Recording Conferences - Polycom RealPresence 800s Administrator's Manual

Recording Conferences

Conference recording is not available in SVC Conferencing Mode.
Conferences running on the Collaboration Server can be recorded using a Polycom® RSS™ Recording and
Streaming Server (RSS).
The recording system can be installed at the same site as the conferencing MCU or at a remote site. Several
MCU's can share the same recording system.
Recording conferences is enabled via a Recording Link, which is a dial-out connection from the conference
to the recording system.
Recording can start automatically, when the first participant connects to a conference, or on request, when
the Collaboration Server user or conference chairperson initiates it.
Multiple Recording Links may be defined.
Conference Recording Links can be associated on the Collaboration Server with Virtual Recording Rooms
(VRR), created and saved on the Polycom® RSS™ 4000 Version 8.5 Recording and Streaming Server
(RSS).
Each Recording Link defined on the Collaboration Server can be given a descriptive name and can be
associated with one VRR saved on the Polycom RSS 4000.
The following guidelines apply:
● A Recording Link that is being used by an ongoing conference cannot be deleted.
● A Recording Link that is assigned to a Profile cannot be deleted.
● The Recording Link supports H.264 High Profile with H.323 connections.
● While a Profile is being used in an ongoing conference, it cannot have a different Recording Link
assigned to it.
● Up to 100 Recording Links can be listed for selection in the Conference Profile.
● Multiple Recording Links are supported in Continuous Presence conferences.
● The number of Recording Links available for selection is determined by the value of the
MAXIMUM_RECORDING_LINKS System Flag in system.cfg. Default value is 20 Recording Links.
● The recording link can be encrypted when recording from an encrypted conference to the RSS that
is set to encryption. For more details, see
Polycom®, Inc.
Recording Link Encryption.
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