Cisco Systems 3515 MCU24 manual Functionality, About theCisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU

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Functionality

•About the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU, page 1-1

•About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Users, page 1-1

•Main Features, page 1-2

•Port Capacities, page 1-4

•About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Architecture, page 1-6

•About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Topologies, page 1-7

About theCisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU enables multimedia, multiparty collaboration in applications such as group conferencing, distance learning, training and video telephony. The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU supports multimedia, multiparty communications in the board room, at the desktop, in the home, or on the road over wireless.

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU provides core IP-centric functionality, a wide range of layouts, powerful audio and video transcoding, an open API for customer application development, support of web-initiated data collaboration, and software upgradeable technology. Services are pre-configured so that they suit most conferencing requirements. However, when necessary, administrators can create customized services to suit their networks and user needs.

About Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCUUsers

The Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU provides an intuitive web interface with a single point of entry for configuring, controlling and monitoring the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU unit and conference sessions. Access to the interfaces is password-protected for four types of users—Administrators, Moderators, Operators and conference users.

Administrators

Administrators use the Administrator interface for configuring, controlling and managing the Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU, conference services and supporting devices and applications.

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3515 MCU Release 5.6

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