Category Archives: Videoconferencing Tech

Using H323 and SIP Test Sites: Basic Diagnostics

Posted on April 22, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

For troubleshooting problems with H323 and SIP calls, I start by making a call at a “normal” bandwidth such as 512, 768 or 1024kbps. I’ll write down the packet loss and jitter. Then I make a call at a low … Continue reading →

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Why wait for Cisco Jabber App for iPad when you can use Cisco VCS and Bria App to DIY?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

After I posted a list of iPad apps for videoconferencing (all of which needed to connect back to a particular type of service in order to work), @caskings suggested that I check out an app called Bria (http://www.counterpath.com/bria-ipad-edition.html) since it looked … Continue reading →

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iPad in the Enterprise: The Ultimate Multi-Protocol Stack Endpoint

Posted on April 15, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

There has been a lot of focus on the potential for the iPad to serve as a videoconferencing endpoint and enterprise environments; see iPad in the Enterprise: A Videoconferencing Dream Machine? But the real power of the iPad is not to act … Continue reading →

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Videoconferencing Applications for the iPad

Posted on April 15, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

My current list of videoconferencing apps for the iPad. Let me know if there are others I am missing at jsc@kalvideo.com. I can be reached on my Ipad via SIP at jsc5225@clearsea.com Facetime: jscottchristianson@mac.com Available for Download: Fring For iPad  … Continue reading →

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What the Stats screen on LifeSize Connections means

Posted on February 12, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

When using LifeSize Connections, the overall call quality can be judged from the “five bar” status indicator at the bottom of the video screen. However, if you want to get more detailed information about your call stats, simple press ctrl-s … Continue reading →

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NOTE: H323 TEST SITES HAS MOVED!

Posted on January 20, 2012 by J Scott Christianson

The list of H323 TEST Sites has moved to a new permanent location at Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing: Click here to access. There you will find the list in various forms including address-book files that you can simply import into your codec … Continue reading →

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Hack: How to allow LifeSize Connection Guests to Call your LifeSize Connection Endpoints

Posted on December 31, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

This is not really supported or supposed to happen, but there is a way to get Guest Accounts on Connections to be able to call Registered Endpoints. There is no way for a guest to “Add Contact” for the endpoint … Continue reading →

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What about those “other” vendors

Posted on November 5, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

Most of us working in the videoconferencing world, deal with a limited number of manufacturers: Polycom, Cisco (Tandberg), LifeSize, Radvision, Vidyo, perhaps Sony. But there remains a large number of manufacturers that make endpoints, that sometimes offer many more features … Continue reading →

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Ninite: One Installer to rule them all

Posted on November 4, 2011 by J Scott Christianson

Was out at a job site in Springfield MO and the client that I was working with showed me this web site: http://ninite.com/ . Ninite allows you to pick the programs that you want to install and then it will … Continue reading →

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