Polycom Water System DOC2091A Manuel D’Utilisation

Provisioning is key to centralized management of your video network. With provisioning, the 
administrator can simultaneously configure a group of video endpoints from a single location. 
Provisioning replaces the endpoint’s files by uploading a new set of files that contain different 
settings. This feature eliminates the need for the administrator to configure the endpoint manually 
each time an endpoint is deployed or when a group of endpoints need to be reconfigured.

Provisioning is extremely useful when a setting needs to have the same value for a group of 
endpoints. For instance, in the page below:

System Info > Admin Setup > LAN / H.323 > Global Address > Server

The fields on this page are Server IP address and Server Password. The values for these fields 
will be the same for most endpoints belonging to a certain campus. Provisioning can easily 
update these values for a group of endpoints if, let’s say, the server IP address changes.

Examples of when Provisioning is advantageous:

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Deployment of endpoints 

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Server IP address changes 

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Changes for Security settings 

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Implementation of Gatekeeper within enterprise 

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  Implementation of Gateway within enterprise 

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Changes in QoS settings 

Applications for provisioning are not limited to updating large groups of endpoints;  small groups 
(i.e., 2-4 endpoints) can also be provisioned with new settings.

Chapter 5      Provisioning

Global Management System User’s Guide