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Table of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1
This guide .................................................................................................................................................. 1
Assumptions .................................................................................................................................. 1
Related documentation ............................................................................................................ 1
Using this document .................................................................................................................. 2
Chapters in this guide ................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 2 Video conferencing today ................................................................................................. 5
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 5
H.323 protocol ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Video conferencing elements ................................................................................................. 5
Video conferencing, networking and telephony protocols .................................................... 6
Chapter 3 The Codian video conferencing family ......................................................................... 9
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 9
MCU 4200 series ...................................................................................................................................... 9
IP VCR 2200 series ................................................................................................................................11
Gateway 3200 Series ...........................................................................................................................12
Chapter 4 Different video conferencing scenarios .....................................................................13
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................13
Simple scenarios ...................................................................................................................................14
MCU with three or more endpoints ....................................................................................14
Streaming to a web browser with the MCU ....................................................................14
Sharing data with the MCU and two or more endpoints ............................................15
IP VCR recording a call or playing back a recording on an endpoint .....................16
Sharing data with the IP VCR .................................................................................................17
Recording a conference with an MCU, IP VCR and two or more endpoints ........18
ISDN GW and an ISDN endpoint video conferencing ..................................................19
Video conferencing with a gatekeeper ........................................................................................21
IP VCR recording a point-to-point call ...............................................................................21
MCU or IP VCR with a gatekeeper and two or more endpoints ...............................21
ISDN GW with a gatekeeper and IP and ISDN endpoints ...........................................22
Video conferencing with a gateway ..............................................................................................22
Video conferencing with a firewall ................................................................................................23
Chapter 5 First steps ...............................................................................................................................25
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................25
Networking considerations ..............................................................................................................25
Configuring user accounts (all units) ............................................................................................25
Setting an administrator password ....................................................................................26
The guest user ............................................................................................................................26
Other user accounts and privilege levels ..........................................................................26
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