Polycom 8 manual Endpoint’s Visual Conference Indications, Event, Icon, Text Indication

Chapter 5 - Monitoring an On Going Conference

Endpoint’s Visual Conference Indications

Visual Indications (text and icons) can be displayed on the participant’s endpoint, either in addition to or instead of audio messages.

The visual indications are displayed on the top of the endpoint’s screen and the text is displayed on a contrasting background, as shown in Table 5-13.

Table 5-13: Visual Indications Viewed on the User’s Endpoint

Event	Icon	Text Indication
	Indication
Participant		Indication format is:
Enters or		<Name> Joined/Left (n sites)
Leaves the		• <Name> - (up to 15 characters). The
Conference		name is displayed:
		• For defined participants as defined on
		the endpoint.
		• For defined participants, where no
		name is defined on the endpoint, then
		as defined in the MGC Manager and
		WebCommander.
		• For undefined participants, the name
		is displayed as defined in the
		endpoint.
		• If no name is defined, New Party will
		be displayed.
		• If the participant is Audio Only, the
		name will appear as Audio Party.
		• Joined/Left - Describes the indication
		• n - Total number of sites (Audio Only and
		Video) currently connected to the
		conference.
End of		The indication “The Conference is about to
Conference		end in x minutes” is displayed, as defined in
		the Conference Settings.

By default, both audio messages and visual indications are enabled on the

MCU, and visual indications include both icon and text.

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