The Codian MCU supports streaming, which involves sending conference media (audio and video) to a remote computer, allowing the user to watch and listen to a conference. The media flows in just one direction, so it is not possible to actually contribute to a conference via streaming.
The streaming video may be delayed by approximately
To view an active conference using streaming:
1. Go to | and click | next to the conference name. |
2.Choose the Streaming rate. Refer to the table below for tips.
3.If you want to display and choose advanced streaming settings, click the link. Choose the settings you
require, referring to the table below for tips.
4. Click | to display the conference. |
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The configured options for streaming video.
The two options available here have been
configured on the | > | page. |
If multicast is enabled for the selected streaming | Multicast streaming allows an unlimited number | ||
rate on the | > | page and you | of viewers to watch a conference on a MCU. |
select Prefer multicast, then multicast will be used | Note that you cannot use Windows Media Player | ||
when streaming this conference. |
| to stream in multicast mode on the MCU. | |
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Check this option to stream the audio and video. | If you uncheck this option, then neither the audio | ||
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Choose a size (resolution) for the video. | This option affects the size of the media player | ||
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Check this option to stream the content channel. | If you uncheck this option, the content channel | ||
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| text chat. Note that text chat will not be available |
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| unless you have the Web conferencing feature |
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| key; and that without the Web conferencing |
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| feature key, this option is grayed out. |
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Choose a size (resolution) for the content | This option affects the size of the media player | ||
channel. |
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