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Telecommunications within 012 and 023 Robinson

• Teleconferencing:

  Telephone voice line (Room 023): (626) 395 8751

  Telephone voice line (Room 012, OIR conference room): (626) 395 8646

• Videoconferencing:

  The system is heavily scheduled and should be reserved in advance. To reserve the system, please contact Marcia Brown (x4013) or Judy McClain (x4970)

  • Video Feed:

    The ViewStation FX videoconferencing equipment is made by Polycom, Inc. and supports only the H.323 (IP) videoconferencing standard. (Note: ISDN service to the conference rooms has been discontinued; special arrangements can be made for ISDN calls.)

    ViewStation IP:

    131.215.103.50

    For further information on the videoconferencing system, including more advanced procedures, send e-mail to help@astro.caltech.edu.

  • Document Camera:

    A document camera is available for imaging both transparent and solid objects into a videoconference. The camera is connected via a separate port, which is accessed by pressing the "Near" button on the remote control.

  • PowerPoint:

    Remote (or local) users can display power point presentations using the video system and the following procedure. Note that a password is required to use this feature; please contact help@astro.caltech.edu or Marcia Brown for details.
    
    • Remote user
      
      • From a newer version web browser, open the web site 131.215.103.50.
      • From the options shown, select PowerPoint presentation.
      • Follow the on-screen instructions to select a presentation file.
      • You will need to select a 4-digit access code and convey that code to the other conference participants.
      • A blank presentation application will open on your screen. This will filled with your PowerPoint slides after 023 local users attach to your presentation.
      • Both you and the local users will have scrolling control of the presentation.
    • Local users (in the conference rooms)
      
      • To display the PowerPoint presentation, push the Slides button on the remote, after the remote user has gone through the procedure above.
      • Select from the list of pending presentations.
      • You can control scrolling through pages using the < and > buttons on the remote.
      • To return to the local or a remote camera, push the near or far buttons on the remote respectively.

• IP ports:

  Robinson 023 has 5 available IP ports (+1 for the videoconferencing equipment) that allow one to connect to the campus CITNET 2000 network. Any machine configured for DHCP will work if plugged into one of these ports.