Video Conferencing@
STScI
November 4 2004
Calvin Tullos
Where?
•BoardRoom•112
•S322
What Do You Need?
•ISDN # or IP address•Conference room telephone #
•Schedule conference room•Conduct test (days before)
•Polycom compatible
Capabilities
•Point to point•Multipoint (up to 3 others)
•Project laptop materials•Used w/ MCU for greater number of
connections and greater bandwidth
How Does This Work?
•Turn the plasma screen on
•Turn the Polycom unit on
•Set screen size/ratio to Full
•Yellow icons indicate communication lines (ISDN) aren’t
initiated and connected yet.
•Green icons indicate communication lines are operational (ISDN/IP)
Shazzam!!You are up and running!
To make a call, using the remote, press the green button
Type in a ISDN # or IP address
Press the green button again….
Shazzamm!! You are making a call!!!
To make a Multipoint call, press the green button, multipoint
button.
Type in ISDN numbers and/or IP addresses, select IP or ISDN,
and hit the green button.
Polycom tries to make the connections
Example of a 4-way call.
Another Capability•Connect your laptop to the system
•System toggles between camera view and laptop.
Support, training, help, & online instructions.
•The help desk is aware of video conferencing and forwards calls to tullos
•Online help:http://www.stsci.edu/institute/center/information
/VideoConferencing