Release Notes

New features in 3.1
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software, provided that the endpoints have Touch controllers. The following endpoints are capable of running
TC6.2; follow the links to the user guides to read about the interface options that use ActiveControl.
n Cisco TelePresence System Quick Set Series (C20, SX20) User guides for Quick Set Series
n Cisco TelePresence MXSeries (MX200, MX300) User guides for MXSeries
n Cisco TelePresence System EXSeries (EX60, EX90) User guides for EXSeries
n Cisco TelePresence Profile Series (Profile 42", 52", 52" Dual, 65", and 65" Dual) User guides for Profile
Series
n Cisco TelePresence Integrator CSeries (Codecs C40, C60, and C90) User guides for CSeries
ActiveControl provides a mechanism for the TelePresence Server to report conference information, so that
the endpoints can display this information to the user. Participants can use their endpoints to change
properties of the conference. Access to these controls can be granted based on the participant's role:
n By default, guests have control over their own endpoints
n By default, chairpersons have control over the conference and the endpoints of other participants
Some of the available controls are local, in that they affect the participant's own endpoint, including:
n Changing the local layout (more details below)
n Disconnecting the endpoint from the conference
Authorized participants can also disconnect other participants.
Participant list
The TelePresence Server creates a participant list containing the display names of all connected
participants, and distributes this list to all endpoints that can accept it. The participant list includes active
video participants, those who are on hold or connecting, and audio-only participants, but it does not show
disconnected participants. The participant list displayed to the user indicates who is currently the active
speaker.
Conference layout
Endpoints that support ActiveControl can control the layout they receive from the TelePresence Server in a
number of ways. The TelePresence Server listens for commands from the endpoint that select:
n Which of the TelePresence Server's layouts the participant wishes to see.
Multiple-screen endpoints can select either ActivePresence or single screen layouts, while single-screen
endpoints have those two options as well as prominent and equal layouts. See Table 3: TelePresence
Server layout families [p.8] or the online help for more details on layout families.
n Whether the participant wants to see content in the main video display.
ActiveControl does not replace DTMFcontrol for endpoints that can negotiate ActiveControl; you can still
use DTMFto control the layout and camera, as with previous versions of TelePresence Server software.