Using The Manual Dialer And The Address Book; Mixed Protocol Dialing; Different Ways To Place A Mixed Protocol Call - Polycom ViewStation FX4000 User Manual

ViewStation FX/VS4000 User Guide

Using the Manual Dialer and the Address Book

Mixed Protocol Dialing

Different Ways to Place a Mixed Protocol Call

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This method is a combination of Manual Dialer and Address Book
dialing. Refer to Using the Manual Dialer (Video Phone), on page
219 and to Using the Address Book, on page
Mixed Protocol Dialing allows users with IP (H.323) and ISDN
(H.320) systems to participate in a multipoint videoconference at the
same time. With this feature, videoconferencing is not limited to
either H.320-only calls or H.323-only calls. All calls are connected at
the same speed. Currently, downspeeding is automatically
performed when necessary.
Mixed Protocol Dialing takes advantage of OneDial by allowing
endpoints to dial your system by name from the Global Address
Book without having to worry about which number to dial or which
dialing protocol to use. For more information about OneDial, refer
to the Polycom Office Integrators' Reference Manual.
A Mixed Protocol call can be placed in one of the following five
ways using the ViewStation FX or VS4000 user interface:
Using the Manual Dialer (Video Phone screen). With this
method, the user establishes the first call, then adds a second,
and possibly a third call. The Manual Dialer allows the user to
select IP or ISDN. For more information about how to place this
type of call, refer to
page 219.
Creating an Address Book meeting entry. This entry consists of
mixed ISDN and IP sub-entries. The user can decide what type
of call will be made when creating or editing the entry. For more
information about how to place this type of call, refer to
an Address Book Meeting Entry, on page
Using the Global Address Book. The user establishes the first
call, adds a second, and maybe a third call using the Global
Address Book. If the selected entry is a OneDial number, make
Using the Manual Dialer (Video Phone), on
223.
Using
221.
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