August 1, 2006

New CallManager Express Configuration GUI

Cisco has finally released the CallManager Express configuration GUI as an official "beta" product. This was originally engineered by a Cisco employee as a sort of 'hack' to make CCME configuration easier. It looks like it became popular enough that Cisco adopted it as it's own product. Here's the email blurb I received this morning:

As part of the engineering program focused on providing continuous improvement in the ease of deployment and installation of CallManager Express, I am pleased to announce the availability of the Beta version of QCT (Quick Configuration Tool) v3.0. This software is available at the following CCO URL:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cme-qct

The purpose of QCT is to provide a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to simplify and expedite the configuration of CME and CUE by reducing the level of familiarity with Cisco IOS CLI commands needed to deploy a CME/CUE telephony system. The new QCT features include the following:

- VT Advantage video telephony

- Integrated Messaging with CUE

- VoiceView Express with CUE

- SIP Trunk

- Simplified Phone Loads upload

- Class of Restriction

- FTP client to support upload of various CME file types including: MOH and Phone Loads

- Fractional T1/E1

- Pickup group / Enhanced intercom / Intercom with name list

- Template Creation

I use CCME to run my house (this is how nerdy I really am). I'm excited to use this tool to get some of the Outlook integration features that have been recently introduced!

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