Using A Polycom Mcu For Single Point Recording; Point-To-Point Recording; Entering A Recording Room - Polycom RSS 2000 User Manual

Using a Polycom MCU for Single Point Recording

Polycom's MCU (Multipoint Control Unit) line, consisting of the MGC and
RMX, can be easily integrated with the RSS 2000. Use the MGC's Recording
Link function to initiate a recording connection with the RSS 2000 and record
MGC conferences, or add the RSS as a participant in an RMX conference.
Before using an MCU to perform recording, you must first set Recording
Link parameters and the address of the RSS 2000 server on the MGC. The
MGC will then establish a connection to the desired RSS 2000 when a
conference is started. Depending on the MCU's settings, RSS 2000 can
support two types of recording methods: Automatically activated conference
recordings, or recordings initiated by MCU operators and conference
chairperson participants. The RSS 2000 records the audio/video bit streams
transmitted by the MCU. It should be noted that when MCUs are used to
perform H.239 dual-stream recording, the participating MCUs must support
H.239 and that function must be enabled. The RMX supports only H.239, so
this is not a concern for recording RMX conferences. Other devices, like the
MGC and many Polycom endpoints, support both H.239 and the proprietary
People + Content standard. In these cases, ensure that the device has H.239
enabled as the RSS cannot record the proprietary People + Content protocol.
When an MGC/RMX is used to perform a recording, the resulting files will
be named according to: the following rule: the MCU's Recorded Conference
Name + Recording time stamp (Date & Time), the conference name in the
MGC/RMX settings. For instance, if a conference from the MGC/RMX is
being recorded and the conference name is set to 'Demo' performs a
recording at 11:30 on December 29, 2007, the resulting file will have the name
"Demo_DEC_29_2007_11: 30".
Please refer to the product user guide concerning how to set up an MGC/
RMX Recording Link.

Point-to-Point Recording

When performing a point-to-point recording, first use the RSS 2000's Web UI
to configure a point-to-point conference and set recording parameters by
setting up a Recording Room (There are two types of default point-to-point
conferences; only one supports H.239 content). The Web UI can be used to
establish a maximum of four conferences. Once the Recording Room has
been set up, two endpoints can call into that room and will use the remote
control to start, pause and stop the conference recording. When only one
endpoint enters a conference and begins recording, that endpoint will view
its own loopback image. When two endpoints are present in a conference at
the same time, each of the endpoints will see two images processed by the
RSS 2000. These windows will display images from the two endpoints. Please
refer to Point-to-point Recording Settings to learn how to configure a
point-to-point conference using the Web UI.

Entering a Recording Room

From any H.323 endpoint, call the RSS 2000, the user will arrive at the main
menu. Use the remote control to select "Recording room," and enter the
recording room interface, as shown below. This will display the recording
rooms configured on the RSS 2000.
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