Using A Provisioning Service - Polycom HDX 4000 Series Administrator's Manual

Administrator's Guide for Polycom HDX Systems

Using a Provisioning Service

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Setting Description
Read-Only Specifies the SNMP management community in which you
Community want to enable this system. The default community is
public.
Note: Polycom does not support SNMP write operations
for configuration and provisioning; the read-only
community string is used for both read operations and
outgoing SNMP traps.
Contact Name Specifies the name of the person responsible for remote
management of this system.
Location Name Specifies the location of the system.
System Description Specifies the type of video conferencing device.
Console IP Specifies the IP address of the computer you intend to use
Address as your network management station and to which SNMP
traps will be sent.
If your organization uses the Polycom CMA or RealPresence Resource
Manager system, you can manage Polycom HDX systems in VC2 mode. In
VC2 mode, which is also known as dynamic management mode, the following
may be true:
• Register Polycom HDX systems with a standards-based presence service,
so that presence states are shared with Contacts.
• Provide Polycom HDX systems with access to a corporate directory that
supports LDAP access.
• The Domain, User Name, Password, and Server Address fields are
populated on the Provisioning Service screen.
• Configuration settings that are provisioned, or that are dependent on
provisioned values, are read-only on the Polycom HDX system.
• The Polycom HDX system checks for new software from the Polycom
CMA or RealPresence Resource Manager system every time it restarts and
at an interval set by the system. It automatically accesses and runs any
software updates made available by the Polycom CMA or RealPresence
Resource Manager system.
• A CMA or RealPresence Resource Manager system administrator can
upload a provisioned bundle from an already configured HDX system.
When HDX systems request provisioning, the provisioned bundle and
any automatic settings are downloaded. An HDX system user with
administrative rights can change the settings on the HDX system after the
provisioned bundle is applied. If you later download a new provisioned
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