Maintenance Manual

Controlling an Active Participant's Camera
On the active participant's camera tab, you can preview the video from the camera, adjust its angle, zoom, and focus
(if it has these features), and apply some other modifications to the incoming video stream.
1. Go to Conferences.
2. Click a Conference name and then click on a participant's name.
3. Click the Camera tab.
Camera Preview
The page contains a small image from the video stream so you can preview what the conference should see from this
endpoint. You can click the preview to update the image.
Camera Controls
Field Field Description Usage Tips
Movement Click the directional arrow
buttons to change the view
direction of the camera.
Some cameras are adjustable in all directions, others left and right
only, and others up and down only. Many endpoints have fixed
cameras, which will not respond to these controls.
Zoom Click on the plus or minus
buttons to adjust the zoom of
the participant's camera.
Cameras that do not have zoom capability will not respond to these
controls.
Focus Click on the plus or minus
buttons to adjust the camera's
focus.
Cameras that do not have manual focus capability will not respond to
these controls.
Video Stream Controls
These controls govern what the MCU does with the video stream coming from the active participant's camera, before
composing it into the layout that it sends to all other participants.
Field Field Description Usage Tips
Stop video from this participant (like
camera mute).
The MCU does not use the participant's video when composing
the layout that it sends to other participants.
Allow video from this participant (like
camera unmute).
The MCU will include the participant's video when composing the
layout it sends to other participants.
Use these buttons to force
widescreen aspect on the video from
this participant, or to restore the
aspect to the original as received.
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