.. _create_a_site:

Create a Site
-------------

.. _21.3|EKB-3999:

.. note::

   The following additional fields are available and shown
   as summary fields:
     
   * City
   * Postal Code
   * State
   * Extended Name
   * External ID
   * SiteId
   * InternalSiteID(Disabled) 

1. Log in as provider, reseller, or customer administrator.
#. Make sure that the hierarchy is set to the customer for whom you are
   creating the site.
#. On the **Sites** form (default menu **Site Management > Sites**) click **Add**.
#. Complete the following fields:

.. tabularcolumns:: |p{3cm}|p{12cm}|

+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Option               | Description                                  |
+======================+==============================================+
|                      | The name of the site. This field is          |
|                      | mandatory.                                   |
|                      |                                              |
| Site Name            | Note:                                        |
|                      |                                              |
|                      | Any spaces in the site name are converted    |
|                      | to underscores in the site local             |
|                      | administrator name and email, if the         |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is          |
|                      | selected.                                    |
|                      |                                              |
|                      | When migrating a customer location to a      |
|                      | site, an NDL is not selected for the site.   |
|                      | You can set the NDL for the site later.      |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Description          | A description for the site                   |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Create Local Admin   | Controls whether a default local             |
|                      | administrator is created for the site.       |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|                      | The customer role used to create a new role  |
|                      | prefixed with the site name. The created     |
| Cloned Admin Role    | site role, shown in the **Default Admin      |
|                      | Role** field, is assigned to the default     |
|                      | local administrator user. This field appears |
|                      | only if the **Create Local Admin** check     |
|                      | box is selected.                             |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|                      | The created site role that is assigned to    |
| Default Admin Role   | the default local administrator. This field  |
|                      | is read-only and appears only if the         |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is          |
|                      | selected.                                    |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Default Admin        | The password to assign to the default local  |
| Password             | administrator. This field appears only if    |
|                      | the **Create Local Admin** check box is      |
|                      | selected.                                    |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Repeat Default Admin | Confirm the default local administrator      |
| Password             | password. This field appears only if the     |
|                      | **Create Local Admin** check box is          |
|                      | selected.                                    |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Country              | Select the Country from a drop-down of       |
|                      | countries. This field is mandatory.          |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|                      | Choose the NDL containing the UC             |
|                      | applications and WebEx to be used by the     |
| Network Device List  | site. Once an NDL has been set for the       |
|                      | site, it cannot be removed from the site,    |
|                      | nor can the NDL be changed to another NDL.   |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|                      | If enabled, users are automatically pushed   |
|                      | to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager  |
|                      | that is associated with the NDL. The         |
|                      | default is disabled.                         |
|                      | Note: You can edit the site later, and       |
|                      | select this check box for one of the         |
|                      | following reasons:                           |
|                      |                                              |
| Auto Push Users to   | * To automatically push users at the site    |
| CUCM                 |   to the Cisco Unified Communications        |
|                      |   Manager. User surname must be filled in.   |
|                      | * To perform an Auto User Push when an       |
|                      |   NDL is added to the site.                  |
|                      | * To perform an Auto User Push when a        |
|                      |   Cisco Unified Communications Manager is    |
|                      |   associated with an NDL.                    |
|                      |                                              |
|                      | Only users with user type "End User" are     |
|                      | pushed to the Cisco Unified                  |
|                      | Communications Manager.                      |
|                      |                                              |
+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+

5. Click **Save**.

Once saved, the following occurs:

* A Site hierarchy node is created.
* A Location is created.
* Optionally, a default site administrator is created.
* If the **Auto Push Users to CUCM** check box is selected:

  * All users associated with the NDL are pushed to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager associated
    with the NDL. User surname must be filled in.
  * Only users with user type "End User" are pushed to the Cisco Unified Communications Manager.