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Question:   Is IOCOM hardware or software?
Answer:   All IOCOM main model products include hardware except the desktop model which includes a camera but is installed on a Windows-compatible computer.
 
Question:   What does a typical IOCOM system consist of?
Answer:   Each IOCOM consists of a Collaboration Server which may have several differ options depending on what type of end-point it's connecting to. Then you add desktop and room licenses depending on the number of licenes the organization needs.
 
Question:   What type of hardware does IOCOM use?
Answer:   All servers and room systems feature Dell rackmount server computers.
 
Question:   Does IOCOM clients run on Windows VISTA?
Answer:   Yes. It is compatible with Windows VISTA
 
Question:   Do you have to resize your screen to join a video meeting when prompted?
Answer:   No. IOCOM detects each clients settings and adjusts for best performance.
 
Question:   Is there a Apple Mac Version of the IOCOM client?
Answer:   Yes. Note that the Mac version currently uses H.261 compression (Not as ideal for low-bandwidth connections)
 
Question:   What ports need to be open to the Unified Collaboration Server (when used behind a firewall)?
Answer:   All traffic is routed over these standard ports: 80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS) and 554 (RTSP). UDP ports 1024-65532 are dynamically assigned for audio and video streams when a meeting is started.
 
Question:   Is there a Apple Mac Version of the IOCOM client?
Answer:   Yes for Mac OSX 10 Tiger, non-Intel based systems.
Note: Mac version currently uses H.261 compression (not as ideal for low-bandwidth connections)
 
Question:   What brand of video capture cards does IOCOM use for the standard definition pre-installed clients?
Answer:   IOCOM uses the Winnov Videum 004
http://www.winnov.com/Products.aspx?page=videum_004
 
Question:   What brand of video output cards does IOCOM use for the pre-installed clients?
Answer:   Matrox
 
Question:   Can particiants join an IOCOM meeting without a client license?
Answer:   Presentation slides can be viewed via a standard web browser. Participants can join in via phone or IP video conferencing.
Note: Options may be required
 
Question:   How do you webcast a presentation?
Answer:   The presenter must click on the IGPix button while in a meeting
Click on the IGPix Configuration button
A window will pop up with the URL and login information specific to that meeting
Run your shared presentations and they will display on the web page
Invite people in "IGDialer" so they can listen to the presentation
Note: UCS Servers only come with a single H323 Voice Port. Order additional ports to match the number of expected participants (up to a total of 8)
 
Question:   Is there a way to test my firewall connection?
Answer:   Yes, just this URL to test your firewall (please be sure you use Internet Exploere to run the test).
www.insors.com/test
 
Question:   Can H.323 (Legacy) connections receive data sharing?
Answer:   No, at this time there is no provision for H.239 for Legacy devices. However, the location that has the H.323 device may get data-sharing from a standard web browser with the iGPix feature.
 
Question:   What H.323 compression standards are supported?
Answer:   Currently the IOCOM server supports bidirectional H.261 or H.263 compression standards.
 
Question:   What audio / video stream does an H.323 end-point have in an IOCOM meeting?
Answer:   The connected H.323 device receives the entire audio of the meeting along with a single video camera source. The video source is selected by the participants in the IOCOM software by clicking on the corresponding video source.
 
Question:   Does IOCOM have any RS-232 control capability?
Answer:   No. The IOCOM software does not feature any RS-232 control options, this is mostly due the the advanced functionality of this software does not lend itself to traditional video/audio conferencing. Room systems should plan for touch-screen/keyboard native computer control or connect to IOCOM meetings with H.323 devices.
 
 
 
 
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