TrueConf MCU Administrator Guide

# TrueConf MCU features

# Supported protocols

  • H.323 video calls, including H.221, H.225, H.231, H.239, H.241, H.242, H.243, H.245, H.281, H.283, H.350, H.460, H.460.18, H.460.19 protocols support

  • Video calls via SIP, including ICE, TURN, BFCP, RFC 2833 support

  • Video calls via RTSP protocol

  • Conference participation from a browser (via WebRTC)

  • Remote camera control (FECC, H.224, H.281)

  • TCP/IP, SRTP, TLS, Static IP, DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS

  • Support for management via SSH, WEB (HTTP, HTTPS) and NTP

  • MTU modifiable size

  • QoS support: DSCP, DiffServ

  • Bandwidth control (RFC 8298)

  • Lost Packet Recovery (RFC 6865)

# Supported video codecs

  • H.261, H.263, H.264 Baseline Profile, H.264 High Profile, H.265 Main profile

# Supported audio codecs

  • AAC, G.711, G.719, G.726, G.722, G.729, G.722.1, G.722.1c, G.723.1

# Features

  • All-on-screen FullHD conferences with up to 150 participants

  • Schedule conferences or create virtual rooms, enjoy a number of scheduling options for recurring meetings (set a number of repetitions, repeat every day, every week or every month)

  • Real-time monitoring and management of active conferences

  • Set up a conference ID (either automatically or manually)

  • Lock conferences from new participants (they can be added only by the administrator)

  • Display conference participants' names in the layout

  • If the connection failed, a participant will be prompted to reconnect to the meeting after the connection is restored

  • View participant’s video, content and layout in use

  • Set up and manage participants' devices

  • Move participant from one conference to another on the fly. Participant's camera and microphone can be turned off if needed

  • Set both general layout for all participants or an individual layout for each user (including an active spear) and create a layout specifically intended for recording and streaming

  • Configure a type of every video window in the layout: empty window, autofill, fixed participant, active speaker, participant shuffle, or content window

  • Switch to the layout with a priority window in one click for each participant

  • Select a video scaling mode with or without cropping or select an automatic mode (TrueConf MCU will automatically determine the best scaling mode)

  • Remove a participant's self-view from the automatic layout to save up screen space

  • Create overlay layouts displaying a full-screen window with thumbnail windows laying on top of it

  • Create audio channels with attendees (able only to receive audio) and presenters (able to sent audio)

  • Remove non-video participants from the layout to free layout windows for other users

  • Select audio and video codecs, maximum resolution, fps and video bitrate when creating a conference

  • Display volume level in the video windows

  • Stream conferences to external RTMP sources

  • Show media files such as images and videos during a conference (they can be displayed in the primary and secondary video streams)

  • Stream from VNC servers during a conference

  • Use built-in noise cancellation and automatic gain control individually for each participant

  • Address book where you can add new users, edit existing ones, and form groups

  • Record conferences

  • Configurable main and sub stream encoding profiles for adjusting the balance between frame rate and image quality depending on the channel bandwidth

  • Connect IP cameras and view IP streams via RTSP

  • PTZ camera control

  • Control participants' devices with DTMF commands

  • Authorize to log into TrueConf MCU control panel

  • Integrate with TrueConf Server via cascading

  • Compatible with Polycom, Cisco, Lifesize hardware endpoints, as well as Polycom RealPresence desktop and mobile software

  • Compatible with Debian

  • Support for Oracle VM VirtualBox, VMware ESXi, KVM hypervisors

  • Works in LAN/VPN without internet access

# Administration features

  • Real-time monitoring and system data tracking

  • Export system logs and call history

  • Check connection to any video conferencing server directly from TrueConf MCU web interface without the need to call the endpoints registered on it

  • Create and download a TCP dump file

  • Adjust settings for storing, viewing and searching though media files

  • Specify the maximum size of file storage

  • Set up network connection (TCP/IP ports, NAT passing)

  • Set up call parameters (protocols, their priority and order of calls)

  • Set up a SIP/H.323 gateway

  • Second channel bandwidth limitation in percentage ratio

  • Set a tine interval for shuffling or alternating participants in the layout

  • Change video layouts skins

  • Customize participant's display name styles

  • Add user avatars for address book contacts

  • View information about TrueConf MCU license and software module versions

  • Update TrueConf MCU

  • Import and export the built-in database

  • Import and export the address book in CSV and XML formats

  • Server shutdown, MCU or OS restart directly from the web interface

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