Polycom® RealPresence DMA® System Initial Configuration Summary
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Enable and configure SIP digest authentication.
Enable and configure special handling for untrusted (“unauthorized” or “guest”) calls from SIP
session border controllers (SBCs).
To set up signaling, follow the procedure in Configure Signaling on page83.
Configure the Call Server and Optionally Create a Supercluster
Configuring the Polycom RealPresence DMA system’s Call Server function consists of the following
high-level tasks:
1Integrate with a Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager or CMA system (see Resource
Management System Integration on page178) or enter site topology information (see Site Topology
on page 278).
2If deploying a supercluster of multiple geographically distributed Polycom RealPresence DMA
clusters:
aSet the Security Configuration page security options before superclustering (see Security
Settings on page 50). But wait until after superclustering to do the rest of the security setup tasks.
bDepending on security settings, you may need to install certificates before superclustering (see
Certificate Procedures on page46).
cCreate a supercluster (see About Superclustering on page226) and configure supercluster
options.
3Create territories and assign sites to them (if you integrated with a Polycom RealPresence
Resource Manager or CMA system, this must be done on that system). Assign the primary and
backup cluster responsible for each territory, and designate which territories can host conference
rooms (see Territories on page294).
4Add any external devices, such as a neighbor gatekeeper or SIP peer (see Call Server
Configuration on page 233).
5Configure the dial plan (see Dial Rules on page239).
Set Up Security
The first step in securing your Polycom RealPresence DMA system is to locate it in a secure data center
with controlled access, but that topic is beyond the scope of this document.
Secure setup of the Polycom RealPresence DMA system consists of the following high-level tasks (some
of which assume you’re integrating with Active Directory and some of which overlap with other initial setup
topics):
1As the default local administrative user (admin), create a local user account for yourself with the
Administrator role, log in using that account, and delete the admin user account. See Adding Users
Overview on page 302 and Users Procedures on page321.
2Create the Active Directory service account (read-only user account) that the Polycom
RealPresence DMA system will use to read and integrate with Active Directory. See Active Directory
Integration Procedure on page 157.