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Access Grid Node in
Lied Library

An Access grid node is located in the Eureka room of the Lied Library. This node makes use of three digital projectors, four video cameras, and eight ceiling-mounted microphones with echo-canceling electronics, all controlled by a single computer running software supplied by inSORS.

The Internet 2 Access Grid is designed to allow UNLV faculty, staff, and students to videoconference with colleagues and researchers around the world using Internet technologies. The Access Grid node, may be scheduled for use by UNLV faculty members. Conferences should fall between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays when the Lied Library building is closed, some exceptions may be made when resources allow. Limited assistance with the Access Grid set up and use is provided by the Libraries' staff with support from other campus computing units. The following Microsoft software is available for use in videoconferencing: PowerPoint, Word, Excel. The PC running the Access Grid software has a CD drive and a floppy drive. For the best access to files, however, faculty should save items to their campus network space.

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Scheduling

To schedule a conference, please call Diane VanderPol at x52126. Please be prepared to supply the following information:

  1. Date, start time, and end time of the conference
  2. Name and contact information of technical support person at remote site
  3. As much understanding as possible about the nature of the video conference, for example, it would be helpful to know the following:
    • Will there be more than two sites participating?
    • Does the remote site have inSORS software, if so, what is the name of the "room" which conference participants will meet in? If not, what is the IP address of the remote site?
    • Will the conference be encrypted? If yes, what is the "key" or password?
    • What sort of functionality will conference participants at UNLV need? Simple audio- visual connection or the ability to chat or to "push" web pages or power point pages?

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