Polycom RMX 1500 Installation & Quick Start Manual page 2

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RMX
Initial System Configuration
This section describes the definition of H.323 Network Service, setting the RMX time,
modifying the default Administrator user and setting basic system flags. For detailed
description of H.323, SIP and ISDN Network Service definitions, see the RMX Getting
Started Guide, "First Time Installation and Configuration".
IPv4 is the default protocol for setting the Network Service in the Fast Configuration
Wizard.
>> In the Fast Configuration Wizard, select Next to move from one window to another.
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4 In the IP Network Type, select H.323.
Change the default service
name if required.
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Enter the address to be
used by IP endpoints when
6 In the IP Network Service creation confirmation, click OK.
dialing in to the MCU.
Enter the IP address of the
media card.
Enter the subnet mask of
the MCU.
Enter the IP address of the
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default router.
Enter the name of the MCU on
the network.
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Optional. Select Specify to
define a DNS server.
Optional. Define the DNS server
properties:
• Registration mode
• The name of the MCU
domain
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The static IP address of the
primary DNS server
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10 Click Save & Close.
11 In the Success Message box confirming successful configuration, click OK.
12 In the Reset Confirmation dialog box, click Yes.
Select Specify to configure the
gatekeeper parameters.
13 In the Please wait for system reset message box, click OK.
Enter gatekeeper's host name
System restart may take up to 10 minutes.
or IP address.
14 Refresh the browser periodically until the Login screen is displayed and Login.
Enter the string with which the
In the Main Screen an MCU State indicator displays the time remaining until the
MCU registers itself with the
system start-up is complete.
gatekeeper.
When the default RMX User is replaced and the RMX Time is set and if there are no
Enter the alias that identifies
System Errors, the green READY LED on the RMX's front panel turns ON and the red
the RMX's Signaling Host within
ERROR LED turns OFF.
the network. Up to five aliases
can be defined for each RMX.
Connecting to a Conference Directly or via Entry Queue
The RMX is shipped with pre-configured default conferencing entities that can be used
to dial in and start conferences. Default (Transit) Entry Queue ID: 1000, default Meeting
Option 1: Using the arrows, set
Room IDs: 1001, 1002, 1003, and 1004.
the GMT Time on the RMX.
Using the arrows, set the time
H.323 Participants
zone difference between
Dial: [MCU Prefix in Gatekeeper][Conference or Entry Queue ID/Name]
Greenwich and the RMX's
physical location. For example, if the MCU prefix in the gatekeeper is 925, enter 925 or 9251000 to connect
to the EQ or 9251001/2/3/4 to connect directly to the conference. When connected to
Option 2: Click to automatically
update the RMX's GMT Date, the EQ, enter the destination Meeting Room ID (i.e. 1001, 1002, 1003 or 1004).
Time and Offset to match that of Alternatively, use the EQ or conference name. For example, if the conference name is
the workstation.
Maple_Room, the participant can dial: 925Maple_Room.
Option 3: Select this check box
to synchronize RMX time with up SIP Participants
to three external NTP servers
Dial: conference_routing _name@domain_name. Conference routing name must be
and enter their IP addresses.
registered with the SIP server. For example, enter 1001@polycom.com if conference
routing name is 1001 and the domain name is polycom.com.
ISDN and PSTN Participants
Dial one of the numbers assigned to the conference, Meeting Room or Entry Queue with
the required country and area code. When connected to an EQ you are routed to the
Enter the new user name of the
conference according to the destination conference ID you enter.
new administrator user.
For example, if the assigned dial in number is 4045555, they dial this number with the
Enter the password for the new
appropriate area code (for example, 678) and country code (001).
administrator user.
Conference Control Using DTMF Codes
Enter the new password again
to confirm the new password.
Operation
Optional. Modify the default
Start Click&View to modify
settings of the system flags
personal layout
that define the general
Mute My Line
system behavior such as the
number of digits in the
Unmute My Line
conference ID assigned by
Increase Broadcast Volume
the MCU.
These flags can be modified Decrease Broadcast Volume
later, if required, by clicking
Invite Participant
Setup menu > System
Configuration. Disconnect last invited participant
DTMF DTMF
Operation
String String
** Play Help Menu *83
*6 Request private assistance *0
#6 Request assistance for conference 00
*9 Increase Listening Volume *76
#9 Decrease Listening Volume #76
*72 Change To Chairperson *78
#72 Show Number of Participants *88
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