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Automatically recording a conference on a Codian MCU
There are a number of different ways in which you can configure your IP VCR and MCU to record conferences that take
place on the MCU. The following are described here:
• Configuring the MCU to call the IP address of the IP VCR
• Using gatekeeper IDs to record conferences directly into folders on the IP VCR
• Configuring the IP VCR as a gateway on the MCU to record conferences directly into folders on the IP VCR

Configuring the MCU to call the IP address of the IP VCR

When you add a new conference, you can add the IP address of the IP VCR as one of the participants. If you have set the
default incoming call action of the IP VCR to be Record session, then when the conference begins, the IP VCR will record
the conference. Recordings made using this method will always be made into the root folder of the IP VCR.
1. On the IP VCR, go to Settings > Connections and for Default incoming call action select Record session.
2. On the MCU, go to Conferences and click Add new conference. For information about conference
configuration, refer to the MCU's online help.
3. From the Conference list, select the conference you have created and click Add participant. In the Address field,
type the IP address of the IP VCR and complete the page using the MCU's online help for more information.
Note that Codian recommends that you configure the call to the IP VCR to use the H.323 protocol and not SIP
(because SIP calls do not support the content channel or encryption).
When the conference starts, the IP VCR will start recording into its root folder. Note that the name of the conference
will be the name of the MCU and will also include the date and time if the Use date and time in new recording names
option is checked on the Settings > Recordings page.

Using gatekeeper IDs to record conferences directly into folders on the IP VCR

By using a gatekeeper and gatekeeper IDs, you can automatically record conferences directly into the folders of your
choice on the IP VCR.
1. Set up a gatekeeper: go to Settings > Gatekeeper. For more information about using a gatekeeper, refer to
Configuring gatekeeper settings. To use the method described in this procedure, ensure that you select Register
folder IDs.
2. For each folder into which you want to directly record, ensure you have set a Recording ID. The IP VCR will
register these IDs with the gatekeeper.
3. On the MCU, go to Conferences and click Add new conference. For information about conference
configuration, refer to the MCU's online help.
4. From the Conference list, select the conference you have created and click Add participant. In the Address field,
type the recording ID of the folder into which you want to record the conference and complete the page using
the MCU's online help for more information. Note that you might want to set Initial video status and Initial
video status to Muted. Enable Automatic disconnection; this ensures that the IP VCR stops recording when the
conference ends.
When the conference starts, the IP VCR will start recording the session into the folder with the recording ID that you
used in step 4.