Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration ServerVirtual Edition Administrator’s Guide
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Direct Connection to the Conference

Table 3-8, summarizes the connection status of participants, based on the encryption

settings in the conference Profile, the Defined Participant’s encryption settings or the System

Flag setting for undefined participants and the connecting endpoint’s Media Encryption

capabilities.

* System Flag = FORCE_ENCRYPTION_FOR_UNDEFINED_PARTICIPANT_IN_WHEN_AVAILABLE_MODE
Table 3-8 Connection of Defined and Undefined H.323, SIP Participants to the Conference Based
on the Encryption Settings
Conference
Encryption
Setting
Defined Participant Undefined Participant
Encryption
Setting Connection status
Connection
Status
*Flag = No
Connection
Status
*Flag = YES
No
Encryption
Auto Connected,
non-encrypted
Connected
non-encrypted
(Encryption is not
declared by the
Collaboration
Server, therefore
the endpoint does
not use
encryption)
Connected
non-encrypted
(Encryption is not
declared by the
Collaboration
Server, therefore
the endpoint does
not use
encryption)
No Connected,
non-encrypted
Yes Connected only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted endpoints
are disconnected as
encryption is forced for the
participant.
Encrypt All Auto Connected, encrypted.
Non-encrypted endpoints
are disconnected
Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted
endpoints are
disconnected
Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted
endpoints are
disconnected
No Disconnected (cannot be
added to the conference)
Yes Connected, encrypted
Encrypt
When
Possible
Auto All defined participants
except dial-out SIP
participants: Connect
encrypted - Endpoints with
encryption capabilities.
Connect non-encrypted -
endpoints without
encryption capabilities.
Defined dial-out SIP
participant: Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted endpoints
are disconnected.
Connect
encrypted -
Endpoints with
encryption
capabilities.
Connect non-
encrypted -
endpoints without
encryption
capabilities
Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted
endpoints are
disconnected.
No Connected, non-encrypted
Yes Connected, encrypted