4.3 Managing the A/V Broadcaster

The A/V Broadcaster allows the host and the attendees with access to webcams to configure and control how webcams are used in a meeting.

4.3.1 Starting the A/V Broadcaster

If the webcams are not already assigned and the host has Auto Camera turned on in the meeting preferences, the A/V Broadcaster automatically pops up when you start or join a meeting, and requests access to your webcam.

Novell Conferencing Pro 20 and Pro 50 Rooms support video for four attendees, including the host. The first attendee who joins the meeting is automatically assigned the camera. However, if there are multiple attendees who have access to a camera, the host can disable camera access for one attendee and assign it to another attendee. For more information on assigning and reassigning camera access, see Section 4.4, Using Your Camera.

If you turned off the A/V Broadcaster in the preferences and want to use it in a meeting, you can turn the Broadcaster on while you are inside the meeting.

  1. In the meeting console, click Tools, then select Settings from the drop-down menu.

  2. Turn the Audio/Video on.

  3. The A/V Broadcaster starts, allowing you to share your webcam.

4.3.2 Turning Off the A/V Broadcaster

As the host, you can turn off the A/V Broadcaster during the meeting.

  1. In the meeting console, click Tools, then select Settings from the drop-down menu.

  2. Turn the Audio/Video off.

    The A/V Broadcaster is now unavailable to attendees.

4.3.3 Restarting the A/V Broadcaster

If you decline to use the A/V broadcaster at the beginning of the meeting and want to use it later, use the following procedure to restart the broadcaster. You also need to restart the broadcaster if you plug in a webcam or microphone during the meeting and want to use it.

  1. Click the button at the top right of the A/V Broadcaster. This reloads the broadcaster.

  2. In the Adobe Flash Player Settings dialog box, select Allow.

4.3.4 Pausing the Video

If you pause the video, other attendees can still hear you, but the video stops broadcasting. The other attendees see only a still frame.

  1. In the meeting console, mouse over the A/V Broadcaster window.

  2. Click the button.

4.3.5 Muting the Audio

If you mute the audio, other attendees can’t hear you, but the video still broadcasts.

  1. Click the button on the bottom left of the A/V Broadcaster window.

4.3.6 Maximizing and Minimizing the Video Screen

All attendees can maximize the video broadcaster so it fills the entire screen.

  1. Click the button at the bottom right corner of the video broadcaster screen.

    The broadcaster expands to fill the whole screen.

  2. To minimize the screen, click the  button in the bottom right again.

4.3.7 Adjusting the A/V Broadcaster Settings

If you have access to a webcam, you can adjust certain A/V settings during a meeting.

  1. Click the button in the bottom left of the broadcaster window.

  2. Adjust the following settings as desired:

    • Devices: Allows you to choose the camera and microphone used by Conferencing if you have more then one on your computer.

    • Profile: Allows you to set the frame rate of the video: Low, Medium, or High.

    Reducing the frames per second can free more bandwidth.

  3. Click Save.