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Integrators’
Reference Manual
For
®
ViewStation EX,
®
ViewStation FX,
and VS4000
March 2003 Edition
3725-20771-001
Revision A
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Trademark Information Polycom® and the Polycom logo design are registered trademarks of Polycom Inc. ARENA™, Global Management System™, ImageShare™, iPower™, LimeLight™, MGC Manager™, PathNavigator™, Polycom Office™, Polycom OneDial™, ViewStation™, ViaVideo™, Visual Concert DC™, Visual Concert FX™, Visual Concert PC™, WebOffice™, and WebCommander™ are trademarks of Polycom, Inc. in the United States and various other countries. Internet Explorer™, NetMeeting®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are
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Contents Chapter 1 - About this Manual ................................................ 1 Conventions Used in this Manual ....................................................................................2 Glossary................................................................................................................................2 Chapter 2 - Technical Information.......................................... 11 System Descriptions .......................................................
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 Capacity Planning ..................................................................................................... 53 Call Processing Considerations............................................................................... 54 Gatekeeper Identifier......................................................................................... 55 Default Gatekeeper ......................................................
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Contents Installation ...........................................................................................................84 Installing a V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Network Interface Module ............................85 Cables Used with the V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Network Interface Module ...85 Installation ...........................................................................................................86 Network Configuration.................................................................
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 Medium and Large Room Systems ............................................................... 128 Small Room Systems........................................................................................ 130 Safety and Legal Notices..................................................... 133 Index................................................................................. 135 iv www.polycom.com
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List of Figures Figure 2-1. RS-232 Cable for ViewStation EX and FX ....................................................... 20 Figure 2-2. RS-232 Cable for VS4000.................................................................................... 21 Figure 2-3. Keyed RJ-45 Cable, System to Network Interface Module........................... 23 Figure 2-4. Standard RJ-45 Cable, Network Interface Module to Network................... 24 Figure 2-5. Keyed RJ-45 Cable, System to Network Interface Modu
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List of Tables Table 2-1. Electrical and Physical Specifications.............................................................. 12 Table 2-2. Connectivity ........................................................................................................ 13 Table 2-3. Video Standards Supported.............................................................................. 14 Table 2-4. Video Signal Formats.........................................................................................
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 Table 6-4. V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Indicator Lamps - Network Side...............................112 Table 6-5. V.35/RS-449/RS-530 Indicator Lamps - Peripheral Side ............................112 Table 6-6. Fault Isolation ....................................................................................................113 Table 6-7. ISDN Call Status Codes....................................................................
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1 About this Manual This chapter provides information to help you use the rest of the manual. This manual covers the following topics: Topic Page Technical Information 11 Before You Deploy 47 Installing Videoconferencing Systems 77 Supporting Advanced Users 97 Testing and Troubleshooting 109 © Polycom, Inc. 1
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 Conventions Used in this Manual The following typographic conventions are used in this manual: ❑ Links that allow you to jump to other sections of this manual are blue. ❑ File path names and commands you type in command lines are shown in this font. ❑ Screen names and elements are shown in bold type. ❑ Navigation through sequences of screens or menu selections is shown in this form: First selection > second selection
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Chapter 1 - About this Manual ARJ H.323 Admission Reject Message. This message is from the Gatekeeper, rejecting the endpoint’s request to connect to another endpoint. ARQ H.323 Admission Request Message. This message is from an endpoint to the Gatekeeper requesting a connection to another endpoint. ® Automatic A feature on Polycom ViewStation systems that Voice Tracking allows the camera to point toward the person speaking. B channel Bearer channel. B channels carry audio and video. Bandw
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 CIF Common Intermediate Format, also called FCIF. A video format providing resolution of 352 x 288 pixels. See also QCIF, 4CIF, 16CIF. Client A networked PC or terminal that shares services with other PCs. These services are provided by a server. Conference Any call that establishes all-way communication Call between three or more endpoints. CPE Customer Premises Equipment. CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check. CSU Channel
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Chapter 1 - About this Manual Endpoint A site, videoconferencing system, gateway, or MCU. Ethernet 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps LAN technology based on CSMA/CD. Far End The party or parties to whom you place a call. Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps LAN technology based on CSMA/CD. FCIF Full CIF. See CIF. Firewall A network node set up as a boundary to prevent traffic from one segment to cross over into another. fps Frames per second. Note that there are two fields per frame. FTP File Transfer Protocol. A par
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 H.323 ITU-T videoconferencing standard for IP. H.323 includes the H.225, H.245, G.711, G.722, G.723.1, G.728, and G.729 standards. IMUX Inverse Multiplexer. See Quad BRI network interface module. IP Internet Protocol. A unique IP address identifies every computer connected to the Internet. IP addresses take the form 255.255.255.255; each of the four numbers is in the range 0 to 255. IP Precedence Audio, video and
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Chapter 1 - About this Manual NFAS Non-Facility Associated Signalling. NT-1 Network Termination type 1. The device that converts the ISDN BRI U interface from the telecommunications service provider to the S/T interface used by ISDN products and systems. Pan Move the camera to the left or right. PBX Private Branch eXchange. A private telephone switching system connected to common lines from one or more central offices. Most PBXs allow analog extensions on the system, allowing access to sp
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Integrators’ Reference Manual for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000 QoS Quality of Service. This allows guaranteed bandwidth and packet delivery between endpoints over a packet network. RAI Remote Alarm Indication. RJ-11 A six-conductor modular jack. RJ-11 connectors are used on all standard telephones in the US for connecting to the PSTN. RJ-45 An eight-conductor modular jack commonly used for data lines such as LAN connections. RJ-9 A four-conductor modular jack commonly used fo
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Chapter 1 - About this Manual WAN Wide Area Network. Business with LANs at more than one location may use the public carrier network to carry data between these locations. Typical WAN services provided by the pubic carrier are Frame Relay, X.25, and ISDN for carrying data. Whiteboard Software that allows you to share and annotate images. Zoom Adjust the area shown on the screen using the camera’s telephoto and wide-angle capabilities. © Polycom, Inc. 9
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