Specifications

Telephones and Peripherals
Video Communication Solution
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• 8 way Message Board (Chat) – Users can post text and chat on a message board, as an
alternative to communicating verbally.
• Support for QoS – If the customer’s network equipment is end to end, Diffserv Priority
control can be enabled for all the clients from VCSManager. This system setting will give
Video, Collaboration and File Transfer media a higher priority.
• Video Setting Control – Similar to QoS setting, VCS administrator can control the upper limit
of video bandwidth via VCSManager for all VCS clients.
VCS functionality is integrated with the Strata CIX telephony capabilities, with features
specifically tailored to handle video telephony, including:
• Call Hold/Retrieve
• Call Transfer
• Call Forward
• Station Hunting
• Call Park/Retrieve (Calls
can be parked on the local
node only.)
• Call Pickup/Retrieve
• Up to 3-way video with
8-way voice conference
• Manually select default Video Setting and Video display default On or Off
• Automatic Start VCS after Windows log on and Automatic VCS log on after VCS application
started
• Self Video preview
Software
VCS Server software is pre-installed on the Strata MAS with Windows XP Pro. Existing Strata
CIX/MAS customers can also install VCS software on their MAS.
VCS Client software runs on each user’s Windows XP Home or Pro computer. Client software is
provided together with VCS Server software on the Strata MAS.
VCS Software Upgrade
VCS 3.0 is compatible with Strata CIX Release 5.0 or later systems.
• Older versions of Strata CIX must be upgraded to Release 5.0 before upgrading VCS software
from version 1.0 to 2.0.
• VCS 2.0 software can upgrade to VCS 3.0 FREE of charge.
Licenses
See Chapter 8 – Strata Media Application Server and Integrated Voice Mail Cards, Table 19 on
page 79 for VCS Licenses.