Chapter 7 - Diagnostics and General Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Cause

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

Cannot access the system

Web access is not enabled.

 

Go to Admin Settings > General

from the V500 web interface.

 

 

Settings > Security and enable web

 

 

 

access.

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP Client is ON and no DHCP

 

Contact your network service provider.

 

server is available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The LAN cable is not connected.

 

Connect the LAN cable to the LAN port on

 

 

 

the rear of the system.

 

 

 

Check the LAN cable to your computer.

 

 

 

 

 

Bad LAN cable.

 

Check the lights on the system. There

 

 

 

should be a steady green light indicating a

 

 

 

connection to the LAN, and a flashing

 

 

 

orange light indicating LAN traffic.

 

 

 

 

 

DHCP Client is ON and no DHCP

 

Contact your network service provider.

 

server is available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a firewall between your PC

 

Consult your network service provider.

 

and your system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your PC is on a different subnet and

 

Place the PC and the V500 system on the

 

there is a router between you and your

 

same subnet. If this corrects the problem,

 

system.

 

check your router configuration. If it does

 

 

 

not, contact your network service provider.

 

 

 

 

System does not allow

Wrong password.

 

Enter the correct user name and

management via the V500

 

 

password.

web interface.

 

 

NOTE: The default user name is admin,

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the default password is the unit’s

 

 

 

serial number.

 

 

 

 

 

Too many managers are logged into

 

Only five system managers are allowed at

 

the system.

 

any one time. To log everyone out, restart

 

 

 

your system.

 

 

 

 

The monitor displays an

The system has received more than

 

Retry the call if the video or audio quality

error icon during an ISDN

the acceptable number of CRC errors

 

becomes unacceptable to the call

call.

or FEC errors within one second.

 

participants.

 

 

 

 

The monitor displays an

The system has detected packet loss

 

Retry the call if the video or audio quality

error icon during an IP call.

above the acceptable level set for the

 

becomes unacceptable to the call

 

system.

 

participants.

 

 

 

 

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Polycom V500 manual Go to Admin Settings General, Settings Security and enable web

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