Polycom® RSS ™ 4000 System
User Guide
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Content
Polycom® RSS™ 4000 Introduction············································ 1-1
Overview ······································································· 1-1
System Hardware Installation ············································· 1-2
General Safety Precautions ············································· 1-2
Unpack the Package ····················································· 1-2
Install the System ························································· 1-3
System Initial Configuration ··············································· 1-3
Preparations before Configuration ··································· 1-3
Modifying the Initial IP Address ······································ 1-4
(Optional) Configuring the Gatekeeper Settings ·················· 1-6
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User Interface·································································· 1-7
Web User Interface ······················································· 1-7
TV User Interface ························································· 1-7
Basic Operations ···································································· 2-1
Introduction to the Web User Interface ·································· 2-1
User Permissions ························································· 2-2
Common Operations ···················································· 2-2
Starting a Recording ························································· 2-3
Playing Back Recorded Files ··············································· 2-4
Ordinary User Configuration ·················································· 3-1
Personal Settings······························································ 3-1
Virtual Recording Room (VRR) ··········································· 3-2
Dialing-in to a VRR to Start Recording ······························ 3-2
Modifying a VRR ························································· 3-3
Archives ········································································ 3-4
Viewing Archives ························································ 3-4
Playing Back and Downloading Archives ·························· 3-5
Modifying Archives ······················································ 3-6
Live Streaming ································································ 3-7
Starting a Live Streaming ··············································· 3-7
Viewing Live Streaming Information ································ 3-7
Viewing Live Streaming Video ········································ 3-8
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Content
Administrator Configuration··················································· 4-1
Recording Templates ························································ 4-1
Viewing Template Information········································ 4-1
Defining a Template ····················································· 4-1
Managing Templates ···················································· 4-2
Virtual Recording Room (VRR) ··········································· 4-3
Defining a VRR ··························································· 4-3
Dialing a VRR to Start Recording ····································· 4-4
Managing VRRs··························································· 4-5
Channel ········································································· 4-5
Recording Setting····························································· 4-6
Archives and Live Streaming ·············································· 4-7
Live Streaming Resources Usage······································ 4-7
Network Service ······························································ 4-8
IP Setting ··································································· 4-8
Gatekeeper ································································· 4-9
QoS ········································································ 4-10
User Management ·························································· 4-11
User········································································ 4-11
Viewing Users ··························································· 4-11
Adding a New User ···················································· 4-12
Managing Users ························································ 4-13
Groups ···································································· 4-14
Creating a New Group ················································ 4-14
Managing Groups ······················································ 4-15
Service Setting ······························································· 4-15
Active Directory ························································ 4-15
Calendar Configuration ··············································· 4-16
System Monitoring ························································· 4-18
Dashboard ······························································· 4-18
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System Logs ····························································· 4-20
Hard Disk
Warning ···················································· 4-21
System Security ····························································· 4-21
Certificate Setting······················································· 4-21
Ports ······································································· 4-22
Security Policy ·························································· 4-23
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System Management······················································· 4-25
System Configuration Backup/Restore···························· 4-25
User Data Backup/Restore ··········································· 4-25
System Upgrade ························································ 4-27
Product Activation ····················································· 4-29
UI customization ······················································· 4-30
System time ······························································ 4-32
Restart and Shutdown ················································· 4-32
Restoring Factory Default Configuration ························· 4-32
TV User Interface Operation ··················································· 5-1
Introduction to Main Menu Page ········································· 5-1
Start Recording································································ 5-3
Viewing Archives ···························································· 5-3
Appendix A – Telnet/Terminal Commands······························ 6-1
HyperTerminal Parameters ················································ 6-1
Login ············································································ 6-1
Command Introduction ····················································· 6-2
Appendix B – Regulatory Notices ·········································· 7-1
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