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Chapter 1 Introducing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3

New Features and Enhancements

New Features and Enhancements in Release 5.3(235)

Feature	Description
Authentication	There are new authentication configuration options in the administrative page that provide the
configuration options	following benefits:

•Consolidate various previously supported and unsupported authentication methods under a single, enhanced administrative page

•Support previously unsupported authentication methods, such as LDAP and specific third-party authentication packages

•Simplify configuration by automating previously manual configuration steps

•Improve Single Sign On (SSO) integration with other authentication software by exposing integration hooks in the administrative page

	Caution		Before you configure SSO, read the “Terms of Use” section on page 1-2so that you
			understand the terms for SSO software integration with Release 5.3(235) and the terms
			obtaining for TAC support for this feature.
	Note The default authentication setting is the MeetingPlace directory with web form login
		authentication. If your existing web server is configured to use another authentication
		method, such as NT authentication, LDAP, or Single Sign On through third-party software
		like SiteMinder, those settings are replaced by the default setting, and you must configure
		the desired authentication by using the new authentication configuration options in the
		administrative page.
Automated server-side	Automated server-side log collection feature. For more information, see Chapter 8 in the
log collection	Configuration Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3.
Automatic install of	SQL Server SP 4 is bundled with Release 5.3(235) and installs automatically on the Cisco MCS
SQL Server SP 4	server if SQL Server is also installed under the local option on the server, where Cisco
	Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing is installed. For a non-Cisco MCS server or if you are
	using remote SQL Server, you must manually install SP4.
	For more information, see the “About SQL Server Integration” section on page 2-1.
Automatic meeting	Regular meetings that are scheduled with at least one audio or one video port will not be
extension	automatically extended after meeting end times if there are fewer than two meeting participants
	who remain connected to the audio or video devices even if some web-conferencing participants
	are still connected to the meeting. The Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server system will end
	these meetings, and consequently, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing will disconnect
	the remaining web participants.
	Reservationless meetings, continuous meetings, and zero-port meetings, such as meetings
	scheduled with zero audio and zero video port that are web-only meetings, are not impacted by this
	change. In particular, web-only meetings will keep extending after their end times if two or more
	web-conferencing participants are still connected.
	Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing has a 24-hour inactivity session limit for profiled
	user logins: if a profiled user connects to a web-conferencing meeting and leaves the browser open,
	the web connection terminates after 24 hours of inactivity. For guest users, the inactivity session
	limit is 45 minutes.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 5.3

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