Prepared By : Priyanka Amarya, VC Div. Reviewed By : Dayanand Saha, VC Div. Approved By : VTV Ramana, VC Div. National Informatics Centre VC Division, New Delhi Department of Electronics & Information Technology Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Page 1 of 37
Version No. Release Date Brief Description Change No. Section Changed 1.0 May, 2014 First release - - Page 2 of 37
Content Index Page No. Registration 4-8 Recommendations 9-10 Logging in the Portal 11-14 Installation of Audio -Video Devices 15-16 Testing of Audio -Video Devices 17 Searching Destination & Changing Password 18-19 Making Point to Point Calls 20 Making Multipoint Calls & Joining Conference in Own Room 21-22 Inviting Guest Users 23 Conference Configuration 24 Making Calls from home page 25 Presentation during Videoconferencing 26-27 Controlling Videoconference Session by Host of the Conference 28-31 Managing Individuals during Videoconference 32-33 Recommended Accessories 34-36 Contact Us 37 Page 3 of 37
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Visit http://vidcon.nic.in & Click on Online Web Video Conference Form Following screen appears. Page 5 of 37
Category NIC Official NKN Legacy Block Judiciary Financial Services Other NOFN NIC employees only Who Can Apply Educational institutions under NKN. To register legacy systems of NICNET. Block level officials of various states. Courts & Jail Users. Financial Institutions like Banks, DRT s, Insurance etc. Users belonging to other govt. organizations, ministries, state govt. etc. Gram Panchayats & Users under NOFN. Page 6 of 37
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A mail is then sent to the user to verify correct email id. Click on click here in the mail & a confirmation message appears. Note the portal where your account is created as different category of users have accounts on different portal Page 8 of 37
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Supported OS Windows XP 64 bit, Wndows 7 & 8 (both 32 & 64 bit) Mac OS 10.6 10.9 Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) - SLC 6.1,6.3 ; Red Hat 6.1,6.3,7.0 ; Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10 ; Fedora 18, 19 ; Debian7.0 ; opensuse 12.2, 12.3 Recommended Hardware Configuration Processor - Core 2 Duo 2GHz 2 GB Memory (RAM) 40 MB free space on hard drive Webcam Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 Microphone and speakers ClearOne Chat-50, Jabra Recommended Network 2 Mbps dedicated broadband 3 G Datacard Page 10 of 37
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Accounts for different users are created in different portals based on the category to which they belong. User Category NIC Official NKN Block Judiciary Financial Services Other NOFN Portal https://intranicvc.nic.in https://nknvc.nic.in https://webvc.nic.in https://courtsvc.nic.in http://dfsvc.nic.in https://webvc.nic.in https://nofnvc.nic.in Open the portal where you account is created in web browser. Page 12 of 37
Enter URL of portal in the web browser. For first time users, click on Download VidyoDesktop & Save file (else proceed to next slide) After login, following window will appear. Page 13 of 37
If you are not first time user and software version 3.0.3.023 is already installed on your system, then you should not open vidyo in web browser and directly open it from the taskbar as shown below. Right click on vidyo icon in taskbar and select Contacts. This will open contact list where you can search and call users. To avoid logging in vidyo every time you switch on your system, Select Configuration. Click on Options & select Page 14 of 37
Right click on vidyo icon in taskbar and click on Configuration Now, Click on Devices and select appropriate devices in Speaker, Microphone & Camera. Click on Apply. Page 15 of 37
Now, Click on Options. If you want your site to be connected automatically as soon as user calls you, select Auto Answer Enabled. To see participants name on the screen while in a conference, select Show Participants Names and click on Apply. Page 16 of 37
As shown above, select My Room. Then, click on Join Room. You will get Self Video. To check audio device, please play any audio file in your system. In any point to point call, microphone level can be checked by speaking and observing variation in volume by clicking microphone icon as shown above. Page 17 of 37
Search your desired far site by typing name in search field. e.g. type help and list of all helpdesk will appear. Status Icons Page 18 of 37
Right Click on Vidyo icon in taskbar. Click on Manage Account. This opens portal in web browser. Go to Settings and select Account Click on Change Password. Enter new password & save. NOTE : intranicvc users cannot change their password using above method as their account is integrated with NIC LDAP. Page 19 of 37
Making Point to Point Call Search the user. Click on it. Click on Call. Page 20 of 37
Joining Other User's Room Search the User. Click on the name of user. Now click on user s Room. Page 21 of 37
Joining a Conference in Own Room Click on My Room and Join Room. Or Right Click on Vidyo icon in taskbar and click on Start My Meeting. You will be connected directly in the meeting. Page 22 of 37
Click on Invite by Email icon. Inviting Guest Users Outlook opens as shown below. Send mail to guest users. Page 23 of 37
Right click on vidyo icon in taskbar. Now, click on Manage Account. This opens the portal in web browser. Click on Control Meeting option on home page. Click on Room Link. You can set desired security code in Set Room PIN Option. Share this PIN with authorized participants of the conference. You can Remove, Copy or Create new link. Page 24 of 37
Search user. To make calls from home page For Point to Point Call, Click on name of user and Press Call Direct. For Multipoint Call in another user s room, Click on name of user and Press Join Room. To join call in own room, Click on My Room and now Join Room. Page 25 of 37
Presentation During Videoconferencing Open desired document to be presented in full screen mode. Now, Click on 5 th Icon of the bottom bar. Select the desired document from the list. To Stop Presentation, select last option of the menu as shown below. Page 26 of 37
1. Show Participants Shows list of participants connected. 2. Show Group Chat Start group chat with other participants. 3. Change layout (Only functions with 3+ participants) 4. Full Screen Mode 5. Start Sharing To Share Presentations 6. Toggle among shared application windows 7. Change Self-View (the ability to see yourself) 8.Privacy (Turns camera off and on) 9. Microphone volume-up/down and muted 10. Speaker volume-up/down and muted 11. Settings 12. Toggle Conference Duration & Clock 13. End Call Page 27 of 37
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a. Click on Show Participants. b. Now Click on Add Participants. c. Search name of user and click on Invite. d. Now Click on Launch Control icon on bottom of screen.meeting Panel. This opens Control Meeting. Page 29 of 37
On your home page, click on Control Meeting. Now select Add Participants. Following screen will appear. Type desired site name in search field and click on Add. Repeat this for all the sites. Now click on Done. Click on Join Room to add self in conference. Page 30 of 37
Click on Connect All to connect all the participants at once. If host wants to mute all participants at once, Mute All icon can be selected as shown on left. For the discussion, microphone can be unmuted by selecting Unmute All(shown on right). Clicking on Silence All will mute audio of all the participants but each participant can unmute their own audio. Page 31 of 37
1 - Disconnect - Disconnects the particular participant. 2 - Mute/Unmute - Mutes/unmutes volume for the particular participant. 3 - Video On/Off Turns the participant s video on or off. 4 - Disconnects the particular participant. Page 32 of 37
Room can be locked once all participants have joined and same can be unlocked by host when host wants a new participant to join as shown on right. To disconnect all participants, Disconnect All option can be selected. To terminate the videoconference, click on Remove All icon as shown. Page 33 of 37
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Logitech HD Webcam Pro 9000 Logitech HD Webcam Pro B910/C910 Logitech QuickCam Orbit/Sphere AF (PTZ operated with remote) Page 35 of 37
ClearOne Chat 50, Chat 60 Logitech Headset Jabra SPEAK 410 Page 36 of 37
Desktop VC Helpdesk 011-24305791/5792 Video Helpdesk Connect Help Desk -1/2/3 on the portal. Mail vc-delhi@nic.in Page 37 of 37