Meeting Room 4 (London - Lower Ground Floor)
Description & Capabilities
This room is a 5 seater room that contains a 65" touchscreen with integrated camera, mic & speakers for conferencing, collaboration and screen sharing. You can charge your phones & connect your laptop directly to the room tech using the under table pull out draw for use with any other conferencing solution. You can also apple screen share.
Frequently Asked Questions
General
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What type of room is this? A Zoom Room. You can launch a Zoom Meeting directly from the touch display on the desk or using the 65" touchscreen without the need of a laptop.
Booking
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How do I book the room? You can book the room a few different ways; via the Crestron room booking panel on the outside of the room, via Officespace, via the Admin team (who will schedule the session for you), or our recommended preference - sending a calendar invite & selecting the room location.
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Why do we recommend a calendar invite? If you send a calendar invite and include the Zoom meeting invitation, your conference will be ready to join via the home screen or the table top panel as soon as you enter the room (no manual intervention needed).
- How do I send a calendar invite? You can send a calendar invite from Outlook via the Global address list. Simply add the Room via the location button in your invite. Don't forget to add the Zoom meeting invitation within the body of the email. (If you don't have the Zoom email plugin please speak to the IT department).
Checking into the Room
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Why do I need to check into the room? It is important to check into the meeting room before the meeting starts. You can check into an empty room 10 minutes before the meeting starts. If you have not checked in 10 minutes after the meeting starts the meeting room will be released from the calendar and others will be able to book the room.
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How do I check into a room? You can check into the room via the scheduling display (outside the room) or from within the room on the touchscreen or table touch panel itself.
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What happens if I have not checked into my room for a recurring meeting? If you do not check into the room in over 4 consecutive sessions your recurring event will be automatically removed from the calendar moving forwards.
Joining a Conference from the Zoom Room
- What if I do not want to use Zoom? You can join any type of conference call as long as you have the relevant software on your laptop. See 'How do I connect my laptop to the in room video camera, mic and speakers'.
- How do I join a Microsoft Teams call? You can join a Microsoft Teams call by hitting 'Join' on the home screen and selecting the Teams logo, then using the meeting ID and passcode from the meeting invite
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Can I invite people into the call? Yes. You can invite participants directly from the table touch panel or touchscreen whilst in a call.
- Can I call someone on a phone? Yes. You can call Grimshaw staff directly from the contacts list or externals via the Phone icon on the home screen.
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How do I admit people into a call? Simply by selecting participants from the table touch panel and admitting the waiting attendees
Power and Connectivity BYOD
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How do I connect my laptop to the in room camera, mic and speakers? There is a small pull out tray under the desk in the far left hand corner of the room which enables you to use the meeting room equipment from your laptop. This tray contains 3 cables labelled; Power, Content and BYOD. The cables serve these functions:
- Power - This typically gets inserted into the top left hand USBc port of your laptop and charges up your battery whilst in a call.
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Content - Provide content share functionality via the USBc or HDMI ports.
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BYOD - Provide camera, mic, speaker functionality via the USBc or USBa ports when in BYOD mode. When connected a BYOD message will show on the table touch panel & screen select "Switch" to go to BYOD mode.
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How do I use Teams for the first time in BYOD mode? As with all conference apps you will have to select the devices you have available to use as you would at home. When joining a Teams meet select Jabra Panacast 50 for your Audio & Speakers & Camera. Once selected your laptop will remember for next time
- Can i zoom the camera in/out when in BYOD mode? No unfortunately laptop conference app's such as Teams & Zoom do facilitate camera control beyond selecting your preferred camera
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Can I charge my phone via the in room under desk tray? Yes, providing you have a charging cable that can go into a USBa or USBc port within the under desk pull out tray.
Screen Sharing
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How do I share my screen in a Zoom Rooms call? You can share your laptop screen directly from the Zoom share icon on your laptop. Please ensure that you are connected to the Grimshaw WIFI. You can also connect the 'Content' cable from the in room under desk pull out tray, which is recommended when running animations and audio files.
Info: You will not be able to annotate from the touch screen when using the 'Content' cable. If you want to annotate during the session please disconnect the cable and share via WIFI.
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What if I cannot reach the under tray HDMI cable during a zoom call? This can be done One of Two ways. We recommend sharing content directly from the Zoom share icon on your laptop. However, you can also join the meeting from the meeting invitation on your laptop and share content to the screen directly from your laptop over the WIFI.
Info: When you join a meeting from your laptop make sure that your mic is muted and speaker volume is off else you will hear feedback.
Camera
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Is there an presenter camera in room? No. The only camera is a front facing camera located below the screen.
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How is the camera set? The camera will default to a set position that shows all participants around the table.
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Can I change the camera view? Yes. The camera can be manipulated via the touchscreen on the desk. When in a meeting select 'Camera Control' and you can choose to manually frame yourself via the zoom functions, 'Auto Frame' the group and let the tech frame the active person (great if you are moving around the room) or Multi Stream. Multi Stream individually frames all faces in the room as a gallery view.
Audio
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How do I control the volume? The volume should default to a well balanced setting. However, it can be controlled from the touch display on the desk.
Miscellaneous
- Can I invite people into the video conference? Yes. You can invite participants directly from the touchscreen whilst in a call.
- Can I call someone on a telephone? Yes. You can call Grimshaw staff directly from the contacts list or externals via the Phone icon on the home screen.
- Can I use the screen to ideate? Zoom Rooms have a 'Whiteboard' feature which allows you to sketch out your thinking via the monitor touchscreen.
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Can I share my iPad or iPhone? Yes simply select apple share from your phone where you will see a selection of meeting rooms within range, select the Meeting Room 4 and a code will appear on the meeting room screen. Enter the code into your phone and go
Feedback
If this information needs to be updated or you have specific feedback regarding improvements that could be made to this meeting room please inform the IT department as we'd love to hear your thoughts.