How to Access Grid Node
The Access Grid is a community of resources networked together through "middleware" software that enables nodes on the grid to access resources such as video and audio streaming offered by other nodes to facilitate collaboration between grid venues. If you are working on a project at a university that has access to the grid and need to collaborate with students at other universities on the grid, access nodes on the grid to join a virtual meeting through video and audio streams established using Access Grid software.
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Things You'll Need
- Windows computer with AGTk Venue Client software installed
- Access Grid venue address
Instructions
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Open the Venue Client software on the Windows computer and type the address of the venue to which you want to connect into the address bar at the top of the "Venue Client" window. Click the "Go" button.
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Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the "Venue Client" window and click "Enable Video Display." Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the "Venue Client" and click "Enable Video Capture." Click the "Mute" box next to each video display you wish to see in the video display window that appears. Video from the venue you have selected will appear.
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Click the "Tools" menu and click "Enable Audio" in the menu that appears. Click to select the "Talk" checkbox in the audio window that appears to enable both listening and talking with the party at the venue you have selected.
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Click the "Tools" menu and then click "Multicast" if you wish to connect to multicast video and audio streams (this setting decreases the amount of network bandwidth utilized). Click "Unicast" if your network connection does not support multicast video and audio streams.
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Type a message into the text box at the bottom of the "Venue Client" window and tap the "Enter" key to send the message and chat via text message with those at the venue to which you have connected.
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