Conferencing FAQ

An audio conference allows all participants to connect to a conference room where they can listen and speak with each other. A webinar comprises an audio conference plus sharing of visuals (such as presentations and documents).

Both audio conferences and webinars use the same room for the audio component of the conference. This is useful to note in particular for webinars - as it means you can connect to the audio component of a webinar using a telephone, or using the OceanBrowser webphone if you wish.

See these help topics:
- Getting Started with OceanBrowser conferencing

We are offering limited, experimental support for up to two participants to connect to an audio conference using Skype. See these instructions.

You will need:
- a Mac or PC computer (N.B. the Webinar system also supports for Linux)
- a broadband internet connection
- a USB headset with a microphone.

It is very important that you use a USB headset - not an analog headset. You should be able to find a suitable model (popular brands are Microsoft, Logitech and Plantronics) for between $40 and $100 dollars, from your local computer shop. In NZ Microsoft USB headset are often also available at the Warehouse which can be an inexpensive option. Feel free to contact support@oceanbrowser.com if you want advice on a particular model - but in general, as long as it is a USB headset with microphone - you should be fine.

See these topics for more assistance:
- Configure Sound input - Mac
- Configure sound input - Windows