Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing User Guide
Welcome to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing
About the Meeting Console
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User Guide for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Release 6.0
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Note the following considerations:
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Meeting console load times vary with individual deployment. Generally speaking, anything under
one minute is considered an acceptable meeting console load time.
one minute is considered an acceptable meeting console load time.
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Options in the meeting console are available based on the type of meeting, your user class, your
meeting console permission level, and the system configuration.
meeting console permission level, and the system configuration.
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Screen sharing and file sharing from the desktop are not available on Linux or Unix systems. Users
on these systems can share a whiteboard or meeting attachment, view shared files and make
annotations, but they cannot share files that reside on their systems with other participants.
on these systems can share a whiteboard or meeting attachment, view shared files and make
annotations, but they cannot share files that reside on their systems with other participants.
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Inside the Meeting Console
Content in a meeting room is displayed in tools, which are windows that contain various types of media,
including slides, whiteboards, shared applications, polls, and messages to meeting participants. The
menu bar at the top of the meeting room window displays meeting information and contains controls for
managing the room.
including slides, whiteboards, shared applications, polls, and messages to meeting participants. The
menu bar at the top of the meeting room window displays meeting information and contains controls for
managing the room.
The meeting room stage is the area of the presenter’s screen that participants see in a meeting. The stage
contains the tools that display the various types of content.
contains the tools that display the various types of content.
The meeting console has a second display area, the Presenter Only area, which borders the stage and is
visible only to moderators and presenters. Moderators can choose to show or hide this area. Moderators
and presenters can use the Presenter Only area to prepare content to be shared with audience members
or to view confidential content that is not shared with the audience.
visible only to moderators and presenters. Moderators can choose to show or hide this area. Moderators
and presenters can use the Presenter Only area to prepare content to be shared with audience members
or to view confidential content that is not shared with the audience.
Meeting Console Tools
When moderators set up a meeting room, they determine the number, types, size, and position of tools
that participants see. The following tools are available:
that participants see. The following tools are available:
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Share tool—Displays shared content from the presenter’s computer (including windows,
applications, or the entire desktop), documents, or whiteboards.
applications, or the entire desktop), documents, or whiteboards.
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Participant List tool—Displays the name, role, and status of each participant, and allows the
moderator to change the role or permissions of one or more participants.
moderator to change the role or permissions of one or more participants.
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Chat tool—Allows participants to send chat messages to other participants.
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Q & A tool (linked to Chat tool)—Redirects questions from the Chat tool to appropriate presenters.
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Note tool—Displays text messages from moderators or presenters to all participants.
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File Share tool—Allows moderators and presenters to post files that can be downloaded by
participants.
participants.
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Poll tool—Allows moderators and presenters to conduct polls or ask questions of participants.
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Web Links tool—Lets moderators post a web link and force all participants to browse to that link.