Setting Up Your System Hardware; Positioning The System; Connecting A Computer To The System - Polycom CX5100 User Manual

User's Guide for Polycom CX5100 Unified Communication Station

Setting Up Your System Hardware

Setting up the system hardware is quick and easy.

Positioning the System

Place the system in the center of the conference room table, and connect the cables according to the
configuration shown in the document Setting up the Polycom CX5100 or CX5500 System, which was
shipped in the box with your system. You can also find this document at support.polycom.com. Go to Video
and Telepresence > CX Series > CX5100.
For larger conference rooms, you can connect two optional satellite microphones. The following diagram
shows how to place the microphones.
Placing the satellite microphones

Connecting a Computer to the System

System performance may vary based on the connected computer, your network connection, and your Lync
client version. The computer connected to the system should meet the minimum hardware and software
requirements shown in the following table.
Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements for the Connected Computer
Category
Windows
Desktop Client
Processor
RAM
Polycom, Inc.
Requirements
Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Microsoft Lync 2013 (recommended)
Microsoft Lync 2010
Basic Video Transmit
• 2.0 GHz or higher
HD Transmit
• Quad cores, 2.0 GHz or higher
For the Lync 2013 client, find detailed system requirements at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412781.aspx.
For the Lync 2010 client, find detailed system requirements at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412781%28v=ocs.14%29.asp.
2 GB
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