Polycom 1500 - Contents; System Overview; Getting Started Guide

Polycom®, Inc. 1
System Overview
About the Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration
Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Getting Started
Guide
The Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Getting Started Guide
provides information on the installation and basic operation of your RealPresence Collaboration Server
(RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) for video conferencing.
This guide will help you understand the Polycom video conferencing components, and provides a
description of basic conferencing operations.
This guide will help you perform the following tasks:
● Install the MCU
 Unpack the RealPresence Collaboration Server system and install it on a rack.
 Connect the required cables to the RealPresence Collaboration Server.
● Perform basic configuration procedures.
● Connect to the MCU.
● Start a new conference directly on the MCU and connect participants/endpoints to it (optional).
● Monitor ongoing conferences.
● Perform basic operations and monitoring tasks.
The Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide
provides more in-depth information on configuring and managing the system, and performing the following
tasks:
● Further customize the Network Settings. In Collaboration Server 1500/2000/4000, customization is
required for setting ISDN networks, IP networks for Ultra Secure Mode, and IPv6 environments.
● Configure the MCU to support special call flows and conferencing requirements, such as Cascading
conferences.
● Advanced conference Management.
● Manage and troubleshoot the MCU performance.
The product names, Polycom
®
RealPresence
®
Collaboration Server 1500, 1800, 2000, 4000
and RMX
®
1500, 1800, 2000, 4000 are used interchangeably throughout this Guide.