Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager System Operations Guide Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager
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• Endpoint provisioning allows you to edit endpoint settings for the
endpoints registered to the RealPresence Resource Manager. Polycom
endpoints can take advantage of the dynamic (automatic) provisioning
based on site, user group and device information. For legacy and
third-party endpoints, you can manually schedule provisioning profiles to
be sent at intervals you define.
• Dynamic software updates for dynamically-managed Polycom endpoint
systems and scheduled software updates for third-party and legacy
endpoints.
• Firewall management capabilities which enable video conferencing across
firewalls.
• Access to user and room directories for on-demand and scheduled calls.
Directory services include:
— Presence and contact list functionality for dynamically-managed
endpoints (except for RealPresence Mobile clients).
— Global Address Book for a single directory structure or Multiple
Address Books for multiple managed directories.
— H.350 and LDAP directory functionality. H.350 defines a directory
services architecture for multimedia conferencing for H.323, H.320,
SIP and generic protocols.
• Device monitoring and management, including bridges and access
controllers such as firewalls and SBCs.
• An optional high-availability, redundant management server
configuration.
Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager System
The RealPresence Resource Manager system supports up to 10,000 managed
devices. It integrates with the DMA 7000 system for call control via H.323
gatekeeper and SIP proxy functions.
The RealPresence Resource Manager system is available in optional High
Availability configurations without external database requirements.
The RealPresence Resource Manager system has the following options
available (additional charges may apply):
• Integration with a corporate directory
• Integration with Polycom DMA 7000 systems for Virtual Meeting Room
(VMR) management and scheduling of virtualized MCU resources
• Multi-tenant management
• Programmatic access through Application Programmers Interfaces (APIs)
