Polycom RSS 2000 User manual

Polycom®RSS™2000
Live Recording and Streaming!
Benefits
Recording
• Record multimedia conferences with
synchronized video and data.
• Start, Pause, and Stop recording via
simple DTMF commands
Streaming – Live or Archive! Webcast
multimedia content to users worldwide
Playback – Users can view webcast with
Windows Media player or RealPlayer
Archiving – Up to 900 hours of recording
on an internal hard disk
High Quality – Up to H.264 quality with
30 fps
Security
• Password protection
• Recording and viewing rights
• Terminal or web user identification
• Firewall protection with Polycom V2IU
Reduce Your Total Cost of Ownership –
The only solution that provides an out-of-
the-box integration with Polycom MCU’s and
supports synchronized video, voice, and data
recording over IP or ISDN using standard
MGC management tools
An on-demand recording, streaming, and
archiving solution for multimedia conferences
Enterprise customers can now reach out to a large number of employees, customers, partners, and suppliers
globally by recording and streaming any presentation, interview, demonstration, or new product introduction
with a simple and easy to use solution. With on-demand recording and streaming capabilities, users can webcast
corporate events such as company meetings or investor relations call to employees, customers, and shareholders
worldwide. Educational organizations can expand their distance learning programs by recording and streaming
lecture materials to remote sites. Sales and Marketing teams can gain a competitive edge by generating com-
pelling multimedia presentations that can be viewed on customers desktop through popular tools such as
Windows Media®and RealPlayer™. RSS 2000 recording and streaming server provides high capacity internal
storage to archive recorded conferences to meet legal compliance.
With the addition of RSS 2000 recording and streaming server to its rich suite of Unified Collaboration solutions,
Polycom is empowering organizations to boost productivity, gain operational and cost efficiencies, by communi-
cating and collaborating effectively and timely with customers, partners, and suppliers globally.
Recording and streaming multimedia just got easier
Users can start recording from any Polycom endpoint or MCU. In a point to point video conference, the
system will record both sides in a single stream. A multipoint conference can be recorded and streamed live
over the web.
Internet
RSS 2000
MGC+
H.323
H.320 SIP
H.323

View multimedia webcast through desktop media players
With RSS 2000 recording and streaming server, users can view a live multimedia conference on a H.323 endpoint or a desktop using Windows Media player or
RealPlayer.
Easy to deploy and manage
The RSS 2000 recording and streaming server is tightly integrated with Polycom MCU and end points to simplify multimedia conference recording. In addition to
existing MGC™ management tools, IT administrators can also use Web-based Interface to perform configuration and management functions including:
• System management and monitoring
• Users management and terminal management
• Recording, Streaming, and Archive management
• Customizations by providing your own company logos and look & feel
Make great things happen with Polycom RSS 2000 Recording and Streaming Server
In today’s Internet driven world, the ability to conduct real time communication and collaboration has become critical to an organization’s survival. As the market leader
in voice, video, data and Web solutions, our award-winning conference technology makes it easy for people to interact and maximize productivity — over any
network, in just about any environment, anywhere around the globe. That’s why more organizations worldwide use and prefer Polycom conferencing solutions. Because
when people work together, great things happen. See how you, too, can achieve great things with Polycom RSS 2000 recording and streaming server.
Polycom RSS 2000
Part No. 3726-17499-001 Rev. 05/06
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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Video Standard
• H.261
• H.263
• H.263+
• H.264
Video Resolution
• QCIF
• CIF
• SIF
• 4CIF
• XGA
• VGA
Frame Rates
• Up to 30 Frames per second
Audio Standard
• G.711a
• G.711u
• G.722
• G.728
Data Standard
• H.239
Network
• H.323 v4
Conference Bandwidth
• 128K-1,920Kbps
Recording
• Compatible with H.323 MCU and Endpoints
• Single point recording
• Point to point recording
• Multi-point recording
• Synchronized video and content
Recording Formats
• ASF for Windows Media Player and Real Player
Playback
• Live Streaming via the web
• Archived Playback to H.323 Endpoint MCU or gateway.
• Windows Media player and Real Player
• Standard ASF format
Streaming
• Unicast
Capacity
• High capacity internal disk stores up to 900 hours
of recording
• Supports up to 2 concurrent video conferencing recording
sessions
Management
• Embedded web server enables full control, configuration
and monitoring of system and conferences
• Endpoint and MCU use FECC menu to control recording
and viewing.
• Direct E-Mail link to an archive
Security
• Administrator and user passwords
• User and Endpoint viewing and recording rights
authorization
• Terminal identification by IP, E.164 address or H.323 alias
• Terminal recording and viewing rights authorization based
on the identification
Control
• Remote control via H.323 terminal
• FECC
• DTMF
Automatic Backup and Delete
• System utilities for automatic content management and
archiving
Network Interfaces
• RJ45 Ethernet
Power
• Thermal controlled 220W ATX AC power supply w/PFC
• AC Voltage: 100 - 240 VAC, 60-50 Hz, 5-3 Amps
System Configuration
• Intel®Pentium®4, 2.8Mhz processor
• 1.5 GB RAM
• 250GB Hard Disk
Operating System
• Windows®XP
Physical Dimensions
• Form Factor: 1U 19” rack mount
• Height: 1.73” (44 mm)
• Width: 16.83” (430 mm)
• Depth: 15.35” (390 mm)
• Gross Weight: 22.4 lbs (10.2 kg)
Polycom RSS 2000 Specifications