VCS

[rahman001]

                   Hi everyone,

I want to confirm if this setup below would require VCS internal and external.

thanks

Product	Description	Quantity
CTS-SX20-PHD4X-K9	SX20 Quick Set HD, NPP, 4x PHDCam, 1 mic, remote cntrl	1
PWR-CORD-UK-A	Pwr Cord UK 1.8m Black YP-61 To YC-12	1
SW-S52010-TC5-K9	SW Image Encrypted	1
LIC-SX20-DD	Dual Display Option for SX20	1
LIC-SX20-MS	MultiSite Option for SX20	1
CTS-QSC20-MIC	Performance Microphone 20	1
Included: BRKT-PHD4X-MONITR	Bracket mounting for 4x PHDCam to monitor	1
Included: CAB-2HDMI-3M	HDMI to HDMI cable	2
Included: CAB-HDMI-PHD4XS2	Custom 4xcamera cable; HDMI, Cont. and Power (3m)	1
Included: CTS-PHD1080P4XS2+	PrecisionHD Camera 1080p 4x SX20 auto expand	1
Included: CTS-QSC20-MIC+	Performance Mic - for auto expand only	1
Included: CTS-RMT-TRC5	Remote Control TRC 5	1
Included: CTS-SX20CODEC-K9	SX20 Codec - encrypted	1
Included: LIC-S52010-TC-K9	License Key Software Encrypted	1
Included: LIC-SX20	SX20 License Key	1
Included: LIC-SX20-HD	High Definition Feature for SX20	1
Included: LIC-SX20-NPP	SX20 Natural Presenter Package (NPP) Option	1
CON-ECDN-SX2PHD4X	ESS WITH 8X5XNBD SX20 Qk Set HD, NPP,4x PHDCam,1 mic RC	1

[Jens Didriksen]

That will depend entirely on your requirements, current deployment and future needs.

If you only have this one end-point, then that would be a bit of an overkill, to put it mildly.

You can use it as a stand-alone end-point, but in that case you will only be able to use IP address dialling format for both in- and outbound calls, which in turn means configuring your firewall accordingly.

Using a VCS-C and VCS-E combination will give you secure firewall traversal, the ability to use URI dialling (both SIP and H.323) and lots more, but it's a rather expensive solution and not something I would even contemplate if I only had a couple of end-points.

In this case a better soluton would be a VCS-E starter pack, see

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps7060/ps11305/ps11315/ps11337/data_sheet_c78-697075.html

for details.

But, again, it all depends on your requirements, current deployment - and budget.

/jens

[Tomonori Taniguchi]

SX20 support both standard H.323 and SIP as call protocol.

You may register SX20 by using H.323 or/and SIP and utilize feature on VCS (such as firewall traversal call, alia lookup, call management, CPL, etc.).

If you have single SX20 (or several SX20) just calling each other by IP address (assume have routing capability on each site), then you can directly all each other by IP address base dialing without VCS.

However if you have SX20 in local network (or in home network behind home gateway), should deploy with VCS Expressway to avoid extra firewall management and reduce security concerning as VCS Expressway will provide firewall traversal capability for SX20 (SX20 does support ASEENT/H.460.18 traversal protocol for H.323 and planning to support ICE for future software release).