Video conferencing over IP [[electronic resource] ] : configure, secure, and troubleshoot / / Michael Gough ; Jason Rosenfeld, technical editor

• Autore: Gough Michael
• Pubblicazione: Rockland, MA, : Syngress, c2006
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 004.6
• Soggetto topico: Internet videoconferencing; Videoconferencing
• Altri autori: RosenfeldJason
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Part I: Getting Started with Video Calls; Chapter 1: Introduction to Video Calls; Types of Videoconferencing; What Is a Video Call?; Where Can You Perform Video Calls?; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Started; Requirements for Making Video Calls; Broadband High- Speed Internet Connection; Computer or Dedicated Video Phone Device; Existing Computers; Additional Hardware; Video Call Software; Frame Rate and Picture Quality; Security and Privacy; Summary; Chapter 3: Selecting a High-Speed Internet Provider; Selecting a High- Speed Broadband Provider; Networking Your Home ; What Type of Wireless to UseWireless Routers; Wireless Security; Wireless Antennas; Testing and Troubleshooting; Summary; Part II: Taking Video Calls to the Next Level; Chapter 4: Just Tell Me What I Need; Introduction; Broadband Internet Connections; Broadband Routers; Do You Need a Computer?; Windows-Based PCs; Apple Mac; Windows Webcams; Webcam Lighting; Headset or Microphone and Speakers; Personal Videoconferencing Solutions for Windows; Personal Videoconferencing Solutions for the Mac; Security, Privacy, and Parental Controls; Summary ; Chapter 5: Selecting a Computer or Dedicated Videophone DeviceWhich Solution to Select?; Cost; Video Call Software Solutions; Video Telephone Options; Video Telephones That Require a Service; Video Telephones That Do Not Require a Service; Dial-up Video Telephones; Typical Video Telephones; So What Solution Should You Choose?; Additional Accessories; Companies That Have a VoIP PBX; Summary; Chapter 6: Free Video Call Software; Overview; One-on-One Video Call Solutions; Multiuser Video Call Solutions; Multi-IM Video Call Solutions; SIP Video Call Solutions; H.323 Video Call Solutions ; Chat-Room-Based Video Call SolutionsOther Video Call Solutions; Summary; Chapter 7: Commercial Video Call Software; Introduction; One-on-One Video Call Solutions; Multiuser Video Call Solutions; Multi-IM Video Call Solutions; SIP Video Call Solutions; H.323 Video Call Solutions; Chat-Room-Based Video Call Solutions; Summary; Part III: Advanced Videoconferencing; Chapter 8:Other Videoconferencing; Company Videoconferencing; Web Videoconferencing; Summary; Chapter 9: The Future of Video Calls; The Future of Video Calls; Video Telephones; Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC Devices ; Video-Call-Capable Cell PhonesProviders of Gateways for Cell-Phone-to-PC Video Calls; Summary; Appendix A: Firewall Port Information; Appendix B: Video Call Software Solutions; Appendix C: Software Add-ons for Skype; Expanding Skype's Capabilities; Voice Mail; Recording Skype Calls; Integrating with Outlook; SMS Text Messaging; Forwarding Your Skype Calls; SkypeCasting; Skype Web Toolbars; Other Plug-ins; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book de-mystifies the technology behind video conferencing and provides single users and small enterprises with the information they need to deploy video conferencing efficiently and cost effectively.For many years, the promise of high quality, low cost video conferencing has been an attractive solution for businesses interested in cutting travel costs while maintaining the benefits of face-to-face contact. Unfortunately, most solutions never lived up to the promise, due primarily to lack of internet bandwidth and poorly developed protocols. That's no all changed. The capa
• Altri titoli varianti: Videoconferencing over IP
• Titolo autorizzato: Video conferencing over IP
• ISBN: 1-281-03570-X; 9786611035709; 1-4237-7461-2; 0-08-048985-0; 1-59749-146-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784271103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II