System Overview; About The Polycom® Realpresence Collaboration Server 800S/Virtual Edition Getting; Started Guide; Prerequisites - Polycom RealPresence 800s Getting Started Manual

System Overview

About the Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration
Server 800s/Virtual Edition Getting Started Guide
The Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s/Virtual Edition Getting Started Guide provides
information on the installation and basic operation of your RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s/Virtual
Edition Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) for video conferencing.
This guide will help you understand the Polycom video conferencing components, and provides a
description of basic conferencing operations.
This guide will help you perform the following tasks:
● Install the MCU
 Collaboration Server 800s only: Unpack the RealPresence Collaboration Server system and
install it on a rack.
 Collaboration Server 800s only: Connect the required cables to the RealPresence Collaboration
Server.
 Install the RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s/Virtual Edition instance as described in
Chapter 2 and 3.
● Perform basic configuration procedures.
● Connect to the MCU.
● Start a new conference directly on the MCU and connect participants/endpoints to it (optional).
● Monitor ongoing conferences.
● Perform basic operations and monitoring tasks.
The Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s/Virtual Edition Administrator's Guide provides
more in-depth information on configuring and managing the system, and performing the following tasks:
● Further customize the Network Settings.
● Configure the MCU to support special call flows and conferencing requirements, such as Cascading
conferences.
● Advanced conference Management.
● Manage and troubleshoot the MCU performance.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes the user has the following knowledge:
● Familiarity with Windows® XP, Windows® 7, and Windows® 8 operating systems and interface.
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