Creating a generic SIP/H.323 room registered to Zoom

The Zoom enhanced Room Connector supports two types of SIP/H.323 room management:

This article covers:

Prerequisites for creating a generic SIP/H.323 room registered to Zoom

How to create a generic SIP/H.323 room registered to Zoom

Provisioning a generic room in Zoom

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation panel, click Room Management, then click Cisco/Polycom Rooms.
  3. Click the Rooms tab.
  4. Click Add Room.
  5. Enter the following information:
  6. (Optional) Click Save & Create Another to create another Room.
  7. Click Finish when done.

Once the device has been successfully added, the SIP proxy information for the device will be displayed.

Configuring the SIP proxy for the device

Note: The following configuration steps are for Huawei TE40 devices. For information on configuring the SIP proxy information for other devices, please refer to your device’s manual.

  1. In another browser window, navigate to the device’s administration page.
  2. Log in with the admin credentials for the device. 
  3. On the device administration page, click System Settings, then Network.
  4. Click Registration.
  5. Scroll down to the SIP section.
  6. Fill in the following configuration items with the SIP information displayed after adding the room in the previous steps:
  7. Save the changes. 

Verifying registration status

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Room Management, then click Cisco/Polycom Rooms.
  3. Click the Rooms tab.
    For the room, the SIP Status should be set to Registered (Zoom).

If the device’s SIP registration fails:

  1. Under the Rooms tab, click Edit next to the provisioned room.
    At the top of the page, the following warning message will appear: The device is not configured for SIP or the configuration fails, please reconfigure.
  2. Click Reconfigure. 
    The SIP Configuration will be displayed.
    Note: If you do not remember the Auth Password, it will need to be reset within the Room Profile tab.

How to import generic SIP/H.323 rooms registered to Zoom

Rooms can be created or edited in bulk using the room import feature. These templates can also be used to import generic SIP/H.323 rooms in bulk.

Preparing the CSV file

  1. In the navigation menu, click Room Management, then click Cisco/Polycom Rooms.
  2. Click the Rooms tab.
  3. Click the ellipses , then click Export.
    A CSV file with the current rooms will be downloaded.
  4. Open and prepare the CSV file by enter the following information.
    Note: If creating a new room, enter the following information on a new row in the CSV file.
  5. Save the file. 

Importing the CSV file

  1. In the navigation menu, click Room Management, then click Cisco/Polycom Rooms.
  2. Click the Rooms tab.
  3. Click the ellipses , then click Import.
  4. Browse for the CSV file.
  5. Click Open.

The CSV file will be then imported into Zoom. If the import is successful, the rooms will be added to the room list. If any of the rooms were already provisioned, then any current configuration options will be overridden by the options in the CSV file.