Main functions of the application in standby mode

The application window in standby mode can be divided into the following areas:

1. navigation bar with buttons;

2. functional panel;

You can expand the function bar by pulling the blue pointer to the right (as shown in the figure).

system menu which is displayed by pressing the Alt key and contains the following sections:

• Vinteo Desktop:
  • “Quit” - closes the application;
• “Edit”:
  • “Cut”
  • “Copy”
  • “Paste”
  • “Select all”
• "Settings":
  • “Language” is the button that serves to select the localization language (English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Chinese);
• "Help" is the button that opens the window with the list of all updates;

4. the bar with information about the currently configured connection to the server, the account's name, his number and server address, an avatar containing a status indicator, as well as the camera and microphone on/off buttons.

Status indicator

• blue is currently in the conference; anonymous participant;
• green is an account registered on the server;
• red is an account not registered on the server;
• orange is an account not connected, without registration.

5. the panel with widgets and various functions that allow you to quickly organize a conference and view information about calls;

6. "Join the meeting" is the button that allows you to join a conference by number, name or link;

7. "Log in" is the button for quick access to profile settings;

8. "Devices settings" is the button for quick access to settings: user, connection, devices, as well as additional settings;

9. "Call history" is the widget with information about calls and the ability to make a call as well as share a link to a conference; when you click on the link it is copied.

"Start meeting" is the button that allows you to create conference rooms and invite other participants with the ability to select the date, time and duration;

"Schedule a meeting" is the functionality for scheduling conferences;

"My meetings" is the widget that allows you to connect to conferences in which the user is a participant or moderator; all scheduled conferences are also displayed;

Next the function of the side navigation panel buttons from top to bottom will observe at.

"Dialing" button

When you click the “Dialing” button the functional panel for dialing and calling an account (account name from LDAP), servers and conference room is displayed.

You can enter the number using the keyboard or using the on-screen buttons. Calls can be made to the following directions:

• account number (for example, 100);
• conference number (for example, 1000 or 1000#1234 where "1234" is the PIN code of close conference);
• server address (for example, krd.vinteo.com);
• number@address of the server (for example, 1000@krd.vinteo.com or 1000@krd.vinteo.com#1234).

You can also insert links like https://server_address/client?conference=conference_number in the dialing field.

Group calls

To make a group call click the "Group calls" button at the top of the panel. Mark several accounts and click the "Call" button. The functionality allows you to schedule a call by selecting a date and time and set the duration of the conference. There is also the participants search bar in the address book.

Condition for activating the functionality: on the server in the accounts editing window on the “Extended” tab the “Allow to make group calls” switch must be activated.

Point-to-point call

To organize a point-to-point call you need to:

1. create two accounts on the server;

2. turn on the “Allow to make group calls” toggle in the account’s “Extended” settings;

3. be registered in Vinteo Desktop or in the web client;

4. dial the account's number.

You can also add an account to your contact book and dial a number from your contact list by clicking on it. The account call window will appear.

Another way is to reflect the contact in the account’s main settings on the server using the "Reflect in Address book" toggle. This way the contact will be available in the Vinteo Desktop contact book.

“Call history” button

When you click the "Call history" button the functional panel with call history (last 10 calls) and the search field is displayed. There is also the scrolling area at the bottom of which there is the "Show more" button which opens several more previous history entries. When you click on an entry in the history the selected number is called again.

Call history can be cleared by clicking the "Clear history" button at the top of the function panel.

Adding contacts from call history

To add contacts from call history click the "+" button on the right in the call history line. The button will become visible when you hover over it.

In the "New contact" window that opens you must enter the contact's name and click the "Done" button.

“Address directory” button

When you click the “Address directory” button the navigation bar displays three tabs: "Accounts", "Contacts", and "Groups". The last tab will not be displayed if the participant is not registered on the server (anonymous). There are also two categories: "Favorites" and "All contacts".

The "Accounts" tab contains contacts reflected from the server Address book managed by the server administrator.

The "Contacts" and "Groups" tabs contain local contacts that the account records and manages himself. Added contacts are sorted automatically in alphabetical order from top to bottom. Display priority depending on the characters used to create the contact: symbols, numbers, Latin, Cyrillic.