Polycom DOC2231A manual Table of Contents

MGC+50/MGC+100 Getting Started Guide

Table of Contents

Before You Begin	1-1
System Overview	1-1
Network Equipment, Numbers and Addresses	1-2
Overview of the Getting Started Guide	1-3

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

MGC+100 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Inspecting the MGC+/ReadiManager IAM Package Contents . . 2-2

System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Rack Mount Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Polycom MGC+/ReadiManager Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Unpacking and Positioning the MGC+100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Mounting the MGC+100 in a 23” Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

MGC+50 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Unpacking and Positioning the MGC+50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Mounting the MGC+50 on a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Connecting and Setting Up the MGC+100/MGC+50 . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Connecting to the Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Connecting the MGC+100/MGC+50 to the Local Network . . . 2-11

Connecting the MGC+ to the Conferencing Network . . . . . . . . 2-11

Connecting the MGC+ to the ISDN/ T1-CAS Network . . . 2-11

Connecting the MGC+ to the IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

First Entry MGC+ Control Unit (CU) IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Using the Compact Flash Disk with the LAN.CFG File . . . . . . 2-14

Using a Cross-over Hub Cable and a Laptop to Connect to the MCU

Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16

Using a Keyboard and Monitor Attached to the MGC+ unit . . 2-19

MGC+ Software Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Initial ReadiManager IAM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Installing the MGC Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Starting the MGC Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

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