User's Manual

Installation and Configuration

Installing the Desktop Client

This section describes the following:

• Minimum system and hardware requirements

• Accessing Visual Collaboration website to get the Desktop client 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)