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About this Guide This document, the Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide, includes information about using the web scheduling capabilities in Polycom ReadiManager Web scheduling is part of the larger ReadiManager application that is used to configure and manage video communications within an enterprise.
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Microsoft .Net controls. If you are already logged in and ready to schedule, turn to “Scheduling Videoconferences.” Logging On Polycom ReadiManager is installed on a server and is accessed through Microsoft Internet Explorer. What you need: • •...
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Please note: The password is case-sensitive. For most users, the appropriate domain will be the same as the domain you use to log into your main company network. For some users, the domain is “Local.” If you are uncertain what domain to use, contact your ReadiManager administrator.
ReadiManager Scheduling on a given computer, you will be prompted to download and install a Polycom plugin, and may also be prompted to download and install the .NET framework, if it is not already on your computer system.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Getting Help When You Need It Online help is available throughout ReadiManager. On any page, you can click the Help button in the upper right corner to get information about the current page. Fi gur e 1- 3 The online help automatically displays a topic associated with the page you were on in ReadiManager.
Scheduling Videoconferences The My Conferences page is your starting point for working with your videoconferences using a web browser. From this page you can create new videoconferences and make changes to existing videoconferences. If you are assigned a ReadiManager role of Scheduler, this page appears automatically when you log in.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Creating a Videoconference Creating a videoconference is fast and easy. You step through a three-page wizard to select the date and time and then select the participants. Start at the My Conferences page Schedule Conference: Step 1 of 3 After you click Create New on the My Conferences page, the first page of the Schedule Conference wizard appears.
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Schedule Conference: Step 2 of 3 On this page you select rooms and people to be included in the conference. Select one or more rooms to be used in the conference. In the list on the left, highlight the rooms you want to use and click Add Selected Rooms to move them to the Conference Participants list.
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Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide 2–4 To add a guest (a person not in your company’s ReadiManager video network), see “Adding a Guest to a Videoconference” Review the video endpoints to be used in this conference. Users who have video endpoints associated with them have the box in the “Use Video/Audio”...
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Schedule Conference: Step 3 of 3 Review the conference information to make sure it is correct. If you need to make a change, click Previous to go back to a previous page and make a change. Add any relevant notes. Enter the email address of anyone you want to notify of the conference.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Differences in Conference Type When you select an Audio versus a Video conference, ReadiManager reserves different resources. Vi deo. Creating a video conference allows you to use a combination of video and audio connections in the conference, and to reserve the required bandwidth and equipment associated with resources, as well as the rooms.
Editing Dial Options for a Video Endpoint You can check the dial options to be used for video endpoints in rooms or at people’s desks and change them if required to make a video conference call work smoothly. These changes are only in effect for this conference. If the room or user has more than one video endpoint associated with them, you can also use this process to select the endpoint to be used.
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Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Tabl e 2- 1 D i al Type D evi ce D i al O pt i ons Bi t R at e 2–8 Make sure the Device field shows the name of the device that should be used in the conference.
Creating Recurring Conferences If you exceed the maximum of 100, you will receive a message to that effect, asking you to reduce the number of recurrences. O nce a r ecur r i ng conf er ence i s cr eat ed, any changes t o be m ade m ust be appl i ed t o each m eet i ng separ at el y.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Adding a Guest to a Videoconference Guests are people who are outside the ReadiManager network. Their equipment capability is unknown to ReadiManager and must be manually entered in order to connect to them. To add a guest to a videoconference...
Tabl e 2- 2 U se Vi deo D i al Type D i al O pt i ons C ount r y Ar ea/ C i t y C ode N um ber U se m odi f i ed di al num ber N um ber Making Changes to a Scheduled Conference...
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Using Advanced Settings When Scheduling Depending on your permissions in ReadiManager, you may see a button labeled Adv Settings on the Select Participants page. Clicking it opens a dialog box in which you can select conference templates and override default settings for a number of scheduling details.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Fi gur e 3- 1 Selecting a Template in Advanced Settings Templates are collections of advanced conference settings. When you are scheduling a conference and open the Advanced Settings dialog box for the first time, a default template is always selected, and the values in the Advanced Settings dialog reflect the settings associated with that template.
Specifying Dial Options for the Conference You can determine whether a conference will require all endpoints to dial in to the conference, or whether a combination of dial-in and dial-out will be allowed. When you want an MGC (also known as an MCU or 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.
Polycom ReadiManager Web Scheduling Guide Setting the Video Mode for Multipoint Calls The Video Mode setting determines the initial screen layout on an endpoint's monitor during a multipoint conference when the conference uses a stand-alone bridge (MCU). The available layouts are of 2 main types: •...
Setting the Connection Speed for a Conference The speed requested using the Bit Rate setting in the Advanced Settings dialog box requests a speed at which the endpoints will communicate for both point-to-point and multipoint conferences. Whether the requested speed will be used depends on a number of factors, including the maximum bit rate in the site topology.
PictureTel endpoints. Select this option when working with older endpoints. Vi sual C oncer t PC . This is PC-based software available with Polycom ViewStation MP/512/SP/323. Vi sual C oncer t FX. This is a hardware solution available with Polycom ViewStation FX/EX and VS4000.
of 128 kbps, use the smallest bandwidth numbers for the T.120 setting. Check with the IT department to determine the best combinations for your conferences. Sel ect i ng t hi s opt i on i n t he Advanced Set t i ngs di al og box uses T. 120 r esour ces on t he br i dge.
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Index Advanced Settings Chair Person Control 3-7 bandwidth see connection speed 3-5 Chair Person Control 3-7 conference adding a guest 2-10 changing a scheduled 2-11 creating 2-2 creating recurring 2-9 scheduling, see also scheduling 2-1 setting connection speed 3-5 connection speed, setting 3-5 creating a conference 2-2 data stream (with video) 3-5 dial options...
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