Direct Connection To The Conference - Polycom RealPresence 1500 Administrator's Manual

For undefined participants, connection to the conference is decided according to the encryption settings in
the conference Profile, the System Flag setting and the connecting endpoint's Media Encryption
capabilities.

Direct Connection to the Conference

The following table summarizes the connection status of participants, based on the encryption settings in
the conference Profile, the Defined Participant's encryption settings or the System Flag setting for undefined
participants and the connecting endpoint's Media Encryption capabilities.
Connection of Participants to the Conference based on Encryption Settings
Conference
Encryption
Encryption
Setting
Setting
No Encryption Auto
No
Yes
Encrypt All Auto
No
Yes
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Defined Participant
Connection status
Connected,
non-encrypted
Connected,
non-encrypted
Connected only if encrypted.
Non-encrypted endpoints are
disconnected as encryption is
forced for the participant.
Connected, encrypted.
Non-encrypted endpoints are
disconnected
Disconnected (cannot be
added to the conference)
Connected, encrypted
Implementing Media Encryption for Secured Conferencing
Undefined Participant
Connection Status
*Flag = No
Connected
non-encrypted
(Encryption is not
declared by the
Collaboration
Server, therefore the
endpoint does not
use encryption)
Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted
endpoints are
disconnected
Connection Status
*Flag = YES
Connected
non-encrypted
(Encryption is not
declared by the
Collaboration
Server, therefore the
endpoint does not
use encryption)
Connect only if
encrypted.
Non-encrypted
endpoints are
disconnected
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