Cisco Expressway mobile collaboration without a separate VPN client

[Andy Johnston]

Take a look at this blog post and let me know what you think. 

Now that administrators will have a choice, when would you allow mobile workers to connect to their collaboration services from outside the firewall via a secure TLS-connection? 

And when would you want them to connect via a layer 3 VPN client such as Cisco AnyConnect?

Are there situations where both are needed?

[skilambi]

Thanks Kirk

[Eric Fisher]

Thanks Kirk..  I have the 10.3.1 firmware so just curious if there are any other steps to get this to connect to an existing MRA configuration

[Kevin Roarty]

The endpoint should prompt the user for a service name (this is the domain used for the collab-edge SRV record, ie. example.com), username and password when placed on a network that is not supplied with DHCP option 150.  Any alternate TFTP server config should also be cleared from the endpoint.

[rajasekarvs]

Do we know if the 78xx, 88xx support has been added yet ?

Thanks,

Raj

[Kevin Roarty]

The 78/88xx 10.3.1 firmware is still in field trials, and still not GA.

Expressway X8.5.2 (still in field trials too) is the release that is targeting support for the 78/88XX as well as the entire DX series.

[rajasekarvs]

Thanks Kevin.

Raj

[rajasekarvs]

Kevin - How do we get access to these field trials ,if we have to ?

Thanks,

Raj

[Ryan Rice]

Any update to this?  Is it possible to get the preview release for the 7800/8800?

[Kevin Roarty]

Yes, the 10.3.1 firmware for both the 78xx and 88xx FCS'd and is available on cisco.com.

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cuipph/8811_8841_8851_8861/firmware/10-3-1/releasenotes/P881_BK_CA4C768A_00_cisco-ip-phone-8800-series.html

Cisco IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861 Release Notes for Firmware Release 10.3(1) - Cisco IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, …

[AARON ARCHAMBAULT]

Also need 10.5.2 su2 of cucm.

[Kevin Roarty]

You need UCM 10.5.2 SU2 (or 11.0.1) for BLF features on the phones.  You can get away with using UCM 9.1.2 SU1+ if you don't need BLF features.

[Kamran Khan is at Cisco]

Thanks Kirk.

What about MWI and multi-line support on 7800. Also, do we have any use guides to show what the user experience will be like?

[skilambi]

It is covered in that link that Kevin posted. MWI Yes, Multiline No

Cisco IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, and 7861 Release Notes for Firmware Release 10.3(1) - Cisco IP Phone 7811, 7821, 7841, …

Some major call features, like multiple lines, shared lines, Extension Mobility, CTI, monitoring, and recording, are not supported in Expressway mode.

[AARON ARCHAMBAULT]

So it is supported, where is the documentation to configure it?

[Ryan Rice]

Thanks!

Now the next question, when does it move from preview/Market Beta into supported?  Can't deploy unsupported code into production now...