Configuring Global Services; Configuring The Directory Server Settings - Polycom VSX 7000 Administrator's Manual

Configuring Global Services

Configuring the Directory Server Settings

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If your organization uses the Polycom Global Management System™, you can
configure the VSX system to be monitored by the Global Management System
(GMS) server. GMS is a web-based client/server software tool that allows
administrators to manage a network of videoconferencing systems.
Use the following sections to configure global services for the system:
Directory Servers
Private Network
Dialing Rules
Management Servers
Account Numbers and Validation
My Information
The Global Directory provides a list of other systems that are registered with the
Global Directory Server. The other systems appear in the Directory, allowing users
to place calls to other users by selecting their names from the global directory list.
1. Go to System > Admin Settings > Global Services > Directory Servers.
2. Configure these settings:
Setting Description
Global Directory Specifies the IP address or DNS address of the Global Directory
(GDS) Server.
Register Registers this system with the Global Directory Server.
Password Lets you enter the Global Directory password, if there is one.
Display Global Displays other registered systems in the Global Directory.
Addresses
Display Name in Specifies whether to display the system's name in the global
Global Directory directories of other registered systems.
Save Global Copies the Global Directory to this local system.
Directory to System
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