Polycom 2000/4000 manual Conference Access with External Database Authentication

Appendix D-Ad Hoc Conferencing and External Database Authentication

application it must be configured to access the external database for authentication.

•An Entry Queue IVR Service configured with the appropriate audio prompts requesting the Conference ID and configured to access the external database for authentication.

•Create a Profile with the appropriate conference parameters and the appropriate Conference IVR Service assigned to it.

•An Ad Hoc-enabled Entry Queue with the appropriate Entry Queue IVR Service and Conference Profile assigned to it.

•An external database application with a database containing Conference IDs associated with participants and their relevant properties.

•Define the flags required to access the external database in System Configuration. For more information, see "$paratext>” on page D-13.

Conference Access with External Database Authentication

The MCU can work with an external database application to validate the participant’s right to join an existing conference. The external database contains a list of participants, with their assigned parameters. The conference password or chairperson password entered by the participant is compared against the database. If the system finds a match, the participant is granted the permission to access the conference.

To work with an external database application to validate the participant’s right to join the conference, the Conference IVR Service must be configured to use the external database application for authentication.

Conference access authentication can be performed as:

•Part of the Ad Hoc conferencing flow where the participants must be authorized before they can enter the conference created in the Ad Hoc flow

•Independent of Ad Hoc conferencing where conference access is validated for all conferences running on the MCU regardless of the method in which the conference was started.

Conference access authentication can be implemented for all participants joining the conference or for chairpersons only.

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