RealPresence Collaboration Server (RMX) 800s/Virtual Edition Administrator’s Guide
Polycom®, Inc.
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Settings in the
Ports
tab allow specific ports in the firewall to be allocated to multimedia conference
calls.
The port range recommended by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) is 49152 to 65535.
The
Collaboration Server
uses this recommendation along with the number of licensed ports to
calculate the port range.
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Modify the following fields:
RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s - Default IP Service – Conferencing – Ports Parameters
Field
Description
Fixed Ports
Leave this check box cleared if you are defining a Network Service for local calls
that do not require configuring the firewall to accept calls from external entities.
When cleared, the system uses the default port range and allocates 4 RTP and
4 RTCP ports for media channels (Audio, Video, Content and FECC).
Note:
When ICE Environment is enabled, 8 additional ports are allocated to
each call.
Click this check box to manually define the port ranges or to limit the number of
ports to be left open.
TCP Port from - to
Displays the default settings for port numbers used for signaling and control.
To modify the number of TCP ports, enter the first and last port numbers in the
range.
The number of ports is calculated as follows:
Number of simultaneous calls x 2 ports (1 sig 1 control).
UDP Port from - to
Displays the default settings for port numbers used for audio and video.
To modify the number of UDP ports:
Enter the first and last port numbers in the range, and the range must be
1024
ports.
When ICE environment is enabled, the range must be
2048
ports per media
card.
