8  Polycom CX5000 Setup Guide 
 
 
 
System Requirements 
The following are the minimum system requirements for Polycom CX5000 hardware and 
software: 
•  Computer running the Windows XP™ operating system (SP2 or later, 32-bit only) or 
Windows Vista™ operating system (32-bit and 64-bit). 
•  Computer with 2.0 gigahertz or higher processor. 
•  Recommended 2.0 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or higher. 
•  1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space. 
•  Video card with 128 MB of RAM or higher. 
•  Super VGA (1280 × 1024) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor. 
•  Keyboard and mouse, or compatible pointing device. 
•  Ethernet network adapter appropriate for the type of local-area or wide-area network 
to which you will connect.  Your computer requires an active wired Ethernet 
connection for running Polycom CX5000. 
•  Graphics hardware running in full hardware acceleration mode. 
•  An analog PSTN phone line. 
•  Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 or Office Communicator 2007 or Office 
Communicator 2007 R2 (as an active speaker device).