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Chairing an interactive multicast, The chair, Chair – ClearOne Collaborate Desktop User Guide User Manual

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46 Collaborate Desktop: User Guide

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HAIRING AN

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NTERACTIVE

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ULTICAST

C

HAIRING AN

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NTERACTIVE

M

ULTICAST

If you initiate an

Interactive Multicast

, you become the Chair of the session. The Chair is

responsible for managing communication during the session, and for ending it. The session

starts when you start the Multicast

from the Start Multicast dialog box

, even if no

Participants

have joined yet. From the Control tab, you control the Multicast.

Starting an Interactive Multicast

You decide whether the session should be open or

closed. Among other options, you can restrict the session

with a password, to leave it open to all callers, or to

multicast it to public viewers.

Calling Participants to an

Interactive Multicast

Dial Participants from your station, and/or join incoming

callers to the session.

Managing the Multicast Session

Control who has the Floor (is seen and heard).

Ending an Interactive Multicast

Disconnect individual Participants or the session.