Speed Testing When you are running Unity on a network where you have not used it before, it is important to know what sort of performance you should expect. The quality of your experience when using the software to conference with other people depends heavily on two numbers, your Download and Upload speeds (your network bandwidth). Higher numbers will allow you to conference with more people, send and receive higher resolution video, and transfer files faster. Performing a Speed Test To determine how much bandwidth you have available, you can run a speed test after logging into a server. To start a speed test, choose “Speed Test...” from the Settings menu. The following panel will appear:

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When the speed test completes, the data rates will appear in subsequent panel:

At a minimum, the numbers should be higher then the following values for the software to perform basic tasks efficiently:

Minimum Download Speed: 768 kbps

Minimum Upload Speed: 400 kbps

If your speed test produces numbers lower than this, the quality of your experience will be limited. Numbers higher than this will allow the software to provide an improved experience.

Performing Speed Tests for other Users

You can also perform speed tests on other users computers while in a video session. This can help track down issues when someone enters a conference with insufficient bandwidth. For more on this, see the section Remote AV Control on the Video Service page.