Polycom MULTIPOINT CONFERENCE SERVER User Manual

PictureTel

Multipoint Conference Server

Software Version 6.1

Release Bulletin Addendum

PictureTel

Copyright 1998: PictureTel Corporation

PictureTel Corporation
100 Minuteman Road
Andover, MA 01810
U.S.A.
Telephone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]

PictureTel is a registered trademark of PictureTel Corporation. The PictureTel logo, Concorde, Live50, Live100, Live200, LiveShare Plus,
LiveScheduler, M-8000, Montage, MultiBoard, PictureTel Prism, PT724™ , SG4™ , SwiftSite, and Venue are trademarks of PictureTel Corporation.
All other products and company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The information contained in this document is based on software release 6.0.1 and is subject
to change without notice and is subject to change without notice. PictureTel assumes no responsibility for technical or editorial errors or omissions that
may appear in this document or for the use of this material. Nor does PictureTel make any commitment to update the information contained in this
document. This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be
photocopied or reproduced in any form without the prior written consent of PictureTel Corporation.

Edition: 800-0924-07/A

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1 About this Document

This release bulletin provides information about the PictureTel Multipoint Conferencing
Server (MCS) 6.1 software for PictureTel Montage™ and Prism™ videoconferencing
MCSs. It is meant to supplement the information contained in the online README file
and Installation Notes for version 6.1. The following sections are included:

1. About this Document

2. System Requirements for Version 6.1

3. Notice to European and Australian Users of Prism

4. Restrictions and Recommendations

5. T.120 Notes

2 System Requirements for Version 6.1

You need the following hardware and software to use version 6.1:

v PC—to use as the MCS workstation—with these minimum requirements:

♦ One of these:

• Windows 95 version 4.00.950B

• Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 3.02

• Windows 98 with Microsoft Y2K patch

• Windows NT version 4.00 with Service Pack 1
♦ Two ports for mouse and serial connections to the MCS
♦ Hard disk with 10-MB free space
♦ Disk drive for 3.5-inch diskettes
♦ SVGA monitor (17-inch is best) set to 1024 x 768 graphics resolution

v At least a 340-MB hard disk on your MCS to install and use the 6.1 software—you

need a hard disk with more capacity for large databases:

♦ To determine the hard-disk size in your MCS, type CHKDSK from a Workplace

Shell window. You see the number of bytes of disk space youhave available. If
the number is less than 340 MB, you need to purchase a new hard-disk drive.

♦ To comply with warranty and functional requirements, you should purchase a

replacement hard-disk drive from your MCS supplier.
When you replace the hard-disk drive, follow the instructions provided with the

hard-disk drive.

v Pentium CPU for 20-slot systems
v Only 50-MHz BPU IIs in the chassis

v BPU revision must be at BA & C6 or greater

v IMPU revision must be at AD & B4 or greater

As of this release, the following components are not supported:

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