Chapter 21 Configuring Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy

Configuring Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy

 

Command

Purpose

 

 

 

Step 8

hostname(config-network-object)# exit

Exits from the objects configuration mode.

 

 

 

Step 9

hostname(config)# nat (inside,outside) source static

Specifies the address translation on the network

 

real_obj mapped_obj

objects created in this procedure.

 

Examples:

Where real_obj is the name that you created in

 

hostname(config)# nat (inside,outside) source static

 

ucm_real_192.168.10.30 ucm_209.165.200.228

Step 1 in this task.

 

hostname(config)# nat (inside,outside) source static

Where mapped_obj is the name that you created in

 

ucm_real_192.168.10.31 ucm_209.165.200.228

 

 

Step 5 in this task.

 

 

 

What to Do Next

Create the ACLs for the Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy. See Creating ACLs for Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy, page 21-16.

Configuring PAT for the Cisco UCM Server

Perform this task as an alternative to configuring NAT for the Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy.

Figure 21-8 Example for Configuring PAT for a Deployment

Local Enterprise

Local Cisco UCM 192.168.10.30

M

Configure PAT:

192.168.10.30:5070 209.165.200.228:5570

192.168.10.30:5071 209.165.200.228:5571

TCP

Corporate

Network

TLS

Local ASA

Internet

IP

IP IP

Outside Cisco UCM address

209.165.200.228765 824

Note You only perform this step when NAT is not configured for the Cisco UCM server.

To configure PAT for the Cisco UCM server, perform the following steps:

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