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Dynamically Provisioning Endpoints
The Polycom
®
RealPresence
®
Resource Manager system allows you to
dynamically provision most Polycom endpoints. Dynamic provisioning
allows endpoints to poll the RealPresence Resource Manager automatically to
get provisioning updates (configuration settings) on a dynamic basis. The
provisioning profiles the endpoint receives are based on the site to which it
belongs, the user group membership of the user that is associated with the
endpoint, and the endpoint’s model and software version.
When you dynamically manage endpoints (have the endpoint use the
RealPresence Resource Manager as its provisioning server), you can
automatically configure them by using provisioning profiles.
This chapter describes RealPresence Resource Manager system dynamic
provisioning operations. It includes these topics:
• “Understanding Dynamic Provisioning” on page 223
• “Setting Up Dynamic Provisioning Profiles” on page 224
• “Dynamic Provisioning Profile Best Practices” on page 225
• “Provisioning in a Multi-Tenancy Environment” on page 226
Understanding Dynamic Provisioning
Dynamic provisioning allows endpoints to poll the RealPresence Resource
Manager automatically to get provisioning updates (configuration settings) on
a dynamic basis. The provisioning profiles it receives are based on the site to
which it belongs, the user that is associated with the endpoint, and the
endpoint’s model and software version.
Dynamic management is client-to-server over HTTPS which makes it more
secure and firewall-friendly.
Dynamic management is available:
• Only for Polycom endpoints.
