GETTING STARTED GUIDE
13
Preparing for your first Internet
phone call
One of the most popular uses of the Intel
Create &
Share
Software is to make Internet video phone calls
using an Intel Video Phone.
You can make Internet video phone calls with anyone
who has a standards compatible (H.323) video phone
application. The following sections describe how to
make an Internet video call using an email address.
This method is the easiest way to call another Intel
Video Phone user because their email address is
automatically registered in the same directory listing
service as yours.
For more information about Internet video phone calls
and other calling methods, consult the Intel Video
Phone’s online Help.
Making Internet video phone calls
The first five times you use the Intel Video Phone
software, the online help displays to guide you through
the details of making a successful video phone call.
The basics of making an Internet video
phone call:
To place a call to another Intel Video Phone user, you
must know their email address. This address MUST be
the same email address they typed when they installed
their video phone.
To check the email address of the person you are
calling have them:
1
Open their video phone.
2
From the
Tools
menu on their video phone,
choose
Options
.
3
The email address is found on the User Info tab.
Note
In other versions
of Intel Video
Phone software,
the email address
might be found
under the
Options
or
Set
Options
buttons.
Tip
To make a test
call, open your
browser and type
this URL:
www.intel.com/
PCcamera/
portals/
testcall.htm
Note
The person you
are calling may
have a different
version of Intel
Video Phone or a
different video
phone
application. They
may need to
follow different
steps to place a
call.