Configuring Cisco VCS for Permanent Conference Recording

Overview

Using the Cisco Video Communications Server (VCS), you can configure permanent conferences, which will automatically add a Verba Recording Server into the conference.

This lets you record video conferences with minimal change in user behavior.

Step 1 - Configuring the Verba Recording System

Please follow the configuration steps in Configuring Verba for other SIPREC recordings.

Step 2 - Configuring VCS

Follow these guidelines when creating a Permanent Conference:

Step 1 - Configure the Verba Recording Server as an Endpoint

Step 2 - Make sure on the Endpoint you configure Automatic Disconnect

Step 3 - Pick a user and create a Permanent Conference for that user as "chair" (each regulated user could have their own Permanent Conference number created)

Step 4 - Configure the Verba Recording Server alias as pre-configured participant in the Permanent Conference 

End User experience

In order to do recorded conversations the users should follow this procedure:

Step 1 - The chair should call a Permanent Conference

Step 2 - Other participants should join the same conference

Step 3 - Execute the meeting then terminate normally

Behind the scenes:

• After Step 2, the MCU will automatically call the Verba Recording Server into the call.
• After Step 3 (when the last person leaves the call), the connection to the Verba Recording Server is terminated