Configuring Pexip Infinity to use Cisco VCS as the SIP proxy and H.323 gatekeeper

In these steps, you configure Pexip Infinity to use VCS as the SIP proxy and H.323 gatekeeper for outbound calls. It involves:

Adding a SIP proxy

To add VCS as a SIP proxy:

  1. Go to Call control > SIP proxies.
  2. Select Add SIP proxy.
  3. Complete the following fields:

    Option Input
    Name Enter the name you want to use to refer to this SIP proxy. This example uses VCS.
    Description Enter a description of the SIP proxy. This example uses SIP proxy to VCS.
    Address Enter the IP address or FQDN of the VCS.
    Port / Transport

    Depending on your security policy, select either:

    • Port of 5060 and Transport of TCP
    • Port of 5061 and Transport of TLS
  4. Select Save.

Adding an H.323 gatekeeper

To add VCS as an H.323 gatekeeper:

  1. Go to Call control > H.323 gatekeepers.
  2. Select Add H.323 gatekeeper.
  3. Complete the following fields:

    Name Enter the name you want to use to refer to this H.323 gatekeeper. This example uses VCS
    Description Enter a description of the H.323 gatekeeper. This example uses H.323 gatekeeper to VCS.
    Address Enter the IP address or FQDN of the VCS.
    Port Leave as the default 1719.
  4. Select Save.

Assigning the SIP proxy and H.323 gatekeeper to a location

This is only required if the VCS is the only route for outgoing calls from Pexip Infinity for the location.

To nominate VCS as the SIP proxy and H.323 gatekeeper to be used for outbound calls from a Pexip Infinity location:

  1. Go to Platform > Locations.
  2. Select the location.
  3. From the H.323 gatekeeper drop-down menu, select the name of the H.323 gatekeeper added earlier (VCS in this example).
  4. From the SIP proxy drop-down menu, select the name of the SIP proxy added earlier (VCS in this example).
  5. Select Save.