Recording Conferences
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Recording Link Settings

The recording of encrypted conferences via an encrypted Recording Link is enabled in the Conference
Profile by:
Selecting the Encryption option (Encrypt All or Encrypt when Possible) in the Advanced tab.
For more details, see Packet Loss Compensation (LPR and DBA) AVC CP Conferences.
Setting the Recording options in the Recording tab. For more details, see Enabling the Recording in
the Conference Profile.
Managing the Recording Process
When a conference is started and recording is enabled in its Profile, the system will automatically start the
recording if the Start Recording parameter is set to immediately. If it is set to Upon Request, the system waits
for the chairperson or Collaboration Server user’s request. Once the recording is initiated for a
conference, the MCU connects to the recording device (Capture Server). The connection that is created
between the conference and the recording device is represented as a special participant (Recording) whose
name is the Recording Link. Once the recording has started, the recording process can be stopped and
restarted from the Chairperson’s endpoint (using DTMF codes) or from the Collaboration Server Web Client.
After the recording process has finished, the recording can be identified in the Capture Server by its
Collaboration Server conference name.
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Recording Layout

When the video layout of the conference is set to Auto Layout, the recording of the conference will now
include all the conference participants and not n-1 participants as in previous versions.
In the new Auto Layout algorithm, the Recording Link is counted as a “participant” and therefore it is
excluded from the layout display used for the recording. The layout used for the other participants will
behave as in the “standard” Auto Layout behavior.
The Recording Link Layout can be changed during an ongoing conference in the same manner as for any
other conference participant. For more information see the Participant Level Monitoring.
The default settings for Auto Layout for the conference and the Recording Link are summarized in the
following table:
Recording Link Default Layout Settings (Auto Layout Mode)
A conference participant and the Recording Link cannot have identical names, otherwise the
recording process will fail.
Participants
Conference Auto Layout Default
Settings
Recording Link Auto Layout
Settings
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