[AG-TECH] creating a venue

[Jennifer Teig von Hoffman]

My personal bias would be to set up your own AG2 venue server and 
associated Bridge Server. Having your own server gives you control not 
only over your own bridge, but also the option of access control lists 
for meetings. Plus if you end up in a situation where you have to work 
around firewalls, you've got more control over the addresses in use.

A couple documents which might help (both from the AG2 web site):

Virtual Venue Management 
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/VENUE_MANAGEMENT_MANUAL_HTML/VenueManagementManualHTML.htm

How to run a Bridge Server
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/documentation/BridgeServer-HowTo/BridgeServer-HOWTO.htm

- Jennifer

Michael Daw wrote:

> Both solutions should work. Using QuickBridge (QB) will mean you have full
> control of the server. Using VRVS means you will be accessing one of two
> servers based in the US, controlled by their hosts and the VRVS support
> team. Using VRVS, sites will only be able to access a small subset of the
> venues (the original ones, i.e. Full Sail, Bridgeport, etc.), which you
> ought to book before using.
> 
> As to creating your own institutional venue, I think the only (undocumented)
> way is to e-mail Bob Olson (olson at mcs.anl.gov) and request one - he is on
> this list, but he might appreciate a direct e-mail request.
> 
> --Mike
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov]On
>>Behalf Of Ronald Crummett
>>Sent: 09 March 2004 01:26
>>To: ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov
>>Subject: [AG-TECH] creating a venue
>>
>>
>>Hello -
>>
>>Another day, another question.  I think you will all be so sad when I get
>>this all figured out and don't ask questions anymore... ; )
>>
>>I have mentioned previously the project I am working on for the
>>University
>>of Idaho Aquacultural Center (AQC), located near Twin Falls, ID.  The
>>project has become a little more complicated in that the people
>>at the AQC
>>would like to connect to several remote areas, namely Indian
>>reservations in
>>the Pacific Northwest.  I do not know if these reservations will have
>>multicast-enabled Internet access or not, which I have learned
>>(painfully)
>>is pretty important.
>>
>>I have two solutions that I am considering:
>>
>>1.  The Aquacultural Center sets up a quickbridge by which the
>>reservations
>>can connect to AccessGrid.
>>
>>2.  The reservations connect to AccessGrid using VRVS.
>>
>>I don't know which solution I should favor over the other, and
>>why.  But I
>>believe that either solution will require creation of a venue specific to
>>the U of I AQC.  So the first, and I believe most important, question is
>>this:  how do I create such a venue?  I have had a hard time finding any
>>documentation on the subject on the AccessGrid web page, though I
>>am sure I
>>need to look a little more.
>>
>>The second question regards the two proposed solutions.  I would greatly
>>appreciate your feedback on the two solutions and any tradeoffs that may
>>come about.  Thanks so much!
>>
>>-Ron Crummett
>>
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