Virtual Site Coordinator Training November 17, 2010

[Nicholas Thompson <>]

Hi Frank,

1.  Connection at 768 is just fine.  The MCU can handle up to 4Mbps, HD.  For this conference, connect at what ever speed you are able to. 

2.  The conference does not become active until 12pm Eastern so the ID will not work until then.  If you want to test, try 1234#.  This is an always available testing room. 

3.  for this instance, sure.  We will be posting copies of the slides, so he will be able to get those.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

Nick~


On 11/17/10 10:10 AM, Frank Fulchiero wrote:

Hi, getting ready for the training.

Sorry if I'm emailing everyone, I only need one to response..Have three questions:

1. We have participated in this twice previously, using an older Polycom ViewStation H.323, updated to the latest software, 7.5.4.

Did not have any problems either time. 

It does not seem to dial higher than 768 kbps, and this year you are requesting 1 Mbps.

Is our lower speed a problem? We have a pretty clean connection to Abilene through Connecticut Education Network and guaranteed bandwidth on the Polycom.

2. I tried connecting to 192.148.244.154, the connection is fine, but DTMF 3546# gives me the message "Invalid Conference ID, try again"

I have a meeting until 12:45, so am trying to test before then. Is the room currently open? Not sure where the problem is.

I have tried to dial in both with GDS and IP, and am registered with the Commons Gatekeeper, our unit IP is 136.244.96.101

3. One of our participants, Edie Furniss, will be 60 min late. Is is allowed to record the conference, until she gets here, with an inexpensive camcorder, so she can catch up later? We will destroy the recording after she views it.

Thanks for all your effort and patience!

Frank Fulchiero

Digital Media Specialist

Connecticut College

860-439-5006

On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Ben Fineman wrote:

Good afternoon,

Thank you for registering for the Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator Training. Please find the agenda and connection information following: 

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Noon - 1:00 PM EST  Connecting and roll call

1:00 - 4:50 PM EST  Training

4:50 - 5:00 PM EST  Wrap-up

Connection information:

GDS Dialing Directions:
1. Register with a GDS-enabled Gatekeeper.
To borrow space see: http://commons.internet2.edu/reggate.html 
2. Make sure you are connecting at up to 1 Mbps+
3. Dial 001189 780 3546 (no spaces)

IP Dialing Directions
1. Dial 192.148.244.154.
2. Enable DTMF from the remote.
3. Enter 3546#
4. Do not forget to exit the DTMF Dial Pad.

Please make sure you connect at least 15 minutes before the training begins (12:45 EST). For technical support, call the Internet2 Commons Support Desk at +1-800-627-6420.

Thanks for participating in this Site Coordinator Training, and I will look forward to meeting you tomorrow!

Thank you,

Ben Fineman

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