DMA OperationsGuide MCUs
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Edit MCU Dialog Box

Lets you edit a n MCU. If you inten d to edit the login information for the MCU

(Management IP, Admin ID, or Password), you must first stop using the

MCU (terminating existing calls and conferences) or busy it out and wait for

existing calls and conferences to end.

The following table describes the fields in the dialog box.

Note

The Polycom DMA system supports the use of Cisco Codian 4200, 4500, and MSE
8000 series MCUs as part of the Conference Manager’s conferencing resource
pool, but their Media Port Reservation feature is not supported. This feature must
be set to Disabled on Cisco Codian MCUs in order to use them as part of the
Conference Manager’s conferencing resource pool.
The Polycom DMA system supports the use of Polycom MGC MCUs, but not as
part of the Conference Manager’s conferencing resource pool. They can register
with the Call Server as standalone MCUs and/or gateways.

Note

MCU pools and pool orders are not used to select an ISDN gateway for simplified
gateway dialing. See “ISDN Gateway Selection Process” on page 147.
When a Polycom RMX MCU is functioning as an ISDN gateway, each call through
the gateway consumes two ports, one for the ISDN side and one for the H.323 side.
The ports used for gateway calls aren’t available for conferences, so gateway
operations may significantly reduce the available conferencing resources.
Table 6-4 Edit MCU dialog box
Field Description
External MCU
Name Name for the MCU (up to 32 characters).
Type Lists the types of MCUs the system supports. Must be
set to the correct MCU type in order for the DMA system
to be able to connect to it.
Management IP IP address for logging into the MCU (to use it as a
conferencing resource).
Admin ID Administrative user ID with which the Polycom DMA
system can log into the MCU.
For a maximum security environment, this must be a
machine account created on the RMX MCU. Note that
the RMX MCU uses case-sensitive machine names
(and thus FQDNs) when creating machine accounts.
Password Password for the administrative user ID.