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MGC WebCommander
Web Server Manager
User’s Guide
Version 9.0
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Copyright © 2007 Polycom, Inc. All Rights Reserved Catalog No. DOC2137C Version 9.0 Proprietary and Confidential The information contained herein is the sole intellectual property of Polycom, Inc. No distribution, reproduction or unauthorized use of these materials is permitted without the expressed written consent of Polycom, Inc. Information contained herein is subject to change without notice and does not represent commitment of any type on the part of Polycom, Inc. Polycom and Accord are
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Table of Contents Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 MGC Web Server Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 The Network Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Prerequisi
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Table of Contents Auto Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Auto Cascading Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Chairperson Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Implementation of Chairperson DTMF features . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Auto Cascading Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Auto Cascade Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Manually Adding Windows Users to the Users List . . . . . . . . . 5-32 Assigning Users to Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Ad Hoc Conferencing and Conference Access Using WebCommander for Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36 Ad Hoc Conferencing using WebCommander Server as the External Database Application for Conference Initiation Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37 Conference A
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1 Before You Begin Overview The MGC Web Server Manager application is the user interface to the MGC Web Server. It allows the user to communicate via the Web Server with the MCUs. It provides database access via the Web pages and manages the Web site that contains the reservation pages. MGC Web Server Architecture The MGC Web site is a location on a computer network. It contains reservation information in the form of pages that can be accessed by users logging into the site with browser app
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Chapter 1 - Before You Begin The Network Server The network server contains the following applications: • Database Server (SQL server or the Access application): enables access to various database tables, such as MCU list, Users list, and Groups • Internet Information Services (IIS) Server: runs the Web pages and enables users to access these pages via the Internet and make conference reservations • MGC Web Server: communicates with the IIS server, the Database server, and the MCUs. This i
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MGC Web Server Manager User’s Guide From the MGC WebCommander Server Manager the following tasks are performed: • Connect/disconnect MCUs • Define access rights (Permissions) to the various modules of the MGC Web Server Manager application • Define Groups to organize the database. Users can only access Groups to which they are assigned. Reservation and Participant templates are created from within a Group and can be viewed only by Users who have access rights to that Group. • Define the MG
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Chapter 1 - Before You Begin About this User’s Guide The MGC WebCommander Web Server Manager User Guide includes the following topics: • Chapter 1 - Overview Provides a general description of MGC WebCommander Server Manager, its configuration and its main features. • Chapter 2 - MGC WebCommander Server Manager Basics Includes information you need to get the MGC WebCommander Server Manager application running and describes the application's main window, menu, toolbar, displaying the database
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MGC Web Server Manager User’s Guide Prerequisites This document assumes that the user has the following knowledge: • Familiarity with the Windows NT environment and interface • Basic knowledge of video conferencing concepts Conventions Before using the MGC WebCommander Server Manager application, it is important to understand the terms and conventions used in this Guide. • The term "Double-click" is used when you need to click twice on an entry to modify it. • The term "Select" or "Click" i
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Chapter 1 - Before You Begin 1-6
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2 MGC Web Server Manager Basics The MGC Web Server Manager enables users access to the database. The database is divided into two modules: • Administrative tables – the configuration tables that enable the administrator and users who have the right to modify these tables to define MCUs, system Defaults, Labels, Permissions, Users and Groups. In addition, the administrator can perform maintenance and configuration tasks relating to the database itself. The configuration is performed throug
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Chapter 2 - MGC Web Server Manager Basics Important! When both the MGC WebCommander and the MGC Manager applications use the same database, the administrator tables defined in the MGC Web Server Manager will apply to the MGC Database Manager and vice versa. Therefore, the various tables may include parameters that apply only to the WebCommander and others that will apply only to the MGC Manager. Users may access the database via the MGC Web Server Manager or the MGC Database Manager and pe
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MGC Web Server Manager User’s Guide Starting the MGC Web Server Manager Application To start the MGC Web Server Manager application: 1. On the Start – Programs menu, click MGC Web Manager ver 9.0, and then click MGC Web Server Manager. The Database Login dialog box opens. 2. Enter your Login Name and Password as defined in the database. The MGC Web Server Manager is installed with the following default login names and passwords: Table 2-1: Default Users User Name Password Permission Type ad
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Chapter 2 - MGC Web Server Manager Basics Table 2-1: Default Users User Name Password Permission Type user2 123 Moderator (Monitoring Only) part1 123 Participant These users differ in the functions they are allowed to perform and the information they can access. For a detailed description of each of the default permission types, see Chapter 4, Permissions. When accessing the MGC Web Server Manager application for the first time, it is recommended to log in as an administrator, to be able to d
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MGC Web Server Manager User’s Guide When Secure Mode is enabled for the WebCommander environment, the Secure Mode is indicated by a lock icon that appears in the right corner of the Status bar of the Web Server Manager application. Secure Mode indication To connect or disconnect MCUs to/from the MGC Web Server Manager application you must first connect to the MGC Web Server. For more information, see “Connecting to the MGC Web Server” on page 2-12. 2-5
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Chapter 2 - MGC Web Server Manager Basics The Web Server Manager Toolbar The following buttons appear in the Web Server Manager toolbar: Icon Name Description Copy Copies the selected record from a Web Server Manager table to the clipboard. Paste Pastes an entry from the clipboard to the selected table. This option is enabled when the table category is selected in the Browser area. Small Lists each of the table entries using a small icon Icons and the entry name. The list is displayed hori
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MGC Web Server Manager User’s Guide Upgrading from a Previous Version When upgrading from a previous version of the MGC Web Server Manager, the old database is saved during the installation procedure. If there are discrepancies in the number of fields between the old and the new databases, the system queries whether to update the existing database to the new format. To upgrade the MGC Web Server Manager: 1. Start the MGC Web Server Manager application. 2. Log in as described in “Starting the
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Chapter 2 - MGC Web Server Manager Basics The Update Databases dialog box is displayed, indicating which databases require updating. It is recommended to update all the databases you intend to use. To cancel the update of a database, clear the check box next to that database name. 6. Click the Apply button to update the selected databases. The updating process may take time, depending on the size of the database. At the end of the process, the Update Database Results dialog box opens, list
