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Genesis System
Requirements
Supported Operating
Systems:
Hardware Requirements
for the Instructor PC:
- CPU: Pentium [III]
600MHz
- RAM: 256MB / 1GB
recommended
- HDD: 1.5GB of
available hard disk space
- Genesis Teacher
Software Size: 32MB
- Display Single Monitor
Setting: 800 X 600 with 16-bit color or 1024 X 768 with
16-bit color (Recommended)
- Dual Monitor Setting:
*Primary Monitor - 800 X 600 with 16-bit color or 1024 X
768 with 16-bit color
*Extension Monitor - 1024 X 768 with 16-bit color
- Sound Card: Minimum
full duplex sound card / AC97 Compliant
Student PC Hardware:
- CPU: Pentium [III]
600MHz
- RAM: 256MB or higher
recommended
- HDD: 1.5GB of
available hard disk space
- Genesis Student Client
Software Size: 15MB
- Display: Matched to
instructor’s resolution. 800 X 600 with 16-bit color or
1024 X 768 with 16-bit color (Recommended)
- Sound Card: Minimum
full duplex sound card / AC97 Compliant
* All sound cards on connected computers must have
identical drivers.
Networking Requirements:
- Switch: Recommended
100 Mbps
- A switch with an IGMP
filter is recommended when using Genesis in one of the
following situations:
1. Lab with at least 30 PCs
2. An enterprise-wide LAN
3. More than one lab on the same LAN
- LAN Card: Recommended
100 Mbps or higher with support for Wake-on-LAN / TCP/IP
A/V Control Options:
- To add live video
broadcast capabilities to your system, add the Genesis
Live Video Encoder card.
- To add A/V switching
and centralized remote control capabilities to your
system, add the Genesis Uni-Com A/V Controller.
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Typical
Configuration
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A typical Genesis
configuration consists of an instructor’s
workstation and several student workstations.
The instructor’s workstation may be as simple as a
computer, a
desk and
headset. Or it may also include
audio-visual sources for
live broadcast through the
Genesis system.
The student workstations may contain
computers,
desks, and
headsets, as well as optional
listening center
boxes. Listening centers allow you to connect
multiple headsets and other audio devices to each
student computer.
Genesis offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing
you to have the custom features you need in your
unique environment.
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How it Works |
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Genesis is a software-based classroom control
system. It runs on Windows XP and Windows 2000
computers and communicates as a system over a local
area network.
Genesis utilizes unique multicasting technologies to
operate on a standard LAN, without burdening the
network. High-bandwidth data communication such as
screen broadcasts, video broadcasts, audio
communication and student grouping function smoothly
and efficiently.
All Genesis functions operate in real-time. When an
instructor clicks a button to broadcast a student’s
screen to the rest of the class, all the students
see that screen immediately and as clearly as if it
were their own display. A portion of the
instructor's interface is shown below. |
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