User's Manual

Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000
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Predeployment Overview
The diagram below gives an overview of the tasks involved in
predeployment planning.
Figure 3-1. The Predeployment Process
Document the network:
 LANs
 Subnets
 WAN links
Determine network capacity
requirements
Specify call processing
considerations:
 Define CPS architecture
 Identify gatekeepers
 Specify the default
gatekeeper for each endpoint
or group of endpoints
 Specify direct or routed calls
as default mode
Create the dial plan:
 Define service plan
 Define routing tables
 Define policies
 Define zones
 Define the entity addressing
scheme
Verify appropriateness of the
hardware that will host Polycom
Office software
Start deployment