Overview of the Unified Communication System

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The Unified Communication System is a meeting system that connects this machine and other machines, both local and remote, to a service platform via the Internet.

The machine at each location is identified by a Contact ID, which serves as the destination for meeting and the account information for Unified Communication System Settings. The Contact ID is used to connect to the contacts whom you want to have a meeting with, so there is no need to set a specific network environment or location in which to use this machine. The Unified Communication System is made up of the following components:

• This machine

  Used to transmit video, capture video on the user side, and configure various settings for connecting to the network. For details about the available features on this machine, see Features Available on This Machine.

• Contact ID

  A unique character string set on this machine and other parties' machines. The machine information is required to use the Unified Communication System. This information also used is to log in to Unified Communication System Settings.

  The Contact ID of the contact whom you want to have meeting with is required when registering the contact in Address Book.

• Video distribution server

  The server that streams videos from each contact and distributes them to the other parties.

• Unified Communication System Settings / Management Mode

  A Web service that allows you to manage Address Book which is used to register and manage the contacts whom you want to have a meeting. You can also view and manage "Meeting History".

  You can access Unified Communication System Settings from a computer connected to the Internet.

  For details about the features available in the Unified Communication System Settings, see Features Available in Unified Communication System Settings.

  You can manage multiple contacts by creating an administrator account and logging into Unified Communication System Management Mode.

  For details about Unified Communication System Management Mode, see Unified Communication System Settings.

• Contacts

  Indicates the other party that is using a machine which has a Contact ID and supports the Unified Communication System. Before connecting to a contact to have a meeting, you must first register the contact in Address Book.