the configuration wizard guides you through the required stages and requests the relevant information for normal operation of meetingpoint.
in addition, you may change any of these configuration details (as long as they are compatible with your equipment) whenever the system is on. the properties command is available:
□ the conference panel's shortcut menu. right-click to open it.
□ the conference panel button menus. click any arrow to open a specific menu for each meetingpoint application.
□ in particular windows and dialog boxes.
·to set up the meetingpoint configuration
1. from the configuration wizard's opening page, click next to continue. the user information dialog box appears.
2. in the user information section, type your first name, last name, company name, and e-mail address.
cruiser 150/384 only
in the dialing information section, click the country that you are in, type your area code, and type the appropriate digits for dialing an outside line (external), a long distance call, or an international call.
if you need to dial a specific digit to receive an external line, you must type that digit before the digits required for a long distance or international call.
for example, if you have to dial 9 to receive an external line, and then 01 to dial long distance, type 901 in the long distance box.
click next to continue.
-if your desktop system card is escort, the lan dialog box appears. proceed directly to step 7.
-if your desktop system card is cruiser 150 or cruiser 384, the connection dialog box appears.
3. in the communication list, select the type of external communication line your system will use.
none select for using meetingpoint with a lan connection only.
on board isdn select for using meetingpoint with an isdn line through the desktop system card, in addition to a lan connection.
click next to continue.
-if you selected none, the lan dialog box appears. proceed directly to step 7.
-if you selected on board isdn, the switch type dialog box appears.
4. in the switch type dialog box, the country you are in already appears as your location (set in the user information dialog box in step 2).
in the switch type list, the most common switch type for your country appears automatically. if you are using a different switch type (according to your isdn carrier), click a different switch type:
. at&t 5ess custom . german 1tr6
. national isdn 1 . french vn3
. nt dms100 custom . australian ts013
. japanese ntt . euro-isdn net3
in certain areas of the united states, the main isdn network is restricted (data rate of 56k). if the computer is connected to a restricted network, select check this box if you have restricted 56k access.
if you are not sure whether the computer is connected to a restricted network, do not select this option. if necessary, consult with your system administrator or isdn carrier.
click next to continue. the phone numbers dialog box appears.
5. in the phone numbers dialog box, enter your isdn phone numbers.
select the click the number of isdn lines the system uses. the number of available lines depends on the number of bris (basic rate
number of isdn interface) on the videoconferencing card. each bri supports up to two phone lines of 64 kbps each (56 kbps in restricted
phone lines you networks):
will be using □ cruiser 150 ¨c up to 2 isdn lines (1 bri)
□ cruiser 384 - up to 6 isdn lines (3 bri).
phone numbers in the phone numbers boxes, type the isdn numbers of each line. do not include your own country's international code or your local area code.
if your isdn carrier supplied you two identical phone numbers for a bri, type the number in the consecutive boxes (#1, #3, #5). in all other cases, the phone numbers for each isdn line may be different.
-if you selected switch type at&t 5ess custom, national isdn 1 or nt dms100 custom, the spid numbers dialog box appears.
-otherwise, the lan dialog box appears. proceed directly to step 7.
6. if your isdn carrier supplies you with spid (service profile identifier) numbers, you have to enter them in the spid numbers dialog box. a spid number describes the capabilities of each computer or phone on the isdn lines. this information may be important to your local telephone company in defining the level of service to provide. if necessary, obtain this information from your isdn carrier.
enter spid numbers information as follows:
number of spids click the amount of spid numbers that you have.
spid 1,2,3,4,5,6 type the spid numbers.
if the spid numbers for each line are identical, or you received only one spid number from your isdn carrier, type that number in the spid 1 box. if you did not receive a spid number, leave the spid boxes blank.
click next to continue. the lan dialog box appears.
7. in the lan dialog box, enter configuration information for holding video meetings over the connected network.
the lan configuration includes:
user name the user's unique name on the connected network (h.323 alias).
user number the user's unique logical number (e.164 string) as defined by your network's system administrator. the user number must consist of digits only.
for example, it could be the same as your phone extension, so that others can remember it.
gatekeeper the ip address of the mxm or h.323 gatekeeper to which the computer will register. this information is optional. however,
address if your organization has installed a gatekeeper, we recommend that you enter its address. if you do not know its address, ask your system administrator.
if you leave this box blank, the computer cannot register with a gatekeeper.
if you want to register a stand-alone system in an mxm, you must uninstall meetingpoint and then define this request during the new meetingpoint installation. do not type the address of the mxm in this space.
allow adaptive select this option to enable reduction of the alloted bandwidth if the network is congested.
bandwidth
adjustment
enable lip select this option to enable adjustment of the video and the audio if they are out of sync with each other (see the
synchronization meetingpoint 4.6 user guide, appendix b, "monitoring the conference state").
mechanization
automatic □ select this option to enable the system to automatically control the amount of buffering required to maintain the
buffering consistency of the video and audio transmission.for example ,if video packets are delayed for 1 or 2 seconds,the
control system will automatically synchronize the transmission so that the delay does not disturb the visible video.
□ deselect this option only if the automatic buffering is not sufficient -for example, if the quality of the video meeting is poor or there is a noticeable delay.
click next to continue.
-if this version does not support mxm, the online directories dialog box appears.
-otherwise, the pan/ tilt/zoom camera appears. proceed directly to step 9.
8. in the online directories dialog box, specify if you want to register with an online directory, and if so, which one. online directories contain lists of registered internet users who are currently connected to the internet (online). these directories are usually located on internet location servers (ils). by default, meetingpoint enables you to register in the same ils as other vcon videoconferencing users, ils.vcon.co.il.
enter online directories information as follows:
online select register with and display online directories if you want to display an online directory in the meetingpoint
directories address book.
online directory in the server name list, select the name of the server that you want to register with when you are online.
server
click next to continue. the pan/ tilt/zoom camera dialog box appears.
9. the pan/ tilt /zoom camera dialog box is applicable if you connected a pan/tilt/zoom-type (ptz) camera to the computer. if you do not use a ptz camera, you can select none as the ptz camera type in the dialog box's top list and continue the meetingpoint setup.
enter information as follows:
camera in the select your pan/tilt/zoom camera type list, select the manufacturer and/or model of the ptz camera. if you do not
selection use a ptz camera, keep the default value none.
in the select the communication port it is connected to list, select the name of the computer port to which the camera is connected. the available options are com1, com2, com3 and com4.
camera control □ select allow the remote side to control camera settings to permit the remote party to control the position and video settings of your ptz camera. if you do not have a ptz camera, this option is not relevant.
click next to continue.
-if your videoconferencing card is an escort, the confirmation dialog box appears. proceed directly to step 12.
-if your videoconferenci
10. if the connected isdn network supports multiple subscriber numbering (msn), you can specify whether you want to use this feature or not.
the msn service provides more than one phone number per isdn line. this enables you to connect several phones, faxes, modems, and/ or other devices to their own individual phone numbers over a single isdn line.
enter msn information as follows:
msn support □ select yes to use msn capabilities. when meetingpoint opens after this setup process, you will be able to specify the exact msn numbers for the computer in the msn tab of the conference panel configuration properties dialog box.
□ select no if the connected isdn network does not support this feature, or if you don't want to use it.
click next to continue. the sub-addressing dialog box appears.
11. the sub-addressing dialog box is applicable if the computer shares an isdn bri line with other equipment (such as other computers, fax machines, standard telephones, and so on). in such a case, the computer has an additional series of numbers and/or letters added to the end of its phone number.
if the computer has a sub-address, enter information as follows:
sub-addressing type the phone number followed by an "|" character, and the series of numbers and/or letters making up the sub-address.
if the connected isdn network does not support this feature, or if you do not want to use it, leave this box blank.
click next to continue. the confirmation dialog box appears.
12. in the confirmation dialog box, review the information that you entered during the meetingpoint setup process. if necessary, drag the scroll bar down to see more information.
to change any information before exiting the meetingpoint configuration setup wizard, click back to return to a specific dialog box and make the appropriate changes. when you are finished, click next as many times as necessary to return to the confirmation dialog box and check your settings again.
13. to save the setup and exit the configuration setup wizard, click finish. the meetingpoint program now starts, and the conference panel and the local video window appear.
to cancel the setup, click cancel. in this case, all setup information will be discarded and you will not be able to run meetingpoint until you perform the setup at another time.