Wizyconf Videoconference is based on WebRTC technology and Kite solution and allows both PBX users and external users to access a web conference via a link or a phone call.
Min supported version: WMS 5
Created: June 2020
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Requirements
Browser
Google Chrome
Chromium
Safari 12.1.X
Microsoft Edge 79.0.309 and later
Firefox
Important: access to video conferencing service via Safari v. 13.1 (both iOS 13.4 and macOS 10.15) browser is temporarily disabled due to the found issues. Instead, it is recommended to use Chrome browser or dial-in numbers. For iOS devices, you can install Wizyconf iOS App, download from https://apps.apple.com/app/wizyconf/id1510379804.
For Screen Sharing:
- Chrome v. 72
- Firefox v. 66+
Wildix licenses:
- UC-Business or UC-Premium for each user who needs to be able to create a conference room (more information: https://www.wildix.com/licensing/)
Ports to open on firewall
Check here: Ports used by Wildix services.
Bandwidth requirements
The bandwidth used by Wildix Videoconference is adaptive and varies to provide the best experience on participants’ network.
Minimum bandwidth required:
Outbound from the participant: 300 kbps
Inbound to the participant: 300 kbps
Ideal bandwidth:
Two-person video calls:
Outbound from the participant: 2.6 mbps
Inbound to the participant: 2.6 mbps
Group video calls:
Outbound from the participant in all situations: 2.6 mbps
Inbound to the participant with 5 participants: 3.2 mbps
Inbound to the participant with 10 participants: 4.0 mbps
It is possible to save bandwidth usage by selecting options in Conference Settings. More details can be found in chapter 30280807.
Number of participants
Video conference: 25 users
Also tested scenarios with up to 60 participants where up to 4 participants had audio and video enabled while others participated passively (speakers can change from time to time)
Wizyconf additional equipment
To ensure efficient collaboration during videoconferencing in small and large meeting rooms, Wildix offers some additional equipment:
- Wizyconf Huddle-Room which is a Plug&Play solution for small meeting rooms often called as huddle rooms. It has 120° wide angle Full HD webcam and 360° microphone. More information can be found in this /wiki/spaces/DOC/pages/30281361
- Wizyconf Voice which is a speakerphone that can be used in large meeting rooms. It has 3 built-in microphones and you can additionally connect two external mics. For detailed information, refer to this Guide
- Wizyconf Conference Room - the first professional easy-to-use web conference – a fully equipped conference room: Wizyconf Conference Room - Documentation
Create a conference room
To be able to create a conference room, you need to be Wildix PBX user with a UC-Business or UC-Premium licence assigned.
Conference rooms can be created only from Collaboration interface.
To create a new conference room:
- Access Wildix Collaboration
Click on the blue Video Conference icon in the top menu
Video Conference dialog opens, click NEW CONFERENCE + in the lower right-hand side of the screen
Fill out the following fields:
- 1 - Title: enter conference title
2 - Invite participants (optional): start typing a name into the search field to invite a user / a contact or enter the email address to invite any external user via email
- 3 - Description (optional): add a description of your event (if filled out, the description field will be present in the email invitation sent to participants)
4 - Conference scheduling (optional): tick off the Calendar icon, then select the date and the time of your conference, timezone and set up recurring video conferences
- 5 - Language (optional): change the language of an invitation email and separately select dial-in numbers (you can select 2 countries)
(After you have filled in the fields): Click Tick icon to save the room
The conference is added to the list and you can find it by its title:
Now you can click on the conference to join it.
Conference room is deleted automatically after 30 days of inactivity.
Schedule a conference
It is possible to schedule the conference or set it up as a recurring event the moment when you create a new conference room, or any time by editing an existing conference room:
- Open the conference dialog from Collaboration
- Tick off the Calendar icon (Schedule) in the bottom of the dialog
- Select the date and the time of your conference, select the timezone
(If you wish to set up a recurrent event): click Does not repeat and set up the recurrence:
- Click Tick icon in the lower right-hand side of the Video Conference dialog to save changes.
Scheduled/ recurrent event is automatically added to your calendar with the link to the conference.
Access a conference room
It is possible to access a conference room via web (via a link), or in audio-only mode (by calling the provided phone number.
Access from email invitation
All invited users receive an invitation via email:
1 - Scheduled event is automatically added to your calendar
2 - You can access the conference via the link provided in the email
3 - You can also access the conference in the audio-only mode by calling the local number for your country. Click Find a local number to view the full list.
4 - This is the ID number (PIN) of the conference
Access for external users
When an external user clicks on the provided link, they need to enter their name and (optionally) their email or sign in via social networks:
Conference room is locked for external users unless there is at least one PBX user inside.
A conference room can be unlocked by any PBX user:
- by joining via the web
- by joining in audio-only mode
Access from Collaboration
Video Conference dialog
PBX users can access any conference created previously by them and the ones to which they were invited, from the Video Conference dialog:
Click on the blue Video Conference icon (Screen icon) in the top menu
Find the conference by its title and click on it to join it:
Conferences are sorted in the following order in Collaboration:
- conferences created in the last hour (unscheduled)
- scheduled conferences (starting from the ones scheduled for the nearest future)
- unscheduled conferences
- conferences scheduled in the past
Chat invitation
A PBX user invited to a conference receives an invitation via chat and can access it by clicking on the link (or by calling the indicated phone number from their Wildix device to access in audio-only mode):A PBX user can access a conference room by clicking on the link received via chat, from:
- Collaboration
- Vision/ SuperVision desk phones
- iOS/ Android app
Access from smartphone
You cannot create conference room from smartphone app, but you can access conference rooms to which you were invited.
More details on how to join a video conference from Wildix Collaboration smart phone apps can be found in:
PBX user
When a PBX user is invited to a conference, they receive an invitation via email/ chat with a link to join the conference via web and a phone number, allowing them to join the conference in audio-only mode from their Wildix device.
To participate in a video conference via web from iOS: make sure you have installed Wizyconf iOS App.
External user
All invited users receive an invitation via email with a link to join the conference via web and a local phone number that they can dial to join the conference in audio-only mode.
Access from Vision/ SuperVision phones
You cannot create conference room from Vision/ SuperVision phones, but you can access conference rooms to which you were invited.
More details on how to join a video conference from Vision/ SuperVision can be found in:
Access from Wizyconf Conference Room (Wizyconf station)
You cannot create conference room from Wizyconf Conference Room, but you can access conference rooms to which the Wizyconf user was invited.
More information in Wizyconf Quick Start Guide.
Access in audio-only mode
PBX users can access the conference in the audio-only mode by calling the number 98XXXXXXX, where 98 is the Feature code Conference (by default) and XXXXXXX is the conference ID number (Conference ID is provided in the email invitation).
Note: you can set an alternative code/ prefix instead of 30280807 "Conference" 98. After it is changed, it is also displayed in email / chat invitations.
External users can access the conference in the audio-only mode by calling the local phone number provided in the email invitation.
To access the conference:
Call the provided phone number
External users are requested to enter the conference ID number (Conference ID number is provided in the invitation email)
All users are requested to say their name, after which they access the conference (other participants present in the conference are notified when audio-only users are connected and disconnected)
Conference controls
Users start muted/ hidden
This option is reserved for the conference moderator only.
By default all users access the conference with their microphones enabled and cameras disabled.
The option to decide whether users should access the conference with their webcams enabled/ microphones disabled is reserved to the conference moderator:
- Click three dots in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Click Settings
Click on More tab; here are the options available only for the Moderator:
- Everyone starts muted: users join the conference with their webcams enabled and microphones disabled
- Everyone starts hidden: users join the conference with their microphones enabled and webcams disabled
- Everyone follows me: users see on the screen what the moderator shows (tiles view/ sidebar view with selected user)
- Tick off the the options and click on OK to apply
Tick off both Everyone starts muted and Everyone starts hidden if you would like users to access the conference with both their webcams and microphones disabled.
Microphone, Speakers and Camera settings
- 1 - Click to Mute/ Unmute your microphone or click the small Arrow down icon to access your microphone and speakers settings
- 2 - Click to Start/ Stop your camera or click the small Arrow down icon to access your webcam settings
- 3 - Access Microphone/ Speakers/ Camera settings
- Click three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen
Click Settings: in this dialog you choose your devices as well as play a sound test
Video quality
You can adjust the quality for your video streaming.
- Click three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen
Click Manage video quality
The video quality of the user who is shown on the main screen is displayed in the upper right-hand part of the screen (only for Sidebar view):
Language settings
To change the language of the interface:
- Click three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Click Settings
Settings dialog opens, click on the tab More
Select the language from the drop-down list and click Ok to apply
Invite more participants / share the conference link
From within the conference
Click Invite people icon in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Copy the meeting link or share meeting invitation via email. You can also view the local Dial-in phone numbers to enter the conference in audio-only mode:
From Collaboration
- Open Video Conference dialog
- Find your conference room in the list
- Click the Pencil icon next to it
Start typing a name into the search field to invite a user / a contact or enter the email address to invite any external user via email:
Click Tick icon in the lower right-hand side of the Video Conference dialog to save changes.
Toggle between Tiles view and Sidebar view
Tiles view (on the left) and Sidebar view (on the right):
- Click Toggle tile view (Tiles icon) in the lower right-hand side of the screen to switch between Tiles view and Sidebar view:
Chat and private messages
To enter group chat (with all the users):
- Click on the Chat icon (Bubble icon) in the lower left-hand side of the screen
You can use emoticons and attach file (also via Drag&Drop):To send a private message:
- Click on the preview/ video of that user
- Click on three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen (upper right-hand side of the screen in Tiles view)
- Click Send private message
Private message is sent only to the selected user and can be viewed in the chat only by you and that user. Private messages are labeled as "Private message to" (in the bottom of the message):
Adjust microphone volume of certain participants
You can decrease mic volume for separate users or completely mute them (for yourself):
- Click on the preview/ video of that user
- Click on three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen (upper right-hand side of the screen in Tiles view)
Move the yellow indicator to the left to decrease the volume / to the right to increase the volume:
Screen sharing
Supported browsers:
- Chrome v. 72+
- Firefox v. 66+
To share your screen:
Click on the Screen icon (Share your screen) in the lower left-hand side of the screen
Select the content you want to share: the entire screen, separate application windows or your browser's tab and click Share button
Screen icon in the lower left-hand side of the screen turns yellow for the person who is sharing the screen.
For macOS users:
The first time you try to share your screen, you are prompted to allow sharing your screen. In case you decline it, you need to give access manually.
Take the following steps:
- Go to macOS System Preferences -> Security & Privacy
Open Privacy tab -> Screen Recording and give access to a browser you (Chrome in the example below):
To terminate the screen sharing session:
- Click Stop or Stop sharing button (depending on the content you are sharing)
Otherwise can click again the Screen icon (the icon turns white again when the screen sharing session is terminated).
Screen sharing to Wizyconf Conference Room (Wizyconf station)
You can share your screen to without entering a conference room:
- Open the Video Conference dialog from Collaboration
- Select a conference room from the list and click Screen icon next to this room, to start sharing your screen
- Select the content and click Share button
- Click x End icon or Stop sharing button to terminate the streaming session
Notes:
- supported browsers: Chrome v. 72+; Firefox v. 66+
- no video and audio
- participants who share their screen do not enter a conference room, but their user statuses change to DND and they are displayed as participants inside a conference
Screen sharing in Native app
WebRTC screen sharing is available starting from Native App v. 2.1.7.
How to share:
- Click Start / stop desktop sharing button from the Conference control bar
- Select the content you want to share: the entire screen or application window and click Share button
- To terminate the screen sharing session, click Start / stop desktop sharing button in the Conference control bar
Share a YouTube video
To start sharing a YouTube video:
- Click three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Click Share YouTube video
A new dialog opens; paste the link to the YouTube video and click on Share
To stop sharing the video:
- Click again three dots (More actions) in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Click Stop YouTube video
- A new dialog opens; click Remove to confirm
Raise your hand
- Click on the Hand icon (Raise/ Lower your hand) in the lower left-hand side of the screen
The Hand icon turns yellow for the user who has raised the hand. A yellow Hand icon is displayed in the upper part of the preview of the user who has raised the hand:User who has raised a hand can click the Hand icon once again to lower the hand (in this case the Hand icon will turn white again).
Moderator control options
In addition to being able to decide whether participants should start with their webcams and microphones enabled/ disabled, there are other options reserved for the conference moderator:
- Mute separate users
- Mute all users except for one
- Expel users from the conference
- Conference recording
- Live streaming
Mute users
This option is reserved for the conference moderator only.
To mute a user:
- Click on three dots in the upper right-hand side of the screen (upper left-hand side of the screen in Sidebar view)
- Click Mute
To mute everyone else except for one user:
- Click on three dots in the upper right-hand side of the screen (upper left-hand side of the screen in Sidebar view)
- Click Mute everyone else
Expel users from a conference
This option is reserved for the conference moderator only.
To expel a user:
- Click on three dots in the upper right-hand side of the screen (upper left-hand side of the screen in Sidebar view)
- Click on Kick out
Live streaming
This option is reserved for the conference moderator only.
This feature allows you to make live streaming of your conference to YouTube and Facebook.
To start live streaming:
- Click on three dots in the lower right-hand side of the screen
- Click Start live stream
- New dialog opens; enter the Live stream key and click Start live stream
For information on how to retrieve the Streaming Key for Facebook and YouTube, refer to Live Streaming Guide.
To stop live streaming:
Video tutorial:
Conference recording
Files are automatically deleted after 6 months or in case conference room is deleted. Please take into account that conference room is automatically deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
Connection quality indication
Hover the cursor over the participant’s image/ or right-click and select Connection status to see the current:
Bitrate
Packet loss percentage
Resolution
Frame rate
… other data
Edit a conference room
You can edit any existing conference rooms: edit the conference title, its description, the list of participants, schedule the conference, resend the email invitation.
- lick on the Pencil icon next to it:
Exit/ delete a conference room
Note: only a conference moderator can delete a conference room. If you are an invited user, you can exit from the room. The room is removed from your list, but it is available for other participants.
Collaboration 3.88
- Click Create a conference icon in the left part of the screen (Recents)
- Select the videoconference and click x to delete it
Collaboration 4.0X
To delete a conference room:
- Click on the Videoconference icon in the top menu
- Select the videoconference and click x to delete it
- Confirm by clicking YES
To exit from a conference room:
- Select the videoconference and click Exit icon to leave it
- Confirm by clicking YES