Polycom 3725-64325-005 Multipoint Viewing Modes

User’s Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series and the Polycom Touch Control

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To place a multipoint call by adding sites to a call:

1Call the first site.

2After the call connects, touch Add Call Participant from the Call screen.

3Place a call to the next site. For more information, refer to Calling by Entering a Name or Number on

page 4.

4Repeat the above steps until all sites are connected.

Hanging Up a Multipoint Call

To hang up an individual call in a multipoint call:

»On the Active Call screen, select the call that you want to hang up and touch Hang Up.

To hang up all calls in a multipoint conference call:

»At the top of the Active Call screen above the list of individual calls, touch Hang Up.

Passwords for Multipoint Calls

You might be required to enter a meeting password to join a multipoint call. And you can require that far-end

systems enter a meeting password to prevent unauthorized participants from joining multipoint calls hosted

by your RealPresence Group system.

To configure a meeting password:

1From the Home screen, touch .

2Touch the RealPresence Group Series System tab.

3In the Meeting Password field under Meetings, enter the password.

Multipoint Viewing Modes

The multipoint viewing mode configured on the host system is the one used in the call. The default mode is

Discussion, however, your administrator might have configured one of the other modes for your system.

Points to Note about Meeting Passwords:

•If you need to generate touch tones (DTMF tones), touch Keypad from the Call

screen. Then use the keypad number buttons.

•Do not set a meeting password if multipoint calls include audio-only endpoints.

Audio-only endpoints are unable to participate in password-protected calls.

•Microsoft Office Communicator clients are unable to join password-protected

multipoint calls.

•SIP endpoints are unable to dial in to password-protected multipoint calls.

•If a meeting password has been set for a call, People+Content IP clients must

enter the password before joining the meeting.

Contents

Main Trademark Information Patent Information Contents Page Users Guide for the Polycom RealPresence Group Series and the Polycom Touch Control Using the Polycom Touch Control Powering On and Off To power on the RealPresence Group System: To power on the Polycom Touch Control: To power off the Polycom Touch Control: To wake up the Polycom Touch Control: Calling and Answering Calling by Entering a Name or Number To place a call by entering a name or number: Calling from the Contacts Screen To place a call from the Contacts Favorites screen: Calling from the Recent Calls List To place a call from the Recent Calls list: Using Call Hold and Resume Point-to-Point Hold and Resume Multipoint Hold and Resume To manage an incoming call while on a call: Participating in Encrypted Calls Using Encryption Check Code on H.323 Point-to-Point Calls To verify the check codes match: Controlling What You See Viewing Details About Your System To view your system details: Adjusting Touch Control Brightness To adjust the Polycom Touch Control display brightness: Selecting and Adjusting a Camera or Other Video Source Using the Polycom EagleEye IV Camera Using EagleEye Director Tracking in a Call Enabling and Disabling Tracking in a Call To disable EagleEye Director tracking in a call: To enable EagleEye Director tracking in a call: Setting and Using Camera Presets To view presets or move the camera to a stored preset: Controlling What You Hear Adjusting Volume To adjust the volume: Muting the Microphone To mute or unmute the microphone: Showing Content Showing Content from a Computer Connected to a Polycom Touch Control To start showing content from a computer connected directly to the Touch Control: Showing Content with People+Content IP To start showing content: To stop showing content: Showing Content from a Computer Connected to RealPresence Group Systems To start showing content: Showing Content from a USB Drive To show content from a USB drive using a Polycom Touch Control: To annotate the content: Showing Content from a Document Camera Before the call begins: To start showing a document or object in a call: Working with Directory and Contact Entries Placing a Multipoint Call To place a multipoint call by adding sites to a call: Hanging Up a Multipoint Call Multipoint Viewing Modes Multipoint Viewing Layouts To change your layout during a multipoint call: Multiple Layouts in Lync Calls Changing the Way Calls Are Answered Temporarily Refusing Calls To temporarily refuse incoming calls: To automatically answer video calls: Muting Automatically Answered Video Calls To mute automatically answered video calls: Viewing Scheduled Meetings To view scheduled meetings from the calendar: Calling From Meetings on Your Calendar To join a scheduled meeting from the Calendar screen: Viewing Presence States for Contacts Performing Tasks Involving Microsoft Office Communications Server or Lync Contacts Multipoint Calls Using Centralized Conferencing Control Protocol (CCCP) To manually create a multipoint call with CCCP: To add participants to a CCCP conference using the Polycom Touch Control: Muting in a CCCP Call Customizing Your Workspace Allowing the Far-End System to Control Your Camera To allow others in the call to control your camera: To turn backlight compensation on: Allowing Video Display on the Web Using the Virtual Remote Control Troubleshooting Placing a Test Call Viewing Call Statistics Using the Polycom Touch Control To view information about a point-to-point call in progress: Contacting Technical and Solution Support Polycom Technical Support Polycom Solution Support Regulatory Notices