NEC Visualink 128/384 General Description Manual

VisuaLink 128/384
General Description
NEC America Inc.
July, 1998
Stock # 0293739
NDA-24229, Issue 1 

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-1
Application Configurations  . . . . . . . . . .  2-1
Technical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3-1
Installation & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . .  4-1 

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Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5-1 

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VisuaLink 128/384 General Description
Introduction
Overview
In today’s fast paced business climate, timely access to accurate 
information is a critical resource in every successful organization. 
Often, this information must be communicated face-to-face. However, 
with busy schedules and remote locations, getting everyone together 
for a conference can be difficult and expensive. NEC’s VisuaLink 
products can bring everyone together with an easy and cost affordable 
solution.
VisuaLink sets new...

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VisuaLink 128/384 General Description
Features
VisuaLink incorporates features for today’s high performance 
technologies while making a videoconference system easy and cost 
effective to operate.
Total Integration
• single compact unitVisuaLink is a self-contained unit. It integrates hardware and software 
into one small easy to use box. VisuaLink is easy to setup and likewise 
easy to troubleshoot any connection problems.
Portability
• weighs less than 5 lbs.(3 Kg)VisuaLink 128 and...

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Phone-Like Dialing 

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VisuaLink 128/384 General Description
Field Upgradable
• same software used for both 
128 & 384 unitsOften, keeping up with technology can be a full-time job in itself. 
Whenever a vendor releases a new software update, you must wait for 
it to arrive by mail or download patches from a Web site. But this 
requires time, effort, and expertise.
Software in the VisuaLink 128 and VisuaLink 384 units can be 
upgraded by the user from anywhere. With the “Visual Connect” 
technology,...

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VisuaLink 128/384 General Description
Applications
The Videoconferencing market is growing rapidly with the more widely 
available ISDN network and cost effective videoconferencing units 
such as VisuaLink. Videoconferencing is being adapted to a wide 
variety of applications.
•General Business
 provides many applications for 
videoconferencing between distant sites. New opportunities are 
possible, especially for small groups of people where 
videoconferencing was too complex or...

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VisuaLink 128/384 General Description
VisuaLink 128/384 Point-to-Point Applications
NEC VisuaLink brings a whole new category of portable and easy to 
use videoconferencing systems. Point-to-point applications such as 
remote presentations and remote medical expertise are possible with 
VisuaLink
VisuaLink 128/384 Multi-Point Applications
VisuaLink provides a more economical solution to bring together 
shared desk, personal desktop and conference room users, no matter 
where the...