Prerequisites; Who Should Read This Guide; How This Guide Is Organized - Polycom 1500 Getting Started Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Getting Started Guide

Prerequisites

This guide assumes the user has the following knowledge:
● Familiarity with Windows® XP, Windows® 7, and Windows® 8 operating systems and interface.
● Familiarity with Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Version 7, 8, 9, and 10.
● Basic knowledge of video conferencing concepts and terminology.

Who Should Read This Guide?

System administrators and network engineers should read this guide to learn how to properly install and set
up Polycom Collaboration Server systems. Chairpersons and system operators should read this guide to
learn how to use the Collaboration Server Web Client/RMX Manager to run conferences and monitor them.
For more information on configuring and managing the system, refer to the Polycom® RealPresence
Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator's Guide.
Chairpersons and Operators (users who start and manage conferences on the MCU) please read:
• Chapter 1 – System Overview
• Chapter 3 – Basic Operation
System Administrators please read:
• Chapter 1 – System Overview
• Chapter 2 – First Time Installation and Configuration
• Chapter 3 – Basic Operation
System administrators implementing Maximum Security Environments please read:
• RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX)1500/2000/4000 Deployment Guide for Maximum
Security Environments.

How This Guide is Organized

The following typographic conventions are used in this guide to distinguish types of in-text information.
Convention Description
Bold Highlights interface items such as menus, soft keys, flag names, and directories. Also used to
represent menu selections and text entry to the Collaboration Server Web Client or the RMX
Manager.
Italics Used to emphasize text, to show example values or inputs, file names and to show titles of
reference documents available from the Polycom Support Web site and other reference sites.
Underlined Blue Used for URL links to external Web pages or documents. If you click on text in this style, you
will be linked to an external document or Web page.
Blue Text Used for cross referenced page numbers in the same or other chapters or documents. If you
click on blue text, you will be taken to the referenced section.
Also used for cross references. If you click the italic cross reference text, you will be taken to
the referenced section.
<variable name> Indicates a variable for which you must enter information specific to your installation, endpoint,
or network. For example, when you see <IP address>, enter the IP address of the described
device.
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