Polycom DOC2231A - Manual (Page 5)

MGC+50/MGC+100 Getting Started Guide
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Table of Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Network Equipment, Numbers and Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Overview of the Getting Started Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
MGC+100 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Inspecting the MGC+/ReadiManager IAM Package Contents . . 2-2
System Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Rack Mount Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Polycom MGC+/ReadiManager Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Unpacking and Positioning the MGC+100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Mounting the MGC+100 in a 23” Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
MGC+50 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Unpacking and Positioning the MGC+50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Mounting the MGC+50 on a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Connecting and Setting Up the MGC+100/MGC+50 . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Connecting to the Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Connecting the MGC+100/MGC+50 to the Local Network . . . 2-11
Connecting the MGC+ to the Conferencing Network . . . . . . . . 2-11
Connecting the MGC+ to the ISDN/ T1-CAS Network . . . 2-11
Connecting the MGC+ to the IP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
First Entry MGC+ Control Unit (CU) IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Using the Compact Flash Disk with the LAN.CFG File . . . . . . 2-14
Using a Cross-over Hub Cable and a Laptop to Connect to the MCU
Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Using a Keyboard and Monitor Attached to the MGC+ unit . . 2-19
MGC+ Software Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Initial ReadiManager IAM Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Installing the MGC Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Starting the MGC Manager Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4