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Polycom RMX 1500/2000/4000 Getting Started Guide

•Dial-in:

—for participants defined in advance (IP participants only)

—for undefined participants directly to a conference (IP and ISDN/PSTN)

—for undefined participants via a single dial Entry Queue (IP and ISDN/PSTN)

Cascading Conferences

•Simple Cascading of 2 MCUs and Star Topology.

•Multi Hierarchy Cascading (MIH).

Gateway

Using a special Gateway Profile, the RMX can be used as a gateway that provides connectivity across different physical networks such as H.323, SIP, ISDN and PSTN. The Gateway also provides connectivity between the ISDN/PSTN endpoints and the DMA.

Security

•Media Encryption, available at conference and participant levels, based on AES 128 Media Encryption and DH 1024 Key Exchange standards.

•Secured Communication Mode (SSL/TLS).

•Secured conferences via DTMF codes and limited monitoring of secured conferences.

•Auditor to analyze configuration changes and unusual or malicious activities in the RMX system.

•Network security can be enhanced by separation of the Signaling and Management Networks.

•RMX Users can be disabled by the administrator, or automatically when inactive. Disabled Users can be enabled by the administrator.

•Enhanced Security Environment can be implemented.

In such an environment, the following attributes are implemented:

—Password management:

•Strong Passwords and password re-use / history rules,

•password aging rules, password change frequency and forcing password change

•Conference and Chairman Passwords

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