Configuring groups for Sametime Bandwidth Manager

Call rate policies can be applied to either endpoints, or to users, within network managed by IBM® Sametime® Bandwidth Manager. If you choose to use groups, they can be Sametime user groups, groups created specifically for use with bandwidth management, or a mixture of the two.

About this task

To create a group of users or endpoints (a room or home network), perform the following steps.

Procedure

  1. On the server hosting the bandwidth manager, open the IBM WebSphere® Application Server Integrated Solutions Console and log in as the WebSphere administrator.
  2. Click Sametime System Console > Servers > Bandwidth Manager.

    The user name and password that you specified during the Bandwidth Manager deployment manager installation is used to automatically log in to the Bandwidth Manager.

  3. Click the Groups tab.
  4. To configure a group, click New to create a new group or click the name of an existing group in the list to modify its group information.

    To remove a group from bandwidth management, select an existing group and click Delete.

  5. Configure a group's site properties on the site details page. Provide a name and, optionally, a description for the group. The name is required, and must be unique within the bandwidth manager deployment.

    If you deployed a cluster of bandwidth managers, make sure you have not used this name on another node.

  6. Assign members to the group. Add members from user directories or enter IP addresses for meeting rooms or home networks.
    1. To add members to the group by their names, click the Individual users and groups radio button. Select User in the Search by list. Optionally, narrow your search by entering a first or last name in the Search for text box. Click the Search button to find members, and click the Add button to assign them to the new group.
    2. To add members to the group by adding the members of an existing Sametime group, click the Individual users and groups radio button. Select Groups in the Search by list. Optionally, narrow your search by entering the name of an existing Sametime group in the Search for text box. Click the Search button to find a Sametime group, and click the Add button to assign the members of the Sametime group to the new bandwidth management group.
    3. To add an endpoint to the group by IP address, click the IP Address radio button. Enter the IP address in the text field. Click the Add button to add the endpoint to the group.
  7. Click Apply or Ok to create the group.

    Click Reset to clear the Assign Members fields, or click Cancel to discard all new configuration settings for this group.