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Polycom RSS 2000
User’s Guide
Version 1.0
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Copyright © 2002 Polycom, Inc. All Rights Reserved All text and figures included in this publication are the exclusive property of Polycom, Inc., and may not be copied, reproduced, or used in any way without the express written permission of Polycom, Inc. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. This document also contains registered trademarks and service marks that are owned by their respective companies or organizatio
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Table of Contents Preface....................................................................................................................................... 3 Equipment Installation and Preliminary Configuration......................................................... 4 Preparation before Installation......................................................................................................................4 Equipment Installation.................
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Backup/Cleanup Settings for Recorded Files ..................................................................................... 35 Device Upgrade .................................................................................................................................. 38 Device Reset....................................................................................................................................... 40 Account Management..............
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Preface This User’s Guide provides information on installation and system operations to users and system administrators of the Polycom RSS 2000 system. RSS 2000 is a network server that enables users to easily record, stream and archive multimedia content on demand. It supports recording, archiving, streaming and H323 playback of high definition video content, and is an integrated part of the end-to-end Polycom video communications product portfolio. The P
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Equipment Installation and Preliminary Configuration Preparation before Installation For safe installation and operation of the RSS 2000, make sure that your working environment meets the RSS 2000 server requirements: mains voltage, mains power, temperature and humidity, etc. In order to guarantee a normal use of the server, it is recommended to use UPS as the power supply. For more details, refer to the ReadiManager Getting Started Guide. Equipment Inst
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Initiating the Endpoint Emulation Software In general, operational systems of various types are equipped with endpoint emulation software. For example, in Windows operational system, the HyperTerminal is included, which may be used as an endpoint emulation program. For information on how to initiate the endpoint emulation software, please refer to the Operation Guidelines for the operational system you are using. If no endpoint emulation software is included
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide CAUTION: 1. The default login password set at the time of shipment is 'polycom'. 2. If you forget your login password, you may first connect the endpoint emulation software with the RSS 2000, and then reset the RSS 2000 equipment. Once you see "....." on the monitor of the endpoint simulation software, press Ctrl+C and login on to the equipment (no password needed). At this time, relevant command of changing the login password my help you reset your pass
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Help Information After you log in to the system, in the prompt line (#), type ? or Help. #? Available comands: show Show system information. reset password Reset the administrator's password to default. set lan1 static netmask [gw ] Config LAN1 IP address. reboot Restart system. help or ? Show this message. quit Logout. # Exit To log off the system, in the prompt line (#), type quit and then press Enter. # quit User l
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide System Information Display To display the system information, in the prompt line (#), type Show and press Enter. # show --------------------------------------------------------------- Physical Memory:1039836 KB Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.80GHz LAN1: IP: 172.21.99.43 MASK: 255.255.224.0 GW: 172.21.99.1 MAC: 00:90:FB:06:A0:80 RSS 2000 Service is RUNNING --------------------------------------------------------------- LAN1 IP Address Setting To set the static IP
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Conference Recording The RSS 2000 supports the recording of H.323 endpoint (or MCU) conference in the mode of call connection, i.e. to connect the RSS 2000 through the call made by the endpoint (or MCU), then the RSS will decode and save the code streams of the endpoint (or MCU). Two formats will be saved: original code streams and WMV format. Of them, the original code streams shall be saved directly without decoding, while the files of WMV format shall be
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Using the Endpoint to Perform Single Point Recording Start Recording When the RSS 2000 is called by the endpoint to establish H.323 connection, the main menu screen sent by the RSS 2000 will be seen on the endpoint, as it is shown in Figure 2-1. The speed of the menu screen is 128 kbps and 3 frames per second. Figure 2-1 the Main menu In the screen shown in Figure 2-1, select Archive Recording and make sure to enter the Start Recording menu through th
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Dual Video Recording Select Yes or No at Dual Video Recording, so as to confirm if to record dual video at this time. When such function is selected, the RSS 2000 will record the PC screens sent by the endpoint and save them in a file with the audio/video streams. When using the web to play back the file, the Media player will open two windows automatically. The smaller window in action is used to display the video images of the main channel video, while th
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Figure 2-4 Set the PIN code and return to Start Recording menu After setting whether to perform dual video recording and setting the PIN code, select Start Recording to start archive recording. At this time, you will enter the recording menu, hear a voice message "Conference recording starts", and see voice volume bars displaying at the bottom of the interface. Then press the arrow key " " and the endpoint will see the screens of its own. If dual video
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Fast Recording Setting the property of the endpoint as Fast Recording at the web client will make it unnecessary to select at the menu interface at the time when the endpoint is calling the RSS 2000. Single point recording can then start directly. For information on setting the property of the endpoint as Fast Recording, refer to the relevant content of Web Management. Pause Recording In the recording process, it is possible to pause the recording through
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Figure 2-6 Continue Recording Delete Recording Selecting Delete Recording through the endpoint remote control can stop the recording and delete all saved streams. The menu will return to Start Recording, as shown in Figure 2-7. Figure 2-7 Delete Recording 14
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Stop Recording Selecting Stop Recording through the endpoint remote control can stop the recording and generate archives, as shown in Figure 2-8. If played back through the endpoint, the generated archives can only be seen as files saved as raw code streams. If called in the web VOD, the generated WMV files will be seen. Figure 2-8 Stop Recording Name Recorded Files As to files generated by single point recording, their naming principle shall be: H.323
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide Figure 2-9 Name Recorded Files Note： 1. There should be at least 500M on the disk. Otherwise current recording will be stopped and archives generated. (This also applies to point to point recording). 2. When there is less than 500M on the disk, a voice message will inform you that the disk space is not enough for starting conference recording. (This applies also to point to point recording) 3. If there is no audio/video data received in
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide For MCU single point recording, the generated file is named in the format of conference_name + start_time, where the conference_name is set on the MCU. For example, if a conference on the MCU that is named as RECORDING_TEST and starts recording at 8:43:47 on April 19, 2006, the file generated will have a name of RECORDING_TEST_APR19_2006_084347. Point to Point Recording To make a point to point recording, you should firstly use the web client on the RSS 2000
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Polycom RSS 2000 User’s Guide In the Conference Room menu, you can see all names of ongoing conferences, the number of current participants in each conference, and the bandwidth and video protocol used for each conference. Select the conference you want to enter, and verify that you see a single-window screen showing the loopback image of your endpoint when it is the only endpoint that enters the conference. Otherwise you will see a two-window screen programmed by the RSS 2000, with each
