User's Manual

Table of Contents
Polycom, Inc i
Table of Contents
RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
About the RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator’s Guide ................ 1-1
Who Should Read This Guide? ....................................................................................1-2
Prerequisites ............................................................................................................1-2
How This Guide is Organized ...................................................................................... 1-2
About the Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s System .................................1-3
Network Services Guidelines .......................................................................................1-4
IP Networks ............................................................................................................. 1-4
Workstation Requirements ................................................................................................... 1-4
Conference Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Conferencing Modes ..............................................................................................................2-1
Conferencing Capabilities in the Various Conferencing Modes .............................2-2
AVC Conferencing - Video Session Types .........................................................................2-4
Continuous Presence (CP) Conferencing ....................................................................2-4
Video Protocol Support in CP Conferences ........................................................2-5
AVC Conferencing Parameters .................................................................................... 2-6
Basic Conferencing Parameters ............................................................................ 2-6
Supplemental Conferencing Features .................................................................2-7
Default Profile Settings in CP Conferencing Mode ................................................... 2-8
SVC-based Conferencing ......................................................................................................2-9
Guidelines ...................................................................................................................... 2-10
MCU Supported Resolutions for SVC Conferencing ...................................... 2-12
Default Profile Settings in SVC Only Conferencing Mode ..................................... 2-12
Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing ......................................................................................2-13
Default Profile Settings in Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing Mode .................... 2-14
Viewing Profiles ................................................................................................................... 2-17
Profile Toolbar .............................................................................................................. 2-18
Modifying an Existing Profile ............................................................................................. 2-18
Deleting a Conference Profile ............................................................................................. 2-18
Defining New Profiles ......................................................................................................... 2-19
Defining AVC CP Conferencing Profiles .................................................................. 2-19
Defining SVC Conferencing Profiles .........................................................................2-42
Defining Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing Profiles ............................................... 2-51
CP Conferencing Additional Information ........................................................................2-52
Site Names Definition .................................................................................................. 2-52
Guidelines ..............................................................................................................2-52
Site Names Display Position ............................................................................... 2-53
Message Overlay for Text Messaging ........................................................................ 2-55
Guidelines ..............................................................................................................2-55
Exporting and Importing Conference Profiles ................................................................. 2-56
Guidelines ...................................................................................................................... 2-56
Exporting Conference Profiles .................................................................................... 2-56
Exporting All Conference Profiles from an MCU ............................................2-57