Configuring Streaming Calls - Polycom VSX 3000 Administrator's Manual

Administrator's Guide for the VSX Series

Configuring Streaming Calls

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You can configure the VSX system to allow users to stream audio and video
from one to many viewers. Viewers watch the conference (people video only)
from their computers, as the meeting is taking place. You can start streaming
before or during a call.
Points to note about streaming:
• If a password is set on the system, streaming participants must enter it before
receiving the stream.
• Participants must have the Apple QuickTime player installed on their computer
to view the stream.
• To send a stream across a subnet, multicasting must be enabled on the network
or you must unicast to a particular IP address, which will forward the stream to
that IP address regardless of the location destination.
• The number of viewers is limited only by your network topology.
• For security reasons, you cannot start streaming from the system's web
interface.
• Streaming provides video at a reduced frame rate.
• When the system that is streaming a multipoint call is also hosting the
conference, the stream displays the current speaker, no matter how Multipoint
Mode is configured. When the system that is streaming a multipoint call is not
hosting the conference, the stream displays the view from the streaming
system.
To configure the VSX system for a streaming call:
1. Go to System > Admin Settings > Network > IP > Streaming.
2. Configure these settings:
Setting Description
Allow Streaming Specifies whether users can start streaming from the system
by making the Start Streaming option available on the
Utilities screen.
Enable Streaming Specifies whether the names of users logged on to the
Announcement streaming system are displayed on screen.
Speed Specifies the speed used for the streaming call.
Number of Router Specifies the number of routers the data can traverse before
Hops it is no longer passed on. For example, when set to 1, the
data stays within a subnet.