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Polycom ViewStation FX4000 User Manual (372 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
9
Chapter 1 - Welcome to the Viewstation FX/VS4000
27
Feature Highlights
28
Table 1-1.Key Features of the Viewstation FX and VS4000
28
What Is in the Box
30
Viewstation FX
30
Vs4000
31
Network Interface Module
32
Additional Information
33
Remote Control
33
Microphone Pods
33
Power Supply
34
Help and Technical Support
35
Using Help
35
Figure 1-1.Help Screen (Main)
35
Help Topics
36
Troubleshooting
36
General
36
Figure 1-2.Help Screen (Topics)
36
Audio
38
Video
39
How to Contact Technical Support
39
By Phone
39
By Internet
40
Chapter 2 - Installing the Viewstation FX/VS4000
41
What You Need to Install the Viewstation FX or VS4000 System
42
Television Monitors
42
Network Interfaces
42
Ethernet
42
Isdn
42
Power Source
44
Integrated Cameras
44
Sony EVI-10 Camera
44
Figure 2-1.Viewstation FX with Sony EVI-10 Camera
44
Sony EVI-30 Camera
45
NT-1 Device
45
Figure 2-2.Viewstationfx with Sony EVI-30
45
Required Information
46
Equipment Installation
46
Setting up the Viewstation FX
47
Setting up the VS4000
48
ISDN Network Interface Modules
49
Setting up the V.35/RS-449 Network Interface
49
Figure 2-3.V.35/RS-449 Network Interface Module (P-LINK Side)
50
Figure 2-4.V.35/RS-449 Network Interface Module (NETWORK Side)
51
Setting up the PRI Network Interface
52
Figure 2-5.PRI Network Interface Module (P-LINK Side)
53
Figure 2-6.PRI Network Interface Module (NETWORK Side)
54
Setting up the Quad BRI Network Interface
55
Figure 2-7.Quad BRI Network Interface Module (P-LINK Side)
56
Figure 2-8.Quad BRI Network Interface Module (Network Side)
57
Optional Equipment
58
Second Monitor
58
Auxiliary Video Cameras
58
Figure 2-9.Sony EVI-D100 and Sony EVI-D30 Cameras
59
Vcr
61
Document Camera
61
Visual Concert DC
61
Visual Concert FX
62
Showstation IP
63
Upgrading Software
65
Upgrading Software over IP (H.323)
65
Figure 2-10.Softupdate Screen
66
Figure 2-11.Softupdate System Info Screen
67
Upgrading Software over ISDN (H.320)
68
Chapter 3 - Initial System Setup
71
First System Screens
73
Selecting the Language
73
Figure 3-1.Welcome (Language) Screen
73
Selecting Menu Items with the Remote Control
74
Figure 3-2.How to Select Menu Items Screen
74
Setting up System Name and Country
75
System Name
75
Figure 3-3.System Name Screen
75
Country
76
Setting Your Call Preference
76
Figure 3-4.Country Screen
76
Initial Setup for IP (H.323) Calls
78
Setup for IP (H.323) Calls
78
Figure 3-6.H.323 Setup Screen
78
Setting up a Gatekeeper
80
Figure 3-7.Gatekeeper Screen
80
Initial Setup for ISDN (H.320) Calls
81
Setup for the V.35/RS-449 Network Interface
81
Setting Video Network Options
82
Selecting Dialing Speeds
83
Setting Broadcast Mode Options
83
Figure 3-9.Dialing Speeds Screen
83
Setting Advanced Dialing Preferences
84
Figure 3-10.Advanced Dialing Screen
84
Figure 3-11.Advanced Dialing Screen (Calling Profile List)
85
Entering V.35/RS-449 Video Numbers
86
Figure 3-12.Video Numbers Screen
86
Setup for the PRI Network Interface
87
Entering PRI Video Numbers (E1 - T1)
88
Setting up Line Signaling and Switch Protocols for E1
88
Figure 3-13.PRI Video Numbers Screen
88
Figure 3-14.PRI Setup Screen (for E1)
88
Setting up PRI Options for T1
89
Figure 3-15.PRI Setup Screen (for T1)
89
Setup for the Quad BRI Network Interface
91
Entering ISDN Video Numbers
91
Entering Service Profile Ids Manually
92
Figure 3-16.ISDN Video Numbers Screen
92
Selecting the ISDN Switch Protocol
93
Figure 3-17.Auto Detect Spids Screen
93
Figure 3-18.ISDN Switch Protocol Screen
93
Final Out-Of-Box System Setup Screens
95
Configuring for Outside Line Calls
95
Figure 3-19.Outside Line Calls Screen
95
Adding a Telephone Number
96
Setting up the VS4000 Camera
96
Figure 3-20.Telephone Numbers Screen
96
Figure 3-21.VS4000 Camera Setup Screen
96
Setting the Administrator Password
97
Figure 3-22.Administrator Password Screen
97
Setting up the Firewall
98
Verifying Initial Setup
99
Placing a Test Call
99
Checking the Network Connectivity Indicators on the Main Screen
99
Network Line Check Indicators
100
ISDN Line Check Indicators
100
Gatekeeper Status Indicators
101
Figure 3-24.Main Screen (Showing Network Conditions)
101
Chapter 4 - Advanced Configuration for Your Network Environment
103
Configuration of the LAN Settings
105
Configuring LAN and Intranet Settings
105
Figure 4-1.LAN & Intranet Screen
106
Selecting Advanced LAN Settings
109
Figure 4-2.Advanced LAN Settings Screen
109
Configuring Firewall and LAN Connection Settings
111
Figure 4-3.Firewall & LAN Connection Screen
111
Configuration for IP (H.323) Calls
113
Configuring H.323 Name and Extension
113
Figure 4-4.H.323 Setup Screen (Configuration)
114
Selecting Dialing Speeds
115
Figure 4-5.Dialing Speeds Screen
115
Configuring the Gateway and Gatekeeper
116
Overview
116
About Polycom Onedial
117
Setting the Gateway and Gatekeeper
118
Figure 4-6.Gateway & Gatekeeper Screen
118
Configuring the Gateway Number
120
Figure 4-7.Gateway Number Screen
120
Selecting Your Gateway Prefix and Suffix
121
Figure 4-8.Gateway Screen
121
Configuration for ISDN (H.320) Calls
123
Advanced V.35/RS-449 Network Interface Configuration
123
Configuring the V.35/RS-449 Serial Interface Control Signals
124
Figure 4-9.Advanced V.35 Screen
124
Setting up Satellite (H.331) Broadcast Mode
125
Selecting Dialing Speeds
126
Figure 4-11.Dialing Speeds Screen
127
Setting the Calling Profile
128
Figure 4-12.Advanced Dialing Screen
129
Figure 4-13.Advanced Dialing Screen (Calling Profile List)
129
Enabling Crypto Resync
130
Figure 4-14.Crypto Resync Pulse Screen
130
Advanced PRI Network Interface Configuration
131
Entering PRI Video Numbers
132
Accessing PRI Information (T1 and E1)
132
Figure 4-15.PRI Information (E1) Screen
133
Setting up PRI Options (T1 and E1)
134
Selecting PRI Channels (E1 and T1)
136
Setting Advanced PRI Options (E1 and T1)
138
Figure 4-18.Advanced PRI Setup Screen
138
Setting Audio Quality Preference
140
Choosing the Number of Channels to be Dialed in Parallel
141
Figure 4-19.Audio Quality Preference Screen
141
Figure 4-20.Advanced Dialing Screen
141
Selecting Dialing Speeds
142
Figure 4-21.Dialing Speeds Screen
142
Advanced Quad BRI Network Interface Configuration
143
Entering ISDN Video Numbers
143
Entering or Detecting Service Profile Ids
144
Figure 4-22.ISDN Video Numbers Screen
144
Figure 4-23.Auto Detect Spids Screen
145
Setting Audio Quality Preference
146
Choosing How to Dial the Channels
147
Figure 4-24.Audio Quality Preference Screen
147
Figure 4-25.Advanced Dialing Screen
147
Selecting Dialing Speeds
148
Figure 4-26.Dialing Speeds Screen
148
Modifying ISDN Video Network Information
149
Configuration of the Global Address Book
150
Overview
150
About the Global Address Book
151
Configuring Settings for the Global Address Book Server
151
Setting the Global Address Book Preferences
152
Figure 4-27.Global Address (Server) Screen
152
Figure 4-28.Global Address Book Preferences Screen (for IP and ISDN Calls)
153
Selecting Your Preferred Alias
154
Selecting the Call Type Order for Onedial Address Book Entries
155
Entering the Private Network Number
156
Establishing Dialing Rules
156
Table 4-1.Dialing Rules Used by the Global Address Book
157
Figure 4-29.Dialing Rules 1 Screen
158
Dialing Rules 1
159
Figure 4-30.Dialing Rules 2 Screen
160
Configuration for the Global Management System
161
Overview
161
About Global Management System
161
Setting Global Management Preferences
163
Figure 4-31.Global Management (Setup) Screen
163
Accessing Global Management Server Urls
164
Adding Global Management Technical Support Contact Information
165
Figure 4-32.Global Management Urls Screen
165
Figure 4-33.Global Management Info Screen
166
Configuring Streaming Preferences
167
Figure 4-34.Streaming Screen
167
Configuring SNMP Preferences
169
Figure 4-35.SNMP Setup Screen
169
Configuring Quality of Service
171
Figure 4-36.Quality of Service Screen
171
Chapter 5 - Using the Viewstation FX/VS4000
173
Figure 5-1.Remote Control
173
Remote Control
174
Table 5-1.Remote Control Functionality
175
Video Calls
178
Placing a Call Manually
178
Using One Number
178
Figure 5-2.Video Phone Screen
178
Figure 5-3.Call Progress Indicators
180
Figure 5-4.Call Hangup Choices Screen
180
Using Two Numbers
181
Placing a Call from the Address Book
183
Figure 5-5.Address Book Screen
183
Placing a Speed-Dial Call
184
Figure 5-6.Speed Dial Screen
184
Placing a Call from the Web Interface
185
Placing a Call Using the Application Programming Interface
185
Answering a Video Call Manually
185
Answering a Video Call Automatically
186
Rejecting a Call Automatically
186
Ending a Video Call
187
Analog Telephone Calls
188
Placing a Telephone Call
188
Figure 5-7.Telephone Screen
188
Adding a Telephone Call to a Video Call
189
Disconnecting a Telephone Call
189
Adding a Video Call to a Telephone Call
190
Address Book
191
Figure 5-8.Address Book Screen
191
Adding an Entry to the Address Book
192
Figure 5-9.Add/Change Entry Screen
192
Editing an Existing Entry in the Address Book
193
Deleting Entries in the Address Book
194
Transferring the Address Book
194
Using the Global Address Book
195
Creating Multipoint Address Book Entries
196
Cameras and Sound
197
Controlling Cameras
197
Selecting a Near-Site Camera
197
Figure 5-10.Local Video Sources
197
Selecting a Far-Site Camera
198
Controlling the Near-Site Camera
199
Controlling the Far-Site Camera
199
Figure 5-11.Camera Control Button on Remote Control
199
Adjusting a Second Camera
200
Adjusting Camera Settings
201
Setting Camera Presets
201
Enabling Automatic Voice Tracking (Viewstation FX Only)
202
Controlling Sound
204
Setting the Volume
204
Using the Mute Button
205
Controlling Sound Effects Volume
205
Snapshots
206
Sending Snapshots
206
Snapshot Timeout
206
Picture-In-Picture (PIP)
208
Graphics Cursor
209
General Information
209
Using the Graphics Cursor
210
Table 5-2.Graphic Cursor Function and Remote Control
210
Chapter 6 - Using Advanced System Features
211
Multipoint Calls
213
Before You Begin
213
Multipoint Dialing Speed Table
213
Table 6-1.Multipoint Dialing Speeds
213
Mixed Protocol Dialing Speed Table
214
Multipoint Downspeeding
215
Table 6-2.Mixed Protocol Dialing Speeds
215
Multipoint Calls and Firewall Information
216
Placing Multipoint Video Calls
217
Using the Manual Dialer (Video Phone)
217
Table 6-3.Firewall TCP/UDP Ports in Multipoint Calls
217
Using an Address Book Meeting Entry
219
Figure 6-1.Multi-Site Meeting Screen
220
Using the Address Book
221
Using the Manual Dialer and the Address Book
222
Mixed Protocol Dialing
222
Different Ways to Place a Mixed Protocol Call
222
Additional Information
223
Multipoint Viewing Modes
224
Mode Description
225
Switching Modes
226
Multipoint Conference Password
227
Setting up the Meeting Password
227
Using the Meeting Password
227
MCU Meeting Password Protection in Multipoint Dial-In Videoconferences
228
Table 6-4.MCU Meeting Password Protection
229
Multipoint Cascading Capabilities
231
Four-Monitor Support
231
Figure 6-2.Cascading 10 Sites in a Multipoint Call
231
Chair Control
232
General Information
232
Actions Available to All Sites
233
Figure 6-3.Chair Control Screen
233
Actions Only Available to the Chair Controller
234
Dial-In Calling
235
Dial-In Calling Scenarios
235
With an Existing Point-To-Point Call
235
With no Existing Point-To-Point Call
236
Auto Answer Multipoint Mode Configuration
236
Table 6-5.Dial-In Calling with an Existing Point-To-Point Call
236
Table 6-6.Dial-In Calling with no Existing Point-To-Point Call
236
Setting the Auto Answer Multipoint Mode
237
Streaming Video
238
Enabling Streaming
238
Figure 6-4.Streaming Screen
238
Configuring Streaming Options
239
Configuring Streaming for Apple Quicktime
240
Enabling and Starting Streaming on the Viewstation FX or VS4000
240
Viewing Streaming with Apple Quicktime on the PC
240
Data Conferencing
242
Figure 6-5.Data Conference Screen
242
Enabling Data Conferencing on the Viewstation FX or VS4000
243
Using a Showstation IP
243
Using Microsoft Netmeeting
243
Chapter 7 - Using the System with a PC
245
Before You Begin
246
PC Requirements
246
Connecting the PC and the Viewstation FX or the VS4000 to the LAN
246
Figure 7-1.LAN & Intranet Screen
247
Configuring Your Web Browser
251
Internet Explorer Configuration
251
Netscape 4.X Configuration
252
Accessing the Web Interface
254
Figure 7-2.Web Interface Main Screen
255
Basic Features of the Web Interface
256
Placing a Call
256
Figure 7-3.Placing a Video Call Web Screen
257
Placing a Call from the Address Book
258
Placing a Call from the Global Address Book
258
Placing a Call Using the Manual Dialer
258
Loading and Selecting a Slide Presentation
259
Loading a Slide Presentation on the PC
260
Figure 7-4.Select a Presentation for Viewing Web Screen
260
Figure 7-5.Pcpresent Screen
261
Selecting a Slide Presentation on the Viewstation FX or VS4000
262
Figure 7-6.Pcpresent: File Open Screen
262
Figure 7-7.Available Presentations Screen
263
Figure 7-8.Presentation Password Screen
263
Figure 7-9.Presentation Directory (Showing Loaded Slides) Screen
264
Slide Display Information
265
Viewing a Slide Presentation
265
Viewing a Meeting
266
Figure 7-10.View a Meeting Web Screen
266
Advanced Features of the Web Interface
268
Closed Caption
268
Accessing and Using Closed Caption
268
Additional Information about Closed Caption
269
Polycomsnap
270
Figure 7-11.Polycomsnap Interface
270
Address Book Utility
271
Figure 7-12.Address Book Utility Screen
271
Netmeeting
272
Enabling Netmeeting on the Viewstation FX or VS4000
273
Accessing Netmeeting
273
Information about Placing an IP Video Calls with Netmeeting
274
System Setup and Remote Management
276
Admin Setup/General Setup
277
Figure 7-13.General Setup Web Screen
277
System Diagnostics
278
Virtual Remote Control
279
Figure 7-14.System Diagnostics Web Screen
279
Send a Message
280
Streaming
281
Figure 7-15.Streaming Web Screen
281
General
284
Audio
285
Video
287
Network and Communications
289
Imux
291
Lan/Intranet
292
Presentations
293
Remote Control
295
Appendix A - Screen Reference
297
System Information Reference
298
Figure A-1.System Information Screen
298
Diagnostics Screen Reference
300
Network Statistics
300
Advanced Network Statistics
301
About Polycom Video Error Concealment (PVEC)
302
Call Status
303
Color Bars
303
Audio
304
Generate Tone
304
Audio Meter
305
Near End Loop
305
Far End Loop
306
Reset System
306
User Setup Screen Reference
307
Figure A-2.User Setup Screen
307
Admin Setup Screen Reference
311
Figure A-3.Admin Setup Screen
311
General Setup
312
Figure A-4.General Setup Screen
312
V.35/RS-449 Video Network Screens
314
Multipoint Setup
314
Call Preference
314
Video Network
314
Dialing Speeds
315
Broadcast Mode
315
Advanced Dialing
315
Video Numbers
315
PRI Video Network Screens
315
IMUX (Inverse Multiplexer)
315
PRI Video Numbers
316
PRI Network
316
PRI Information
316
PRI Setup
316
Advanced PRI Setup
316
PRI Status
316
Audio Quality
316
Advanced Dialing
316
Dialing Speeds
317
Call Preference
317
Multipoint Setup
317
BRI Video Network Screens
317
IMUX (Inverse Multiplexer)
317
ISDN Video Numbers
317
Auto Detect Spids
318
Audio Quality
318
Advanced Dialing
318
Dialing Speeds
318
Call Preference
318
Multipoint Setup
318
ISDN Video Network
318
LAN Setup Screens
318
LAN & Intranet (Main)
319
LAN & Intranet (Configuration)
319
Advanced LAN Settings
319
Firewall & LAN Connection
319
Setup (Main)
319
Setup (Configuration)
319
Dialing Speeds
320
Gateway & Gatekeeper
320
Gateway Number
320
Gateway Setup
320
Streaming
320
SNMP Setup
320
Global Address (Server)
320
Global Address Book Preferences
321
Preferred Alias
321
Advanced Address Book Preferences
321
Private Network ISDN (PRI) Number
321
Dialing Rules 1
321
Dialing Rules 2
321
Global Management (Main)
321
Global Management Urls
322
Global Management Info
322
Quality of Service
322
Data Conference
322
Figure A-5.Data Conference Screen
323
Telephone & Audio
324
Figure A-6.Telephone & Audio Screen
324
Video and Cameras Screens
325
Monitors
326
TV Monitors
326
Figure A-7.TV Monitors Screen
326
Graphics Monitor
327
Figure A-8.Graphics Monitor Screen
328
FX VGA Monitor
329
Figure A-9.FX VGA Monitor Screen
329
Cameras (FX)
330
Figure A-10.Cameras Screen
330
Cameras (VS4000)
331
VCR Setup
332
Figure A-11.VS4000 Camera Setup Screen
332
Figure A-12.VCR Setup Screen
333
VGA Input Calibration
334
Figure A-13.VGA Input Calibration Screen
334
Security
335
Figure A-14.Security Screen
335
Crypto Resync Pulse
336
Software and Hardware Screens
336
Software
337
Hardware Information
337
Send Address Book
338
Far Site Software Update
338
Figure A-15.Hardware Information Screen
338
Appendix B - Multiple Monitor Support
339
Four-Monitor Support Table
339
Table B-1.Four-Monitor Support:expected Display for each Monitor
342
Appendix C - Interoperability Information
347
H.320 Endpoint Interoperability
348
Table C-1.H.320 Endpoint Interoperability
348
Table C-2H.323 Endpoint Interoperability
349
MCU H.320 Interoperability
350
MCU H.323 Interoperability
350
Table C-3.MCU H.320 Interoperability
350
Table C-4.MCU H.323 Interoperability
350
Gateway/Gatekeeper/T120 Server Interoperability
351
Table C-5.Gateway/Gatekeeper/T120 Server Interoperability
351
Firewall/Nat Interoperability
352
Table C-6.Firewall/Nat Interoperability
352
Appendix D - Viewstation FX and VS4000 Technical Specifica
353
Viewstation FX Technical Specifications
353
Table D-1.Viewstation FX Technical Specifications
357
VS4000 Technical Specifications
358
Table D-2.VS4000 Technical Specifications
358
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