Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing
Video Conferencing has a wide array of solutions as well as some limitations depending on location and video conferencing tools available to the speaker on the far side.
If using a video conferencing tool in the classroom, please note that the podium computers do not have built-in webcams and microphones. Please contact us for microphone and/or webcam setup.
Zoom.us [PREFERRED]
Users: UCLA Students, Staff, Faculty
Interface: Desktop (Windows, MacOS)
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session: 50
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session: Gallery or Speaker Activated
How to Obtain: login at ucla.zoom.us for account activation and documentation.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop and application sharing, audience moderation, CCLE integration and authentication, session recording. Invite more people to join by email, IM, SMS (mobile users) or meeting ID
Recording Capabilities: YES
ACIS Support: YES
Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
Users: Anderson Users
Interface: Desktop (Windows, Mac)
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session: 1 to 250 (no outside Anderson attendees)
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session: speaker activated, shows 1 video at a time
How to Obtain: Provided by Campus Computing Services here.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop and application sharing, shared whiteboard, audience moderation, Outlook integration, automatically-saved conversations, session recording. Video chat can only show the active speaker.
Recording Capabilities: N/A
ACIS Support: YES
Polycom RealPresence Desktop
Users: Anderson Users; Guests can be accommodated
Interface: Desktop (Windows, Mac), Classroom (A301, B117)
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session:
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session
How to Obtain: Provided by Anderson Computing Services. Please contact CSResponse.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop and application sharing, classroom camera integration. Video chat can show all speakers
Recording Capabilities: YES
ACIS Support: YES
Adobe Connect
Users: Anyone
Interface: Web
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session:100
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session: unlimited
How to Obtain: Purchase membership from www.shi.com A "software-only" regional reseller into a $5 billion+ global provider of information technology products and services.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop and application sharing, presentation sharing. Video chat can show all speakers.
Recording Capabilities: YES
ACIS Support: best effort
Cisco WebEx
Users: Anyone
Interface: Web
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session:25
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session: 6 people can be seen at once
How to Obtain: Purchase membership from Cisco.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop and application sharing, presentation sharing. Video chat can show all speakers.
Recording Capabilities: YES
ACIS Support: best effort
Google Hangouts
Users: Anyone
Interface: Web
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session:
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session:
How to Obtain: Create a Google account and activate Google+.
Features: Text/voice/video chat. Video chat can show all speakers.
Recording capabilities: best effort
ACIS Support: best effort
Skype Communications
Users: Anyone
Interface: Desktop (Windows, Mac)
Simultaneous User Capacity per Meeting/Session: 10
Simultaneous Video Capacity per Meeting/Session:5 max for optimal quality
How to Obtain: Create an account and download from Skype.
Features: Text/voice/video chat, desktop sharing. Video chat can only show the active speaker with free version or all speakers with paid subscription.
Additional Notes: Limit of 100 hours per month with no more than 10 hours per day and a limit of 4 hours per individual video
Recording Capabilities: N/A
ACIS Support: best effort