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Whether calling out to play back or to record, you must specify which endpoint you wish to call. The Playback parameters
and recording parameters pages are very similar. Refer to the table below for details:
Field Field description Usage tips
Playback parameters
There are no playback-specific parameters.
Recording parameters
Name of
recording to
create
Specify a name for the new recording. The name you choose will be displayed in the
Recordings list (see Understanding the recordings
list), and in the auto attendant menu.
You may not choose a name that is already used by
another recording.
Use recording
console
display
Check this box to call the endpoint using the
Recording console to make the recording. Leave it
unchecked to make a non-interactive recording.
See Using the recording console and Non-
interactive recording for more information on the
implications of this option
New endpoint
Host name or
IP address
Specify the host name or IP address of the endpoint
you wish to call out to.
Alternatively you may specify an E.164 number if
you also select an H.323 gateway.
To make a call out via a H.323 gateway that has not
been specifically configured on the IP VCR, you
may enter an address here of the form <gateway
address>!<E.164>.
Call protocol If the endpoint is an H.323 endpoint, check H.323.
If it is a SIP endpoint, check SIP.
H.323
gateway
If you wish to call the endpoint using an E.164
number via a previously-configured H.323
gateway, you can select an H.323 gateway from the
list of configured gateways.
If you are calling by host name or IP address, you
need not specify a gateway.
Use SIP
registrar
If the endpoint is a SIP endpoint, and you want it to
use a SIP registrar, check this option.
Motion /
sharpness
trade off
Choose whether to use the box-wide setting for
motion/sharpness trade off, or configure an
individual setting for use with this endpoint.
Choose from:
• Use box-wide setting: this is the default
value. In this case, the connection to this
endpoint will use the motion / sharpness
tradeoff setting from the Settings >
Connections page.
• Favor motion: the IP VCR will try and use
a high frame rate. That is, the IP VCR will
The settings for motion (frames per second) and
sharpness (frame size or resolution) are negotiated
between the endpoint and the IP VCR. This setting
controls how the IP VCR will negotiate the settings
to be used with this endpoint.