Polycom Video Media Center VMC 1000, User Manual

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About the VMC 1000
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— Group and user access - Leverages AD/LDAP group/user permission
to control access to content.
— PIN code access - Leverages the Polycom RSS 2000 pin code
mechanism for providing access control to live and VOD content.
— Open access - Provides unrestricted access to content.
Content Editing
The VMC 1000 allows you to perform simple editing of VOD content using the
Media Editor. The following editing capabilities are supported:
• Trimming
• Inserting chapters for quick navigation
• Inserting slides
• Inserting captions
Content Backup
The VMC 1000 allows you to backup video content and system configuration
data.
Security and Access Control
The VMC 1000 supports the following types of user authentication:
• LDAP Authentication
Integration with LDAP enables the VMC 1000 to authenticate a user's login
against the company directory. A user, once authenticated, is associated with
a VMC 1000 group and role that defines authorized user permissions and
access rights.
• Local Database Authentication
If a company does not have an external directory service, or does not want to
leverage their existing directory service, an optional database authentication
mechanism is available to leverage the VMC 1000 database.
VMC 1000 System Monitoring
The VMC 1000 System Monitoring:
• Monitors the VMC 1000’s run-time system parameters including the
number of active sessions, utilized memory, and the average request
response time.
• Provides access to system alerts and logs.