Polycom Viewstation EX Video Conferencing System

 Polycom EX Video Conferencing System. Includes ac power supply, ac power cord, one mic, one remote, and GGN 60 day hardware warranty. 
The Polycom ViewStation EX sets a new price and performance standard for a mid-range set-top conference room system. ViewStation EX delivers the same quality and performance you have come to expect from Polycom video products with the essential features you need. 
The Polycom ViewStation EX set top video system provides TV-quality video for the most demanding video communications needs. Embedded streaming capabilities let you capture and send meetings, presentations or broadcasts to anyone equipped with a Web browser. Polycom’s unmatched full duplex sound and tracking technology make video meetings effortless, natural, and push-button-easy. Audio flexibility and custom application support are extensive. 
Polycom ViewStation EX Highlights 

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ViewStation EX – Specifications

 

• ITU H.323 and H.320 compliant
• Cisco AAVID certified
• People+Content allows dual display of video and PC graphics
• Conference on Demand initiates unscheduled MGC video conferencing calls from the endpoint
• Call Detail Records enables billing of calls and tracking with Global MANAGEMENT System
• Polycom Video Error Concealment (PVEC) for improved video quality on networks with packet loss
• Global Directory Server for live global address BOOK
• Global MANAGEMENT System for centralized management
• MGC Click&View integration for individual screen layouts
• PathNavigator for easier call placement and network COST optimization

 

Bandwidth of the ViewStation EX

 

• Max data rate H.320: up to 512 Kbps
• Max data rate H.323: up to 768 Kbps

 

User interface

 

• User-friendly graphical user interface that is easy to read from a distance
• Custom logo on home screen with speed dial numbers
• Handheld, ergonomic remote control
• Web interface (INTERNET Explorer 5.5 & 6.0; Netscape Navigator 6.0 & 6.1)

 

Video Features

 

• 2-monitor support to simultaneously display full-screen video from up to 4 endpoints, plus PC content on a separate XGA projector
• Automatic VCR recording of all endpoints based on the person who is talking
• Automatic Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

 

Video Standards

 

• H.261, Annex D
• H.263+ Annexes: L, F, T, I, J, U, u
• H.263++ Annex D
• ITU 60 fields per second letterbox

 

Video Outputs (5 outputs)

 

• 2 x MiniDin S-Video (Support for 2 independent monitors)
• 1 x RCA/Phono, composite (VCR)
• 1 x RCA/Phono, composite (monitor)
• 1 x XGA (projector)

 

Video Inputs (2 inputs plus camera)

 

• Integrated main camera
• 1 x MiniDin S-Video (document camera)
• 1 x RCA/Phono, composite (VCR)

 

Video Formats for the ViewStation EX

 

• NTSC, PAL, XGA, SVGA, VGA

 

 

Integrated Main Camera

 

• Ultra-quiet, ultra-fast Pan, Tilt, Zoom (PTZ)
• 65° field of view
• Tilt range: +/- 25° (up/down)
• Pan range: +/- 100° (left/right)
• Total field of view: 265°
• 12x zoom; f-4.2 to 42mm
• F=1.85 to 2.9 mm
• Automatic white balance
• Auto focus
• 20 camera presets (10 local and 10 far end)
• Voice tracking to presets
• Far end camera control

 

People+Content

 

• Dual audio (transmits audio from room microphones and PC simultaneously)
• Dual images (transmits people and high-resolution content simultaneously)
• Available on IP and ISDN
• WORKS from any endpoint with embedded MCU (not just host site)

 

Live People Video Resolution

 

• 4CIF (704 x 576)
• CIF (352 x 288)
• QCIF (176 x 144)

 

Live PC Content Resolution

 

• XGA (1024 x 768)
• SVGA (800 x 600)
• VGA (640 x 480)
• 4CIF or CIF for S-Video and composite inputs

 

Still Image Transfer

 

• CIF, 4CIF (H.261 Annex D), 16 CIF high-resolution (H.263)

 

Optional Visual Concert™ FX

 

• Tabletop device (for audio and video input from PC or Macintosh)
• Input: up to 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz
• Output: up to 1024 x 768, 60 Hz
• 1 x audio input for PC
• 1 x video input for PC up to 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz
• 1 x video out for projector up to 1024 x 768, 60 Hz
• 3 x 10/100 Ethernet hub

 

Other Content Input Options

 

• PC Presents for Microsoft PowerPoint presentations from your desktop
• Polycom SNAP for high-resolution graphics capture of PC content

 

Audio Features

 

• Instant adaptation echo cancellation
• Automatic Gain Control (AGC) – voice activated
• Automatic Noise Suppression (ANS)
• Built-in tonal speaker test
• Audio mixer
• Audio level meter
• Telephone POTS support
• Ability to talk over VCR audio

 

Audio standards

 

• 7 kHz G.722, G.722.1
• 3.4 kHz with G.711, G.728

 

Digital Tabletop Microphone

 

• 360° voice pick-up, unidirectional performance
• Gated mixer built into microphone
• Automatic room noise reduction
• 3 hyper-cardiod microphones in each microphone pod
• Button on each microphone
• Includes 1 microphone pod
• Can be mounted to ceiling or walls

 

Audio Outputs (4 outputs)

 

• 2 x RCA/phono line level (main audio)
• 2 x RCA/phono line level (VCR)

 

Audio Inputs (4 inputs)

 

• RJ-9 to microphone (daisy chain up to 2 microphone pods)
• 2 x RCA/phono line level (VCR)
• 1x RCA/phono line level (mixer/auxiliary)

 

EX Frame Rates (point-to-point video conferencing)

 

• 15 fps – 30 fps
• Intelligently selects frame rate for best video performance
• Near TV-quality letterbox 60/50 fields video for NTSC/PAL at 512 Kbps and above

 

Network Features of the ViewStation EX

 

• Automatic H.320/H.323 calling
• Downspeeding over IP and ISDN
• OneDial intelligent call MANAGEMENT attempts call on preferred network (IP or ISDN) and automatically rolls over to secondary network if needed
• Maximum call length timer
• Auto SPID detection and configuration
• NATO standard KG-194/KIV-7 encryptor support with on-screen and address BOOK dialing
• Software upgradeable Inverse Multiplexer (IMUX)
• Dial ISDN lines separately or simultaneously

 

Optional Embedded Multipoint Plus Video Conferencing

 

• Supports mixed combinations of IP, ISDN, and analog telephone calls
• Supports normal analog telephones
• Supports IP telephones
• Automatic IP and ISDN downspeeding
• Dial-in and dial-out during Multipoint Plus calls
• Continuous presence or voice switched
• Automatic Multipoint Plus Presentation modes to automatically switch between presenter and continuous presence modes
• Chair control from endpoints or host system on IP
• Chair control from endpoints or host system on ISDN
• Embedded Multipoint Plus video conferencing for 5 sites (4 IP/ISDN sites + 1 POTS audio)
• Cascade up to 14 sites (10 IP/ISDN sites + 4 POTS audio)
• Mixed network cascading
• Password protection for INCOMING calls
• Supports People+Content dual streams from any endpoint (not just host site)

 

View Station EX Quality of Service and Experience – iPriority™

 

• Polycom Video Error Concealment (PVEC) for concealing packet loss
• IP Precedence (ToS)
• DiffServ DHCP (CoS)
• Dynamic bandwidth allocation
• Proactive network monitoring
• Packet and jitter control
• Network Address Translation (NAT) support
• Automatic NAT discovery
• Asymmetric speed control
• Fixed TCP/UDP port firewall support
• Echo cancellation
• Echo suppression
• Lip synchronization
• Auto gatekeeper discovery
• Automatic gateway dialing profiles
• Specify outbound call routing for gateway/ISDN
• Closed captioning and text chat support both in and out of calls
• Keypad audio confirmation – makes dialing easy

 

Network Interfaces Supported

 

• 2 independent 10/100 Ethernet ports for IP (LAN, DSL, cable modem)
• Integrated Ethernet switch
• 1 x POTS for voice
• Optional Quad BRI (Basic Rate Interface)
• Optional 2 port serial module (V.35/RS-530/RS-449 with RS-366 dialing)
• Optional wireless LAN support via Ethernet port

 

ViewStation EX Security Features

 

• Independently tested for endpoint security
• Enhanced integration for independently certified corporate and classified encryption devices
• Secure password authentication
• Unique factory default passwords
• Dial-in meeting password
• ADMINISTRATOR password
• Do not disturb meeting feature for point-to-point video conferencing
• Do not disturb meeting feature for MPPlus video conferencing calls
• Select which menu screens to password protect
• SNMP security alerts for failed and successful password authentication attempts
• Option to disable remote interfaces (FTP, SNMP, Telnet, HTTP, streaming)
• Option to disable mixed protocol Multipoint Plus video conferencing calls

 

Ethernet Connectivity

 

• TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, WINS, SNMP, DHCP, ARP, FTP, Telnet
• T.120 interface for Microsoft NetMeeting
• Internal live video unicast or multicast stream to Apple Quicktime, Cisco IP/TV

 

ViewStation EX System Management

 

• SNMP MANAGEMENT
• Software upgrades via PC, IP, or in a ISDN video call
• Integrated Web server for remote management and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
• Remote ADMINISTRATOR video-only monitoring of room or calls from integrated Web server (enabled/disabled from endpoint for security)
• ACCOUNT number validation at call initiation integrated with Polycom Global Management System for billing purposes
• Built-in extensive Call Detail Records (CDR) that do not require separate external management system
• ADMINISTRATOR configurable dialing speeds
• Complete support for The Polycom Office including the Polycom Global Management System, Polycom Global Address BOOK, Polycom
• OneDial and Polycom PathNavigator™

 

Directory Services

 

• 1000+ number local directory
• 10,000+ number global directory
• Unlimited MPPlus video conferencing entries
• Live address BOOK with Polycom Global Address BOOK automatically and quickly updates directory with address changes or new endpoints
• Live address BOOK with Polycom Global Address Book automatically and quickly removes endpoints from directory if they are turned off
• Automatic ISDN localization of calls
• Polycom Global Address Book integrates with Active Directory/LDAP

 

Other ITU Supported Standards by the ViewStation EX

 

• H.221 communications
• BONDING, mode 1
• H.281 far-end camera control
• H.225, H.245
• Annex Q standard for FECC in H.323 video conferencing calls

 

Electrical

 

• Auto-sensing power supply
• Operating voltage/power 90-260 VAC, 47-63 Hz/40 watts

 

Data Port

 

• RS-232 control port/data communications port (1200 baud to 115k baud asynchronous)
• API for custom integration with remote devices such as Crestron™ and AMX™ control systems

 

ViewStation EX Weight and Dimensions

 

• Base unit weight: 2.7 kg (6 lbs)
• Dimensions (W/H/D): 33 cm x 15 cm x 23 cm

 

Environmental Specifications

 

• Operating temperature: 0 to 40° C
• Operating humidity: 10 to 85% R.H. non condensing
• Non operating temperature: -40 to 70° C
• Non operating humidity (non condensing): 10 to 90%

 

Language Support

 

• Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish

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