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Polycom VS4000 Configuring the System to Use a Gateway, To configure the system to use a gateway

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Chapter 3 - Configuring Network Use

Setting

Description

 

 

Use Gatekeeper

Specifies whether to use a gatekeeper. Gateways and

 

gatekeepers are required for calls between IP and ISDN networks.

 

• Off — Calls do not use a gatekeeper.

 

• Specify — Calls use the specified gatekeeper. Enter the

 

gatekeeper’s IP address or name (for example,

 

gatekeeper.companyname.usa.com, or

 

255.255.255.255).

 

• Auto — System automatically finds an available gatekeeper.

 

• The system restarts if you change this setting.

 

 

Gatekeeper IP

Displays the gatekeeper’s IP address. If you chose to specify a

Address

gatekeeper, enter the IP address here.

 

The system restarts if you change this setting.

 

 

Outbound Call

For systems using a gatekeeper, specifies whether calls initiated

Route

by this system should be handled as IP calls sent through a

 

gateway or as ISDN.

 

 

Dial Multipoint Calls

Lets you specify whether multipoint calls use the system’s internal

from PathNavigator

multipoint capability or the PathNavigator Conference on Demand

 

feature. This feature is available only if the system is:

 

• Configured for multipoint calling.

 

• Registered with a PathNavigator gatekeeper.

 

 

Configuring the System to Use a Gateway

A gateway performs protocol conversion between IP and ISDN networks, so that users on different networks can call one another. If the system is configured to use a gateway, you must also configure it to use a gatekeeper.

To configure the system to use a gateway:

1.Go to System Info > Admin Setup > LAN/H.323 > H.323 > Gateway.

2.Configure these settings:

Setting

Description

 

 

Gateway Number

Specifies the number type users enter to call this system:

Type

• Direct Inward Dial (DID) — Users enter an internal extension

 

 

to call this system directly.

 

Note: If you choose this option, you must also register the

 

number with the gatekeeper as an E.164 alias.

 

• Number + Extension — Users enter the gateway number and

 

the system’s extension to call this system.

 

 

Country Code

Specifies the country code for the system’s location.

 

 

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