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4.0.Х set of features

User options of OpenMeetings satisfy to a "gentleman's" set of requirements for web conferencing systems.  When entering a demo website user observes the dashboard, see figure below, which by default looks absolutely equal irrespective of where a server part of OM is set up - on a demo website of developers or on a client's server. In the dashboard via menu, links and widgets user can do the following:

  1. start a new web conference;
  2. use virtual conference rooms;  
  3. create unlimited number of private virtual rooms via calendar screen;
  4. write to a chat and read chat messages from other participants;
  5. send e-mail invitations messages with option of automatic binding to virtual conference room and communicate with other users via the internal mail client, conduct a calendar for scheduling meetings with automatic mailing of invitations to all participants;
  6. manage directory of meetings recordings;
  7. test technical capability of his internet connection;
  8. edit his user profile;
  9. run a search in a database of OM registered users;
  10. read a news line of mail groups;
  11. control a dashboard layout through widgets;

  12. users with administrator permissions can create an unlimited number of groups, users, public and private virtual rooms for all of them.


Virtual Rooms

Rooms can be of 3 different types: 1) «Conference» - with equal permissions for all participants (up to 32 persons), 2) «Webinar» - with limited permissions for video and moderation (up to 100 persons), c) «Interview» - with two video windows (up to 2 persons). When planning a meeting via calendar a room of selected type is created on the server automatically. All 3 types of public rooms are available on the demo server.

After entering the room user see several main components (Fig. 2):

  1. whiteboard to draw, write, upload pictures, video and documents in popular office formats (compatible with OpenOffice); it can be several boards in one room;
  2. whiteboard bar to create several whiteboards for different purposes;
  3. toolbar and related properties pop-up window for whiteboard.
  4. video windows of all conference participants on top of white board, which can be easily moved elsewhere;
  5. top menu for management user actions and rights;
  6. panel of participants/documents and recordings lists;
  7. panels for chat, activities and actions.;

 



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