Switching to VoIP

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OK. Then, select “Put a shortcut to Netmeeting on my desktop” in the wizard that

follows. Once this is done, NetMeeting is activated on Windows XP just as it would

normally be on Windows 2000.

To configure NetMeeting to register with the gatekeeper, click NetMeeting’s Tools

menu, followed by the Options item. This will display the Options dialog, where you

Figure 7-5. OhPhoneX’s Console Log can help you troubleshoot the registration process

Figure 7-6. OhPhoneX’s Connection Statistics window tells you which codec your call has selected

and how much bandwidth it’s using

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can click the Advanced Calling button. The Advanced Calling Options dialog will

appear, as in Figure 7-7. Check the “Use a gatekeeper to place calls” and “Log on

using my phone number” checkboxes. Enter the address of the gatekeeper, as well as

the E.164 address you’d like to use into the Phone number field.

Microsoft NetMeeting is a very worthwhile H.323 softphone, and it’s quite customi-

zable. It allows video calling as well as audio calling and has ...