Understanding Cisco Collaboration Foundations (CLFNDU)

Students preparing to take the CCNP Collaboration certification
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Define collaboration and describe the main purpose of key devices in a Cisco collaboration on-premise, hybrid, and cloud deployment model
Configure and modify required parameters in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CM) including service activation, enterprise parameters, CM groups, time settings, and device pool
Deploy and troubleshoot IP phones via auto registration and manual configuration within Cisco Unified CM
Describe the call setup and teardown process for a SIP device including codec negotiation using Session Description Protocol (SDP) and media channel setup
Manage Cisco Unified CM user accounts (local and via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol [LDAP]) including the role/group, service profile, UC service, and credential policy
Configure dial plan elements within a single site Cisco Unified CM deployment including Route Groups, Local Route Group, Route Lists, Route Patterns, Translation Patterns, Transforms, SIP Trunks, and SIP Route Patterns
Configure Class of Control on Cisco Unified CM to control which devices and lines have access to services
Configure Cisco Unified CM for Cisco Jabber and implement common endpoint features including call park, softkeys, shared lines, and pickup groups
Deploy a simple SIP dial plan on a Cisco Integrated Service Routers (ISR) gateway to enable access to the PSTN network
Manage Cisco UCM access to media resources available within Cisco UCM and Cisco ISR gateways
Describe tools for reporting and maintenance including Unified Reports, Cisco Real-Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT), Disaster Recovery System (DRS), and Call Detail Records (CDRs) within Cisco Unified CM
Describe additional considerations for deploying video endpoints in Cisco Unified CM
Describe the integration of Cisco Unity® with Cisco Unified CM and the default call handler