Using the MCU
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Streaming conferences
Streaming is a way of viewing a conference in a standard web browser. The MCU
allows streaming of video and, if enabled for a conference, the streaming of data. You
can also conduct a text ‘chat’ and add notes and drawings to the data stream.
You can configure two streaming options on the MCU that will be available for users
to choose between when streaming conferences. For each streaming option, you
must choose a media player (QuickTime, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player) and
a bit rate.
To configure streaming options:
1
In the web interface of the MCU, go to
Settings > Streaming
.
2
Configure the streaming options you require, referring to the online help for
more details about options.
3
Click
Apply changes
.
Streaming users will need to have installed one of the media players that you have
chosen for the two streaming options. Streaming users might also need to install Java
(from
).
To stream a conference:
1
In a web browser, go to the IP address of the MCU and click
Streaming.
If you
are already logged in, go to
Home
and click
Streaming
.
2
If web conferencing is enabled, type in a
Sign-in name
. This is the name by
which you will be identified if you ‘chat’.
3
Type in the
Conference ID
(the numeric identifier of the conference).
4
Click
Stream this conference
and streaming will start.
Note that to use the ‘chat’ facility when streaming a conference, your
MCU needs the web conferencing feature key. For more information,
contact your reseller.
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