H.323 Protocol Settings - Emblaze-VCON xPointS User Manual

Chapter 7. Advanced Settings
Server Type
ILS server
iPlanet server

H.323 Protocol Settings

For point-to-point and multipoint videoconferences, the H.323 protocol standard
is used for call signaling and control, video/audio transport and control, and
bandwidth control . xPoint
NAT addressing, and to communicate/interact with either an MXM server or a
standard gatekeeper server, one of which you can choose to work with in order to
gain better performance and flexibility in point-to-point and multipoint
videoconferences.
xPoint Standard (S) Ver. 1.5 User Guide
Note: In the Standalone/Gatekeeper mode, either the ILS or i-Planet
servers should be installed for the directory. Consult with your system
administrator regarding the installation/configuration of these servers.
Table 4. ILS and iPlanet Server Types
Description
Site Server ILS is a service used for
publishing H.323 videoconferencing
and telephony users and IP
multicast conferences on the
network.
Sun's ONE Directory Server (also
known as iPlanet) is a scalable
distributed directory server for
running an enterprise-wide
directory containing lists of people
and resources.
Administrators can manage a single
user-repository for their
organization that can be used by
multiple applications to both
authenticate and retrieve stored
information for users such as access
levels and user profiles.
For more information about VCON's MXM server, its installation and
configuration, refer to the MXM User Guide.
To configure a connection to an MXM server or to a gatekeeper
server:
1. Select Settings>Network>IP>H.323; the H.323 Settings window
appears.
utilizes H.323 to transport video/audio via DNS and
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H.323 Protocol Settings
Prerequisites
System administrator
configuration
System administrator
configuration
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