How To: Add and Maintain a Video System

Introduction

The Synergy SKY software supports meeting rooms with different types of video endpoints. The Video System tab is where you can view and manage your video systems. When adding a new video system, you can associate it with a meeting room.

Prerequisites

None.

Configuration Reference

Video Systems

Step by Step Guide

Add a Video System

Go to GENERAL SETTINGS => Video Systems
Click ADD VIDEOSYSTEM
Fill in the values in the form. Including the meeting room this video endpoint is associated with
Note: The Manufacturer value helps Synergy SKY understand how it should communicate with the video system, whether the video system supports the One Button To Push or One Touch Dial features etc. This setting will default the values of the Track Changes and Video System Type sections below.
Click Test Connection to test the connectivity with a Cisco video system
Click Save and Save Changes

Maintaining the Video Systems

From the list of video systems, you can disable and enable video systems, edit information and delete video systems.

Cisco video systems with the people count feature can also be utilized as occupancy sensors and collects data about number of people in the room. This data is being used by Synergy SKY for automatic de-booking of empty meeting rooms as well as for analytical purposes in the analytics part of the platform. Please refer to this guide to learn more about how to configure Cisco video systems as people count and occupancy sensors.