User guide

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VENICE Client Software User Guide
2.1 Starting the Program
This section provides you with a description how to get the VENICE cli-
ent software started. You can run several instances of the software in
parallel on the same system, for example, to connect to different video
channels of a VENICE server.
2.1.1 Starting the Software under Linux
To get the software started under the Linux operating system perform
the following:
y Select from the system menu of Linux the entry Audio & Video »
VENICE.
Alternatively, you may also start the program from a command line
(terminal) by entering Venice.
This will load the VENICE client software by DVS (see section “General
Usage of the Software” on page 2-3) and you can start working with
it (see section “Connecting to the VENICE Server” on page 2-4).
2.1.2 Starting the Software under Mac OS
To get the software started under Mac OS perform the following:
y Select from the Applications folder of Mac OS the entry
VENICE.app.
This will load the VENICE client software by DVS (see section “General
Usage of the Software” on page 2-3) and you can start working with
it (see section “Connecting to the VENICE Server” on page 2-4).
2.1.3 Starting the Software under Windows
To get the software started under the Windows operating system per-
form the following:
y Select from the START button menu of Windows on the submenu
DVS the entry for the DVS software (for example, All Programs »
DVS » DVS VENICE).
Alternatively, you may also start the program via the VENICE icon
on the desktop of Windows.
This will load the VENICE client software by DVS (see section “General
Usage of the Software” on page 2-3) and you can start working with
it (see section “Connecting to the VENICE Server” on page 2-4).