Polycom (RMX) 1500 User Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 1500/1800/2000/4000 Administrator’s Guide 

Polycom®, Inc. 

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● The Overlay Layouts are supported:

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In CP Conferencing Mode only.

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With ITP, non-ITP and CTS endpoints used only as standard endpoints.

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With both new and classic Skins in Collaboration Server CP mode.

● Overlay Layouts are not supported in ITP conferences as they are not supported by the MLA 

application.

● The Overlay Layouts are 20% of the height of the endpoint display and are supported on endpoints 

of both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios.

● Overlay Layouts are recommended for use with high resolution endpoints.
● Overlay Layouts are not selected as defaults by the system and are not included in the Auto Layout 

settings.

● Message Overlay is not affected by the use of Overlay Layouts and is displayed on top of the video 

layouts.

● Site Names are displayed for all cells. Because the smaller cells are located at the bottom of the large 

cell, when enabling Site Names it is advisable not to locate the Site Name at the bottom of the cells.

● Standalone Endpoint Cells are displayed each with a border. For all Overlay Layouts, border color is 

dependent on the selected Skin. 

● System behavior for Video Forcing and Personal Layout Control when using the Overlay Layouts 

during an ongoing conference is the same as for other video layouts. 

● Overlay Layouts are only available for selection for the Conference Layout and are not available for 

selection for Personal Layout. 

● During an ongoing conference you cannot select the Overlay Layouts via PCM or Click&View.

● PCM menus can be used when the Overlay Layouts are active, and they are displayed as the top 

layer.

These Overlay Layouts will only be available in ITP (Telepresence) conferences when support for 
Overlay Layouts is included in the Polycom® Multipoint Layout (MLA) application.