At IU, how can I create or join a videoconference?
Indiana University faculty or staff can create or join videoconferences using various systems.
Note: Telephone (voice-only) participants can join a videoconference, but for conference calls involving only telephone users, use the IU Conference Call Services or UniCom/Lync conference calls; see Using Lync with UniCom, how do I hold a conference call or online meeting?
For more, watch a video demonstration, contact the IU Video Help Desk at 812-856-2020, or email Videoconferencing Support.
On this page:
- Videoconference creation basics
- Creating and joining a videoconference
- Using videoconferencing equipment
- Using Lync (Windows)
- Using Movi
- Using a telephone
- Using non-IU systems (not registered to the IU gatekeeper)
Videoconference creation basics
IU faculty and staff can either create an ad hoc (unreserved) videoconference or reserve a Video Bridge number. For more, see Video Bridge Info page.
For an ad hoc videoconference, the conference host must choose a conference number in the following format:
22XXXX
Replace XXXX with the numbers of your choice.
For more, see Video Bridge Information.
Using videoconferencing equipment
Use your videoconferencing unit remote control to enter the
conference number (22XXXX), and then press the green Call
button.
Using Lync
Note: Lync for Mac and Communicator for Mac do not support the standards used by IU's videoconferencing infrastructure. Using Lync for Mac, you can call into a conference with audio only, but you can't participate in the video. UITS recommends using Movi to join a videoconference on a Mac; see below.
Using Lync for Windows, in the Lync search field, type the conference
number (22XXXX) followed by
@vc.iu.edu. Right-click the resulting contact and
select Start a Video Call. For a voice-only call, select
Call, then Lync Call.
Using Movi
To join a conference using Movi, enter the conference number
(22XXXX) in the Movi address bar, and press Enter.
Using a telephone
- Dial the Auto Attendant at 812-856-7060.
- Enter the conference number (
22XXXX) followed by the # key (e.g.,221234#).
Using non-IU systems
For videoconferencing endpoints not registered with IU's gatekeeper, create or join a conference as follows:
- Connect to the Indiana University Guest Portal at
156.56.240.9.
- Activate the touchtone keypad; typically, in a videoconferencing
room, you do this by pressing # (pound) on your
videoconferencing system control.
- Press 1, enter the conference number,
and then press #.
- Press # again to place the call.
