
DMA OperationsGuide  Conference Templates
198 Polycom, Inc.
Telepresence mode  Support for telepresence conference rooms joining the 
conference: 
•Auto (default) — A conference is automatically put 
into telepresence mode when a telepresence 
endpoint (RPX, TPX, ATX, or OTX) joins. 
•Yes — Telepresence mode is on, regardless of 
whether a telepresence endpoint is present. 
•No — Telepresence mode is off, regardless of 
whether a telepresence endpoint is present. 
Available only on RMX v. 6.0 or later MCUs that are 
licensed for telepresence mode. We recommend always 
using Auto. 
Note: The RMX system flag ITP_CERTIFICATION must 
be set to YES. See the information about manually 
added system flags in the Polycom RMX Administrator’s 
Guide. 
Telepresence layout 
mode 
Layout choices for telepresence conferences: 
•Manual — Layout is controlled manually by a 
conference operator using the Multipoint Layout 
Application (MLA) interface. 
•Continuous Presence — Tells the MLA to generate 
a multipoint view (standard or custom). 
•Room Switch — Tells the MLA to use Voice 
Activated Room Switching (VARS). The speaker’s 
site is the only one seen by others. 
Not available if Telepresence mode is No. See the 
Polycom Multipoint Layout Application User Guide for 
more information about layouts. 
RMX Audio Settings 
Echo suppression  Enables the MCU to detect and suppress echo. 
Available only on MCUs with MPM+ or MPMxcards. 
Keyboard suppression  Enables the MCU to detect and suppress keyboard 
noise. 
Available only on MCUs with MPM+ or MPMxcards. 
Audio clarity  Improves the voice quality in conference of a PSTN 
endpoint. 
Available only on RMX v7 MCUs. 
RMX Skins  Lets you choose the display appeara nce (skin) for 
conferences using this template. 
Not available if Telepresence mode is Yes. or Video 
switching is enabled. 
Table 8-4 Edit Conference Template dialog box  (continued)
Field Description