Connecting To A Conference; Collaboration Server Standalone Deployment - Polycom RealPresence 800s Administrator's Manual

Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator's Guide
Table 12-4 summarizes the Collaboration Server's usage of Microsoft Outlook data fields
included in the meeting invitation.
Table 12-4
Microsoft
Outlook Field
Subject
Start/End Time
Record
Video Access
Number
Video Access
Number (Cont.)
Streaming
recording link

Connecting to a Conference

Participants can connect to the conference in the following ways:
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Collaboration Server Standalone Deployment

When using a single Collaboration Server in a standalone deployment, connection is via an
Ad Hoc Entry Queue. The meeting is started when the first participant connects to the
Collaboration Server.
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Microsoft Outlook Field Usage
Conference / Meeting Room
Display Name of Conference / Meeting
Room.
Enable Recording in the Conference or
Meeting Room Profile.
Comprised of: <MCU Prefix in
Gatekeeper>
<Conference Numeric ID>.
Note: It is important that MCU Prefix in
Gatekeeper field in the Collaboration
Server's IP Network Service -
Gatekeeper tab and the Dial-in prefix
field in the Polycom Conferencing Add-
in for Microsoft Outlook - Video Network
tab contain the same prefix information.
If Recording and Streaming are enabled
in the Conference Profile, this number
is used as part of the recording file
name.
Enables the recording of the
conference to the Polycom RSS using
the recording link.
Enables streaming of the recording of
the conference from the Polycom RSS.
Participants with Polycom CMA Desktop™ or a Microsoft Office Communicator client
running on their PCs can click on a link in the meeting invitation to connect to the
meeting.
Participants with a HDX or a room system will receive a prompt from the endpoint's
calendaring system along with a button that can be clicked in order to connect.
Participants with endpoints that are not calendaring-enabled can connect to the
meeting by dialing the meeting number manually.
Usage by the Collaboration Server / DMA
Meeting Name.
Used to calculate the Conference's Duration.
Display Recording option.
Displayed as the IP dial in number
in the Access Number section of
the Gathering Slide.
If recording is enabled, a REC
indicator is displayed in the top left
corner of the slide.
Gathering Slide
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