Appendix D - Ad Hoc Conferencing And External Database Authentication - Polycom RMX 1500 Administrator's Manual

Ad Hoc Conferencing and External
Database Authentication
The RMX Ad Hoc conferencing feature enables participants to start ongoing conferences on-
the-fly, without prior definition when dialing an Ad Hoc-enabled Entry Queue. The created
conference parameters are taken from the Profile assigned to the Ad Hoc-enabled Entry
Queue.
Ad Hoc conferencing is available in two modes:
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The external database application can also be used to validate the participant's right to join
an ongoing conference. Conference access authentication can be:
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Ad Hoc Conferencing without Authentication
Any participant can dial into an Entry Queue and initiate a new conference if the
conference does not exist. This mode is usually used for the organization's internal Ad
Hoc conferencing.
Ad Hoc Conferencing with External Database Authentication
In this mode, the participant's right to start a new conference is validated against a
database.
Part of the Ad Hoc conferencing flow where the participants must be authorized before
they can enter the conference created in the Ad Hoc flow.
Independent of Ad Hoc conferencing where conference access is validated for all
conferences running on the MCU regardless of the method in which the conference was
started.
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