Participating In Calls With Multiple Sites; Supplying A Password For External Mcu Calls; Using Chair Control For Multipoint Calls - Polycom V500 System Getting Started Manual

Participating in Calls with Multiple Sites

Supplying a Password for External MCU Calls

Using Chair Control for Multipoint Calls

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You can use the V500 system to participate in multipoint conferences. During
a multipoint conference, a multipoint conferencing unit (MCU) enables the
video to switch between sites so that you can always see and hear the
participant who is speaking. You can also share content in a multipoint call,
just as you can in a point-to-point call.
The V500 system enables you to participate in multipoint calls that use an
external MCU. With an external MCU, the call can:
Include up to four video sites including your site (depending on the
particular MCU)
Support IP, ISDN, SIP, or both SIP and ISDN
External MCUs sometimes require you to enter a password in order to join a
conference. For this type of call, you can configure the system to enter the
meeting password for you.
To configure a meeting password:
1. Select System from the Place a Call screen.
2. Select User Settings from the System screen.
3. Enter the password in the Meeting Password field in one of these
ways:
Press the remote control number buttons, using the text-entry method
commonly used with cell phones.
Press Keyboard to use the on-screen keyboard to enter
characters.
4. Press Home to save your change and return to the Place a Call
screen.
During some multipoint calls, you can use chair control to manage the people
video. In this type of call, the chair controller can choose the site whose video
is sent to other sites in the conference. The chair controller can also disconnect
a site or end the conference. Any participant can choose to view a specific site
or request to be chair controller.
Only one site at a time can be the chair controller. Before a site can become
the controller, the site with control must give up control.
Chair control is available in a call only if it is allowed by the external MCU.
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