Using The System With Gms - Polycom ViewStation EX Administrator's Manual

Administrator's Guide for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

Using the System with GMS

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If your organization uses the Polycom Global Management System, you can
configure, manage, and monitor the system using the Global Management System
(GMS) server. GMS is a web-based client/server software tool that allows
administrators to manage a network of videoconferencing systems.
To use global services for the system, you must configure the following:
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Global Management Settings and Servers
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Global Management Contact Information
To configure Global Management settings and servers:
1. Go to System Info > Admin Setup > LAN/H.323 > Global Management >
Setup.
2. Configure these settings:
Setting
Allow Remote Monitoring
Time Difference from GMT
Daylight Savings Time
Require Account Number
to Dial
Description
Allows the GMS system administrator to view a call or
view the room where the system is installed.
You can enable this option only from the local system.
Specifies the difference between local system time and
Greenwich Mean Time.
Specifies that the system time is presently adjusting for
Daylight Savings Time.
Requires users to enter an account number in order to
place a call. The account number is added to the Global
Management System's Call Detail Record (CDR), and this
information can be used for call tracking and billing
purposes.
This feature is available only for GMS 2.0 or later.
www.polycom.com/videodocumentation