Product specifications
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As a new Vidyo user, it is helpful to have a basic understanding of the
following terms that are used throughout this document:
MULTITENANT TERMINOLOGY
The following terms apply if you have a multi-tenant license:
Tenant — Your organization, selection of users or a “user segment.”
Tenant Name — Simple identifier within the system and among other
tenants.
Tenant URL — The tenant’s URL is the URL/FQDN that tenants use to access
their virtual portal.
DESTINATIONS
Places where you may interact with the VidyoConferencing System:
VidyoPortal — The Web interface of the VidyoConferencing System
VidyoDesktop — The Vidyo software client running on your local computer,
enabling a user to participate in a conference
VidyoRoom — The dedicated Vidyo endpoint appliance for use in a physical
conference room
USERS
Anyone who uses the system. There are five types of users:
Super Admin — Has administrative privileges and is responsible for general
portal configuration including network settings, components configuration,
maintenance (backup and upgrades), tenant configuration and global
settings. In a multi-tenant system, has full administrative privileges above
the tenant admin and all regular tenant admin rights.
Admin/Tenant Admin — Has administrative privileges. Can add, delete,
manage users, set up public rooms and set up groups (define maximum
participants and bandwidth for users).
Operator — Can manage meeting rooms and normal users. The operator has
the same rights as the administrator.
Normal — Can join meetings, control own meeting and place direct calls.
Can change own password, set own PIN code and more. This guide is
targeted toward such end users.
VidyoRoom — The dedicated Vidyo endpoint appliance. Has the same rights
as a normal user.
VidyoGateway — End user for portal. Has no personal room.
A PIN Code is a 3- to 10-digit
number that meeting participants
must enter before being admitted to
the meeting room. It can be set and
changed by the admin and user.
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