User manual POLYCOM VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS WAVE 2.5 RELEASE NOTES

[. . . ] For Polycomenabled Unified Communications, Polycom video components now support registration with a Microsoft Office Communications Server Edge server in Office Communications Server environments. Specifically, Polycom HDX v2. 6. 1 and Polycom RMX v7. 0 both support ICE protocols enabling remote SIP users. Polycom Conferencing for Microsoft® Outlook®/Polycom Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Outlook Polycom Conferencing for Microsoft Outlook, which requires the Polycom Conferencing Add-in for Outlook, offers an integrated and enhanced experience for all of those involved in video conferencing. In Wave 2. 5, the Polycom Visual Communications release provides support for Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Microsoft Outlook 2010. It allows IT departments and video administrators/operators to offer users a simple, familiar procedure for scheduling video- and audio-enabled meetings, which requires less IT support. [. . . ] If you experience connectivity issues with federated voice or video, check the Polycom web site for updates and notifications, and verify that you have the latest software versions. Polycom continues to run tests between various Office Communications Server federated environments. These environments are highly complex and customized with different firewall software, settings, and versions. Polycom is committed to updating support for new environments for new environments in future releases. In this solution, Polycom's full suite of Polycom HDX video endpoints and Polycom CX voice endpoints register, authenticate, and share presence information with Office Communications Server 2007. This solution makes it simple for users in the Office Communications Server 2007 network: To see the presence status of Polycom HDX systems, for example on their Office Communicator 2007 client or on a presence-enabled IP phone. Users of Polycom HDX systems in companion mode can log on via single signon (shared user credential) to access the OCS Contacts, Contact Groups, and directory search options. Also, with the improved QWERTY virtual keyboard support, searching for people is now much easier. To launch video calls by clicking on presence-enabled contacts and see the availability status of Polycom video and telepresence solutions. 5 To launch on-demand voice, video, and unified (voice and video) conferences that include other standards-based video and voice endpoints using the Polycom RMX 2000TM or 4000 real-time media conferencing platform. Logistical support for large scale deployment of Polycom HDX systems in an Office Communications Server environment. The Polycom CMA system provisions the Office Communications Server integration and Polycom Conferencing for Outlook settings, while the Polycom DMA system provides scalable, fault-tolerant multipoint conferencing. 6 The following table describes the products that support or enhance the Polycom integration with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 user experience: Product Servers Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Standard or Enterprise Edition (load balanced or single) Polycom RMX System Polycom DMA System Polycom CMA System R2 Provides Presence and Directory Services for Polycom systems integrated with Microsoft Office Communicator. Edge Server role uses for support of remote users. V7. 0 v2. 0. 0 with SP3 v2. 2 v5. 0 with patch 500100610 This release is available on the Polycom CMA Technical Support site under Previous Polycom CMA Downloads and Documentation. Polycom RSS Endpoint Systems Polycom HDX Systems Polycom CX 100, 200, 300, 700, and 5000 Client Systems Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 on Windows XP Pro SP3, Windows Vista SP2, or Windows 7. 0 R2 v3. 5. 6907. 196 Client required for Microsoft Office Communications Server Presence and Directory Services. v2. 6. 1 All Video endpoints systems that can be fully integrated into a Microsoft Communications Server 2007 environment. Voice endpoint systems that can be fully integrated into a Microsoft Communications Server 2007 environment. v6. 0 Enables recording of video-enabled Polycom conferences. Provide MCU conferencing resources for Polycom Conferencing for Outlook. Virtualizes MCU conferencing resources for Polycom Conferencing for Outlook. Enables automatic provisioning of Polycom HDX endpoint systems for Polycom Conferencing for Outlook. Version Purpose Monitoring The Polycom CMA scheduling and management system version 5. 0 includes the following new solution monitoring features. For more information on these new features, see the Polycom CMA System Operations Guide. Dynamic and Customizable System Dashboard When users with administrator permissions log into the Polycom CMA system, the first page the system displays is the new system Dashboard. Use the system Dashboard to view information about system health and activity levels. 7 The system Dashboard displays data in an array of charts, forms, data grids, and other graphical displays. [. . . ] Separate logs per device Polycom-enabled Unified Communications Support Polycom Implementation and Maintenance services provide support for Polycom solution components only. Additional services for supported third-party Unified Communications (UC) environments integrated with Polycom solutions are available from Polycom Global Services, and its certified Partners, to help customers successfully design, deploy, optimize and manage Polycom visual communication within their third-party UC environments. UC Professional Services for Microsoft Integration is required for Polycom Conferencing for Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office Communications Server integrations. For additional information and details please see http://www. polycom. com/services/professional_services/index. html or contact your local Polycom representative for more information. Interoperability The following notes provide interoperability information for this release. Polycom RPX Telepresence Interoperability ­ Polycom RPX telepresence conference calls can be hosted on a Polycom RMX system in a Microsoft Communications Server 2007 R2 environment or the Polycom Video Network Operations Center (VNOC) can cascade a Polycom RMX system that is hosting a Polycom RPX Telepresence conference to a Polycom RMX system in a Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 environment. [. . . ]