Microsoft NetMeeting: How It Can Work for You Lara Thurman NetMeeting Beta Support Lead MPSD Microso

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Microsoft NetMeeting How It Can Work for
YouLara ThurmanNetMeeting Beta Support
LeadMPS-DMicrosoft Corporation
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Agenda of Presentation

• What is Microsoft NetMeeting
• How to get NetMeeting
• Requirements
• Setup and Use
• Tools and Features

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What Is NetMeeting
NetMeeting enables you to communicate with others
over the Internet or your local intranet. Using
NetMeeting you can

• Use data conferencing tools between an unlimited
  number of participants
• Use audio and video between two people
• Share and collaborate on applications
• Use tools such as chat, whiteboard, and file
  transfer
• Control the desktop remotely

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How to Get NetMeeting

• Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000
• Windows Update Web site
• Internet Explorer 5.1 and later
• http//www.Microsoft.com/windows/NetMeeting/

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NetMeeting 3 System Requirements

• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 with
  SP3, Windows 2000
• Internet Explorer 4.01 or later
• 32 megabytes of RAM
• 28.8 Kbps or faster modem, ISDN, or LAN
  connection
• Sound card with microphone and speakers
• Video capture card or camera that provides a
  Video for Windows capture driver

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Running the Startup Wizard

• First screen information about NetMeeting
• Second screen user information
• Third screen directory server information
• Fourth screen shortcut placement

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Startup Wizard (continued)

• Fifth screen preparing for audio
• Sixth screen audio setup
• Seventh screen microphone setup
• Eighth screen finish setup

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Setting Options

• Items that can be configured
• Directory information
• Directory settings
• Network bandwidth
• Gatekeeper settings
• Gateway settings
• Security
• Audio
• Video

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General Tab in Options

• Configurable Settings
• Directory information
• Directory settings
• Run in background
• Taskbar icon
• Bandwidth and advanced calling

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Security Tab in Options

• Encryption
• Secure calls are data only
• Authentication Certificates
• Same security interface as Internet Explorer

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Audio Tab in Options

• List of supported drivers is located at
• http//www.microsoft.com
• /netmeeting/
• Advanced allows you to select a preferred Codec
  for your sound compression

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Video Tab in Options

• Automatically send and receive video
• Determine send image size and quality
• Specify video camera to use

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Deploying NetMeeting

• All these options and more can be pre-configured
  and rolled out with the NetMeeting 3.01 Resource
  Kit Wizard, which is available on the Microsoft
  Web site at
• http//www.microsoft.com/windows/NetMeeting/Corp/
  reskit/default.asp

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NetMeeting User Interface

• T.120 data
• H.323 audio/video
• Main NetMeeting window
• User Interface

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How to Make Direct Calls

• IP
• Friendly name
• Secure calls

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Using MSN Messenger or the Microsoft Internet
Directory to Call

• MSN Messenger
• Preferred method of connecting
• Inviting people

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Using Directory Server to Call

• Choosing Internet Locator Service (ILS)
• Logging on
• Directory listing
• Initiating call

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Conferencing Tools

• Chat
• Whiteboard
• File Transfer

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Conferencing Tools (continued)

• Application and Program sharing
• Desktop sharing
• Remote desktop sharing

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Server Solutions

• Multipoint Control Units (MCU)
• Exchange Conferencing Server
• Internet Locator Service (ILS)
• Microsoft Site Server Component
• Gateway
• Gatekeeper

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For More Information

• http//www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/
• http//www.microsoft.com/windows/NetMeeting/Corp/r
  eskit/default.asp

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