Bridgit 4.6 software

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1 Release notes Bridgit 4.6 software About these release notes These release notes summarize the features and requirements of Bridgit 4.6 software and updates to resolved issues. Product information Bridgit conferencing software is a cost-effective client/server application that lets you easily schedule meetings and connect, share and collaborate with local and remote participants anytime, anywhere, using your computer or SMART interactive product. It s a highly secure, multi-functional data, voice and webcam video collaboration solution that connects meeting rooms, local teams and remote meeting participants with extraordinary simplicity. Use the SMART Scheduler option to create meetings in Microsoft Outlook that automatically start on a specified Bridgit server. Bridgit software supports private local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) installations as well as public deployment scenarios that use a fully qualified domain name via the Internet. Bridgit software is also available in a SMART Bridgit conferencing app for ipad, designed specifically to provide ipad users with remote connectivity to a SMART Bridgit meeting. About this release improves participants collaboration experience by increasing the number of shared webcams to nine per meeting and increasing the number of open microphones to nine per meeting. The improvements to webcam sharing also include higher resolution and frame rate. Bridgit 4.6 software also supports virtualization on VMware vsphere ESX Hypervisor 4.1, which enables customers to deploy on virtualized servers. Software component version numbers Component Version SMART Scheduler 4.6 server software SMART Scheduler Outlook Add-in

2 Bridgit 4.6 server system requirements 3.1 GHz quad-core processor 4 GB of RAM Windows Server 2003 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system 250 Mbps network interface card (NIC) that supports TCP/IP protocol N OT E S 1 Gbps NIC is recommended. Increased hardware capabilities improve overall meeting performance. Maximum recommended number of open microphones with this configuration is 100. Maximum recommended number of shared webcams with this configuration is 100. Bridgit 4.6 client system requirements for Windows operating system software Supported operating system Windows XP SP3 Windows 7 Windows 8 Without Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) audio or webcam video 2 GHz processor With VoIP audio and webcam video 2.33 GHz dual-core processor 2 GB of RAM Webcam requirements Compatibility with DirectShow 9 driver Supports 24-bit RBG color 2

3 Audio requirements Sound card Speakers or headphones Microphone Proxy server requirements If you re using a proxy server, you need to know the server s proxy settings so that you can configure the following: If you re using Internet Explorer 6, Firefox or Opera Internet browsers, configure the browser s proxy settings and the operating system s proxy settings with the server s proxy settings. For all other browsers, configure the operating system s proxy settings with the server s proxy settings. Bridgit 4.6 client system requirements for Mac operating system software Supported operating system software Mac OS X 10.6 Mac OS X 10.7 Mac OS X 10.8 Without VoIP audio or webcam video 2 GHz Intel processor With VoIP audio and webcam video 2.4 GHz Intel dual-core processor 2 GB of RAM Webcam requirements Internal webcam or isight camera QuickTime application program 3

4 Audio requirements Sound card Speakers or headphones Microphone Proxy server requirements If you re using a proxy server, you need to know the server s proxy settings. Configure the operating system s proxy settings with the server s proxy settings. SMART Scheduler server requirements 2.0 GHz processor Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 or Mbps NIC that supports TCP/IP CDO (Collaboration Data Objects), version or later (you can also download this software during the server installation). Microsoft Outlook must not be installed Network connection that provides access to your Microsoft Exchange Server and Bridgit server Microsoft Exchange Server requirements Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 or 2010 SMART Scheduler Outlook Add-in system requirements 2 GHz processor Microsoft Outlook 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 or 2010 Network connection that provides access to your Microsoft Exchange Server and Bridgit server 4

5 Highlights has new and improved features, as well as existing Bridgit software features that allow you to collaborate with local and remote participants anytime, anywhere, using your computer. Improved video features Double the frame rate and four times the pixel count (now 10 fps at pixels) Support for up to nine shared webcams with new viewing options, and up to nine open microphones per meeting Horizontal, vertical and tiled layouts with the ability to minimize individual video feeds in the tile layouts Multi-camera selection between on-board laptop camera or cameras connected externally. New virtualization feature Support for virtualization on VMware vsphere ESX Hypervisor 4.1 Improved support Windows 8 operating systems and Mac ios 6 operating system software Existing Bridgit software features Support for separate tool settings for each display Support for multiple simultaneous pens on the same display Support for multiple screen viewing in SMART Meeting Pro software When multiple screens are used on a client computer, notes drawn on one screen update on the other screens in real time Collapsible thumbnails when viewing multiple displays (Windows only) Support for SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboards and SMART Board 8000 series interactive flat panels SMART Product Update (SPU) enables online Bridgit software upgrades 5

6 Supported languages client software Bridgit 4.6 client software supports the following languages. English (U.S.) English (UK) Chinese (simplified) Chinese (traditional) Czech Danish Dutch French German Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Russian Spanish (Mexico) (Windows only) Spanish (Spain) Swedish Turkish Resolved issues If you're using a remote conference server, the remote conference server no longer overrides the local Bridgit conference server. When you're joining a meeting on a host server, the Global Server Network (GSN) server no longer stops responding. When you have a private chat with another meeting participant, the chat content appears in the private chat tab. On Mac computers, the Bridgit meeting doesn t stop responding when you open your mic. When you open the list of participants, the chat icons no longer flicker and the Bridgit meeting doesn t stop responding. On Mac computers with Mac OS X , the Bridgit meeting no longer stops responding when you share your desktop. If you disconnect your headset during a Bridgit meeting, when you reconnect it, the audio wizard runs properly and your Bridgit meeting no longer stops responding. If you're exiting a Bridgit meeting, your Bridgit meeting no longer stops responding. 6

7 Related release notes SMART Meeting Pro software (smarttech.com/kb/158840) Feedback Did this document provide the information you were looking for? If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can improve this or other SMART documents, please us at smarttech.com/support smarttech.com/contactsupport 2013 SMART Technologies ULC. All rights reserved. SMART Board, smarttech, Bridgit, SMART Meeting Pro, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, DirectShow, Internet Explorer and Outlook are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mac, OS X, ipad, QuickTime and isight are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other third-party product and company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. This product and/or use thereof covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents. Contents are subject to change without notice. 01/