Connecting To The Mcu - Polycom MGC+100 Installation & Configuration Manual

Connecting the MCU to the Network
1 To connect the MGC+ unit to your site's network, connect network
cable to the LAN connector on the rear I/O panel of the MGC+
Control Module and to the network.
2 To connect an IP card to the IP network, connect the 8-pin RJ-45
connector of the LAN network cable to the LAN RJ-45 jack on the IP
IO panel of each IP card on the rear panel of the MGC+ unit.
Installing the MGC Manager Application
1 Insert the software CD into the CD drive.
2 On the Start menu, click Run, and then enter D:\SETUP (where D
is the name of the CD drive). Click OK.
The installation wizard opens.
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Starting the MGC Manager and Defining the
MCU
1 On the Start - Programs menu, select MGC Manager ver 7.5.
The MGC Manager main window opens.
Main Menu
Toolbars
Status pane
Browser pane
Monitor pane
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2 In the Browser pane, right-click the MCUs Network icon, and then
click New MCU.
The Add MCU dialog box opens.
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In the Name box, enter the name of the MCU using a name that
clearly identifies the MCU.
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In the IP Address box, enter the IP Address of the MCU CU using
the IP address that was configured during the Initial IP
Configuration.
5 Click OK.
A new icon with the specified MCU name is added to the MCUs
Network in the Browser pane.

Connecting to the MCU

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Double-click the MCU icon.
The Logon dialog box opens.
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Enter your Login Name and Password, and then click OK.
The default Login and Password are both POLYCOM.
Configuring the IP Network Service
The IP Network Service defines the properties of the IP network used
for connecting IP endpoints to the MCU.
To define the default IP Network Service:
The IP Configuration dialog box automatically opens when the system
detects that the default network settings were not modified to your
site's configuration.
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