Endpoint Management Overview

Field

For the endpoint systems being provisioned...

HDX Series

V\VSX Series

FX/EX

ViewStation

QDX Series

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time Server

Specifies connection to a time server for automatic

Y

Y

 

 

Y

 

system time settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Time Server

Specifies the address of the time server to use when Time

Y

Y

 

 

Y

Address

Server is set to Manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Network > IP Network > Call Preferences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable IP H.323

Allows the system to make IP calls

Y

Y

—

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable H.239

Specifies standards-based People+Content data

Y

Y

—

 

Y

 

collaboration. Enable this option if you know that H.239 is

 

 

 

 

 

 

supported by the far sites you will call. If callers

 

 

 

 

 

 

experience issues when sharing content with other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polycom systems, disable this setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable Transcoding

Specifies whether the system allows each far-site system

Y

Y

—

 

 

 

to connect at the best possible call rate and audio/video

 

 

 

 

 

 

algorithm. If transcoding is disabled, the Polycom HDX

 

 

 

 

 

 

system down-speeds all connections to the same call

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISDN Gateway

Allows users to place IP-to-ISDN calls through a gateway.

Y

Y

—

 

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP Gateway

Allows users to place ISDN-to-IP or IP-to-IP calls through

Y

—

—

 

 

 

a gateway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Video Network > IP Network > Gatekeeper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Gatekeeper

Specifies whether to use a gatekeeper. Gateways and

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

gatekeepers are required for calls between IP and ISDN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Off — Calls do not use a gatekeeper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Auto — System attempts to automatically find an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available gatekeeper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Specify — Calls use the specified gatekeeper. Enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the gatekeeper’s IP address or name (for example,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gatekeeper.companyname.usa.com, or 10.11.12.13).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gatekeeper IP Address

If you chose to use an automatically selected gatekeeper,

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

this area displays the gatekeeper’s IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you chose to specify a gatekeeper, enter the IP

 

 

 

 

 

 

address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outbound Call Route

Choices:

—

—

Y

Y

 

 

•

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

 

•

ISDN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polycom, Inc.

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