Main functions of the application when making a call

Main functions of the application when making a call

1. navigation bar;

2. system menu which is displayed when pressing the Alt key (its functionality is described in detail in the section "Main functions of the application in standby mode");

3. functional panel;

4. panel with information about settings and connection status to the server (its functionality is described in detail in the section "Main functions of the application in standby mode");

5. the bar on the right side where the video stream from the server is displayed;

6. The "Enter/Exit Picture in Picture" button in the middle part of the screen displays a thumbnail image transmitted from the server to the lower right corner of the desktop. The image can be moved or left in any area of the screen on top of other windows. To expand the image to full screen hold down the Shift key before clicking the Picture-in-Picture button;

7. the area in which the image from the local camera is displayed;

8. call control panel;

In the upper right part of the screen there is a button that allows you to change the mosaic view.

Hovering over the speaker icon displays a volume control for audio playback during an active call.

When you turn on the "Picture in Picture" mode you can control the call: turn on/off the microphone and camera and accept/hang up the call.

By pressing the "Participants" button you can close the submenu during a call and if necessary call it with the same button.

Next it will look at the functionalities of the navigation side bar buttons from top to bottom.

"Participants" button

When making a call the “Participants” button is displayed in the system menu which opens the list of participants; there is the indication of the activity of the microphone, camera and outgoing sound, as well as the button [...], which opens additional functionality:

• copying the link to join the conference;
• invitation to the conference via Email and Gmail;
• adding a participant;
• adding a participant from contacts;
• conference recording.

At the bottom of the function panel a participant entry is displayed which consists of:

1. avatar containing a status indicator;

2. an account's name and number which are visible to other conference participants;

3. buttons to turn on/off an account’s microphone;

4. buttons to turn on/off an account’s camera.

The participant's entry also displays the labels: "Lecturer" for the moderator when assigning the participant as a lecturer as well as "Presentation" if the participant starts the presentation.

When the microphone and camera are disabled on the server their icons become red and when disabled in Vinteo Desktop the icons become orange as shown in the figure.

The moderator has access to advanced functionality; he can control participants’ microphones, mute a participant and remove a participant from the conference.

"Chat" button

When you make a call the “Chat” button appears in the system menu opening the chat.

Chat is active if the “Chat” toggle is activated in the conference settings (webcast settings - HLS tab - "Chat" toggle). On the "Chat" tab you can send a message to the chat, delete your message by clicking on the cross to the right of the message and also copy the message. The moderator can delete all messages in the chat.

"DTMF command entry" button

This functionality provides the ability to send DTMF signals in invent mode to manage conferences on cascade servers or to enter a PIN code.

"Dialing" button

The description of the functionality of the “Dialing” button can be found here.

"Address directory" button

The description of the functionality of the "Address directory" button can be found here.

"Call history" button

The description of the functionality of the “Call history” button can be found here.

"Active broadcasts" button

To organize a webcast you must activate this functionality in the conference settings. After this you can see the notification about an active broadcast. The number of active broadcasts will also be displayed.

Active broadcasts are displayed only to participants added to the conference by the administrator.

The active call button for moderators will change its name to "Active stream" and additional functionality will appear.

1. additional functionality button (action menu) allowing you to add participants during the broadcast;

2. stream statistics showing how many participants are watching the broadcast and when it started;

3. indicator that the stream has started;

4. “Word request” functionality;

When a word is requested the moderator will receive a notification to provide the word in the form of a “palm” pictogram. The same pictogram will appear in the participant entry.

The functionality is described in detail in the article "Word request".

5. reaction button;

6. “Leave” button which allows a participant to disconnect from the broadcast.

Statistics

Statistics are available by clicking on the connection information.

The functional panel provides access to statistical data on incoming and outgoing audio and video streams; also contains event encoding, information on the number of sent and received packets, codecs, bitrate, etc.

The additional menu button allows you to view debugging information about WebRTC after clicking the “Open WebRTC Internals” button as shown in the figure.

Statistics saving

To save statistics to a file you must be connected to the conference. Then you need to click on the connection information; click the additional menu button and "Save current statistics" button as shown in the figure.