Create a Cascaded Conference Across Multiple Bridges | Polycom 5.3

Advanced Scheduling Operations

Create a Cascaded Conference Across Multiple Bridges

To create a cascaded conference across multiple bridges

1When you’re adding or editing a conference, after you’ve made all of your other conference configuration choices, click Bridge Selection and select Multi Bridge.

The Schedule button changes to a Manual Cascade button and the Recurrence button is grayed out.

2Click Manual Cascade.

The People To Bridges dialog box appears displaying the selected conference participants and their bridge assignments. Bridge assignments default to Auto. These system assignments are based on bridge capacity and/or least cost routing principles.

In the Selected Bridge Availability section, the system shows a count of the available ports on the available bridges for the specified time period. If the port count is within 5% of the maximum ports available, it is displayed in red.

3To change a bridge assignment for a selected participant, click Auto and select a bridge from the pull-down menu.

A Polycom CMA system can only show port counts for conferences scheduled via the system. Ad hoc conferences are not included in the port count.

4When you’ve completed all bridge assignments, click Next.

The Bridge To Bridge Links dialog box displays a graphical view of the selected bridges.

If an MCU does not show up in the Bridge To Bridge Links dialog box, then the

MCU software does not support cascading.

5To add a hub bridge (a bridge used to connect one bridge to another), from the Available Bridges window, select a bridge and click Add Bridge.

6Specify bridge-to-bridge connections by selecting the bridges of interest and clicking Add Link.

The link is graphically represented by an arrow. The bridge at the base of the arrow dials to the bridge at the point of the arrow.

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Contents

Polycom CMA System Web Scheduling Guide USA Contents Conference and Participant Details Advanced Scheduling OperationsIndex Scheduling Overview Polycom CMA System Overview General Scheduling Information Log Into the Polycom CMA System Bridge Selection and Cascading Scheduling Participants and Endpoints Bridge Scheduling and Reassignment Filter and Search a List Field Input Requirements Barbara Smithe Click Settings in the top-right corner Change PasswordClick Change Password Log Out of the Polycom CMA System Polycom CMA System Web Scheduling Guide Polycom CMA system Conference menu provides these views Conference Menu and ViewsConference list Section Description Conference views have these sectionsRefresh Add Conference Views-Future and Ongoing Conferences may be in the following states Conference States User Menu and Guest Book Context-Sensitive Conference Commands Command Description Context-Sensitive Guest Book CommandsAdd a Guest to the System Guest Book Guest Book has these fields Username @domain .com If the guest has an IP H.32.3 endpoint, configure Click OK Delete a Guest from the System Guest Book Edit a Guest in the System Guest BookClick Edit Guest Click Delete Guest Polycom CMA System Web Scheduling Guide Go to Conference Future and click Add Add/Schedule a Conference For an Audio Only conference To make the conference recurringChange the Conference Type to Audio Only Participants and Rooms list Click Add Guest Setting Description Participants and Rooms list Go to Conference Future Edit a ConferenceSelect the conference of interest and click Edit Change the Conference Type to Audio Only Copy a Conference Edit a Participant’s Settings Specify how the participant will join the conference Edit a Room’s Settings View Scheduling Information for a Conference Edit Conference Settings on Go to Conference Ongoing Manage an Active Conference Use these conference actions as needed Command Use this command toUse these participant actions as needed Participants list Add Additional Participants to an Active ConferenceNew Conference Participants list Click Add Participant and then click Add Guest View the Video of a Participant in an Active Conference Add a Room to an Active ConferenceFrom the Conference Actions list, click Add Room Manage a Participant’s Endpoint During a Conference GDS View a Participant’s Details During a Conference MGC , RMX , GW/MCU , Other , and Tandberg Delete a Conference Terminate an Active Conference Polycom CMA System Web Scheduling Guide Advanced Scheduling Operations Edit Conference Settings Conference Requires Chairperson selected but Chairperson feature Dial-In+Dial-Out Switching Setting Description People and Content VO. This Polycom proprietary Application Sharing. Allows two or more Select a Bridge for a Conference Click Manual Cascade Create a Cascaded Conference Across Multiple Bridges Add Link dialog box, select the Link Type Conference Details Conference ImageConference Details section has these fields VGA Conference Features section has these fields Conference FeaturesMode is None MCU Bridge MCU Features Participants section has these fields Participants List Participant Details section has these fields Participant Details Section Description Participant Settings dialog box has these fields Participant Settings Section Description Polycom CMA System Web Scheduling Guide Index ASCII-only fields Index Polycom, Inc