Chapter 6: Moderating Meetings; Moderating A Videoconference - Avaya Scopia XT Series User Manual

Chapter 6 | Moderating Meetings
A moderator has special rights in a videoconference, including blocking the sound and video of other participants,
inviting new participants, disconnecting others, determining video layouts, and closing meetings.
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Moderating a Videoconference

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Changing the Video Layout for all Participants
Moderating a Videoconference
About this task
You can moderate a videoconference hosted on an external MCU or hosted on your own XT Series
built-in MCU. A moderator has special rights in a videoconference, including blocking the sound and
video of other participants, inviting new participants, disconnecting others, determining video layouts,
and closing meetings.
You can moderate a remotely hosted videoconference on an external MCU under Scopia
Management, or on another XT Series MCU when it is not using the SIP protocol.
This section describes how you can view the list of participants, invite new ones, block their audio if
needed, disconnect them or turn someone into a lecturer. You can also change the video layout of all
participants (see
own video, not that of a participant.
Important:
If you are not the moderator and attempt a moderator-only action, the system may ask you to enter a
PIN before continuing, if the meeting has PIN-protected moderator features.
Access the Local endpoint to configure your own endpoint if you are hosting a meeting locally on your
built-in MCU.
Procedure
1. Access the active videoconference. From the XT Series web interface, select Participants in
User Guide for Avaya Video Collaboration Solution for IP Office
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Changing the Video Layout for all Participants
the meeting window. From the endpoint, press ok/menu to access the videoconference
menu, and select Participants.
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