Polycom CX5000 - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
When you want to meet with people who are geographically separated, video conferencing gives you a
greater sense of immediacy than a conventional telephone conference call. The Polycom
® CX5000
Unified Conference Station is a next generation video conferencing system that provides a
comprehensive conferencing experience through the use of 360 degree video and active speaker
detection.
Polycom CX5000 Documentation
The following documentation is available for the Polycom CX5000. You can find the documents
provided inside the Polycom CX5000 package or visit the Polycom Web site.
• Polycom CX5000 Release Notes Covers product limitations and workarounds.
• Polycom CX5000 Quick Reference Card Provides quick visual reference to the tasks most
commonly performed with the Polycom CX5000 (provided inside the Polycom CX5000 package).
• Polycom CX5000 Setup Guide Designed for getting the device out of the box and running:
explains how to install, configure, and begin using the Polycom CX5000 (provided inside the
Polycom CX5000 package).
• Polycom CX5000 Deployment Guide Covers Polycom CX5000 settings, as well as information
about how to implement automatic updates to the device.
System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements for Polycom CX5000 hardware and software:
• Computer running the Windows XP™ operating system (SP2 or later, 32-bit only) or Windows
Vista™ operating system (32-bit and 64-bit).
• Computer with 2.0 gigahertz or higher processor.
• Recommended 2.0 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or higher.
• 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space.
• Video card with 128 MB of RAM or higher.
• Super VGA (1280 × 1024) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor.
• Keyboard and mouse, or compatible pointing device.
• Ethernet network adapter appropriate for the type of local-area or wide-area network to which you
will connect. Your computer requires an active wired Ethernet connection for running Polycom
CX5000.
• Graphics hardware running in full hardware acceleration mode.
• An analog PSTN phone line if necessary.
How the Polycom CX5000 Works
The Polycom CX5000, when used with Microsoft ® Office Live Meeting 2007 or Microsoft ® Office
Communicator 2007, is a video conferencing device. Video conferencing is a set of interactive
telecommunication technologies that allow two or more locations to interact using video and audio
transmissions simultaneously. It has also been called visual collaboration.
With the Polycom CX5000, you can do any of the following: