EVO general

• EVO usage:
  • Get an account at EVO home page by Register
  • Configure EVO: you do this in http://evo.caltech.edu/evoGate/ EVO home page] Start. This will start "Koala" the main GUI where. You then first chose your community by click on the small icon at the bottom left of the GUI that shows many heads and is called "Other Evo Communities". That pops up a window where you can select GlueX listed in "High Energy Phycis". After that you configure your communication software by selecting the "Configuration" menu at the top of the GUI and choose "Show Plugins". Update all plugins and make sure that all boxes are checked. Then select again the "Configuration" menu and choose "Video conference client". In this new window you can select your preferred communication tool. I usually use "Alternate EVO tools" on my desktop using a head set for communication hardware. The default is "EVO tools". If your communication hardware is for example a polycom you will use "EVO H.323" and will be explained below.
  • Book a meeting: Now that you are all set you can book a meeing by choosing "Bookings" in the menu bar at the top of the Koala GUI. You can start an "Ad Hoc Meeting" which will automatically generate a meeting in the community you choose and put you into this meeting. If you select "Book a meeting" you can book a meeting at any time in the future. Make sure that you always choose the correct community for the meeting. In our case this is GlueX.
  • Usage of H.323: If you have a polycom system with camera as hardware you choose "EVO H.323" as "Video conference client" in the "Configuration" menu. In that window you have to define a "Display Name" which can be any string and you have to define the "H.323 Address" which is the IP address of your polycom system which is usually displayed in the center lower half of the TV-set. Save this configuration and when you will enter a meeting the connection to the polycom is automatically initiated.