Hosting meetings/conferences on a stand alone PC??
We have a client that has just kitted out a conference room with a large display and conference kit, including camera and microphone. There is a pc connecting all of this together running Windows V10 pro. (internet connected)
This client would like to share the desktop and be able to invite people to join them for private presentations, skype meetings etc.
We use a lot of Microsoft products, but are having a great deal of trouble finding out from Microsoft exactly what we need to use / buy to do this.
Can anyone advise what is required? Please bear in mind that this is a stand alone computer. No local teams or groups that we need to communicate with, these will all be external clients.
We considered Skype for Business, but this requires a dedicated local server, which we don't have here. Someone suggested Teams, but again we are unsure whether everyone would need teams themselves to take part, and even whether we can share our desktop using this.
Can anyone suggest the best solution for this stand alone meeting room?
Any advice much appreciated.
Many thanks.
This client would like to share the desktop and be able to invite people to join them for private presentations, skype meetings etc.
We use a lot of Microsoft products, but are having a great deal of trouble finding out from Microsoft exactly what we need to use / buy to do this.
Can anyone advise what is required? Please bear in mind that this is a stand alone computer. No local teams or groups that we need to communicate with, these will all be external clients.
We considered Skype for Business, but this requires a dedicated local server, which we don't have here. Someone suggested Teams, but again we are unsure whether everyone would need teams themselves to take part, and even whether we can share our desktop using this.
Can anyone suggest the best solution for this stand alone meeting room?
Any advice much appreciated.
Many thanks.
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many thanks for your help.
will the regular version of skype allow them to issue invites and host more than one external connection?
all clients will be external, and must be able to connect without specific software. ie they font know who will be connecting and what equipment they will have. just an internet connection??
many thanks
will the regular version of skype allow them to issue invites and host more than one external connection?
all clients will be external, and must be able to connect without specific software. ie they font know who will be connecting and what equipment they will have. just an internet connection??
many thanks
may need an office365 license to do it properly as the free ones may be limited to single user meetings.
This can allow users withot akyoe tk use a web app.
This can allow users withot akyoe tk use a web app.
As an organisation, we use
www.gotomeeting.com
The fees are quite reasonable (dependant on features and numbers you want to have in the session). It allows the sharing of your screen, so regardless of what software you run, your screen can be made visible to all participants on any device. All the participant needs is a web browser and good internet connection, and they can be located anywhere.
www.gotomeeting.com
The fees are quite reasonable (dependant on features and numbers you want to have in the session). It allows the sharing of your screen, so regardless of what software you run, your screen can be made visible to all participants on any device. All the participant needs is a web browser and good internet connection, and they can be located anywhere.
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Skype would certainly be suitable for what you are suggesting. The Windows store app is quite good for this, particularly if you have a touchscreen available.
if this isn't what you need, there are loads of conference systems out there. the issue is confirming which will fit with likely attendees in meetings. are they internal or 3rd parties? do they already use specific conference facilities that you should align to?
here's some useful info:
https://www.cio.co.uk/it-applications/best-skype-alternatives-3664527/