2. About this guide
It really is just as easy as 1, 2, 3.
1.Choose
the right application
• Polycom VoicePlus
This guide provides • Polycom VideoPlus
• Polycom Gateway
the information • Polycom Unified Conferencing
you need to help you • Polycom WebOffice™
determine which Polycom 2.Pick
Network Infrastructure the right platform
conferencing solution • Polycom MGC-25
• Polycom MGC-50
is right for you • Polycom MGC-100
3.Select
the right tools
• Polycom MGC Manager
• Polycom WebCommander
• Click&View
• Polycom Conference Suite
• Polycom PathNavigator
About this guide
3. Choose the right application
Polycom VoicePlus
Polycom VoicePlus
Polycom VoicePlus is a superior audio
conferencing solution that fills the Highlights
Polycom
Polycom Unified
Conferencing
Polycom’s Unified Conferencing, the
requirements for small, medium and
large enterprises and high capacity
service providers. Polycom VoicePlus
integrates features that deliver
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Offers roll call, voting, polling, Q&A and more
Supports attended and unattended conferences
Extremely Scalable
PIN code access and conference lock security
Unified Conferencing
ultimate conferencing system, is the
first solution in the industry to give you
full featured audio and video conferencing
Highlights
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Full featured audio and video on the same platform
Same conferencing features for audio and video
capabilities on a single platform with
unmatched audio quality and control to • Pro-Motion 60 fps delivers highest quality video
conferencing participants and can be
• Supports PSTN and VoIP conferencing common conferencing features. Unified
• Wideband audio 14khz delivers high quality sound
integrated with web collaboration—
• Common management suite tailored to meet your Conferencing combines all the superior
• Supports ISDN and IP video, PSTN and VoIP audio
individual needs functionality of Polycom VoicePlus and
all on Polycom’s MGC™ platforms. conferences simultaneously on one platform
Polycom VoicePlus offering the highest
• Supports ad hoc and scheduled conference modes
quality conferencing experience
• Interactive keypad control features supported in audio,
possible. And, by eliminating the need video and unified conferences
for separate bridges and separate
•
Polycom VideoPlus
Easy upgrade and migration path
management systems to support audio
Polycom VideoPlus • Superior ROI achieved by one platform, management
and video, Polycom Unified Conferencing system, installation and set of processes
Polycom VoicePlus brings breakthrough delivers the highest ROI in the industry.
“picture” quality to video conferencing
that makes distant meetings feel more Highlights
like face-to-face. Add to that an ease of • Click&View control of personal CP layout
use unmatched in the industry, high • Multi-Way transcoding ensures each endpoint
reliability, seamless support for ISDN
and IP video, and multipoint video
conferencing becomes more productive
than ever before.
connects at its optimal capability
• Continuous Presence features layout options,
borders, site display names and speaker
indicators
Polycom WebOffice
Polycom WebOffice
Conduct online meetings anytime,
anywhere - Polycom WebOffice is the Highlights
• Interactive keypad control (IVR/DTMF) for roll conferencing portal to The Polycom
call, voting, polling, Q&A and more
• Conference Portal provides easy to use
Office™. It is an easy to use ‘virtual 'buddy list' for launching audio, video and
• Pro-Motion 60 fps delivers highest quality video office’ where participants can meet, web conferencing sessions
collaborate and share information, • Integrates with Polycom ViaVideo® II and
applications and documents in a secure ViewStation® EX/FX and VSX™ 7000 as well as
Protocol Gateway
interactive environment. Hold online MGC product families
Protocol Gateway meetings via a personal URL and • Include up to 120 participants in one session
buddy-list that brings users into your • Easy to use embedded controls for management
Polycom’s Gateway solution provides Polycom WebOffice. And, easily of audio, video and data meetings
point-to-point connectivity between Highlights integrate with the audio and video
ISDN and IP networks. Polycom’s
• Instant messaging for chatting and meeting
• Configured to provide security for your conferencing infrastructure to deliver invitations to colleagues
Protocol Gateway can be integrated IP audio and video communications; a complete conferencing experience.
with and used as a shared resource Check Mark Certified
with Polycom Unified, Polycom
• Comes with a management tool for
VoicePlus and Polycom VideoPlus or ease of use and ease of configuration
deploy as a standalone Gateway.
• Inherent Packet Commander Technology
supports high quality IP communications
• Deploy on any MGC-25/50/100 platform
Choose the right application
4. Pick the right platform
MGC Platforms
Polycom MGC™ Platforms
Polycom’s three MGC platforms provide
powerful support for multipoint audio, Highlights
MGC-25
Polycom MGC-25
Polycom’s revolutionary MGC-25
platform is an economical, easy to use, Highlights
video, unified and gateway conferencing. • Supports Polycom Unified Conferencing, plug-and-play multi-network conferencing • Plug and Play with Fast Setup Wizard
Although the MGC-25, MGC-50 and Polycom VideoPlus, Polycom VoicePlus solution. The MGC-25 is a small 19” • An easy start with 10 preset configurations
MGC-100 share many common features, and Gateway products chassis with a sleek, rack mountable • Ad hoc and scheduled conferencing available
each has its own set of configurations • Supports multiple networks: IP and ISDN video, design, yet provides value conferencing • Unified interactive keypad controls to manage
and capacities designed to meet specific PSTN and VoIP audio by supporting the same software as the voice and video conferences
conferencing requirements. Here is a • Supports highest quality audio and video standards MGC-50 and MGC-100 platforms. With • Optional advanced continuous presence and
brief description of the similarities, • All platforms use the same management and ten preset configurations of Unified transcoding capabilities
differences and target environments for scheduling applications Conferencing, Polycom VoicePlus, • Unmatched performance on a cost-effective platform
each of the three platforms. Polycom VoicePlus, and standalone
Gateway, the MGC-25 is the perfect
solution for any work group environment
or large enterprise with distributed
network requirements.
MGC-25 MGC-50 MGC-100
The Ten Preset Configurations
Target Small/Medium/Large Medium/Large Medium/Large Enterprises,
Environment Enterprises Enterprises Service Providers • GW1 and GW2 – One and two PRI gateway configurations
• IP12 – 12 port IP conferencing platform
Type of Network Distributed Distributed & Centralized
Environment Centralized
• IP16+ – 16 port IP conferencing platform with 8 PSTN audio ports
• IP 16+V – same as above with advanced continuous presence and transcoding
Capacity Range for 3-24 8-480 8-860 • ISDN V – 7 – 12 port ISDN conferencing platform with advanced
IP, ISDN, VoIP, PSTN
continuous presence and transcoding
Resource — Yes Yes • Unified 24 – 24 total conferencing ports supporting IP, ISDN, VoIP and PSTN networks
Redundancy
• Unified 24 V – same as above with advanced continuous presence and transcoding
Power Redundancy — — Yes • Polycom VoicePlus 24 – 24 PSTN audio conferencing ports
• Polycom VoicePlus 48 – 48 PSTN audio conferencing ports
Hot Swappable — Yes Yes
Expansion Slots — Yes–8 slots Yes–16 slots
Configurations
MGC Manager, Polycom
WebCommander,
Personal Scheduler
Preset
Yes
Flexible
Yes
Flexible
Yes MGC-50 and MGC-100
Polycom MGC-50 and MGC-100
Polycom’s MGC-50 and MGC-100 are
high performance, highly scalable MCUs Highlights
(Outlook)
and gateway platforms. These flexible
• Telco-grade architecture
Firewall/Gateway — Yes Yes systems, designed to accommodate
• Hot swappable modules
users’ changing multipoint needs, use a
• Supports redundancy
modular “universal slot” platform that
• Scalable
allows a high degree of customization
based on port capacity and functionality
requirements.
Pick the right platform
5. Select the right tools
Tools At-A-Glance
Polycom
Conference Suite
Administrator
Polycom MGC
Manager
Administrator &
Polycom MGC
WebCommander
Click&View
Click&View
Click&View
Click&View is a unique interface that
gives end users more control over their Highlights
Type of User End User End User
Scheduler, End User Operator video conferences. The interface • Participants have access to a visual guide
Scheduling Yes Yes Yes —
appears on the end users’ video through their remote control
endpoint to help guide them through • Ability to change personal layout at any time
Conference their conference. Using the interface as
Management Limited Yes Yes Yes during the conference
a guide, end users can change • Request online operator assistance
MGC Configuration conference layouts, choose personal
— Yes — —
& Diagnostics
layouts or even ask for operator
assistance, all from their remote control.
MGC Manager
Polycom MGC Manager
Polycom’s MGC Manager is an easy-to-use
management and scheduling application Highlights
Polycom Conference
Polycom Conference Suite
The Polycom Network Aware Scheduler
Highlights
Suite
that allows network administrators to makes it easy to schedule conferences by
• Advanced conference scheduling
providing users with the power to invite
seamlessly manage multiple video MCUs,
• Manage and monitor multiple conferences • Schedules and launches point-to-point,
gateways and audio bridges. Windows®- guests, book rooms, and select embedded multipoint and standalone MCU calls
simultaneously
based, it communicates with an MGC via necessary equipment, all from within • Schedules through a Web Browser or
• Display all ongoing and reserved conferences
Microsoft® Outlook® or through a Web
any TCP/IP network or dial-up connection Outlook—no new applications to learn
• System configuration, software downloading
interface. For IT professionals, the Polycom
including the internet. and system fault detection • Send calendar invites directly to Outlook or
Video Network Management provides IBM® Lotus Notes®
• Included with all MGC platforms
tools to proactively track and adjust the • Patent pending Bandwidth Reservation permits
network as needed from any location. Polycom Conference Suite to control ad-hoc
conferences so scheduled events take priority
Polycom
Polycom WebCommander
Polycom’s WebCommander is an
Highlights
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•
Supports equipment from major video
equipment manufacturers
Improves ROI through more efficient use
of video communications assets, lower
WebCommander
intuitive web-based interface for
administration support cost and higher call
scheduling, monitoring and managing • Schedule future conferences or begin an success rates
video and audio conferences. Polycom ad hoc conference immediately
WebCommander empowers users to • Real-time conference control including
control all aspects of setting up and
PathNavigator
changing screen layouts, adjusting volume,
running conferences on Polycom MGC
platforms. Regardless of the size and
connecting new participants and basic
conference monitoring
Polycom PathNavigator
type of organization, Polycom • Secure access with user login and password Polycom’s PathNavigator is a
WebCommander improves productivity • Customize video conferencing screens with gatekeeper that makes IP and ISDN Highlights
by making end-to-end multipoint graphics, colors, logos and languages video communications as easy to use • Supports Polycom OneDial
conferencing easier than ever. • Personal Scheduler enables video and audio as your telephone. With support for • Supports Conference On-Demand
scheduling through Microsoft Outlook intelligent call routing, plus easy • Policy Management
system deployment and bandwidth • Auto Provisioning
management, Polycom PathNavigator • Increased Availability and Security
ensures reliability, security and • Advanced Diagnostics and CDR
effective cost control.
Select the right tools
6. Find the right solution
To help you determine which Polycom scheduling, management and reporting solutions are right
At-A-Glance for you, whether you need tools to manage their conferences, networks or devices refer to our
Here are some examples of real world conferencing situations and the Polycom products that can Scheduling and Management Solutions Guide available for download from www.polycom.com
provide the right solutions.
APPLICATIONS PLATFORMS TOOLS
Polycom Polycom Polycom Polycom MGC-25 Polycom Polycom Polycom Click Polycom
Unified Gateway MGC-50 MGC-100 MGC MGC Conference & View Path
S I T U AT I O N NEEDS Conf.
VideoPlus VoicePlus WebOffice
Manager WebCom. Suite Navigator
• Large Enterprise with • One solution for video & audio X X X X
existing video conferencing
#1
conferencing network
• Integrated web conferencing X
SCENARIO
• Uses service provider
• High capacity conferencing (24+) X X
for video
• Room for future expansion X X X
• Supports audio
conferencing in-house • Web conference management &
X X X
scheduling for end users
• Field sales office • Point-to-point video conferencing X X
#2
• 50 employees • Connect to head office on a
X
SCENARIO
different network
• 2 video conferencing
rooms • Ad hoc conferencing capabilities X X
• Head office on different • Scheduling site as part of
network multipoint conferences X X X
X X X X
#3
• Small to medium size • Easy to use in-house audio bridge
business
• Ad hoc conferencing capabilities X X
SCENARIO
• Uses service provider
for audio • End user scheduling through web X
X
and Outlook
• Expand to video at a later date X X X
• Medium to large • Expand video conferencing X X X
enterprise with multiple capabilities to desktop
#4
locations
• Scheduled and ad hoc
SCENARIO
X X X
• Heavy video conferencing conferencing capabilities
user with multiple
• End user conference control X X X
conferencing rooms
• Supports latest video • Integrated web conferencing
X X
and audio technology
• Medium to large • In-house solution for audio X
X X X
enterprise with multiple and video
#5
locations
• Point-to-point conferencing on
SCENARIO
X X
• Uses service provider different networks
for audio and video
• Expand to VoIP in the future X X
• Uses both IP and ISDN
network • End user scheduling through web
and Outlook X X X
Find the right solution
