How to configure controller to support Vocera VoIP Phones
KB ARTICLE TYPE: Configuration
RELATED PRODUCTS: controller
RELATED SOFTWARE VERSIONS: N/A
KEYWORDS: Vocera, IP phones, QoS
CONFIGURATION STEPS:
CLI Steps:
STEP 1: Configure a separate vlan for VoIP application (always recommended)
vlan voice_vlan tag tag
ip address x.x.x.x x.x.x.x
ip default-gateway x.x.x.x
ip dhcp-passthrough
ip dhcp-override
exit
STEP 2: Configure ESSid
essid name
security-profile profile_name
vlan name vlan_name
vlan support configured-vlan-only
beacon dtim-period 1
beacon period 100
silent-client-enable
coordination-mode centralized
multicast-enable
publish-essid
exit
STEP 3: Open UDP port 5555
ip udp-broadcast upstream 5555
ip udp-broadcast downstream 5555
STEP 4: Configuring QoS
qosrule id netprotocol 17 qosprotocol none
dstport 5002
srcip x.x.x.x (vocera IP)
srcmask x.x.x.x
action forward
droppolicy tail
priority 0
avgpacketrate 1
tokenbucketrate 200
exit
GUI Steps:
STEP 1:Configuring Vlan
Configuration>>Wired>>Vlan
Vlan Name : vlan name
Tag : tag
Fast Ethernet Interface Index : 1/2
IP address : x.x.x.x
Netmask : x.x.x.x
Gateway : x.x.x.x
OK
STEP 2: Configure ESSid
Configuration>>Wireless>>Ess
Ess profile name : name
SSID : ssid
Security Profile : Select security profile
SSID Broadcast : ON
Tunnel Interface Type : Configured Vlan Only
Vlan Name : Select vlan name
Allow Multicast Flag : ON
OK
STEP 3: Allowing UDP traffic:
Configuration>>Devices>>System Settings>>UDP Broadcast UP>>Add Port
Configuration>>Devices>>System Settings>>UDP Broadcast Down>>Add Port
OK
STEP 4: Configuring QoS
Configurations>>QoS>>System Settings>>QoS and firewall rules>>ADD
ID : id
Destination Port: 5002
Source IP: x.x.x.x
Source Netmask : x.x.x.x
Network Protocol: 17
Action: Forward
Average Packet Rate: 1
Token Bucket Rate : 200
Drop Policy: Tail
OK
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