Administrator’s Guide for the VSX Series

Status Tools

Diagnostic Tool

In the system’s user interface

In the VSX Web

 

 

 

Content Statistics screen

1. On the Diagnostics screen,

Not available.

Displays content format, data rate,

 

select Call Statistics.

 

 

frame rate, and packet loss for the

2.

Select

three times to go to

 

 

call in progress. Also provides

 

the Content Statistics screen.

 

 

information about the far site

 

 

 

 

 

systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call Detail Report screen

Not available.

 

Select Utilities > Call Detail

Displays the current Call Detail

 

 

 

Report.

Report (CDR) and provides access

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about this screen, see Call Detail Report (CDR) on

to the archived CDR.

page 6-4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Tool

In the system’s user interface

In the VSX Web

 

 

 

Enable Basic Mode

Go to System > Admin Settings >

1. Select Admin Settings >

Enables a limited operating mode

Network > Call Preference and

 

Network > Call Preference >

that uses H.261 for video and G.711

select Enable Basic Mode.

 

Call Preference.

for audio. This mode provides

 

 

 

2.

Select Enable Basic Mode.

administrators with a work-around

 

 

 

 

 

for interoperability issues that

 

 

 

 

 

cannot be solved using other

 

 

 

 

 

methods. The Basic Mode setting

 

 

 

 

 

stays in effect until you change it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Near End Loop test

1. On the Diagnostics screen,

1. Select Diagnostics > Network

Tests the internal audio encoders

 

select Network.

 

> Near End Loop.

and decoders, the external

2. Select Near End Loop to start

2. Click Near End Loop to start

microphones and speakers, the

 

the test.

 

 

the test.

internal video encoders and

3.

Press any button on the remote

3.

Click Near End Loop again to

decoders, and the external cameras

 

control to stop the test.

 

end the test.

and monitors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor 1 displays the video and

 

 

 

 

 

plays the audio that would be sent

 

 

 

 

 

to the far site in a call.

 

 

 

 

 

This test is not available when you

 

 

 

 

 

are in a call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Polycom VSX Series manual Call Detail Report screen, Select Utilities Call Detail, Network Call Preference, Near End Loop