How to Configure and Customize Microsoft NetMeeting

ID: q154144

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft NetMeeting versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

This article describes how to configure and customize NetMeeting. The following topics are discussed:

Running NetMeeting for the first time
Configuring NetMeeting for a particular connection type
Modifying audio settings in NetMeeting
Modifying other settings in NetMeeting

MORE INFORMATION

Running NetMeeting for the First Time

The first time you run NetMeeting, it prompts you to enter information about yourself and the User Location Service (ULS) that you want to connect to, and then runs the Audio Tuning Wizard to automatically configure your sound card. To run NetMeeting for the first time, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click NetMeeting.

2. Click Next.

3. In the Microsoft Internet User Location Service dialog box, enter the

   appropriate information in the First Name, Last Name, E-Mail Address,
   City/State, Country, and Comments boxes, and then click Next. Note that
   the City/State, Country, and Comments boxes are optional.

4. If you want your name to be included in a particular ULS directory,

   click Yes, and then type the name of the ULS in the "What is the name
   of the User Location Server you would like to use to find people?" box.
   If you do not want your name to be included in a ULS directory, click
   No. If you do not want your name to be included in a ULS directory, but
   you do want to use a ULS directory to find other people, type the name
   of the ULS in the "What is the name of the User Location Server you
   would like to use to find people?" box after you click No.

5. Click Next, follow the instructions in the Audio Tuning Wizard, and

   then click Finish.

After you run NetMeeting for the first time, you can modify the information you entered about yourself or the ULS that you want to connect to, or run the Audio Tuning Wizard again. To modify the information you entered about yourself or the ULS that you want to connect to, click Options on the Tools menu in NetMeeting, click the My Information tab, and then enter the information. To run the Audio Tuning Wizard again, click Audio Tuning Wizard on the Tools menu in NetMeeting.

Configuring NetMeeting for a Particular Connection Type

You can use NetMeeting to call people at other computers over a local area network (LAN), over the Internet, over a standard telephone line (using a modem), or over an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line. If you are calling over a LAN, you can use the TCP/IP or IPX/SPX protocol to establish the connection. If you are calling over the Internet, the TCP/IP protocol must be used. To configure NetMeeting for a particular connection type, you must enable the protocol that will be used to establish the connection. To do so, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu in NetMeeting, click Options.

2. Click the Protocol tab. If you want to establish a LAN or Internet

   connection using the TCP/IP protocol, click the Network (TCP/IP) check
   box to select it. If you want to establish a LAN connection using the
   IPX/SPX protocol, click the Network (IPX) check box to select it. If
   you want to establish a connection over a standard telephone line using
   a modem, click the Modem check box to select it.

   NOTE: If an exclamation point in a yellow circle appears over the
   Network (TCP/IP) or Network (IPX) check box, then the TCP/IP or IPX/SPX
   protocol is not installed on your computer.

   If you want to establish a connection to a PictureTel LiveShare 3.x
   meeting, click the "Use additional protocols for compatibility with
   PictureTel LiveShare 3.X and earlier" check box to select it, and then
   click one or more of the Modem For LiveShare Networks, Network (IPX)
   For LiveShare Networks, or Network (NETBIOS) for LiveShare Networks
   check boxes to select them.

3. Click OK.

If you have configured NetMeeting so that you can call people using a modem, you can modify the properties for the modem by clicking Options on the Tools menu in NetMeeting, clicking the Protocols tab, clicking Modem, and then clicking Properties. The following modem properties can be modified:

If you want people to be able to use NetMeeting to dial in to your computer, click the Use Modem To Answer Incoming Calls check box in the Incoming Calls area to select it, and then specify the number of rings after which you want NetMeeting to answer incoming calls.
To modify the dialing properties for the connection, click Dialing Properties in the Static area.
To configure NetMeeting to use a different modem, choose the modem from the list of modems in the Connection area. To modify the properties for the modem that NetMeeting is currently configured to use, click Modem Properties.

Modifying Audio Settings in NetMeeting

To use the audio features of NetMeeting, you must be using a LAN or Internet connection with the TCP/IP protocol. You cannot use the audio features of NetMeeting with a modem-to-modem or IPX/SPX connection.

All audio settings are configured automatically when you run NetMeeting for the first time, or when you run the Audio Tuning Wizard after running NetMeeting for the first time. The following audio settings are configured automatically:

Audio compression settings are configured automatically based on the connection speed that you specify.
Microphone sensitivity settings are configured automatically based on the reading sample that you record.

NOTE: The Audio Tuning Wizard is able to determine if a sound card is capable of full-duplex audio, but it does not enable full-duplex audio by default. To enable full-duplex audio if the Audio Tuning Wizard determines that your sound card supports it, click Options on the Tools menu in NetMeeting, click the Audio tab, and then click the Enable Full Duplex Audio check box to select it. To enable automatic gain in addition to full-duplex audio, click the Enable Auto-Gain Control check box to select it.

For additional information about full-duplex sound card support in NetMeeting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q155024
   TITLE     : Must Take Turns Speaking in NetMeeting

To manually configure audio compression and microphone sensitivity settings instead of allowing NetMeeting to configure them automatically, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu in NetMeeting, click Options.

2. Click the Audio tab. To manually configure the audio compression

   settings, click Manually Configure Compression Settings in the
   Compression area, and then click Advanced. To manually configure the
   microphone sensitivity settings, click Let Me Adjust Sensitivity Myself
   in the Microphone Sensitivity area.

3. Click OK.

Modifying Other Settings in NetMeeting

NetMeeting can be customized further using additional settings displayed in the NetMeeting Properties dialog box. The following settings are available:

Show NetMeeting icon on the taskbar
Restore the NetMeeting window after accepting a call
Show Help messages next to cursor
Run when Windows starts and notify me of incoming calls
Automatically accept calls when I'm not in a conference
Automatically accept calls when I'm participating in a conference
Scroll entire screen (when a shared window is too big to fit on my screen)
Scroll shared windows only (when a shared window is too big to fit on my screen)
Don't scroll (when a shared window is too big to fit on my screen)
Receive files sent to me in a conference
Enable file transfer to people using PictureTel LiveShare

You can also specify the folder that NetMeeting uses to save files sent to you during a conference by typing a folder name in the Save Files Sent To Me box. To modify any of the above settings, click Options on the Tools menu in NetMeeting.

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Keywords          : kbenv kbusage netmtg 
Version           : 1.0 2.0 2.1
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: August 20, 1998