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Recording Conferences
Conferences running on the Collaboration Server can be recorded using a
Polycom® RSS™ Recording and
Streaming Server
(
RSS
).
The recording system can be installed at the same site as the conferencing MCU or at a remote site. Several
MCU’s can share the same recording system.
Recording conferences is enabled via a Recording Link, which is a dial-out connection from the conference
to the recording system.
Recording can start automatically, when the first participant connects to a conference, or on request, when
the Collaboration Server user or conference chairperson initiates it.
Multiple Recording Links may be defined.
Conference Recording Links
can be associated on the
Collaboration Server
with
Virtual Recording Rooms
(
VRR
), created and saved on the
Polycom® RSS™ 4000
Version 8.5
Recording and Streaming Server
(
RSS
).
Each Recording Link defined on the Collaboration Server can be given a descriptive name and can be
associated with one VRR saved on the
Polycom RSS 4000
.
The following guidelines apply:
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A Recording Link that is being used by an ongoing conference cannot be deleted.
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A Recording Link that is assigned to a Profile cannot be deleted.
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The Recording Link supports H.264 High Profile with H.323 connections.
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While a Profile is being used in an ongoing conference, it cannot have a different Recording Link
assigned to it.
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Up to 100 Recording Links can be listed for selection in the Conference Profile.
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Multiple Recording Links are supported in Continuous Presence conferences.
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The number of Recording Links available for selection is determined by the value of the
MAXIMUM_RECORDING_LINKS
System Flag in system.cfg. Default value is 20 Recording Links.
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The recording link can be encrypted when recording from an encrypted conference to the RSS that
is set to encryption. For more details, see
Recording Link Encryption
.
Conference recording is not available in SVC Conferencing Mode.
