Here are some frequently asked questions and answers. If you don’t find an answer you want on this page, feel free to send your question to us through our Contact Us page.
Q. Can I offer Persony as a hosted service to my customers at whatever pricing?
A. Yes. Persony allows resellers to offer private label hosted services at whatever pricing and pay Persony for software licenses on a 'named-host' or 'concurrent-port' basis. See 'Reseller Pricing' for details or contact us.
Q. What kind of servers do I need to offer Persony services?
A. For Web conferencing, all you need is a standard HTTP server, such as Apache or IIS, and PHP 4.3 or above. If you want to offer video conferencing, you need to run Adobe Flash Media Server (FMS) or Red5 (free open-source FMS server.) See System Requirements for details.
Persony has built-in support for Amazon Web Services (AWS). You can launch fully configured AWS virtual servers in minutes to host your Persony web and video conferencing services and pay AWS directly based on usage.
Q. How much bandwidth do I need to offer Persony services?
A. The bandwidth usage depends on your service configurations, the number of concurrent participants, and meeting activities. For a typical web conference, the average bandwidth usage is around 100-200kbps per participant although the peak bandwidth may be higher during screen sharing or media streaming. For video conferencing, you can configure each video to stream from 80kbps-1Mbps.
Q. How long does it take to set up a private label site on my server?
A. If you already have a web server and PHP set up, it will only take you minutes to create a site on your server. The process involves coping an installer script to a folder on your web server and then run the installer.
Q. Can I host meetings on a secure server?
A. Yes, Persony supports the https protocol and you can host the meeting site on a SSL server.
Q. Who do you recommend to provide Persony hosting service?
A. While Persony software is compatible with most Web hosting services, we recommend you check out the hosting partners in our Partners page.
Q. What is the video conferencing quality?
A. Persony allows resellers to provision video conferencing quality and window sizes all the way up to high-def webcams.
Q. How do I integrate Persony with my existing web services?
A. Persony has a complete REST and a Single-Sign-On API for integration with reseller's web services or billing systems. You can provision a member, create and start a meeting, using web service calls.
