Release Notes Polycom® RSS™ 4000, Version 8.5

1 polycom , Inc. 1 Release NotesPolycom RSS 4000 , Version is pleased to announce the Release of software Version for the polycom RSS 4000 system. This document provides information about this more information about using the features described in this document, refer to the product documentation available at Version HistorySystem Upgrade and DowngradeYou can upgrade the software Version of the polycom RSS 4000 when you log in as an administrator. After each major Version upgrade, you need to activate the system using an activation key corresponding to the upgrade Version . Different software upgrade versions may require different activation keys. VersionRelease , MarchMaintenance Release to fix SSLv3 fallback vulnerability (poodle), glibc gethostbyname buffer overflow vulnerability, GNU Bash Shell Code Execution vulnerability, and specific issues after , SeptemberMaintenance Release to fix OpenSSL vulnerability and specific , SeptemberMaintenance Release to fix specific , NovemberFeature enhancement.

2 polycom , Inc. 2 To update your system software to Version :1Go to Admin > System the terms of the license and agree to Open and select Version software upgrade package, then click asked to confirm the action, click system uploads the package and performs the upgrade may take several minutes. 5 Upon the completion of the upload, the system restarts to apply may take several reboot, please delete all temporary IE files, close and restart Internet your administrator User ID and Password and then click Log confirm that the system is upgraded, check the software Version on the Product Activation the upgrade, you need to activate the system using an activation key corresponding to the upgrade pack Version . Different software upgrade pack versions may require different activation can upgrade your system from or directly to If your software Version is older than Version , you need to upgrade your system to first.

3 Then upgrade your system to If your current system Version is or , you can upgrade it directly to If your current system Version is , upgrade it first to , then to can download the upgrade packages from , Documents and Downloads > UC Infrastructure > polycom RSS 4000 . After any polycom RSS 4000 system software upgrade (or software downgrade), you need to clear the Internet Explorer caches - delete all temporary Internet Explorer files, close and restart the Internet Explorer to ensure the normal operation of the polycom RSS 4000 any polycom RSS 4000 system software upgrade (or software downgrade) between , , and , there is no need to activate the system, otherwise, you need to activate the system using an activation key.

4 Before you upgrade your system, you are recommended to back up your settings and recordings first. polycom is not liable to any user data loss during these any polycom RSS 4000 system software upgrade (or software downgrade), you need to clear the Internet Explorer caches - delete all temporary Internet Explorer files, close and restart the Internet Explorer to ensure the normal operation of the polycom RSS 4000 system. polycom , Inc. 3 To downgrade your system software:1Go to Admin > System the terms of the license and agree to Open and select software downgrade package, then click asked to confirm the action, click system uploads the package and performs the downgrade may take several minutes. 5 Upon the completion of the upload, the system restarts to apply may take several reboot, please delete all temporary IE files, close and restart Internet your administrator User ID and Password and then click Log confirm that the system is downgraded, check the software Version on the Product Activation the downgrade, you need to activate the system using an activation key corresponding to the downgrade pack Version .

5 Different software down grade pack versions may require different activation ActivationAfter you installed or upgraded your polycom RSS 4000 system, you need to activate the system. Before you start, you need to obtain the product activation code first. For more information, see Obtaining the Product Activation Key on page view the system activation status: Go to Admin > Product Activation. Below system information are displayed: Before you downgrade your system, you are recommended to back up your settings and recordings first. polycom is not liable to any user data loss during these operations. You can downgrade your system from to or to or to or to or to directly. You can download the downgrade packages from Documents and Downloads > UC Infrastructure > polycom RSS 4000 .

6 ParameterDescriptionHardware VersionThe current hardware Version of the VersionThe current Version of the software running on the NumberSpecify the product serial number of the system. polycom , Inc. 4 To activate your system or service:1 Enter the obtained activation key in Activation Key text Update. The system restarts to apply your to and obtain your activation key from Licensing & Product Registration. What s New in Version polycom RSS 4000 system Version now supports the following features:Activation StatusIndicates whether the system is activated. After the system is successfully activated, displays, and otherwise Recording PortsThe maximum number of recordings ports supported by the Live Streaming PortsThe maximum number of live streaming ports supported by the Streaming SessionsThe maximum number of video-on-demand and live streaming supported by the system.

7 Maximum: 200. EncryptionIndicates whether the AES encryption function of the system is activated. This is a charged function. You can only use it after purchasing the License and activating it. When the encryption function is activated, displays, and otherwise, whether the multicast function of the system is activated. This is a charged function. You can only use it after purchasing the License and activating it. After activating the function, the system can multicast the recorded videos to multiple groups of computers in the network. When the multicast function is activated, displays, and otherwise Live StreamingIndicates whether the high resolution live streaming function of the system is activated. This is a charged function.

8 You can only use it after purchasing the License and activating it. Once this function is activated, the system can live stream 720p resolution videos. This license also increases the web streaming capacity from 100 to 200 simultaneous unicast connections. When the high resolution live streaming function is activated, displays, and otherwise displays. polycom , Inc. 5 Fixed SSLv3 fallback vulnerability (poodle) issue. Fixed glibc gethostbyname buffer overflow vulnerability issue. Fixed GNU Bash Shell Code Execution vulnerability issue. Fixed some specific issues after GA. What s New in Version polycom RSS 4000 system Version now supports the following features: Fixed OpenSSL vulnerability. Fixed some specific issues after GA.

9 What s New in Version polycom RSS 4000 system Version now supports the following features: LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) the telnet command ldaps {on|off} to get or set LDAPS status CA root certificate other behaviors of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)What s New in Version polycom RSS 4000 system Version includes the following new Viewer PortalThe polycom RSS 4000 now uses Microsoft Silverlight and Windows Media Player technology for video playback on desktop clients (PC and MAC). Playback on mobile devices (.mp4 ) is accomplished using the native media player for iOS and Android updated UI also allows organizations to add their logo to the web portal for a more customized remove All_Users from the Allowed User/Group for a specific archive: 1 Log in to the system s Admin UI and go to Media > your desired archive and click Allowed Users/Groups.

10 If the All_User option is selected, click polycom RSS 4000 Version or higher comes with a Viewer Portal. Recording archives with Allowed User/Groups set as All_Users are accessible for all users from the Viewer Portal. To protect your recordings, please change its Allowed Users/Groups settings following the instructions below. polycom , Inc. 6 To remove All_Users from the Allowed User/Group for ALL archives: Use the CLI command disable Thumbnail ViewThe polycom RSS 4000 system can now generate content thumbnails from recorded videos, allowing desktop users to visually search the time line for specific content and then click to play from that specific point in the recording. These thumbnails can be used for quick navigation by viewers on PC or Mac computers.