Obtain and load the application software tools. You are now ready to put multicast on your local area network. Note that these tools can also work in isolation between workstations on a single local area network without any mrouter. Demands on network bandwidth are significant and getting more critical. After that everyone always wnts to go straight to the speed of light.
Some problems still exist and a lot of work is still in progress.
The audio interface takes coaching and practice. Leaving your microphone on by mistake may override everyone else since only one person can talk at a time. You will need a video capture board in your workstation to transmit video, but no special hardware isneeded to receive video. Audio broadcast preparations are often just as involved as video broadcast preparations. Network monitoring tools are not yet convenient to use.