Using streaming to view conferences

The Codian MCU supports streaming, which involves sending conference media (audio and video) to a remote computer, allowing the user to watch and listen to a conference. The media flows in just one direction, so it is not possible to actually contribute to a conference via streaming.

The streaming video may be delayed by approximately 4-10 seconds compared to the real-time video.

To view an active conference using streaming:

Go to Conferences and click Watch next to the conference name.
Choose the Streaming rate. Refer to the table below for tips.
If you want to display and choose advanced streaming settings, click the link. Choose the settings you require, referring to the table below for tips.
Click Start streaming to display the conference.

Field	Field description	More information
Streaming rate	The configured options for streaming video.	The two options available here have been configured on the Settings > Streaming page.
Prefer multicast	If multicast is enabled for the selected streaming rate on the Settings > Streaming page and you select Prefer multicast, then multicast will be used when streaming this conference.	Multicast streaming allows an unlimited number of viewers to watch a conference on a MCU. Note that you cannot use Windows Media Player to stream in multicast mode on the MCU.
Play audio and main video	Check this option to stream the audio and video.	If you uncheck this option, then neither the audio nor video will play.
Video size	Choose a size (resolution) for the video.	This option affects the size of the media player when it opens.
View content channel	Check this option to stream the content channel.	If you uncheck this option, the content channel will not play.
Content size	Choose a size (resolution) for the content channel.	This option affects the size of the media player when it opens.

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Using streaming to view conferences

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