The premier advanced gatekeeper
solution, Polycom PathNavigator makes
IP and ISDN video communications as easy
to use as your telephone.
With support for intelligent call routing, plus easy system deployment and bandwidth management, Polycom
PathNavigator ensures reliability, security, and effective cost control.
Powerful features such as conference on demand, least-cost routing, alternate IP and ISDN routing, Firewall
Traversal Support, and call forwarding make video conferencing easy enough for anyone to use. Tools to han-
dle automatic endpoint registration, provisioning, and bandwidth management enable network administrators
to be more productive. The Polycom PathNavigator intelligent network routing engine combines advanced
features like ISDN number provisioning, gatekeeper functionality, RTP statistics and addressing for both IP
and ISDN video calls, solving many network management issues.
Polycom PathNavigator is designed to comply with industry standards and work with other network services
and your existing network infrastructure including MCUs and gateways. PathNavigator provides administra-
tors the tools they need to manage complex networks, while using fewer IT resources.
Features such as least cost routes, Video Call Center, firewall traversal, and IVR adds no cost to you and give
greater caller flexibility. Alternate Gateway and Redundant server options also increase availability.
Your easy-to-manage choice to access the power of Polycom unified collaborative
communications solutions.
With the greatest breadth and depth of integrated video, voice, and Web solutions, only Polycom delivers
the ultimate communications experience. Our market-leading conferencing and collaboration technologies,
supported by world-class service, enable people and organizations to maximize their effectiveness and
productivity. Add to that the most experience and proven best-practices in the industry, and it’s clear why
Polycom has become the smart choice for organizations seeking a strategic advantage in a real-time world.
Polycom
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PathNavigator
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Advanced Gatekeeper
IP and ISDN video conferencing made easy
Benefits
Easier for users – Minimizes technical
support requirements
• Polycom OneDial™ makes dialing a video
call as easy as dialing a telephone
• Point-click-dial from the Global
Address Book
• Dial and receive calls from any IP
media device through a firewall with
Firewall Traversal Support
• Familiar telephone-like features: Call for-
warding and Conference On-Demand
Simplified deployment – Enables rapid
network deployment and scalability
• Automatic provisioning of ISDN numbers
and alias’ for quick system setup
• Automatic endpoint registration
enables quick monitoring of and access
to video systems
Automated management – Saves time,
resources and cost
• Intelligent network routing enables
calls to be transported via lowest-
cost network
• Bandwidth management allows network
bandwidth to be allocated per video
system or per network zone
• Automatic IP to ISDN routing increases
first call connects
• Integrate with Polycom Conference
Suite™ to enable ad-hoc video calls if
bandwidth and resources are available
• RTP statistics, including real-time graphs
allow for easy monitoring of the health of
a video network
Secure and reliable management
system – Maintains high-quality video
network
• Automatic identification and access-
denial for unregistered video systems
• Redundant servers and Alternate
Gatekeeper eliminate potential downtime
Connect. Any Way You Want.