CoViz1 videoconferencing ‒ ACCES ‐ EPFL

The CoViz1 room, located in the MXC building (MXC 320), provides a reconfigurable facility for advanced visualization and videoconferencing.

Room access

Infrastructure

Hardware

Software

Cisco Jabber (Jabber softphone or Jabber Guest)
Cisco WebEx (different versions available)
Any other video-conferencing software capable of connecting to a SIP / H323 compliant system (e.g. Polycom, Vidyo, Blue Jeans, Fuze, Jitsi, Homer – see Wikipedia). In particular, this requires Skype Connect rather than free Skype.

Operation

To make a video call to a remote site
Contact an external party using either SIP or H323:
- SIP: enter the URI identifier (e.g. [email protected])
- H323: enter the IP address and add “@h.h” at the end (e.g. [email protected])
  Gatekeeper: enter its number + its IP address + @h.h (e.g. [email protected])
- Call an EPFL IP video telephone by dialling the extension number
To connect from a remote site
The CoViz room can be reached by, e.g., any of the following …
- from a browser using Jabber: https://jabberguest.epfl.ch/call/35560
- from equipment using SIP: [email protected] or [email protected]
- from equipment using H323: 128.178.99.5##35560
- from an EPFL IP video telephone: 35560
External connections
- maximum number of remote sites is 3 – 5 (depending on resolution)
- for more, reserve a SWITCH conference bridge at http://videoconf.switch.ch
  and join it by entering: [email protected]

Reservation

The CoViz1 room can be reserved online, with priority given to STI and ENAC members.

Support

For technical questions regarding the CoViz1 room, please contact STI-IT helpdesk
for general details of equipment and usage, see ACCES.viz wiki.
if you are interested in a demonstration of the facility’s capabilities, contact [email protected]