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4.
Click the VIA icon in this computer’s taskbar and select
Start Streaming
.
The Multicast Stream starts.
Receiving a Multicast Stream on Multiple VIA Units
1. Login through the VIA Client to the target VIA unit.
2. On the dashboard, click
Features
>
Multimedia
.
3. Click the Streaming tab.
4. Type the streaming URL as udp://@<IPAddress>:<port number>
5. Click
Add Media
. The URL is added to the list.
6. Select the added URL and click
Play
.
Streaming begins from one
VIA’s display to another VIA gateway.
Repeat steps 1
–6 to stream to another VIA unit.
Receiving Multicast Streams on Multiple Windows/Mac Computers
1. Launch VLC on the client computer.
2. Click
Media > Open Network Stream
.
3. Type the streaming URL as udp://@<IPAddress>:<port number>
Streaming starts from the VIA unit to the receiver computer.
Repeat steps 1
–3 to stream to another computer.
Enhancing Video Conferencing from Personal Device
When you conduct a video conference from your personal device, involving others in the
conference room can be limited because you are using the camera and microphone on your
device. By using the VIA Versa feature,
VIA Connect
enables you to switch from using your
device camera and microphone to an external video conferencing device connected to
VIA
Connect
,
while still running the conference on your device.
For information on enabling the audio for the external video conferencing device,
see
Enabling Audio for VIA Versa Video Conferencing
To set up a video conference from your personal device:
1. Run one of the following (available at
www.kramerav.com/product/VIA Connect PLUS
on your device and complete the installation wizard:
▪
For Windows OS
–
VIAVirtualCamera
Windows Installer .msi file
▪
For Mac OS
–
VIAVirtualCamera
installer package .pkg file.
2. Join the VIA meeting.
3. Launch a video conferencing app.
4. In the video settings of the video conferencing app select the camera device named
VIA
VirtualCam
.