Microsoft NetMeeting Features and System Requirements
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft NetMeeting versions 2.0, 2.1 for Windows 95
SUMMARY
This article contains a description of NetMeeting 2.0 and 2.1. The
following topics are discussed:
- NetMeeting features
- System requirements
MORE INFORMATIONNetMeeting Features
NetMeeting includes the following features:
- You can use NetMeeting to call people at other computers over a local
area network (LAN), over the Internet, over a standard telephone line
(using a modem), over a serial (null modem) cable, or over an ISDN
(Integrated Services Digital Network) line. If you are calling over a
LAN or the Internet, you can call by specifying the Internet address,
computer name, IP address, or IPX network number and Ethernet address
of the computer you want to call. If you connect to a User Location
Service (ULS) on the Internet, you can also call by specifying the name
of a person in the directory maintained by the ULS.
- NetMeeting 2.x capitalizes on the improved Internet Locator Servers
(ILS) directory services. You can list users by different categories,
features, or call status. NetMeeting also supports the Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
- NetMeeting 2.x supports H.323 audio and video. Support for the H.323
audio and video protocol enables NetMeeting to communicate with
NetMeeting 2.x and other H.323-compatible clients. NetMeeting also
implements MMX technology for both audio and video codecs improving
performance and reducing CPU utilization. NetMeeting allows
participants to switch audio and video to another person in a meeting.
NOTE: To use the audio features of NetMeeting, your computer must
contain a sound card that is connected to a microphone and speakers,
and must be running the TCP/IP protocol. NetMeeting includes an Audio
Tuning Wizard that automatically configures NetMeeting to work with
your sound card.
- NetMeeting also supports H.323 gateways. You can use NetMeeting to make
an audio call through an H.323 gateway to a standard telephone.
- NetMeeting tracks your call history and maintains a speed dial list.
Call history shows the time and date of incoming calls and show a
status of accepted or ignored. The speed dial list keeps a list of 25
users and shows whether they are logged on to the ILS servers or not.
- NetMeeting allows you to share a program with other people in an online
meeting. When you share a program, you can use the program yourself and
allow other people in the meeting to watch you use it, or you can allow
other people in the meeting to use the program themselves.
- NetMeeting includes a Whiteboard feature that allows online meeting
participants to draw pictures and write text that can be used to
illustrate an idea. When one person in a meeting runs Whiteboard, it
appears on all screens. Everyone in the meeting can then draw on the
Whiteboard simultaneously and see what other people are drawing.
- NetMeeting includes a Chat feature that allows online meeting
participants to send typed messages to each other. When one person in
a meeting runs Chat, it appears on all screens. NetMeeting 2.0 Chat
includes a new Whisper feature that allows you send a private text
message to a particular person in the conference.
- NetMeeting includes a File Transfer feature that allows you to send a
file to all the participants in a meeting by dragging the file to the
NetMeeting window. You can also send a file to one participant by using
the right mouse button to click the participant in the NetMeeting
window, and then clicking Send File on the menu that appears.
- NetMeeting allows all the participants in a meeting to share a common
Clipboard. When one person in a meeting copies data to the Clipboard,
all participants can then paste the data into documents on their
computer.
NetMeeting is based on the ActiveX Conferencing platform and conforms to
the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) T.120 conferencing
specification. It is compatible with any other conferencing program that
is based on this specification, such as ShareVision from Creative Labs,
ProShare Conferencing Video System from Intel Corporation, and LiveShare
Plus from PictureTel Corporation.
System Requirements
To use the data and audio features of NetMeeting 2.x, your computer must
meet the following hardware requirements:
- For Windows 95, a 486/66 PC with 8 MB of RAM (a Pentium processor with
at least 12 MB of RAM is recommended).
- For Windows NT, a 486/66 PC with 16 MB of RAM (a Pentium processor with
at least 16 MB of RAM is recommended).
- 5 MB of free hard disk space (an additional 10 MB is needed during
installation only to accommodate the initial setup files).
- 14,400 bps or faster modem, integrated services digital network (ISDN),
or local area network (LAN) connection (a fast Internet connection
works best).
- Sound card with microphone and speakers (required for audio support).
To use the data, audio, and video features of NetMeeting 2.x, your
computer must meet the following hardware requirements:
- For Windows 95, a Pentium 90 processor with 16 MB of RAM (a Pentium 133
processor or better with at least 16 MB of RAM is recommended).
- For Windows NT, a Pentium 90 processor with 24 MB of RAM (a Pentium 133
processor or better with at least 32 MB of RAM is recommended).
- 5 MB of free hard disk space (an additional 10 MB is needed during
installation only to accommodate the initial setup files).
- 28,800 bps or faster modem, ISDN, or LAN connection.
- Sound card with microphone and speakers (sound card required for both
audio and video support).
- Video capture card or camera that provides a Video for Windows capture
driver (required for video support).
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