Chapter 9 –
Conference/Participant Monitoring
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Viewing Participant Properties
To view detailed parameters of a participant, double-click this participant in
the participant list, or right-click the participant, and then click "Participant
Properties".
The parameters displayed on the General, Advanced, and Information tab
pages are the same as those for adding a new participant. For explanation on
configuration parameters, see Adding a Participant to the Local .
The Connection Status tab shows the status and detailed information of the
participants, including time of connecting/disconnecting, cause of
disconnecting, network transfer rate, packet loss ratio, audio, video etc.
In the "Multimedia Settings" tab page, you can set whether to mute, block, or
suspend a participant or not.
Participant Control Buttons and Menus
You can control and modify the participant’s connection status of an ongoing
conference through the buttons in the Participant list pane, the Participant
right-click shortcut menu, and the Participant Properties interface.
The table below explains all the buttons in the Participant list pane.
Buttons in the Participant List Pane
Button
Name
Description
New Participant
Define a new participant. For more information about
the New Participant dialog box, see Creating a
Participant in the Address Book.
Connect
Participant
Connect a disconnected defined dial-out participant to
the conference.
Disconnect
Participant
Disconnect the participant from the conference.
Delete
Participant
Delete the selected participants from the conference.
Mute Audio
Mute the specified endpoint so that the audio of this
endpoint will not be sent to the conference. The Audio
Muted indicator appears in the participant list and the
Unmute Audio button becomes active ( ).
Unmute Audio
Participant’s audio transmission to the conference
resumes. The Mute Audio button becomes active ( ).
Suspend Video
Suspend the video transmission from the participant to
the conference. The suppressed participant’s video is
not transmitted to the conference but the participant still
receives conference video. The Suspend Video
indicator appears in the participant list and the Resume
Video button becomes active ( ).
Resume Video
Participant’s video transmission to the conference
resumes. The Suspend Video button becomes active
( ).
Block Audio
The audio of the specified endpoint is turned off. The
audio from the conference will not be sent to this site,