= Vidyo Conferencing = 

== How to connect ==

- with a web browser, go to the CERN portal: [https://vidyoportal.cern.ch/]
- connect with your CERN username and password (or any special username/password, f.e. for a given conference or a school)
- you should then either:
 - join a given conference room:
   - simply enter the room name in the given field, and hit "Join Room".
 - create a chat: 
   - join your own room (a seconf window appear);
   - in the origial web page, select "Control mMeeting" (at the upper right side);
   - click on the "Add Participant" logo (a green body with a white "+" sign);
   - and then simply add the name of the personn you want to be connected (Catherine Biscarat for example).


== Before you start: Vidyo configurations == 

This should be done before you connect to Vidyo.
- enter the Vidyodesktop (to do so: use the third button of the mouse on the logo of the Voidyo application);
- hit "Configurations"
- hit the "Network" menu:
  - in the window "VidyoProxy", select "Always use Vidyo Proxy" and VidyoProxyAsdress: "Automatic"
  - check that "Home server" is already set with "vidyoportal.cern.ch";
  - hit "Apply" and "Save" (not mandatory for Windows).
- hit the "Devices" menu:
  - select the option "Echo Cancellation";
  - hit "Apply" and "Save" (not mandatory for Windows).
  - Please note: the parameter is also accessible while running a meeting by hiting the Wheel Symbol at the right of the upper menu.


== How to connect via the H323 device (videoconference) ==
- "control meeting" add participant (icone verte 1 personne avec un "plus"
  dessus)
- mettre notre adresse IP (21134.158.40.50) ou bien la salle 
  en lettre si elle est deja enregistree dans le systeme
- couper la camera du PC (icone sur l'ecran de vidyo)

attention : penser à deconnecter le H323 à la fin de notre session vidyo.


== Usefull Options == 
- '''participant names''': wheel - options - show participant names - apply - save
- '''stickies''': there is not chat coming with Vidyo, however once can show some stickies to the participants. To do so: hit the third buton from the left in the upper menu (some kind of PC logo), this will open a text area.


pour montrer des sticky: 3me bouton du menu en partant de la gauche 
 (1 forme d'ordinateur), 
 ca permet d'ouvrir des blocs notes qui seront vus à travers Vidyo