Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual How Automatic Provisioning Works

Polycom CMA System Operations Guide

Note

Some settings on dynamically managed endpoints that the CMA system provisions are associated with the site where the endpoint system is located. Site provisioning takes precedence.

Currently, automatic provisioning is available for:

•Polycom VVX systems deployed in dynamic management mode

•Polycom HDX systems deployed in dynamic management mode

•Polycom RealPresence Group Series systems

•RealPresence Desktop clients

•RealPresence Mobile clients

•Polycom CMA Desktop clients

Note

Polycom CMA Desktop provisioning occurs on a session by session basis.

How Automatic Provisioning Works

In dynamic management mode, when an endpoint starts up and at designated intervals thereafter, it automatically polls for new provisioning information from the CMA system. The provisioning information is sent in XML format over a secure HTTPS connection.

Endpoints do not poll for provisioning information if they are in a call. They restart polling after the call ends.

When you add an automatic provisioning profile, the CMA system immediately rolls it out. If it rolls it out first thing in the morning, people who need to attend a “start the day” conference will have to first wait for their endpoint to be provisioned. Better to implement profiles in the middle of the work day and then let the provisioning occur at the designated polling interval.

Provisioning information is applied in the following order:

1Bundled provisioning, if one exists for the same model.

2Automatic provisioning profile, if the endpoint is part of a group assigned a profile.

3Site provisioning, which takes precedence.

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