Using ACESAG ScopiaDesktop

ScopiaDesktop is a client program that resides passively on your computer and allows you to connect to H.323 videoconferencing events. You must have a headset and microphone, or a headset, microphone, and webcam already installed and functioning on your PC before installing and participating with ScopiaDesktop.

To participate in a meeting, you must have a Meeting ID. This ID will be provided to you by the meeting’s organizer before a meeting starts, usually via email. The ID can also be a static number representing a virtual meeting room. These meeting rooms will be setup as requested for various reoccurring events.

ScopiaDesktop does NOT allow you to call another PC, or someone to call your PC, directly. It must be done via meetings or virtual rooms.

The Meeting ID to use to test your installation is 68378.

From the ScopiaDesktop homepage, enter your name. It does not need to be your USERID. Enter your Meeting ID. Choose “Participate Now”.

You may be asked to press continue.

If your meeting is in session, it will take you to the conference page. You may be the only participant. A brief description of the layout and controls is included in the capture below.

Video Window Detail

In the following Video Window Detail capture, PNP has been turned off AND the layout changed to Continual Presence.

In this whole screen capture, the Swap Views was selected.

The control bar at the top of the window includes the following options:

Raise Hand – if your microphone is muted by you or the moderator, you may raise you hand.

View – you can change the layout of the main windows.

Present – you can share an application or computer program with others using ScopiaDesktop if you have the correct permissions.

Moderate – moderators have control over the meetings. You may or may not have moderator controls depending upon the meeting. ScopiaDesktop does NOT allow you to call another PC, or someone to call your PC, directly. It must be done via meetings or virtual rooms. Moderators may invite the ACESAG Room Based Videoconferencing sites into a meeting*. The room based systems may also join a meeting my dialing the respective Meeting ID.

Leave Meeting – you should use this (red handset icon) to leave a meeting.

ScopiaDesktop Homepage is http://scopia.acesag.auburn.edu

*The dialing scheme for the statewide ACESAG videoconference resources is the location’s phone number. If you enter the area code and phone number of a location with a videoconference setup, it will connect to the ScopiaDesktop meeting. Resource locations can be found at the Resource Reservation Form http://www.acesag.auburn.edu/videoconf .