Microsoft NetMeeting 3.0: Internet Conferencing

Students will learn the basics of NetMeeting, how to initiate, accept and participate in online meetings using different features of NetMeeting.

Prerequisites

Windows 95: Introduction, Windows 98: Introduction, or Windows NT 4.0: Introduction as well as Internet Explorer 4.0: Introduction or Netscape Navigator: Introduction or equivalent knowledge.

Target Student

Students enrolling in this course should understand the Internet and how it works and be familiar with the concept of computer networks.

Performance-Based Objectives

Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Become familiar with how NetMeeting works and how it is installed.
Understand the concepts of Internet telephony and video conferencing and how they are used in NetMeeting.
Use NetMeeting Chat and the Whiteboard to communicate with other NetMeeting users.
Share applications and transfer files in NetMeeting.

Delivery Method

Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Course duration

1 Day(s)

Course outline

Lesson 1: Understanding and Installing NetMeeting

Introduction to NetMeeting
Downloading and Installing NetMeeting

Lesson 2: Internet Audio and Video Conferencing

Internet Telephony
Video Conferencing

Lesson 3: Using Chat and the Whiteboard

Chat
The Whiteboard

Lesson 4: Using Application Sharing and File Transfer

Application Sharing in NetMeeting
Data Transfer

Appendix A: Remote Desktop Sharing

Hardware/software Requirements

For Windows 98 and Windows 95, a Pentium 90 processor with 16 megabytes (MB) of Random Access Memory (RAM). (A Pentium 133 with 16 MB of RAM or better is recommended.)
For Windows NT systems, a Pentium 90 processor with 24 MB of RAM is necessary. (A Pentium 133 with 24 MB of RAM is recommended.)
5 MB of free hard-disk space. (An additional 10 MB of free space is needed only during the installation to accommodate setup files.)
A floppy-disk drive.
A two-button mouse of compatible tracking device (or IntelliMouse).
A VGA or higher display adapter (the VGA display adapter is not supported.)
An Internet connection.
A sound card with microphone and speakers.
A PC video camera wit the necessary drivers.

See your reference manual for hardware considerations that apply to your specific hardware setup.