Initializing a Conference on Windows using the NetMeeting
Driver
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This scenario describes how to initialize a
conference on Windows using NetMeeting as conference driver.
Conferencing enables people who are geographically separated to dialog and
work together as if they were virtually in the same room. Audio, video or
chat tools enable the conference members to dialog while whiteboard or any
other application sharing capabilities enable them to share documents or
even applications. Usually, one member has a leading role, he is named the
host or the master member.
The conferencing functionality is available on both the Windows and UNIX
platforms.
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All members of a conference must select the same
conference driver, i.e. all members must select NetMeeting. To select the
conference driver:
- In the menu bar, select Tools->Options.
- Click the General category in the left-hand tree.
- Click the General tab.
- In the Conferencing area, check the NetMeeting
option.
- Click OK to confirm.
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To host a conference, in the menu bar,
select the
Tools->Conferencing->Host.
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To join a
conference as a guest, in the menu bar, select the
Tools->Conferencing->Guest.
The
NetMeeting and Conferencing dialog boxes appear.
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If the
NetMeeting interface is already on the desktop, you can use it to host a
conference by selecting the
Call/Host Meeting menu item, and then connect to that conference by
selecting
Tools->Conferencing->Host
from the menu bar.
Likewise, guests already in a NetMeeting conference can connect to that
conference by selecting the
Tools->Conferencing->Guest from the menu bar. |
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