Setting Up Your Ip Network Connection - Polycom V500 System Administrator's Manual

Setting Up Your IP Network Connection

Setting Description
LAN Speed Specifies the LAN speed to use. Note that the speed you choose
must be supported by the switch.
Choose Auto to have the network switch negotiate the speed
automatically. If you choose 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, you must also
select a duplex mode.
Note: The LAN speed setting for the V500 and the switch must
match. Polycom strongly recommends that you do not select Auto
for either only the V500 or only the router; the settings for both
must be the same. Typically, selecting Auto for both is sufficient.
Changing this setting causes the system to restart.
Duplex Mode Specifies the Duplex mode to use. Note that the Duplex mode you
choose must be supported by the switch.
Choose Auto to have the network switch negotiate the Duplex
mode automatically.
Changing this setting causes the system to restart.
The following is a list of the common ways you can connect your V500 to an IP
network so that you can make video calls. Pick out the IP network connection
type that most closely resembles how you plan to make your calls, then read
the section that corresponds to that connection type. If you need help
determining how your V500 connects to the network, contact your network
administrator, network service provider, or Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• If you're limiting your calls to other systems within your company's
intranet, refer to Calling Within an Intranet
• If your V500 system plugs directly into a cable or DSL modem, without a
router in between, refer to
page 3-6.
• If your V500 system connects to the network through a router, with or
without a firewall or Network Address Translator (NAT), refer to
Through a Network Router
• If your V500 system is set up in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), refer to
Calling Through a Router, Using a DMZ
Calling Within an Intranet
An intranet is a private network within a company or organization. Calls
within an intranet don't access the Internet, so security isn't an issue. Even if
your company has a firewall, intranet calls remain within the firewall, so you
can easily communicate with anyone within your office network.
on page 3-5.
Calling Through a Cable or DSL Modem
on page 3-6.
on page 3-12.
Configuring Network Use
on
Calling
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