Course Overview

Videoconferencing is becoming more popular as it reduces travel time, costs and environmental impact.  It enables staff to maintain a better work life balance and supports the sharing of resources.  Within the context of national JANET services, this course will provide a useful introduction to the technical aspects of videoconferencing.  It includes an overview of the components of a videoconferencing network, details of how to set up a videoconference facility within your organisation and how to manage these facilities.  This is supported by details of how to make the most of existing facilities and tips on ongoing management and support of users. This course will focus on good practice and technical theory, it does not cover technical configuration of videoconferencing components.

Topics Covered

• Operation of the national videoconferencing service
• Components of a H.323 enabled network
• Choice of videoconferencing equipment
• Planning, design and layout of videoconferencing facilities
• Networking issues and potential solutions
• Local management and support
• Security issues
• Future developments

Audience & Prerequisites

The course is of benefit to anyone with responsibility for setting up or managing the technical aspects of videoconferencing facilities.

All delegates must attend our ‘Introduction to Videoconferencing’ or be able to prove extensive experience in this area.  Further details on this are available on our web site.

Timetable

The course will run between 1000 and 1630.  The timetable during the day will be adjusted to allow discussion of areas of particular interest to the audience.