Digital Pinup Area (London - Ground Floor)

Description & Capabilities

This is a hybrid digital/physical pin-up, conference & collaboration space furnished with a high table & 6 high chairs accommodating approx.10 standing people. The space contains a 65" touchscreen with ceiling mounted microphone, speakers, 2 x camera's front facing & ceiling mounted document camera, "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) provision, shelf mounted room control touch panel, Apple screen share & room booking panel . You can charge your phones & connect your laptop directly to the room tech via the under table pull out draw using the conferencing solution of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

General

What type of room is this? A Zoom Room. You can join a Zoom, Teams or Web-ex meeting directly from the 65" touchscreen or shelf mounted room control touch panel without the need of a laptop.

Booking

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.
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

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.
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.
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
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.
How do I admit people into a call? Simply by selecting participants from the table touch panel and admitting the waiting attendees

Power, Connectivity & BYOD

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:
1. Power - This typically gets inserted into the top left hand USBc port of your laptop and charges up your battery whilst in a call.
2. Content - Provide content share functionality via the USBc or HDMI ports.
3. BYOD - Provide camera, mic, speaker functionality via the USBc or USBa ports when in BYOD mode.
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 to use as you would at home. When joining a Teams meet select QSYS-NV32-H for your Audio & Speakers, select either "AVer CAM 520 Pro2" for the room camera or "Doc Cam Popup" for the document 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
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

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.

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

Is there an presenter camera in room? No. The only camera is a front facing camera located below the screen and a ceiling mounted document camera

How is the camera set? The front facing camera will default to show all participants around the table. It can pan & tilt around the room & has 20 x optical zoom to view physical pin-ups.
Can I change the camera view? Yes. The front facing camera can be operated using the remote control in the pull out draw, from the touch screen or from the shelf mounted touch panel.

Document Camera

How do I choose the Document Camera for use? Once your Zoom or hybrid meeting starts select the document camera for use. In the Zoom Room touch the screen, select more & Switch Camera then select "Doc Cam PopUp".
How do i control the camera? The remote control is stored in the pull out tray under the table facing the screen. Control buttons are ...
- Power
- Laser on - Shines a laser light centred to the table to for document or drawing position
- Back light - At the top of the remote sheds extra light on the screen image for high visibility (the light is not seen in the physical space making this ideal for a lights out dark space)
- T & W - Zoom in/out
- Manual or Auto Focus - Focus the camera lens for full clarity
Where do I place my drawings or plans? Position your drawings using the the laser function as above
Can I Pan & Tilt the document camera? No - The camera is a highly focused optical x 20 zoom in & out stationary camera delivering high quality detail.

Audio

How do I control the volume? The volume should default to a well balanced setting. However, it can be controlled from the touch screen or the shelf mounted touch panel

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.
Can i share my iPad or iPhone? Yes simply select apple share from your phone where you will see a selection of meeting room within range, select one and a code will appear on the meeting room screen. Enter the code into you 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.