Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000
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Predeployment Overview

The diagram below gives an overview of the tasks involved in

predeployment planning.

Figure 3-1. The Predeployment Process
Document the network:
LANs
Subnets
WAN links
Determine network capacity
requirements
Specify call processing
considerations:
Define CPS architecture
Identify gatekeepers
Specify the default
gatekeeper for each endpoint
or group of endpoints
Specify direct or routed calls
as default mode
Create the dial plan:
Define service plan
Define routing tables
Define policies
Define zones
Define the entity addressing
scheme
Verify appropriateness of the
hardware that will host Polycom
Office software
Start deployment