Need to block file transfers on Jabber clients

[kylebrogers]

This is CUCM IMP 11.5 with 11.x Jabber clients

I would like to ensure that desktop and mobile clients are unable to transfer files.  

I have set the File Transfer Configuration on the IMP servers to Disabled.  But in the documentation, it says "If you disable the setting on Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM and Presence Service, you must also disable file transfers and screen captures in the client configuration."

Does this mean that I will still have to make a custom XML to disable file transfers?  If so, what was the point of the setting on the server?  

[Ratheesh Kumar]

Hi there

You can block file transfer with following "jabber-config.xml"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<config version="1.0">

<Policies>

  <File_Transfer_Enabled>false</File_Transfer_Enabled>

</Policies>

</config>

You can find the xml from the below location on PC

C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Cisco\Unified Communications\Jabber\CSF\Config

Edit the parameter, upload the xml to all TFTP, restart TFTP service

Hope this helps!

Cheers
Rath!

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[kylebrogers]

This is what I typically do with groups who have a bunch of settings they want to make.  But since the only thing they want to do is block file transfers, I'm trying to do it without having to mess with the XML file.  It looks like it's just a setting on the IMP server, but that extra line in the documentation doesn't make sense to me.  If I have to turn it off at the client level, what does disabling it on the server actually do?  

[Ratheesh Kumar]

Right, if you want to disable the File Transfer for the entire users you can disable that in the Service Parameters. Restart the Cisco XCP Router Service on every node in the cluster after that change.

If you want to disable for a subset of users disabled FT in the jabber-config.xml file.

Hope this helps!

Cheers
Rath!

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[kylebrogers]

Thanks.  I'll restart the services and report back.