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Chapter 11 Setting Up your PC
for Video Conferencing
Overview
This chapter briefly describes how to setup your computer for video
conferencing. We will not go into detail about setting up a network
environment nor about using video conferencing software.
For information on network settings, please refer to the Windows
manual. For details on video conferencing, please refer to the video
conferencing software manual.
How to Setup AVerTV for Video Conferencing
In order to use the
AVerMedia
®
AVerTV
card for video
conferencing, do the following:
1.
Make
sure the
AVerMedia
®
AVerTV
card is properly mounted
into your PC.
2. Make sure you have a sound card in your system. Then, connect a
microphone to the
microphone input
port of the sound card.
3. Connect a pair of external speakers to your sound card.
4. Connect
a
28.
8Kbps
or faster modem to your PC.
5.
Connect
a camcorder or desktop camera to the
AVerMedia
®
AVerTV
“VIDEO” or “S-VIDEO” port depending on the type of
input.
6.
Start Windows
.
7. For
Internet
video
conferencing:
- If you still do not have access to the Internet, sign up for an
Internet account from your local service provider.
