Monday, September 5, 2022

Expressway E and C Setup - MRA

Mobile and Remote access System Configuration

Expressway MRA use for registering your remote endpoints registering with CUCM without using VPN










Few Points

* If your are deploying over WAN, minimum recommended latency is 80ms

* Remote devices will be communicating with Edge initially using the Public IP, E Usually deploy in DMZ. C takes care of LAN side communication towards CUCM

* There will be two interface for Edge. Internal and External.

* Remote devices will be registered over Core, on CUCM you could find the registered device IP as C

* If you have redundancy, Then both C act as Active - Active


---------------------DNS Records-----------------


1 -  Create PTR DNS Record for each Xpressway C host

2 -  Create Expressway Cluster DNS for Cluster C

3 - Create PTR DNS Record for each Xpressway E host

4 -  Create Expressway Cluster DNS for Cluster E

5 -  Create SRV Records

create 2 Recors for Expressway E [ port number 8443]

service : _collab-edge

Protocol: _tls


---------------------Installation MRA with Expressway-----------------

** Install Both E and C. Following are the basic config

1- Add your NTP server on C and Expressway

2- Change your root CLI password

 Default User Name - root Default Password TANDBERG

command to change password 'passwd'

3- Add Options key on Both C and E. Once you add Expressway series key system will show as whether its Core or Edge

4- Add DNS server IP'series

5- Configure Clustering on C and E

->enter the Cluster Name and then add the peer 1 and 2 host name/IP address

->Reboot both E and C. Once it rebooted check your clustering is Active

6- Configure Unified Communication 

-> Go to Configuration-> Unified Communications -> Choose Mobile and remote access

7- Configure Domain > Add your Domain

8- Add a link between C and  CUCM 

configuration -> Unified Communications -> Unified  CM Servers -> Enter FQDN or IP or Pub

enter AXL details. Once its added CM cluster will be auto added

9- Add CA Certificate and Root Certificates 

On C go to Maintenance -> Security Certificates->  Trusted CA Certificates -> Browse and add rootCA certificate



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