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Toshiba Video Communications Server
Video Communication Solution
Does your job entail long-distance communication? Would it be easier to have face-to-face conversations with people in remote locations without actually having to go there? How does being able to collaborate and share documents with these far away business associates sound? If you answered yes to any of the above, consider getting the Video Communication Solution from Toshiba!
The Strata Video Communication Solution (VCS™) allows users to collaborate desktop and applications sharing through video communication. Add video and collaboration can o your daily telephone conversations through VCS.
Toshiba’s Video Communication Solution (VCS) is for the Strata CIX™ family of IP business communication systems and grants the user affordable access into the business video communication and collaboration world. Not only does it make video easy to use, it’s also compatible with the user’s existing Strata CIX system and telephone handsets. The VCS Windows XP Server software comes pre-installed on the Strata Media Application Server (MAS), easily extending the Strata voice user’s multimedia experience.
Would Video Applications Apply To My Job?
Video applications already exist in every business field. Video conferencing is, in fact, a popular choice for communication in the workplace to speak to business partners far away. The company’s executive decision-makers gather in the conference room huddled around one computer for this type of occasional meeting. But just how convenient is this and could other company employees benefit? Taking video out of the conference room and onto individual workers’ desktops can be a practical every day solution for all types of workers. What can Toshiba’s Strata Video Communication Solution do?
- Improve productivity by allowing remote workers to see each other, speak to one another, and collaborate on projects together, regardless of where they are physically located through its video feature.
- Hold virtual in-person meetings for staff education, sales staff support, field engineer support, product demos, work group discussions, and much more.
- Allow all participants to share and collaborate on documents. Users can even edit the same materials while in session.
- Eliminate the cost of business travel while enhancing productivity and quality of work.
What else does Toshiba’s VCS do?
Toshiba’s VCS has lots of cool functions specifically designed to handle video telephony including:
- Video Transfer
- Video Hold
- Video Forward
- Video Park/Pickup (local node only)
- Station Hunting
- 2-way video with 3-way voice conference
- Manually select Video Transmit speed
- Self Video Check
- Video setup value: size, transferring and encoding rate
- Video Transmission of you and other party ON or OFF
What Do I Need to Have to Get Toshiba’s Strata Video Communication Solution Working?
VCS Software and Compatibility
- VCS Server software comes pre-installed on the Toshiba Strata Media Application Server (MAS). Existing Strata CIX/MAS customers can install VCS server software on their MAS for free for a limited time. After the free trial period ends, VCS licenses need to be purchased.
- Each user needs Windows XP operating system on their computer to run the VCS client software. One client license is required for each VCS user.
Strata Media Application Server (MAS) Requirements
- Requires a memory upgrade to a minimum of 1GB of RAM
- Windows XP Pro Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
- Internet Explorer version 6.00 or later
- IIS in Microsoft Add-on Components
- Available hard disk space of 120MB
Camera
- Users need a USB camera.
- Toshiba recommends Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000 or QuickCam for Notebooks Pro.
Strata CIX Requirement
- Release 3.1 and later
- Strata CIX system side license LIC-CIXR3.1-VCS is required for pre-R4.1 Strata CIX systems but free to R3.1 and 4.0 customers
- Multiple Strata CIX nodes networked via Strata Net. VCS supports a maximum of nine nodes, based upon 1GB of RAM.
Endpoint Support
- Toshiba Digital telephone or
- Toshiba IP telephone or
- Toshiba SoftIPT softphone on laptop PC or PDA
Client PC Requirements
- Hardware:
- CPU: PentiumM 1.5GHz or greater
- Available Hard Disk Space: 10MB
- Memory: Minimum 512MB
- Network Interface: Minimum 100 BASE-TX
- Operating System:
- Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
- Compliant video graphics card and DirectX version 9.0c or higher
VCS Capacity
- Number of configured users is limited to available disk space
- Maximum number of activated user licenses is 512
Video Specifications
- Standards: MPEG4
- Encoding Bit rate: 128kbps to 1.5Mbps
- Output Format: VGA, QVGA, QCIF
- Video Frame Rate: Auto adjust up to 30 frames per second
Video Protocols Supported
- Signaling: Client/Server – SIP RFC 3261
- Networking: TCP/IP v4, FTP, HTTP
- Client: UPnP
- Server: CSTA
VCS Configuration Setup
- Use the Web-based VCSManager for VCS server information settings, Strata CIX information settings, End user information settings, , VCS license registration, Administrator information save log files to local disk or transfer log files using FTP, backup and restore system data, display operation status (user and server status, maximum of user licenses purchased, , version information and the number of active users logged on)
- Log file size maximum is 400MB in hard disk drive
- VCSManger can only manage one VCS server in the initial release 1.0
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