User manual POLYCOM VMC 1000 GETTING STARTED GUIDE

[. . . ] Therefore, you must treat the software like any other copyrighted material (e. g. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Polycom, Inc. iii Video Media Center - VMC 1000 Getting Started Guide iv Polycom, Inc. Contents Contents Installing the VMC 1000 Appliance on Your Network Overview . [. . . ] Write down the Product Activation Key for later use. 6 Getting the VMC 1000 License File The VMC 1000 license file enables the VMC 1000 to operate. Your VMC 1000 ships with a temporary license file that expires within 180 days. If you let the temporary license file expire without using it, you can only use the permanent license file to operate the VMC 1000. To obtain a permanent license file, with no expiration date, use the following procedure. To obtain a permanent VMC 1000 license file: 1 2 3 4 Go to www. polycom. com/activation. Select Product Activation>Request VMC 1000 Activation on the right of the page. Fill in the requested information and submit it. A permanent license file is sent to you by email within two weeks. Setting up the Network Connection 1 2 3 4 5 From the PC, go to Start>Control Panel>Network Connections. Right click Local Area Connections and select Properties. Scroll down to the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) option and highlight it. Click the Use the following IP address button. Note: Make sure you write down your network settings before you change them if you are using a static IP address. 6 Enter the following default IP address values: a b c IP address: 192. 168. 1. 201 subnet mask: 255. 255. 255. 0 Default gateway: 192. 168. 1. 1 Polycom, Inc. 5 Video Media Center - VMC 1000 Getting Started Guide 7 Click OK. NOTE: You are not able to ping the VMC 1000 appliance. Logging into the VMC 1000 Initialization & Licensing UI To log into the VMC 1000 Initialization & Licensing UI: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Make sure your PC and VMC 1000 appliance are connected using a cross-over cable. In the URL field, enter the default static IP address for the VMC 1000 appliance: http://192. 168. 1. 200/setup. The VMC Initialization & Licensing page appears. 6 Polycom, Inc. Installing the VMC 1000 Appliance on Your Network Editing the Network Configuration Use the Network Configuration link to replace the default static IP values originally entered for the appliance with the ones that you want to assign to the appliance. To edit the network configuration: 1 2 3 4 5 From the VMC Initialization & Licensing menu, click the Network Configuration link. If you have more than one DNS server, separate each one using a comma delimiter. 6 7 8 9 Select a time zone from the Time Zone pull down. Select the Observe daylight savings time checkbox if you want to choose Daylight Savings Time. Remove the cross over cable from the VMC 1000 and connect the VMC 1000 to your corporate network. NOTE: Reset your PC back to its original settings. Activating the VMC 1000 Appliance In order for the VMC 1000 to work, you must enter the Product Activation Key you downloaded from the Polycom Support page. To activate the VMC 1000 appliance: 1 Log back into the VMC 1000. To log back into the VMC 1000, see "Logging into the VMC 1000 Initialization & Licensing UI" on page 6. Polycom, Inc. 7 Video Media Center - VMC 1000 Getting Started Guide 2 From the VMC Initialization & Licensing menu, click License Management. [. . . ] -- Reboot the server by entering: reboot. -- Restore the factory default settings and delete all user data by entering: restore. WARNING: The restore command deletes all configuration and video files from the VMC 1000. -- Show a list of commands by entering: help or ?-- Log out of the VMC 1000 serial port interface by entering: quit Next Steps After you have logged into the VMC 1000, use the Administrator interface to configure your users to broadcast and view programs. For more information about configuring users, see the Video Media Center - VMC 1000 Administrator Guide. [. . . ]