Polycom RMX 1500, DOC2702A Starting a Conference from the Conferences Pane, Start a Reservation

Polycom RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide

•Dialing in to an Ad Hoc Entry Queue defined on one of the MCUs which is used as the access point to the MCU.

For a detailed description of Ad Hoc Entry Queues, see "Entry Queues” on page 7-1.

•Start a Reservation:

—If the Start Time of the Reservation is past due the conference becomes ongoing immediately.

—If the Start Time of the Reservation is in the future the conference becomes ongoing, at the specified time on the specified date.

For more information, see "Starting a Reservation” on page 20-15.

•Start any Conference Template saved in the Conference Templates list.

For more information, see "Starting an Ongoing Conference or Reservation From a Template” on page 20-16.

Starting a Conference from the Conferences Pane

To start a conference from the Conference pane:

1In the MCUs pane, select the MCU to run the conference.

2In the Conferences pane, click the New Conference () button. The New Conference – General dialog box opens.

The system displays the conference’s default Name, Duration and the default Profile, which contains the conference parameters and media settings.

The RMX automatically allocates the conference ID, when the conference starts.

In most cases, the default conference ID can be used and you can just click OK to launch the conference. If required, you can enter a conference ID before clicking OK to launch the conference.

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