Polycom VIEWSTATION EX manual

Models: VIEWSTATION EX

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ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 API Guide

Pass-Thru Mode to Pass-Thru Mode: Both endpoints are set to Pass-Thru Mode.

Pass-Thru Mode to Control Mode: The near site is set to Pass-Thru Mode and the far site is set to Control Mode.

Operational Modes: The following information describes operational modes in more detail.

Pass-Thru Mode to Pass-Thru Mode—Two stations set to Pass-Thru Mode behave essentially as a null-modem between their respective externally connected devices. These two stations can be two ViewStation EX systems, two ViewStation FX systems, two VS4000 systems, or one ViewStation EX system and one ViewStation FX or VS4000 system.

The RS-232 port is used as a data channel over an H.320 video call. Data received from the RS-232 port on the near-end system is pushed through the call to the far-end endpoint and then transmitted to the endpoint’s RS-232 port. Similarly, data from the far-end endpoint is transmitted back to the near-end system (through the H.320 call) and then transmitted to the near-end RS-232 port.

The data channel speed is dynamically allocated. The maximum data flow rate is based on the bandwidth of the call.

Because data throughput has priority over video throughput, video bandwidth may be restricted to support data requirements. Audio is not compromised.

Pass-Thru Mode is a proprietary feature that is only supported when both endpoints are either ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, or VS4000 systems.

The RS-232 port only supports data Pass-Thru in H.320 mode (ISDN or V.35/RS-449/RS-530/RS-366/RS-366). Data Pass-Thru in an H.323 (IP) video call or multipoint call is not supported, as alternative file transfer methods such as ftp or Telnet are widely available.

Note In Pass-Thru mode, both local and remote stations need to be set to the same data rate.

Pass-Thru Mode to Control Mode—If the near site is set to Pass-Thru Mode, but the far site is set to Control Mode, then the device connected to the near site RS-232 port can be used to

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