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Jason Snape
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Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:15 pm Post subject:
Video conferencing advice needed |
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Hi,
I've been tasked with organising real-time video conferencing between our
UK office & our Hong Kong office. We have a 2 Meg leased-line which I would
imagine is adequate to cope with such a job. Unfortunately I'm not sure of
my next step, do I look at dedicated hardware or something PC based - if
it's PC based I'll need it to be both Mac & PC compatible if possible, also
what will the the firewall implications be, etc, etc. Can anyone give me
impartial advice on the best route to go down.
Cheers, Jase. |
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NetSteady
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Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:20 pm Post subject:
Re: Video conferencing advice needed |
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Jase,
Personally, I'd look at the Polycom VSX7000 or the Sony PCS-1. They're
reasonably priced, and you'll find that your 2MB line should be
adequate to pass video traffic using the H.264 algorithm. They're both
set-top systems, but I recommend that over desktop for the sheer fact
that they look more professional (not to mention better video).
As far as the firewall is concerned, there are a number of options
available to you. Do some research on Google for "NAT firewall
traversal" and you should get a lot of answers. Ideally, though, these
systems should reside outside of your firewall.
You can get pricing at: http://store.camsysco.com
If you're just playing around, and dont need a enterprise class video
system, look into:
http://www.skype.com
http://video4skype.com
Thanks
Chris
http://www.netsteady.cc |
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Camtrek
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Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:20 am Post subject:
Re: Video conferencing advice needed |
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Problem solved, If you need more advice then I'm available with 25 years
video conferencing exp..
www.camtrek.com
$15.00 a month.
Sincerely
Neil L. Rideout
Multicast Engineer
Video Conferencing Consultant
Inventor - Comcaster, P/See Suite, Sincewas, and Camtrek
www.neilrideout.com
and most importantly
www.camtrek.com
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| Quote: | Hi,
I've been tasked with organising real-time video conferencing between our
UK office & our Hong Kong office. We have a 2 Meg leased-line which I
would
imagine is adequate to cope with such a job. Unfortunately I'm not sure of
my next step, do I look at dedicated hardware or something PC based - if
it's PC based I'll need it to be both Mac & PC compatible if possible,
also
what will the the firewall implications be, etc, etc. Can anyone give me
impartial advice on the best route to go down.
Cheers, Jase. |
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