amx standard room solutions

AMX Standard Room Solutions An AMX White Paper

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AMX Standard Room Solutions

A Guide to Selecting the Right Technology for the Right

Room

This Solutions Guide describes the AMX Standard Room Solutions – meeting room configurations that

provide the optimal blend of cost and performance for specific collaboration behaviors. AMX’s Room

Solutions encompass a wide variety of needs, ranging from small, simple rooms to the most complex

and elegant corporate boardrooms.


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INTRODUCTION

To hold the Perfect Meeting requires the perfect meeting

space. In our information-centric business world, it is crucial

that a company’s conference room technology encourages

one key behavior: Collaboration.

To create the ideal collaborative environment, AMX has defined a range of Standard Room

Solutions that correspond to the most common meeting spaces in corporate campuses today.

To define these Room Solutions, AMX started with the behaviors that companies need to

support in these spaces, and then designed a solution with the ideal technology to support

these behaviors – such as sharing information in real time, connecting people across distances,

controlling technology simply and effectively, and experiencing audio and video with optimal

quality and clarity.

Collaboration (noun): The act of

working with another or others

on a joint project.


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AMX STANDARD ROOM SOLUTIONS AT A GLANCE

The AMX Standard Room Solutions encompass a wide variety of meeting spaces, from small to

large, simple to complex. These are summarized as follows:

Room Solution Activity Description Example

Basic Huddle Space

Where small groups hold ad-hoc meetings and jointly review content from

a mobile device on a single display.

Managed Huddle Space

Where small groups hold ad-hoc or scheduled meetings and review content

from multiple mobile devices and a room PC. Room includes lighting sensors and

supports web conferencing.

Conference Room

Where groups of 2-10 meet and review content from multiple sources (including

live and stored content from cable/satellite and Apple TV) on a single room projector. Room includes lighting

sensors and supports video conferencing or web conferencing.

Boardroom

Where companies hold important management, board and client meetings

and wish to showcase an elegant look and feel. Room supports distribution of a

broad array of content on multiple displays. Room includes lighting sensors and supports video conferencing or web

conferencing.


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Each Standard Room Solution is designed to accommodate or encourage certain user behaviors

and activities, as described below:

Basic Huddle Space

Managed Huddle Space

Conference Room

Boardroom

Typical Square Feet 100 100 300 400

Connect and share information from a mobile device, digital and analog, at a single location

Share information from a room-housed PC

Collaborate with remote participants via dedicated Web Conferencing

Connect and share information from mobile device, digital and analog, at two locations

Access information (stored, networked and airplayed) via a room-based Apple TV

Access media from cable, satellite or RF broadcast source

Collaborate with remote participants via dedicated Video Teleconferencing / TelePresence

Share content from a room-based Blu-Ray player


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ROOM SOLUTION #1: THE BASIC HUDDLE SPACE

Our first Room Solution is for spaces where people

gather for small ad-hoc meetings to review content

from a single mobile device like a laptop or iPad on a

single display. This is typically a small space (+-100

square feet), and is where project teams might gather

to jointly review progress, or where creative teams

would meet to brainstorm ideas or review visuals.

In this Room Solution, users have a simple way to

interact with the technology. An AMX ControlPad

provides a simple

interface for turning

the display on or off, controlling volume and for displaying a

mobile device’s content on the display. To physically connect

the mobile device to the system, this room features a

HydraPort architectural connectivity solution that can

accommodate various types of inputs (VGA, HDMI, etc). The HydraPort is typically placed on or

near a collaboration workspace such as a table top or desktop,

allowing attendees to easily connect their mobile device at the

desk or table, with no unruly cables or wires to create a trip

hazard. It’s literally as simple as connecting a cable to the mobile

device and pushing a button on the keypad.

The overall objective of this room is to provide a space that

encourages collaboration and teamwork. This type of room

typically is in very high demand in today’s corporations, especially

those with open cubicle environments. But despite the

importance of these ad-hoc gathering spaces, many companies fail

to recognize the importance of a enhancing the space with a

simple and cost-effective solution for enabling the collaborative

sharing of content.

Basic Huddle Space: Where small

groups hold ad-hoc meetings and

jointly review content from a

mobile device on a single display.

AMX 8-Button ControlPad


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ROOM SOLUTION #2: THE MANAGED HUDDLE SPACE

This Room Solution is similar to the Basic Huddle

Space, but adds a twist of sophistication in the

form of presence awareness (lighting sensors

and other environmental controls) and the

ability to connect and control multiple mobile

devices directly from the conference table. This

space also adds a Room PC that can be used to

access resources on the corporate network or

internet during the meeting. The space is

designed for ad-hoc and scheduled meetings, and is typically a small room (+-100 square feet).

Like the Basic Huddle Space, the Managed Huddle Space

allows users to connect their mobile devices via the

HydraPort on the collaboration workspace (desk or

conference table). This Room Solution also adds the

important capability of

connecting and

switching between

multiple mobile

devices from a keypad directly within the HydraPort. For

example, in this room participants could switch between

displaying content from the room PC, a laptop and an iPad

simply by pressing a button on the keypad.

This Room Solution also includes presence awareness:

Sensors and controls that turn the lights and other devices

on and off based on whether the room is occupied. This

important feature is very cost-effective, as it can pay for

itself almost immediately through energy cost savings.

The Managed Huddle Space is an excellent venue for small

groups of employees to gather and share content. It

provides considerable functionality and flexibility at a low

price point, and gives employees an intuitive and effective

way to manage the technology.

Managed Huddle Space:

Where small groups hold ad-

hoc or scheduled meetings and

review content from multiple

mobile devices and a room PC.

Room includes lighting sensors.

AMX Hydraport architectural

connectivity solution with built-in

keypad and connections for VGA, USB,

Ethernet, HDMI and AC Power.


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ROOM SOLUTION #3: THE CONFERENCE ROOM

This Room Solution facilitates a wide range of ad-hoc

and scheduled collaboration objectives for groups of

5 to 10 people. In addition, the room includes the

ability to interact with remote participants via web

conferencing or video conference, and provides a

simple and intuitive interface for users to control the

entire system.

Another key capability of this room is the ability to

seamlessly incorporate content from a wide variety

of sources, including DVD players, CD players, cable

boxes, document cameras and digital signage players.

Like the Managed Huddle Space, the VTC Conference Room includes a dedicated PC for

providing access to the corporate network and internet.

Since this room gives users the power and flexibility to control

a large number of media sources, the two most critical

components are the User Interface (UI) and the system that

handles the behind-the-scenes management of all the audio

and video inputs and outputs. That’s why this Room Solution

includes a Touch Panel that controls every input and output

device in the room, including the videoconferencing system,

directly from the table top. Also, the system features AMX’s

award-winning Enova DVX All-in-One

Presentation Switcher that seamlessly manages

the content sources and outputs to ensure that

all audio and video are presented at the highest

possible quality and clarity, with no hassle.

The overall objective with the Conference Room

is to provide corporations with an incredibly

powerful venue for conducting a wide variety of

meetings while allowing participants to

incorporate a large number of content sources

directly from the meeting table.

Conference Room: Where

groups of 5-10 meet along with

remote participants via video

conference and review content

from multiple sources on a

single display.

AMX Modero X-Series Table Top Touch Panel.


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ROOM SOLUTION #4: THE BOARDROOM

This Room Solution typically serves as the

location for executive briefings, client

presentations, and leadership meetings,

and can accommodate larger numbers of

participants. The solution accommodates

multiple displays that can simultaneously

present several sources of information such

as video, audio, cable / broadcast, internet

access and information from mobile

devices. It also accommodates the

seamless sharing of content between all participants on a video conference.

Given the number of local and remote participants that this

Room Solution accommodates, the solution includes a

number of table-mounted microphones to ensure that all

voices are heard clearly

at all locations. The

room also includes

sophisticated lighting control and automation so that all

content is experienced in its optimal setting.

This Room Solution also uses a touch panel to control all the

various sources and displays in the room, and includes one

(or more) solutions for connecting mobile devices directly at

the table. And since the Boardroom is typically a showcase

room, it sports an elegant look and feel that will impress any

meeting participant. For example, this solution features

AMX’s retractable HydraPort connectivity solution, with a

modern design that adds a sophisticated touch to the room.

The objective of this room is to provide corporations with an

effective, easy to use and elegant meeting space where

executives and other employees can host important meetings that require a variety of content

sources presented clearly and crisply on one or several display options.

Boardroom: Where companies

hold important management,

board and client meetings and

wish to showcase an elegant look

and feel.

AMX HPX-1600 Hydraport

Retractable Connectivity Solution


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SUMMARY

The most important factor in

designing a room automation solution

for your business is finding the ideal

balance between functionality,

performance, scalability and cost. An

AMX Solutions Advisor can work with

you to develop a customized plan for

automating all of your conference

rooms with reliable and easy to use

technology. Your Solutions Advisor

can also help develop a plan for deploying standardized technology in all your collaboration

spaces so that your meeting experience is similar from room to room, making it easier and

more effective for users and support personnel.

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