Conference Manager Configuration
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See also:
Conference Settings on page 185
Microsoft Lync 2013 Integration on page167
Conference Templates
Conference templates are used to create users’ conference rooms, which define a user’s conference
experience. A conference template specifies a set of conference properties, such as the line (bit) rate and
video display mode.

Two Ty pes o f Tem plat es

You can create a conference template in two ways:
●Specify the individual conference properties directly in the Polycom RealPresence DMA system,
creating a “standalone” (free-standing) template independent of the profiles available on the system’s
RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX MCUs.
●Link the template to a RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX profile that exists on some or all
of the MCUs.
Either kind of template can also include settings specific to Cisco Codian MCUs so that it can be used in
deployments containing both kinds of MCUs.

Standalone Templates

Standalone templates defined in the Polycom RealPresence DMA system free you from having to ensure
that the exact same RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX profiles exist on all the MCUs. You specify
the desired conference properties directly in the template.
When it uses a standalone template for a conference, the system sends the specific properties to the MCU
instead of pointing to one of its profiles.
When using a template not linked to a profile, the system doesn’t use the template’s properties to limit its
choice of MCU. It selects the least used MCU in the selected MCU pool (see MCU Pools on page 142 and
MCU Pool Orders on page 145). Unsupported properties are ignored or degrade gracefully if necessary. For
instance:
●If a conference set to a 4096 kbps line rate is forced to land on an MCU that doesn’t support that
value, the line rate falls back to 1920 kbps.
●If a conference with encryption enabled is forced to land on an MCU that doesn’t support encryption,
that property is ignored.
To preferentially route conferences to certain MCUs, use MCU pool orders. See MCU Pools on page 142
and MCU Pool Orders on page145.

Templates Linked to RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX Profiles

Linking a template to a RealPresence Collaboration Server or RMX profile lets you access profile properties
that aren’t currently available in a standalone template, as the MCU may offer more profile properties than
Note: Cisco Codian Template Settings
The Polycom RealPresence DMA system supports the use of some Cisco Codian MCUs, and
conference templates can include Codian-specific settings.