complete the following steps to access netmeeting:
on the pc:
1. open internet explorer 4.0+ or netscape 5.0+
2. in the browser address field, enter the ip address of the viewstation.
the viewstation web interface welcome page appears on the pc.
3. click on the start netmeeting icon.
4. enter a name in the user name field. (do not use admin as the user name.)
5. if a slide-viewing password is used, enter it in the password field. forgotten passwords are listed on the system info ] admin setup ] security screen of the viewstation.
6. once a password is entered in the dialog box, click ok to go to the how to start a netmeeting call web page. follow the on-screen instructions.
to locate the ip address of the pc, start netmeeting on the pc and select help ] about windows netmeeting. the ip address for the pc is displayed in the lower portion of the help screen.
7. select call from the netmeeting menu on the pc connected to the viewstation.
8. in the address field, enter the ip address of the viewstation that is connected to the pc. for easy reference, the ip address of the viewstation is provided on the how to start a netmeeting call web page.
during the netmeeting call, the whiteboard, chat, application sharing, and file-transfer capabilities are available. audio and video are provided from the viewstation.
to add participants to a netmeeting conference, participants must complete steps 1 through 4 above.
netmeeting application sharing
to use netmeeting application sharing, file transfer, and whiteboarding, a pc must be connected to your viewstation directly or via the lan. netmeeting data is transmitted via the h.323 ip network. the bandwidth used is dynamically allocated so that when netmeeting is not sending data, the bandwidth used returns to the video data.
t.120 application sharing, file transfer, and whiteboarding are supported for netmeeting 3.0 when used with two viewstations. you must have the same version of netmeeting installed on both ends of the videoconference.
h.323 video calls with netmeeting
h.323 video calls can be placed to and from a pc using netmeeting 2.11 or 3.0+. the line speed of a video call from netmeeting to a viewstation depends on the bandwidth setting in netmeeting. the maximum line speed for netmeeting calls is:
1 cable, xdsl, or isdn = 128 kbps
2 lan = 384 kbps (maximum speed of microsoft netmeeting).
calls from a viewstation to netmeeting must be at line speeds greater than 64 kbps. application sharing with netmeeting cannot be done in an h.323 call with a viewstation.