
==============================================================
==============================================================
Call-Config Report
Summary
WARNING:The H.323 ID should match the host name
Valid E.164 Address has been configured
H.323 gateway has been configured
Error: Dial Out was not Successful
Call-Config Report Details
H.323 Details
H.323 enabled : YES
E.164 address : 196
H.323 ID : mpxadmin
H.323 gateway 1 : 010.145.002.030
SIP enabled : YES
DialOut Session Summary
VUI Configuration: 250 Sessions, 250 Confs
*** VUI INTERNAL STATUS UTILITY ***
DebugMenu:
1) Quick Status of all Ports 4) Make Test Call
2) Verbose Status of Port Range 5) Show All Confs
3) Display complete Port Information 0) Quit
Enter the Command (0 -- 100) []: You entered 4.
Enter destination for your call: The Telephone Number is 196. Len is 3
Do you want specific ports? (t -- F): You entered f.
Placing Call .....Call was unsuccessful: Ring No Answer.
DebugMenu:
1) Quick Status of all Ports 4) Make Test Call
2) Verbose Status of Port Range 5) Show All Confs
3) Display complete Port Information 0) Quit
Enter the Command (0 -- 100) []: You entered 0.
==============================================================
==============================================================
That parameter could check?
Here I place information on the configuration of my network:
CUCM v.7.0 --> 10.145.2.10
Voice Gatweay --> 10.145.2.30
In CUCM > Device > Gateway --> Gateway: 10.145.2.20 | Description: Cisco MeetingPlace Express | Type: H.323 Gateway | IP: 10.145.2.20
Please expect your valuable help!
Thanks a lot!
ErnestoG

hi Ernesto,
As the problem you are facing is a dial out issue on MPE, go
through the checklist mentioned below in order to confirm the configuration
is intact.
Here is the checklist :
1.    Ensure that H323 GW is defined on CCM/CUCM.
Device > Gateway > find.
Look for a device name that equals either MPE's hostname, FQDN, or IP
Address.
2.    Ensure that h323 Gateways are configured on MPE.
MPE Administration Center > System Configuration > Call Configuration > H323
Configuration
Ensure that h323 is enabled.
Ensure that you have entered your CCM's IPs in h323 Gateway 1, 2
3.    Ensure that CCM's interface with MPE is up.
Ensure that MPE's IP Address is listed under the "IP Address" column.
Ensure that this IP Address is that of the FIRST NIC on MPE, not the second.
4.    Verify that MPE has the CSS required to call the destination.
FIRST, FIND MPE's CSS:
When MPE places a call, the CSS in question is Device > Gateway > MPE-GW >
Inbound
THEN the relevant config is under Device > "Call Routing Information -
Inbound Calls" > Calling Search Space
SECOND, FIND DESTINATION PATTERN's PARTITION:
If the destination is an IP Phone within the CCM/CUCM Cluster, then the
relevant config is under Device > Phone > click on Directory Number in CCM.
If the destination is a PSTN endpoint/phone, then the relevant config is
under Device > Route Pattern.
5.    Ensure that your user profile is set to allow outdials.
MPE Administration Center > User Configuration > User Profile Management >
Your User Profile > Can call out of meetings should be set to "Yes".
6.    When you place a call from from the CLI, the system applies permissions
from the "Guest" User profile since mpxadmin or root are not Users within
the MPX application. To allow this to work, you need to verify two
settings:
MPE Administration Center > User Configuration > User Profile Management >
Guest > Can call out of meetings should be set to "Yes".
Ensure that the Guest profile is not in a "locked" state.
MPE Administration Center > System Configuration > Usage Configuration >
Allow Guest outdials should be set to "Yes".
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Karthik

MeetingPlace Express strange problem !

Environment:
MeetingPlace Express 1.1.1.11
CallManager 4.1(3)sr2
Voice Gateway 1: 2821 (c2800nm-advipservicesk9-mz.124-4.T.bin) + VIC2-4FXO
Voice Gateway 2: 2621XM (c2600-advipservicesk9-mz.123-14.T5.bin) + NM-2V + 2* VIC-2FXO
VG1 connect to CallManager using H.323, VG2 connect to CallManager using MGCP
MeetingPlace Express connect to CallManager using H.323.
Problem:
When dial-in from PSTN to VG1 and VG2, both are well; but when using "Find-Me" feature, MeetingPlace express dial to user, users via VG2 are can sent dtmf with MeetingPlace Express, but users via VG1 can not sent any dtmf digit to MeetingPlace Express. So users via VG1 can not enter the meeting.

For more information the following url would be useful,
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6533/products_installation_guide_book09186a008057b547.html

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