Chapter 21 Configuring Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy

Configuring Cisco Intercompany Media Engine Proxy

 

Command

Purpose

 

 

 

Step 14

hostname(config-pmap)# exit

Exits from the policy map configuration mode.

 

 

 

Step 15

hostname(config)# service-policypolicymap_name

Enables the service policy for SIP inspection for all

 

global

interfaces.

 

Examples:

Where policymap_name is the name of the policy

 

hostname(config)# service-policy ime-policy global

 

 

map you created in Step 7 of this task.

 

 

See Creating the Cisco Intercompany Media Engine

 

 

Proxy, page 21-18for information about the

 

 

UC-IME proxy settings. See CLI configuration

 

 

guide for information about the no service-policy

 

 

command.

 

 

 

What to Do Next

Once you have enabled the TLS proxy for SIP inspection, if necessary, configure TLS within the enterprise. See (Optional) Configuring TLS within the Local Enterprise, page 21-27.

(Optional) Configuring TLS within the Local Enterprise

This task is not required if TCP is allowable within the inside network.

TLS within the enterprise refers to the security status of the Cisco Intercompany Media Engine trunk as seen by the ASA.

Note If the transport security for the Cisco Intercompany Media Engine trunk changes on Cisco UCM, it must be changed on the ASA as well. A mismatch will result in call failure. The ASA does not support SRTP with non-secure IME trunks. The ASA assumes SRTP is allowed with secure trunks. So ‘SRTP Allowed’ must be checked for IME trunks if TLS is used. The ASA supports SRTP fallback to RTP for secure IME trunk calls.

Prerequisites

On the local Cisco UCM, download the Cisco UCM certificate. See the Cisco Unified Communications Manager documentation for information. You will need this certificate when performing Step 6 of this procedure.

Procedure

To configure TLS within the local enterprise, perform the following steps on the local ASA:

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