Pexip Conference Users

Overview

Pexip is a conferencing platform that provides users with their own personal Virtual Meeting Rooms (VMRs) to hold conferences, to share presentations, and for chat.

Virtual Meeting Rooms are set up as a part of VOSS Automate user management.

VOSS Automate integrates fully with Pexip, providing access to the following:

• Pexip Server

• Set Up and Manage Pexip Virtual Meeting Rooms and Conferencing:

  • Add a Pexip Virtual Meeting Room (VMR)

  • Provision the Pexip Service: Provision the Pexip Conference Service

  • IVR Theme for a Pexip Conference

• Resetting the Pexip PIN (see Reset a UC Password)

• Pexip Conferencing upon subscriber deletion: Global Settings

Related Topics

• Add a Subscriber

• Quick Add Subscriber

• Provision the Pexip Conference Service

Add a Pexip Virtual Meeting Room (VMR)

1. In the Admin Portal, go to (default menus) Subscriber Management > Pexip Conference Users.

2. View existing Pexip VMRs on the summary list view.

3. Click Add.

4. Select the relevant site.

5. On the Virtual Meeting Room tab:

   • Mandatory. Fill out the Name and Owner’s email address fields.

   • Configure optional settings:

     • Fill out a description.

     • Set a host PIN.

     • Select Show names of participants.

     • Select Allow Guests, and set a guest PIN.

     • At the View drop-down, choose the conferencing view layout that participants will see.

     • At IVR Theme, choose a theme to use with this service.

     Note

     • The host PIN can be reset. See Reset a UC Password.

     • Selecting Allow Guests displays an additional field where you can enter a guest PIN.

6. On the Advanced options tab, configure the following optional settings:

   • Define whether guests can present, in addition to the host

   • Enable chat

   • Define maximum inbound and outbound call bandwidth

   • Set maximum media content (Conference capabilities). Options are: Main video + presentation, Audio-only, Main video only

   • Define maximum call quality for participants

   • Define media encryption settings.

   • Set a participant limit

   • Set a service tag (a unique ID to track how this VMR is used)

7. On the Alias tab, configure one or more conference aliases.

   Note

   The alias is a dial string used to join the service, in the form that Pexip will receive it, including a domain, which is automatically added by the participant’s endpoint or call control system, or dialed by the participant.

8. Click Save.

   Note

   The new VMR is added to the Virtual Meeting Rooms list view from the Services on the Pexip Conferencing Platform. Any changes to the VMR on the Pexip Conferencing Platform will also update the VMR in VOSS Automate.