Forcing Mcu Usage; Setting The Video Mode For Multipoint Calls - Polycom ReadiManagerLX100 Software Manual

Forcing MCU Usage

Setting the Video Mode for Multipoint Calls

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When you want an MCU (also known as a "bridge") to create a dial-in conference for
which a particular phone number and pin code are created for all conference
participants, use the Dial-In Only setting. With a dial-in conference, any audio or video
system can dial in, and all participants will be connected to the same conference inside
the bridge. This allows participants to dial into the bridge at their convenience from
anywhere they choose.
When you want to be able to dial-out to a video system, as well as to have participants
dial in, use the Dial Out/Dial In setting.
When you specify Dial Out/Dial In, you can specify the individual resources that you
want to dial in. For example, you might specify that a particular end-point should use
dial-in, in which case a bridge will create a dial-in number for it. For more information,
see Changing Dial-In Settings for Individual Resources
Note:
When selecting the Dial-in only option from the Advanced Settings dialog box, all
selected resources are forced to be dial-in only. When you change that selection to
Dial-in/Dial-out, the individual selected resources continue to be set to dial-in. If you want
them to be dial-out, you will need to uncheck "Dial-in" on an individual basis.
The Force MCU usage is set automatically if you specify Bridged Audio Only. You may
also want to use this setting if you want to require all endpoints to dial in to a single
number and connect inside the same bridge. When this setting is not selected, the
endpoints can connect directly to each other with either point-to-point configurations or
using one endpoint's built-in MP capability.
The Video Mode setting determines the initial screen layout on an endpoint's monitor
during a multipoint conference if it requires a stand-alone bridge.
You can select Switching, so that the display changes each time the speaker changes,
and everyone sees the current speaker. Or you can select the number of panels to be
shown, so that you can see all of the meeting participants at once.
If you select more windows than there are participants, the extra widows simply display
with a background color.
Note:
When selecting a video mode, it's a good idea to consider the MCU resources that it
will require. Normally, Switching mode consumes fewer MCU resources than Continuous
Chapter 1 - Videoconference Features in Lotus Notes
on page 24.
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