The Cisco TelePresence One Button to Push (OBTP) emulator is a simple HTML file that can be opened locally in a browser and used to "push" a meeting into a Cisco TelePresence endpoint, emulating the "push" an endpoint would receive from Cisco TelePresence Management Suite (TMS).
The HTML file asks for the Cisco TelePresence end-point IP address, the desired meeting title, and the destination address (e.g. SIP URI). Upon clicking "Set the Meeting" a JavaScript xmlhttprequest fires to perform an HTTP POST to the target device, and the user will be prompted to enter admin credentials (in a standard HTTP Basic Authentication dialog). Unfortunately credential entry in the form is not supported due to a lack of CORS configuration support on Cisco TelePresence end-points.
Caution is advised when using the emulator with endpoints already setup for OBTP as it may overwrite other meetings already in the endpoint's internal "booking list" - then again, if there is already OBTP you likely don't need to use this emulator.
The HTML file has only undergone limited testing with:
- Cisco DX-80 running CE 9.1.4
- Cisco EX-90 running TC 7.3.9
However, it should work with essentially all current endpoints and software. Devices are supported whether standalone, registered to Cisco VCS or Expressway, registered to Cisco Unified Communications Manager, or registered to other 3rd party call control platforms.
Important note: This has been tested, and works, with Webex Cloud registered endpoints (those running "RoomOS," which is essentially the same as CE under the covers). However it does require accessing the endpoint's "Advanced Settings" via the Webex Control Hub and creating an "admin" user. Because this tool uses an undocumented ("private") API, ROOMCONTROL and INTEGRATOR user account roles do not work; it has to be the admin user credentials that you create above.
A number of variables are hard-coded in the HTML page, but could easily be changed in a text editor. They include:
- The "join early" time (StartTimeBuffer) is set to 300 seconds (5 minutes)
- The meeting start time is automatically set to five (5) minutes from the current time
- The meeting end time is automatically set to fifteen (15) minutes from the current time
However, the date range picker does allow you to set your own meeting times if the defaults don't suit.
Due to browser JavaScript sandboxing and lack of CORS support on Cisco TelePresence, only limited error detection is possible. Sorry!
- The web layout is based on the "Stylish Portfolio" theme from Start Bootstrap
- Bootstrap, Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Twitter, Inc. http://www.getbootstrap.com
- Font Awesome by Dave Gandy - http://fontawesome.io
- Background image courtesy of Cisco Systems, Inc., Unauthorized use not permitted.
- Moment.js - http://momentjs.com
- Daterangepicker by Dan Grossman - http://www.daterangepicker.com/
- jQuery - http://jquery.org
- Nick Mueller, Poly
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details
- Hat tip to James Adams, formerly of CDW, for challenging me with the idea
- Hat tip to David Bruun-Lie, Cisco Systems, for some code pointers