Summary

  • Audience Overview

    NSSNL Virtual Town Hall is modeled after Virtual Town Hall meetings with MODERATOR controlled settings. It allows gatherings of small and large number of AUDIENCE.

    AUDIENCE - any registered NSSNL user who is NOT the owner of a Virtual Meeting Hall.

    Audience users can join meetings via direct links sent by a moderator / Virtual Meeting Hall owner or by browsing through the website Virtual Town Halls to the Virtual Meeting Hall.

    Audience users can be Interactive during the meeting (video, VoIP and instant text messaging) if they have webcam and microphone or Non-interactive (watch and listen with instant text messaging ONLY) if they do not have webcam and microphone.

    All audience can view all-in-one presentation screen controlled by Virtual Meeting Hall moderator.

    MODERATOR - any registered NSSNL user who IS the owner of a Virtual Meeting Hall.Moderator controls the Virtual Meeting Hall audience and presentation modules.

  • Minimum Requirements

    Interactive Audience - Video, VoIP and Instant Text Messaging

    Webcam

    Head Set (Avoid using speaker since others will hear its echo)

    Internet Web Browser (Firefox 3.0, Safari,IE 7 or 8) - Adobe Flash plug-in

    512Kbps Recommended. Works with lower bandwidth (less frames)

    Non-Interactive Audience - Listen, Watch and Instant Text Messaging

    Internet Web Browser (Firefox 3.0, Safari,IE 7 or 8) - Adobe Flash plug-in

    512Kbps Recommended. Works with lower bandwidth (less frames)

    Test your bandwidth here: http://vth.nssnl.com/requirements

  • Register/Create New Account

    To create a new account go to http://vth.nssnl.com

    Fill in the fields with the required information

    When you finish, click "Create New Account". You will receive an email notification shortly. Please check your Junk/Spam email folders if the email doesn't come in your Inbox soon after. Then follow the instructions provided in the email notification.

    Make a note of your User ID and Password.

    Bookmark your Meetings / Events in your calendar.

    If you forget your password go to: http://vth.nssnl.com/user/password and request a new password. Follow instructions sent in the email notification.

  • NSSNL Audience Menu

    NSSNL Audience Menu

    All Town Halls – list of all Virtual Town Halls available on NSSNL. Every Virtual Town Hall may have one or several Virtual Meeting Halls. Click on the Virtual Town Hall to see its available Virtual Meeting Halls.

    My Meeting Halls – list of your owned and bookmarked Virtual Meeting Halls. As Audience you do not own a Virtual Meeting Hall but you can have a list of bookmarked Virtual Meeting Halls. To bookmark a Virtual Meeting Hall just click “Add to favorites “button of the according Virtual Meeting Hall

    My Account – here you can View and Edit your personal information and keep track of the posts on website.

  • Attend a meeting

    There are two ways any registered users can attend a meeting on NSSNL:

    1. Direct Link - Example : http://vth.nssnl.com/enter-conference/608

    The direct link can be provided by the Moderator / Virtual Meeting Hall owner in the invitation they extend to the audience.When you copy and paste the link in your internet browser you will be prompted to login. Upon successful authentication NSSNL automatically redirects you to the corresponding Virtual Meeting Hall.

    2. Browse through website - Example : http://vth.nssnl.com

    Login with your user id and password

    Go to All Town Halls – menu top.
    Choose NSSNL Virtual Town Hall or any other Virtual Town Hall
    Click on Virtual Town Hall Name or Icon.

  • NSSNL All-In-One Screen Features

    Share this room - access to 255 Social networking sites including Facebook.

    Audience - lists the users present in the audience at the moment.

    Permission to Speak - if you wish to ask a question, click on this button and you will be queued. When you click this button your username will appear in the “Who wants to speak” area of the screen. If your request is accepted, the moderator will drag you into the video slots.

    When the Moderator drags you into a video slot you will be prompted to allow your webcam to access the website. Click Allow.

    Text Chat - here you can write and send your instant text messages. Messages posted in “Text Chat” are visible for the entire audience

  • Send and Post to Twitter

    Send and post to Twitter – if you have a Twitter Account you can use this feature to post all your text messages directly on your twitter account.

    Presentation Panel – here you can view presentations and video clips controlled by Moderator / Owner of the Virtual Meeting Hall.

    Exit Virtual Meeting Hall – to exit the Virtual Meeting Hall and return back to NSSNL website.

  • Support and Limitations

    If you need assistance please call at least 24 hours in advance (prior to event’s meeting). Email info@nssnl.com or call 954-229-0900.Assistance hours: Mon-Fri 9:00AM – 5:00 PM EST.

    Limitations

    Bandwidth is the key requirement for connectivity. NSSNL servers provide up to 3Mbps per connection. Moderator and your audience connections depend entirely on bandwidth speed ISP. Also keep in mind Internet is not a 100% full proof – much like faded signals on mobile phones or rain fade on satellite TV.

    As a moderator we highly recommend you use Internet from the wall unit (wired). Wi-Fi signal frequencies may fluctuate and decrease thus affecting your presentation.

  • Mac and Skype Users

    Mac Users

    MAC - OSX - Web Camera support - To activate your webcam; while in the Virtual Meeting Hall move your mouse under the video placeholder (your name) and hold "Control" key and click on your mouse. Adobe settings are displayed. Select "Settings". Choose the Webcam icon. Scroll down and select USB Video option – (Generally, it is located as the LAST item on the list of webcams in the Flash settings window)- Webcam (icon). Use pull down menu and assign it to Adobe's Flash webcam. When you are installing Adobe Flash Player, if you use multiple browsers, you need to install it multiple times for each browser.

    Skype Users

    If you use Skype, MSN, AOL, Windows Live or other applications that take over peripheral devices such as webcam, you must exit and allow your audio and webcam devices available to other applications. Since we do not place anything inside your computer, (no plug-in, no cookies, or change of your security settings), you must grant permission. Adobe Flash asks you to allow webcam, mic, and other peripherals. To download the latest version of adobe flash, visit
    http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=BUIGP