Polycom 3725-77601-001H manual Directory Setup Operations, View the Global Address Book

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Directory Setup Operations

This chapter describes how to manage the Global Address Book in the Polycom® Converged Management Application™ (CMA®) system. It includes these topics:

•View the Global Address Book

•Set or Change the GAB Password

View the Global Address Book

The Polycom Global Address Book is a system managed endpoint directory that allows users with video endpoints to look up and call other users with video endpoints in their video communications network.

From a video endpoint system, users can locate other user’s endpoints by name in the Global Address Book and initiate a call without knowledge of the other user’s equipment. The CMA system will filter incompatible endpoints out of the Global Address Book (GAB) results so that the GAB presented to H.323-only endpoints will not include ISDN-only endpoints and the GAB presented to ISDN-only endpoints will not include H.323-only endpoints.

Note

GAB filtering applies only to Polycom endpoints. The GAB is not filtered on third-party endpoints.

For more information on the Global Address Book, see “Endpoint Directory and Directory Settings” on page 401.

To view the Global Address Book

1Go to Admin > Directories > Global Address Book.

2As needed, use the Filter to customize the Global Address Book. It can be filtered by Endpoint Name or IP Address.

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