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pmip3:video [2018/02/15 16:01]
jypeter [Using RENAvisio and SCOPIA] Added Warnings
pmip3:video [2019/10/07 14:07]
jypeter [Prerequisites]
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   * At least one of the participants must have a //CNRS password// to create/​initiate the conference   * At least one of the participants must have a //CNRS password// to create/​initiate the conference
     * Use the [[https://​sesame.cnrs.fr/​|sesame/​janus]] web site to get or change your password     * Use the [[https://​sesame.cnrs.fr/​|sesame/​janus]] web site to get or change your password
-  * All the participants ​should have one of the following browsers installed: [[https://​www.google.com/​chrome/​|chrome]],​ chromium or opera +  * Each participant ​should ​have a **computer** or a **smartphone** 
-    * A compatible browser is all you need! No need to install a video-conferencing application! +    * **Computer access**: you need to have one of the following ​compatible ​browsers installed: [[https://​www.google.com/​chrome/​|chrome]], ​[[http://​www.chromium.org/​|chromium]] ​or [[https://​www.mozilla.org/​en-US/​firefox/​|Firefox]] 
-    * The screen sharing plugin will only work in chrome... +      * A compatible browser is all you need! No need to install a video-conferencing application! 
-  * Participants wanting to use video and/or voice should have a working webcam and/or mike +        The browser will (transparently) use a //WebRTC// extension to connect to the server, unless WebRTC is not available for your browser or operating system 
-    * You can always share your screen even if you don't have a camera +      * Just to be sure, you should open the following link to access the //​Rendez-vous test page// and click on //Lancer le test// 
-    * You can also use the //chat// window if you don't have a working mike (make sure other participants also open the chat window in that case) +        * https://​rendez-vous.renater.fr/​home/​test_browser 
-  * It is usually easy to find where to adjust the sound level of your speakers/​headphones (you should have some global output sound mixer somewhere), but it may be harder to adjust the microphone input level. It's best if you know where these settings are before the conference+      * FIXME Check if the following is still true => The screen sharing plugin will only work in chrome... 
 +      * Participants wanting to use video and/or voice should have a working webcam and/or mike 
 +        * You can always share your screen even if you don't have a camera 
 +        * You can also use the //chat// window if you don't have a working mike (make sure other participants also open the chat window in that case) 
 +      * It is usually easy to find where to adjust the sound level of your speakers/​headphones (you should have some global output sound mixer somewhere), but it may be harder to adjust the microphone input level. It's best if you know where these settings are before the conference 
 +    * **Smartphone access**: you need an Android phone or an iPhone with the [[https://​jitsi.org/​jitsi-meet/​|Jitsi Meet]] app installed 
 +      * [[http://​jitsi.org/​android|Jitsi Meet on Google Play]] 
 +      * [[http://​jitsi.org/​ios|Jitsi Meet on IOS]]
  
 ==== Limitations ==== ==== Limitations ====
  
-  * 12 participants ​max (as of September 2015) +  * FIXME Max number of participants? Undocumented,​ but used to be 12 (as of September 2015) 
-  * Does not seem to work on Ipad (missing codec for the browser). Regular Apple computers are OK+  * FIXME Is the following still a problem? Is this solved by using Jitsi Meet on IOS? => Does not seem to work on Ipad (missing codec for the browser). Regular Apple computers are OK
  
 ==== Usage ==== ==== Usage ====
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   * Please **mute your microphone** when you are not talking, in order to reduce echo or background noise   * Please **mute your microphone** when you are not talking, in order to reduce echo or background noise
  
-  * It's always safer to join a meeting **before the official starting time** to make sure the video and audio (microphone and speakers/​headphones) are working, or use the test conference, especially if you have never used the system, or if you have not used it recently and you may have to update the conference client+  * It's always safer to join a meeting **before the official starting time** to make sure the video and audio (microphone and speakers/​headphones) are working, or use the [[http://​desktop.visio.renater.fr/​scopia?​ID=9999***0000&​autojoin|test conference]] (room = 9999 - code = 0000), especially if you have never used the system, or if you have not used it recently and you may have to update the conference client
  
   * if you are using a desktop/​laptop (and not a //Polycom// or similar hardware installation),​ you can use the **chat window** located at the bottom left of the conference client   * if you are using a desktop/​laptop (and not a //Polycom// or similar hardware installation),​ you can use the **chat window** located at the bottom left of the conference client
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     * Android: [[https://​play.google.com/​store/​apps/​details?​id=com.radvision.ctm.android.client|Avaya Scopia Mobile]]     * Android: [[https://​play.google.com/​store/​apps/​details?​id=com.radvision.ctm.android.client|Avaya Scopia Mobile]]
       * You have to specify ''​desktop.visio.renater.fr''​ as the server name, and then specify your meeting ID number and code       * You have to specify ''​desktop.visio.renater.fr''​ as the server name, and then specify your meeting ID number and code
-    * Apple iOS+    * <wrap hi>Not tested</​wrap> ​Apple iPhone ​iOS: [[https://​itunes.apple.com/​fr/​app/​avaya-scopia-mobile/​id465577031?​mt=8|Avaya Scopia Mobile]] 
 +      * <wrap hi>Not tested</​wrap>​ You have to specify ''​desktop.visio.renater.fr''​ as the server name, and then specify your meeting ID number and code
     * **Not Linux**: there does not seem to be any Linux support (we have tried the sip and h323 protocol in Linphone and Ekiga with no success). See the hardware and phone options below     * **Not Linux**: there does not seem to be any Linux support (we have tried the sip and h323 protocol in Linphone and Ekiga with no success). See the hardware and phone options below
   * You can also:   * You can also:
pmip3/video.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/03 16:39 by jypeter