1 / 18

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing. Stewart Duncan Technical Manager. Video here. What is Video Conferencing?. There are two types of video conferencing taking place in London. Click to Meet H323 VC. Click to Meet. Click to Meet has been available to London schools since October 2003

farhani
Download Presentation

Video Conferencing

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Video Conferencing Stewart Duncan Technical Manager

  2. Video here

  3. What is Video Conferencing? • There are two types of video conferencing taking place in London. • Click to Meet • H323 VC

  4. Click to Meet • Click to Meet has been available to London schools since October 2003 • It is a centrally paid for resource available to all London teachers • Getting started is easy. You will need the following: • Web cam (Logitech Fusion) • Fairly decent PC • Broadband connection

  5. How do I access this system? • Click to meet can be accessed from your browser: http://vc.lgfl.org.uk • The client will be installed automatically (you may require admin rights to the PC you are using)

  6. Key features… • Easy to use Web front end • Integrated collaboration tools • Supports Multi-Point VC (many participants) • Teacher control using the podium • Data sharing • Can be used from home • Can traverse firewalls using port 80 and 443

  7. Examples… www.videos.lgfl.net

  8. What is H323 Video Conferencing? • H323 Video Conferencing endpoints are dedicates pieces of VC hardware, for example an Aethra X3

  9. What is the advantage of H323? • Although Click to Meet offers all of the functionality you will probably require, sometimes higher quality audio and video is required. • A H323 Endpoint will generally offer video speeds of up to 1920Kbps • They will come with high quality echo cancelling microphones • They offer a PTZ camera (Pan, Tilt, Zoom)

  10. How do H323 endpoints work? • LGfL has designed a London wide VPN to carry H323 video conferencing traffic. This service is called LVCNet. • LVCNet endpoints each have a dedicated number. This is called an e.164 number. • LVCNet schools can call each other directly, but for security reason can not call or be called from outside of the network LGfL Network School A School B Not a London school

  11. Can you still do a Multi-Mpoint VC with a H323 endpoint? • Subscribers to LVCNet are automatically signed up to the Janet Video Conferencing Service. (JVCS) • JVCS offers users the ability to use a web front end to book and control their video conferences • You can select multiple endpoints in the one VC. These can be made up of IP or ISDN JVCS

  12. Support for Video Conferencing • Support for video conferencing can be found at: www.vc.lgfl.net Support for LVCNet can be obtained from Synetrix on: 08700 636465 option 1 (servicedesk@synetrix.co.uk) Click to Meet support is available from Atomwide on: 08700 636465 option 3 (lgflsupport@atomwide.com)

  13. How much does it all cost? • Click to Meet is a free service to all London schools. A logitech Fusion camera costs around £50 • LVCNet costs £150 setup and £100 per annum. This includes telephone support for your endpoint • A H323 endpoint can cost from £2000 up to £10,000. • Details of the LGfL VC Endpoint details can be found at www.vc.lgfl.net

  14. What can you do with VC? LGfL have been working with major content providers and have put together a chart of VC educational content providers. It can be found at www.vc.lgfl.net

  15. Click to Meet Summary • Click to Meet is available to all London teachers • It can be accessed via http://vc.lgfl.org.uk • All you need is a PC, Web Cam and Broadband connection • Support is available from Atomwide on: 08700 636465 option 3 or lgflsupport@atomwide.com • Click to Meet is H323 compatible

  16. H323 Summary • H323 Endpoints are supported in London by LVCNet • LVCNet is a premium service which gives you very high quality VC • H323 Endpoints are available through LGfL • All London schools are entitled to use JVCS for free • Support is available from Synetrix on: 08700 636465 option 1 or servicedesk@synetrix.co.uk • Further details can be found at www.vc.lgfl.net

  17. Summary • If you use a lgfl.net email account you are already protected • If you use the Synetrix EMH platform you will have this functionality switched on • You can access your admin web front-end using your Talk2Synetrix user details (www.talk2synetrix.co.uk) • Support is available for ECC by telephone on 08700 636465 option 1 or by email servicedesk@synetrix.co.uk

  18. Video here

More Related