Scheduled Conferencing / Reservations (Avc-Based Conferencing); Permanent Conference; Polycom Conferencing For Microsoft Outlook® (Avc-Based Conferencing); Operator Conference - Polycom 1500 Getting Started Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Getting Started Guide
● Meeting Rooms – Set up once, use many times.
Meeting Rooms are saved in memory (using no resources) and can be activated as many times as
needed.
● Ad Hoc Entry Queue (AVC CP Only and Mixed CP and SVC Conferencing) – No setup, a new
conference can be created when an AVC participant dials in and enters a conference ID that is not
being used by an existing conference or Meeting Room.
● Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/2000/4000 only: Gateway calls (AVC Only Conferencing) – From
IP endpoints to other participants, using the direct dialing method, with up to 10 destination numbers
contained in a single dial string.

Scheduled Conferencing / Reservations (AVC-based Conferencing)

Reservations provide calendar-based scheduling of single or recurring conferences. These conferences
can be launched immediately or become ongoing, at a specified time on a specified date. For more details,
see Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator's Guide,
Scheduling Reservations.

Permanent Conference

A Permanent Conference is an ongoing conference with no predetermined End Time, continuing until it is
terminated by an administrator, operator or chairperson. For more details, see Polycom® RealPresence
Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator's Guide,
Polycom Conferencing for Microsoft Outlook® (AVC-based Conferencing)
Polycom Conferencing for Microsoft Outlook is implemented by installing the Polycom Conferencing Add-in
for Microsoft Outlook on Microsoft Outlook -mail clients. It enables meetings to be scheduled with video
endpoints from within Outlook. The add-in also adds a Polycom Conference button in the Meeting tab of the
Microsoft Outlook e-mail client ribbon.
For more details, see Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000
Administrator's Guide,

Operator Conference

In Continuous Presence conferencing, a special conference that enables the MCU user, acting as an
operator, to assist participants without disturbing ongoing conferences and without being heard by other
conference participants. The operator can move a participant from an Entry Queue or ongoing conference
to a private, one-on-one conversation in the Operator conference. For more details, see Polycom®
RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator's Guide,
Conferences.

Cascading Conferences (AVC-based Conferencing)

Cascading enables administrators to connect one conference directly to one or several conferences usually
running on different MCUs, depending on the topology, creating one large conference. Supported topologies
are:
● Basic Cascading of two MCUs.
● Star Topology.
● Multi Hierarchy Cascading (MIH).
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