Getting Started Guide

Getting Started
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Getting up and running quickly
This section describes the following:
• Minimum system and hardware requirements
• Accessing Visual Collaboration website to get the Desktop software
• Installing and starting the Desktop client
• Configuring your speakers, microphone, and camera
System requirements
Recommended configuration (Windows) to encode 640p@15 fps/decode 720p@30 fps
○ Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
○ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz (or better), or Intel® Core™ i3 2.1 GHz (or better)
○ 2 GB RAM
○ System must support DirectX v9.0c or later and fully support both DirectDraw
Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration
Recommended configuration (Windows) to encode and decode 720p@30 fps
○ Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2, Vista, or Windows 7
○ Intel® Core™ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz (or better), or Intel® Core™ i5 2.4 GHz (or
better)
○ 2 GB RAM
○ System must support DirectX v9.0c or later and fully support both DirectDraw
Acceleration and Direct3D Acceleration
Hardware requirements
The following equipment is required to use Visual Collaboration Desktop.
○ Industry-standard PC or laptop
○ Camera
− Logitech HP Pro Webcam B910 (recommended)
− Logitech Pro Webcam 9000
− Microsoft LifeCam
− Cinema Web Cam
○ Echo-cancelling headset
− Logitech USB Headset H330 (recommended)
− Plantronics Audio 480 USB Headset
− HP PC Headset 860
− Microsoft Lifechat LX-3000 Headset
○ Optional speaker phone
− ClearOne Chat 50 Speakerphone (recommended)