Polycom V500 manual Participating in Calls with Multiple Sites, Categorizing Directory Entries

GETTING STARTED GUIDE FOR THE V500 SYSTEM

Categorizing Directory Entries

When you categorize your local entries, you can find calling information quickly by searching just the entries in a category instead of the whole directory.

To create a new category:

1.Select Directory from the Place a Call screen.

2.Select Category.

3.Select Edit Category.

4.Enter a category name.

5.Press Back to save the new category.

To delete a category:

1.Select Directory from the Place a Call screen.

2.Select Category.

3.Select Edit Category.

4.Scroll to the category name you want to delete and then select Delete.

When you delete a category, all entries in that category are deleted. If you want to keep these entries, be sure to assign them to a new category before you delete the old category.

Participating in Calls with Multiple Sites

You can use the V500 system to participate in multipoint conferences. During a multipoint conference, a multipoint conferencing unit (MCU) enables the video to switch between sites so that you can always see and hear the participant who is speaking. You can also receive content in a multipoint call, just as you can in a point-to-point call.

The V500 system enables you to participate in multipoint calls that use an external MCU. With an external MCU, the call can:

‰Include as many sites as allowed by the particular MCU

‰Support IP, ISDN, or both

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