Steps to Activate NetMeeting for the First Time

NetMeeting is installed with Windows XP. It is just not obvious. There are, by default, no Desktop or Start Menu shortcuts for it. Do these steps once on your computer before your first training using NetMeeting.

1. To activate NetMeeting, click Start and choose Run.
2. Remove any text from the the Open: box. Then enter the following command:

CONF

3. Click OK.

* After clicking OK, if it opens to a "wizard", then you need to do the rest of the steps below.
* However, if it opens to a long thin window that says "NetMeeting - Not in a call", then NetMeeting is already activated and configured by someone.

2. Click Next on the first setup screen.
3. Fill-in your personal information and click Next to continue.
4. Un-check the "Log on to a directory server..." box. Click Next to continue.
5. Select your connection speed. Click Next to continue.
6. You'll be prompted to create Desktop and/or Quick Launch bar icons. Make your choices. Click Next to continue.
7. Follow the instructions to setup your audio. If your computer does not have audio devices, proceed and click Next.
8. Click Finish when you are done with setting up the audio.


Perform the following steps to Configure NetMeeting

NetMeeting is still open, and has been activated.

1. To continue the set up of NetMeeting, click on Tools, Options.
2. Select the General tab and confirm your directory information.
3. Under the Directory Settings section, confirm that both choices are un-checked.
4. Skip the Security tab.
5. Select the Audio tab.
6. Un-check the 3 boxes. Participants will not be using the audio feature of NetMeeting for the training.
7. Select the Video tab.
8. Un-check both Automatically send video at the start of each call (it will be gray if you have none) and Automatically receive video at the start of each call.
9. Later, if you are getting poor results when viewing or receiving video, you can adjust the Video Quality and the Send image size from the Video tab.
10. Click on the OK button to save your options.

Note: If you see a message that tells you "You are not logged on to a directory server. Do you want to log on now?", you should click NO.

11. Close NetMeeting.

TO MAKE A CONNECTION

# Close all open programs on your computer.
# Be sure your monitor resolution is set to 1024 x 768 or higher.

* Right Click on the desktop and choose Properties.
* Click the Settings button. Change the resolution to 1024 x 768.
* Click OK.

# Open NetMeeting via one of these methods:

* Click Start...Run. Remove any text from the the Open: box. Then, type CONF and click OK.
* Use the desktop icon or task bar icon created by NetMeeting to open it.

# Click the Place Call button (appears as a yellow phone).

* In the To: box, enter IP# provided by the instructor for the specific training.
* The Using: Box should be set to Automatic.
* Un-check the Require security for this call (data only) box.

# Click Call to join the training.
# Maximize the NetMeeting window on your monitor.