Chapter 16 Using the Cisco Unified Communication Wizard

Configuring the Presence Federation Proxy by using the Unified Communication Wizard

Configuring the Presence Federation Proxy by using the Unified Communication Wizard

Note The Unified Communication Wizard is supported for the ASA version 8.3(1) and later.

To configure the Cisco Unified Presence proxy by using ASDM, choose Wizards > Unified Communication Wizard from the menu. The Unified Communication Wizard opens. From the first page, select the Cisco Unified Presence Proxy option under the Business-to-Business section.

When using the wizard to create the Cisco Presence Federation proxy, ASDM automatically creates the necessary TLS proxies, enables SIP inspection for the Presence Federation traffic, generates address translation (static PAT) statements for the local Cisco Unified Presence server, and creates ACLs to allow traffic between the local Cisco Unified Presence server and remote servers.

The following steps provide the high-level overview for configuring the Presence Federation Proxy:

Step 1 Specify settings to define the private and public network topology, such the private and public IP address of the Presence Federation server. See Configuring the Topology for the Cisco Presence Federation Proxy, page 16-14.

Step 2 Configure the local-side certificate management, namely the certificates that are exchanged between the local Unified Presence Federation server and the ASA. See Configuring the Local-Side Certificates for the Cisco Presence Federation Proxy, page 16-15.

Step 3 Configure the remote-side certificate management, namely the certificates that are exchanged between the remote server and the ASA. See Configuring the Remote-Side Certificates for the Cisco Presence Federation Proxy, page 16-15.

The wizard completes by displaying a summary of the configuration created for the Presence Federation proxy.

Configuring the Topology for the Cisco Presence Federation Proxy

When configuring the Presence Federation Proxy, you specify settings to define the private and public network topology, such the private and public network interfaces, and the private and public IP addresses of the Cisco Unified Presence server.

The values that you specify in this page generate the following configuration settings for the Presence Federation Proxy:

•Static PAT for the local Cisco Unified Presence server

•ACLs for traffic between the local Cisco Unified Presence server and remote servers

Step 1 In the Private Network area, choose the interface from the drop-down list.

Step 2 In the Unified Presence Server area, enter the private and public IP address for the Unified Presence server. Entering ports for these IP addresses is optional. By default port number 5061 is entered, which is the default TCP port for SIP inspection.

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ASA Services Module, ASA 5555-X, ASA 5545-X, ASA 5585-X, ASA 5580 specifications

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