Cisco Systems MeetingPlace Video Integration How Users Join a Cisco MeetingPlace Video Conference

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Chapter 5 Using Cisco MeetingPlace Video Conferencing

About Attending Cisco MeetingPlace Video Conferences

For participants who attend via a desktop video endpoint, the video image appears separately in the window of their desktop video endpoint, not in the Cisco MeetingPlace web-conferencing meeting room window.

Profiled users connect with the bandwidth specified in their profile or with the default bandwidth if their profile does not specify a bandwidth. Guest connections enter with the default bandwidth you specified in MeetingTime.

About Attending Reservationless Meetings

If the meeting is reservationless and the organizer has not yet started the conference at the time a participant joins the video conference, video participants will stay in the video waiting room until the organizer starts the voice or web conference. As with data and voice conferencing, no in-meeting functionality is available to conference participants in the waiting room.

How Users Join A Cisco MeetingPlace Video Conference

Participants should always start their video endpoints before attempting to join the Cisco MeetingPlace video conference.

Users of Apple computers should always dial in from their video endpoints.

If participants join a single conference with both an audio-only device and a video endpoint, they should mute one or the other.

Participants can join the video conference in any of several ways described in the following sections.

About Attending Video Conferences by Outdialing from Cisco MeetingPlace Web Conferencing

In Cisco MeetingPlace Web Conferencing, users can join the video conference in several ways:

From the Current Meeting page by clicking the Connect button

From the meeting room by clicking the Connect button

From the meeting room by choosing Connect from the Personal menu

In each case, users enter the number for their video endpoint if it is not automatically entered, then click Connect. For users of ISDN endpoints, the number of their video endpoint must be preceded by the appropriate service prefix defined on the Cisco IPVC PRI Gateway. For information, see the Cisco IP/VC 3526 PRI Gateway and Cisco IP/VC 3540 PRI Gateway Module Administrator Guide, 2.0.

About Attending Video Conferences Via Cisco MeetingPlace for Outlook

If video conference resources were scheduled with the Cisco MeetingPlace conference, users can click the MeetingPlace tab of a notification they have received in Microsoft Outlook, then click the Connect Me button to have Cisco MeetingPlace dial their video endpoint and connect them to the video conference. They can also dial in from their video endpoint using the dial-in number provided in the text of the meeting notification. If the meeting requires a password or is restricted to profiled or invited users, participants must join the video conference by clicking the Connect Me button in the notification, or from within the Cisco MeetingPlace web-conferencing meeting room.

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Contents Text Part Number OL-6280-01 Corporate HeadquartersCopyright 2004-2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved N T E N T S About Recording a Video-Conferencing Session Viewing the Eventlog OL-6280-01 Scope AudienceNaming Conventions Used in This Guide Overview of Cisco MeetingPlace Video IntegrationOfficial Name Abbreviation Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration Components and Process Cisco IOS H.323 Gatekeeper Additional ReferencesCisco MeetingPlace products Cisco Ipvc productsCisco VT Advantage Cisco CallManagerOL-6280-01 Overview of Components Cisco MeetingPlace Video Integration Components and ProcessXML Component FunctionsComponent Functions About the Cisco MeetingPlace Video-Conferencing Process Supported Cisco MeetingPlace System ConfigurationsAbout the Minimum Number of Video Ports Scheduled How Video Conferences Are ScheduledHow Video Conferences Start How Video Conference Participants Join Meetings How Video Conferences Run About the Video ImagesAbout the Audio Channel How Video Conferences End OL-6280-01 Making Sure Component Systems Are Up and Running Before You InstallVerifying your Video-Conferencing License Click the Users tab Creating a Cisco Ipvc MCU User for Cisco MeetingPlaceSetting the Audio Indication Interval Optional Choose MCU Settings BasicsCreating a Service for Cisco MeetingPlace Software SupportingCisco Ipvc Media Processor Cisco MeetingPlace Sccp Setting the Core Service Parameters General Instructions for Setting View Parameters Making Sure that a Conference Password Is Not RequiredCreating a Single Voice Activated View Parameter ValueCreating Two Separate Views Use Processor Check the Display all conference views check boxClick Add View Configuring the Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server About Setting the Audio Codec Negotiation PriorityModifying the Translation Table Configuring Cisco MeetingPlace H.323/SIP IP Gateway How Load Balancing Works About Installing and Configuring Video EndpointsClick Site Properties Balancing in Ad Hoc Video Meetings to NoHide # of Video Callers Field Make Meetings Web Only Optional Configuring Cisco MeetingPlace for OutlookOptional Configuring Cisco MeetingPlace for Lotus Notes Configuring Cisco CallManagerClick Add a New Gatekeeper Gathering Configuration ValuesAdding an H.323 Gatekeeper Choose Device GatekeeperCreating an H.225 Trunk for the Cisco Ipvc MCU Click Reset TrunkConferencing, Gathering Installation Values Installing Cisco MeetingPlace Video IntegrationParameter See Uninstalling Cisco MeetingPlace Video IntegrationOL-6280-01 About Video-Conferencing Access Information About Changing System Configuration Settings Parameter Values Where SpecifiedInformation section Changing Settings in Other Components About Managing Video-Conferencing Resources Tab, then Server Configuration, then Video conferencesVideo conference ports Per meeting field To the Video meetings heading, DefaultTab, then Scheduling Parameters , then Video meetings heading, Max portsTo Video floater ports About Configuring Port ParametersAbout Configuring the Number of Video Floater Ports Tab, then click Server ConfigurationAdding Optional Video Floater Ports Optional Configuring the Number of Overbook PortsVariable Example Yes Restrictions section Endpoint Bandwidth 128K About Managing User Profiles for Video UseOverbook ports Allow Video Scheduling?Values Where to Configure About Video-Conferencing Bandwidth Specifying User and Group Profile Information About Video-Conferencing StatisticsStatistic To View This Information Viewing Video-Conferencing StatisticsFinally, click Generate Report Raw Participant Join Leave Info in the panel onOL-6280-01 Meeting Type Video-Conferencing Behavior Supported Meeting TypesSee About Participating in Lecture Style How Users Schedule Video Conferences When Video Conferences Can Be ScheduledAbout Scheduling Video Conferences Who Can Schedule Video ConferencesAbout Rescheduling Video Conferences About Attending Cisco MeetingPlace Video ConferencesAbout Attending Reservationless Meetings How Users Join a Cisco MeetingPlace Video ConferenceAbout Attending Video Conferences Via Smtp E-mail Clients About Attending Video Conferences By DialingAbout Attending Ad-Hoc Video Conferences About Attending Password-Protected Meetings About Modifying the Video Transmission About Recording a Video-Conferencing Session About Entering a Breakout SessionAbout Participating in Lecture Style Meetings About Ending a Video Conference Information for End UsersAbout Extending a Video Conference About Leaving a Video ConferenceFor This Level of Detail Level To Setting the Level of Logging DetailViewing the Eventlog Set the TracingGeneral Troubleshooting Guidelines MidDetail Solution Solution Problems Joining a Video Conference Problems Scheduling a Video ConferenceTroubleshooting Problems Joining a Video Conference Progress. Please wait for the call to complete Problems During a Video ConferenceCisco MeetingPlace Video Integration, Troubleshooting Problems During a Video Conference OL-6280-01 D E IN-2 IN-3 IN-4 IN-5 IN-6