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Is my VBoss video source portable?
Yes. Unlike other complex solutions, you may relocate the VBrick appliance at will. You may
take it to remote venues, move if from room to room, operate over a wireless network, or
even take it home with you. As long as it has a connection to the public Internet, you can
broadcast live video.
I already have a VBrick. Can I use it with VBoss?
Yes. We offer our VBoss remote management services to all VBrick owners. Please contact
our Sales team at 203-303-0299 for more information.
How do I control my viewing page?
VBoss Engage includes a “Channel Portal” that provides control over your audience video
display. The VBoss Engage console is a web-based application that you can access from your
web browser. VBoss supports Internet Explorer 6.0 and higher, as well as Firefox and Safari.
VBoss runs on both Windows computers as well as Apple Macs.
Can I use VBoss only for stored video?
You could, but the real value of VBoss is robust support for the Internet distribution of live
video and the ability to record and publish an archive of your live video.
Should I use VBoss to create a permanent Internet TV station?
Yes! VBoss is the perfect platform to easily and instantly create a reliable Internet TV station,
complete with advertising and pay-per-view options, as well as to integrate this Internet TV
station into your existing web site.
What type of Internet connection do I need to broadcast live video?
It is important to understand that virtually all Internet connections are bidirectional, and that
in most cases any heavy use is on the “downlink” side, not the “uplink” side (e.g. employees
downloading documents from the public Internet). VBoss makes most use of the “uplink”
capacity, and can operate over a wide variety of Internet connections, including DSL, Cable
Modems, Corporate T1/E1’s, and satellite services.
A home DSL connection is enough for most live video streams. We typically provision the
VBrick appliance to stream at 300 Kbps (268 Kbps video + 32 Kbps audio) which works well
for 320x240 video at 15 frames per second. Some DSL networks have an upstream
bandwidth of only 400 Kbps which may work but it is best to allow for network congestion
with substantial headroom so some experimental settings may be necessary.
Some Cable Modems have a 750 Kbps+ upstream capacity which is more than enough for
our recommended 300 Kbps streaming rate. Customers might elect to increase the bitrate to
our Enhanced quality stream, at 576 Kbps, which will enable a good quality video stream at
30 frames per second. Corporate networks typically have ample uplink capacity, and can
support higher streaming rates. Many venues like hotel meeting rooms have access to
Internet connections supported by high speed services that can be provisioned for the event.
Mobile broadcasting is possible with our recommended DigiWAN wireless modems for
cellular service, or BGAN satellite service. These services currently support up to
approximately 250 Kbps.
If you have a high bandwidth connection, you can select to stream all 3 of the video qualities
that we offer; 300Kbps, which is our standard quality stream, 576Kbps, which is our
Enhanced quality stream, and 864Kbps, which is our Highest quality stream. The total upload
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