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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. What Is TrueConf Group? 1.1. Endpoint Purpose 1.2. Configuration 1.3. Endpoint Description 2. How to Control TrueConf Group 2.1. Endpoint Home Screen 2.2. Remote Control Keys 3. TrueConf Group Manager 3.1. Before You Begin 3.1.1. Setting an IP Address 3.1.2.
  • Page 3 User guide 4.1. How to call another endpoint/device 4.1.1. Call a user or TrueConf conference 4.1.2. Viewing Call Information 4.2. How to Set up a Group Conference 4.2.1. Adding users during a session 4.2.2. Connection Data 4.3. Layout Management 4.3.1. During a point-to-point call 4.3.2.
  • Page 4 TrueConf Group User guide 6.1.3. Audio Codecs 6.1.4. Resolutions 6.2. Network 6.2.1. Network Features 6.2.2. Network Interfaces 6.3. Security © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5: What Is Trueconf Group

    1. What Is TrueConf Group? 1.1. Endpoint Purpose TrueConf Group video conferencing endpoint is a hardware - software video conferencing system for small, medium, and large meeting rooms. With this endpoint, you can deploy a ready - to - use system to make video calls in high quality up to 1080p@60 fps depending on configuration.
  • Page 6: Configuration

    Peripheral audio-video equipment (usually these are a PTZ camera and speakerphone) 1.3. Endpoint Description TrueConf Group is a device with a metal case. A power button is located on the left side of the front panel with an IR receiver of the remote control ⁠...
  • Page 7 User guide 7. USB 2.0 to connect peripheral AV equipment 8. RJ-45 to provide Ethernet connection 9. Additional audio output to connect an audio output device 10. Additional audio input to connect an analog microphone © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 8: How To Control Trueconf Group

    TrueConf Group User guide 2. How to Control TrueConf Group There are several ways to control the endpoint: Meeting room: Using the remote control (an IR receiver is built in the front of the device) Using hot keys on a USB keyboard connected to the endpoint Remotely using the ⁠...
  • Page 9: Remote Control Keys

    ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Read more about different sections of the menu below in the sections o n settings u sing TrueConf Group. 2.2. Remote Control Keys ⁠ The remote control has the following keys: © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 10 End a call during a call with a single user: Allow choosing and ending one of the connections during a group conference Return to the previous section and hide it in the topmost section of the menu when working with...
  • Page 11 Selector: Allow one to select a speaker or cascaded video from an upstream MCU ( not only during a call but also while working with the menu ) ( Rec: Start recording video ⁠ button will appear at the bottom of the screen) © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 12: Trueconf Group Manager

    USB keyboard if you want to control the device this way. Then connect TrueConf Group to 110 – 240V grid using the power supply unit and turn it on by pressing the power button on the front panel.
  • Page 13: Restricting Access To Settings

    Choose your device models from the below sections. If a device is not included in the standard ⁠ configuration of TrueConf Group, its name will be displayed with a mark in square brackets in the list, ⁠ e.g., [USB] CleverMic.
  • Page 14: Speakers

    IP PBX systems to forward traffic. These attacks are spam calls to the endpoint. When antispam protection is enabled, ⁠ TrueConf Group software identifies such calls by their characteristic features and ignores them. © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 15: Rtp Settings

    At the customer's request, the endpoint can be equipped with an embedded MCU server. When ⁠ ⁠ TrueConf Group operates in this mode, the video call is put into g roup conference mode. In this case, users who are calling the endpoint automatically join an ongoing conference (according to the number of external connections allowed by the license).
  • Page 16: Codecs

    ⁠ To enable many people to watch your conference, there is no need to add them as attendees. TrueConf Group allows you to set up conference streaming to corresponding services using RTMP, SAP, MPEG - TS protocols. ⁠ You can configure RTMP streaming in Configuration →...
  • Page 17: Contact List

    W orking with TrueConf Group. 3.8. Contact List 3.8.1. LDAP TrueConf Group allows you to use LDAP Н.350 directory service compatible with Polycom. You can configure integration with the LDAP server in ⁠ Configuration → LDAP section. 3.8.2. Address Book The contact list can be configured in ⁠...
  • Page 18: Working With The Endpoint

    SIP/H.323 connection settings on TrueConf Server in ⁠ documentation. For example: james78@video.company.com james78@video.company.com:5070 To join to a video conference on TrueConf Server, use a call string in one of the following formats: 00<Conference_ID>@<server> 00<Conference_ID>@<server>:<port> <Conference_ID>@<server> <Conference_ID>@<server>:<port> , where: ⁠...
  • Page 19: Viewing Call Information

    User's address Used codecs Video resolution and speed Call duration 4.2. How to Set up a Group Conference Warning! Make sure m ultipoint connections are enabled ⁠...
  • Page 20: Connection Data

    ⁠ ⁠ video call mode, a TrueConf Group user receives only one video window with the endpoint camera image. Both video windows are displayed to the endpoint screen by default, but you can disallow displaying your own image using ⁠...
  • Page 21: During A Conference

    2. Switch between presets by pressing their numbers on the numeric keypad. ⁠ ⁠ Read about how to set numbered PTZ camera presets in S etting up TrueConf Group section. © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 22: Content Sharing

    To add users or clear the entire list of addresses, use the corresponding buttons below the search field. You can transfer address books between endpoints using ⁠ i mport/export in the web interface. 4.5.2. Call History © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 23: Call History

    User's address and communication protocol Complete call date and time Call duration ⁠ You can add a user from the history to the address book by pressing Add button and then filling in additional fields. © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 24: Web-Based Management (Control Panel)

    3. Укажите пароль, если он был задан при генерации ключа. ⁠ 4. Нажмите кнопку справа от строки Use HTTPS: для применения настроек. Сгенерировать файл сертификата можно тремя способами: Создать самоподписанный сертификат самостоятельно. ⁠ Сгенерировать бесплатный сертификат Let’s Encrypt. © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 25: Device Control Panel

    Address book tab to edit the contact list as ⁠ i n the control panel. 5.5. Conference Manager To access the settings of the camera connected to the endpoint and active video session parameters, go to ⁠ Conference control tab. © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 26: Camera Settings

    5.5.3. Switching Layouts ⁠ ⁠ In the group conference mode, you can manage users' video layouts. To that end, click Preview in Participants unit. ⁠ Conference layout unit that appears, you will see a preview of a current video layout. To choose a ⁠...
  • Page 27: List Of Participants

    Picture in picture while watching the recording. To download or delete a recording, use buttons respectively. ⁠ ⁠ Learn more about how to set up conference recording in S etting up TrueConf Group. 5.7. Settings © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 28: Settings

    Maintenance unit you also can: Export/import ⁠ TrueConf Group configuration and its address book, e.g., to transfer data between several endpoints) Upload the call history in JSON format ( this can be useful when analyzing data using third - party utilities) 5.7.3.
  • Page 29 TrueConf Group User guide ⁠ W ireshark © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 30: Trueconf Group Key Features

    TrueConf Group User guide 6. TrueConf Group Key Features 6.1. Supported Codecs and Protocols 6.1.1. Communication Protocols H.323, H.221, H.225, H.231, H.239, H.241, H.242, H.243, H.245, H.281, H.283, H.350, H.460 SIP, ICE, TURN, BFCP, RFC RTMP, SAP, MPEG-TS RTSP 6.1.2. Video codecs H.261...
  • Page 31 6.2.2. Network Interfaces LAN/Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 Mbit (1Gbit) Second network interface ⁠ (may be different depending on configuration): NIC Teaming Simultaneous connection to two different networks 6.3. Security SRTP/TLS support Passwords for various sections and interfaces © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.
  • Page 32 TrueConf Group User guide Management through SSH, WEB (HTTP, HTTPS) Disable IP services Network settings protection Available on request: List of IP addresses allowed for remote access Management through Telnet © 2021 TrueConf. All rights reserved.

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