Video conferencing advice needed

Jun 07, 2005 2 Replies

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Jason Snape 21 years ago

Hi,

I've been tasked with organising real-time video conferencing between our UK office & our Hong Kong office. We have a 2 Meg leased-line which I would imagine is adequate to cope with such a job. Unfortunately I'm not sure of my next step, do I look at dedicated hardware or something PC based - if it's PC based I'll need it to be both Mac & PC compatible if possible, also what will the the firewall implications be, etc, etc. Can anyone give me impartial advice on the best route to go down.

Cheers, Jase.

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NetSteady 21 years ago

Jase,

Personally, I'd look at the Polycom VSX7000 or the Sony PCS-1. They're reasonably priced, and you'll find that your 2MB line should be adequate to pass video traffic using the H.264 algorithm. They're both set-top systems, but I recommend that over desktop for the sheer fact that they look more professional (not to mention better video).

As far as the firewall is concerned, there are a number of options available to you. Do some research on Google for "NAT firewall traversal" and you should get a lot of answers. Ideally, though, these systems should reside outside of your firewall.

You can get pricing at:

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If you're just playing around, and dont need a enterprise class video system, look into:

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Thanks Chris

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