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Polycom RMX 1800 Overview
About the Polycom RMX 1800 Administrator’s Guide
The Polycom® RMX 1800 Administrator’s Guide provides instructions for configuring,
deploying, and administering Polycom Multipoint Control Units (MCUs) for video
conferencing. This guide will help you understand the Polycom video conferencing
components, and provides descriptions of all available conferencing features. This guide
will help you perform the following tasks:
• Customize the Collaboration Server conferencing entities such as conference Profiles,
IVR Services, Meeting Rooms, Entry Queues, etc., to your organization’s needs.
• Define Collaboration Server Users.
• Advanced conference Management
• Define Video Protocols and Resolution Configuration for CP Conferencing
• Configure Templates, the Address Book and schedule Reservations.
• Record Conferences
• Configure the Collaboration Server to support special call flows and conferencing
requirements, such as Cascading Conferences.
• Configure the Collaboration Server for special applications and needs by setting
various system flags.
• Manage and troubleshoot the Collaboration Server’s performance.
The Polycom RMX 1800 Getting Started Guide provides description of basic conferencing
operations. It will help you perform the following tasks:
• Unpack the Collaboration Server system and install it on a rack.
• Connect the required cables to the Collaboration Server.
• Perform basic configuration procedures.
• Start a new conference and connect participants/endpoints to it.
• Monitor ongoing conferences
• Perform basic operations and monitoring tasks
The product names, Polycom
®
RealPresence
®
Collaboration Server 1800 and RMX
®
1800 are used
interchangeably throughout this Guide.