Cisco Unified Video AdvantageINTRODUCTIONWith Cisco Unified Video Advantage (VT Advantage), video telephony is now just a simple phone call. It is a video telephony solution consisting of Cisco VT Advantage software and a Cisco VT Camera II, a video telephony USB camera. Users make calls, just like they make phone calls from their Cisco Unified IP phones using the familiar phone interface. Calls are displayed with video on their PCs without requiring any extra button-pushing or mouse-clicking. When registered to a Cisco Unified CallManager, the Cisco VT Advantage-enabled phone has the components and functionality of a full-featured IP videophone. Cisco VT Advantage enables companies to save money on travel expenses and time associated with going to meetings. Enabling interactive face-to-face communications at the desktop enhances productivity and the quality of communications, streamlines business decision-making, and improves teamwork. Cisco VT Advantage is designed to deliver enhanced modes of communication while protecting existing telephony investments. Cisco Unified Video Advantage is intuitively designed, easy to use, and delivers convenient access to a host of features. FEATURESPhone association choice - Users can choose to place Cisco VT Advantage video calls with either a Cisco Unified IP Phone or Cisco IP Communicator. Camera on/off - Users can choose to view incoming video by turning off their camera. Video check - Users can check their video before calls are placed or received. Mute video on audio mute option - When users mute the audio on the phone, video is automatically muted until the audio is resumed. Easy access to video controls - Controls for showing the console, video window options, and video window position are conveniently available from the video windows. Video signal indicators - Quality of incoming and outgoing video signals are graphically displayed. Call forward, transfer, conference, and hold are now available with video and are all initiated throughthe IP phone.
BENEFITSIP telephony and IP video telephony are delivered to every employee using a unified dial plan and a common directory over a single Cisco Unified Communications infrastructure. Users no longer need to predetermine if the other end of the call is a video endpoint or phone. Whether the calls are audio only, or both audio and video, call completion rates increase, improving productivity. The video codec and bandwidth selection in Cisco VT Advantage is completely controlled by Cisco Unified CallManager or Cisco Unified CallManager Express, thus the user needs no special experience or knowledge about video capabilities or settings. Cisco VT Advantage is cost-effective, easy to manage, and is an exceptionally effective way to scale resources.
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