TrueConf Group Guide

# TrueConf Group Features

# Supported protocols and codecs

# Protocols

  • Video calls via H.323 protocol, including support for H.221, H.225, H.231, H.235, H.239, H.241, H.242, H.243, H.245, H.281, H.283, H.350, H.460, H.460.18, H.460.19, and tone dialing control signals

  • Video calls via SIP protocol, including ICE, TURN, BFCP, and RFC 2833

  • Video calls via RTSP protocol

  • Video calls via VNC protocol

  • Video calls via NDI protocol

  • Far-end camera control: FECC, H.224, H.281

  • TCP/IP, Static IP, DHCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, MDNS, NTP, IEEE 802.1X, IEEE 802.1Q

  • Management through SSH, WEB (HTTP, HTTPS)

  • Date and time support via NTP

  • Resizable MTU

  • QoS support: DSCP, DiffServ

  • Bandwidth control (RFC 8298)

  • Adaptive Bandwidth Management

  • Lost packet recovery (RFC6865)

# Video codecs

  • H.261, H.263, H.263+/++, H.264 Baseline Profile, Н.264 High Profile, H.264 SVC (under a license)

# Audio Codecs

  • G.711, G.719 (Siren22), G.722, G.722.1 (Siren7), G.722.1 Annex C (Siren14), G.723.1, G.726, G.728, G.729, AAC-LD (MPEG4 64 kbit/s), OPUS

# Video resolutions

  • QCIF@15, CIF@30, NHD 360p@30, w408p@30, 4CIF@30, SD 480p@30, SD 480p@60, FWVGA 480p@30, FWVGA 480p@60, HD 720p@30, HD 720p@60, FullHD 1080p@30, FullHD 1080p@60 (may be different depending on configuration), 4K 2160p@30 (under a licence)

# Connection Interfaces

  • HDMI input (optional depending on the model)

  • HDMI output

  • DisplayPort output

  • USB 3.0

  • USB 2.0

  • Line out

  • Mic in

  • COM port

  • RJ-45

# Network Interfaces

  • LAN/Ethernet (RJ-45) 10/100/1000 Mbit (1Gbit) supporting IEEE 802.1x and IEEE 802.1q

  • Second network interface (may be different depending on configuration):

    • Grouping between Ethernet network adapters (NIC Teaming)

    • Simultaneous connection to two different networks

# Endpoint Features

# General Features

  • Up to 2160p for the main and second feed streams

  • Built-in MCU module that allows transcoding and mixing video streams into one stream via SIP, H.323, RTSP, VNC and NDI protocols

  • Send multi page documents in PDF and upload PNG, JPEG, TIFF images from the USB drive, which can be panned, zoomed, and flicked using remote control

  • Availability of a local address book with support for contact groups and the ability to select the preferred communication protocol

  • View and edit the address book

  • Availability of a network address book integrated via LDAP, H.350

  • Integration with the POP3 or IMAP email service to receive conference invitations scheduled on TrueConf Server at the specified email address

  • Integration with iCalendar format calendar

  • Viewing upcoming events

  • Reminder of an upcoming conference with the option to join

  • Call log

  • IR remote control

  • Plug&Play connection of multiple cameras and microphones via USB

  • Connecting up to 2 additional video sources via HDMI input (optional depending on the model)

  • Connect a second screen or projector to play presentations or mirror main screen

  • Continuous presence mode

  • Configurable main stream coding profiles (Auto, Balance, Detail, Motion, Speaker)

  • Configurable H.239 stream coding profiles (Auto, Balance, Presentation, Video Film, Documents)

  • Record 1080p video streams (both primary and secondary streams)

  • Record conferences to local storage and download them via FTP/FTPS

  • Connect IP cameras and view IP streaming sessions via RTSP protocol

  • Automatically detect NDI sources in the local network and display them in the address book of the endpoint

  • Stream conferences via RTMP and SAP

  • Stream conference video to the local network via NDI

  • Volume indicator for the outgoing video stream

  • Sleep mode, in which PTZ cameras automatically turn away, and connected displays enter standby mode (if supported on their end).

  • Built-in H.323/SIP security module that protects against unauthorized attacks

  • Integration with TrueConf Server and TrueConf MCU for downloading their address book

  • Automatically detect other TrueConf Group endpoints in the local network and display them in the address book

# Control Features

  • Manage the endpoint locally with a IR remote control

  • Control the endpoint remotely via HTTP, HTTPS, and SSH

  • Web interface (HTTP / HTTPS):

    • View and control the main camera, including saving and restoring camera settings (presets)

    • View and control the additional camera (presentation)

    • View and control far-end users’ cameras

    • View and change MCU layouts

    • Send DTMF commands

    • View previously created video recordings

    • View the current streaming session

    • View the current video recording

    • View detailed stats on media streams, including bitrate, jitter, packet loss, protocols, and codecs

    • Incoming call notification

    • Conference control

    • View and edit the local address book

    • Display the contacts from TrueConf Server and TrueConf MCU as well as automatically-detected NDI streams and other TrueConf Group endpoints in the address book

    • View and edit the call log

    • Send messages to the endpoint screen

    • Send messages to the conference layout

    • Volume control:

      • Enable/disable the microphone

      • Enable/disable the speakers

      • Increase/decrease speaker volume

      • Increase/decrease microphone sensitivity

    • On-screen controller

    • Camera feed settings

    • Transfer files for content sharing

  • PTZ Camera Control:

    • Far-end camera control (FECC H.281)

    • Control via RS232:

      • VISCA

      • VISCA over IP

      • PELCO-P

      • PELCO-D

    • Control via USB

    • Control via the web interface

# Diagnostic Features (Control panel)

  • System log: OS log, user action log, video conferencing module log

  • Network packet log:

    • Record and save network traffic data to files

    • Download previously recorded files with network traffic data

    • Delete previously recorded files with network traffic data

  • Self-test system for the connected audio devices

  • Self-test system for connected display devices

  • View the current CPU load

  • View your camera feed

  • View other participants’ video

  • View conference layout

  • View screen layout

  • View slides

# Administration Capabilities (Control panel)

  • Upgrade software

  • Import configuration

  • Import address book in CSV format

  • Export configuration

  • Export address book in CSV format

  • Export call log

  • Equipment management: turning off the camera, microphone, and speakers; adjusting volume; controlling your own and remote camera

  • All the above-mentioned meeting management features

# Remote Control Features

  • Adjust volume

  • Control your camera and far-end cameras

  • Mute microphone with a single button

  • Disable playback with a single button

  • Disable your camera with a single button

  • Switch layouts with a single button

  • Enable/disable your camera’s video feed on the screen with a single button

  • Panning, zooming, and scrolling through shared presentations/files

  • Control using touch monitors and mobile devices with the on-screen controller

  • Support for scenes (presets): quick switching between cameras using remote control buttons

  • Turn on/off the device

# Processing Incoming Calls

  • Control the first and subsequent call pickup settings separately

  • Ability to enable automatic call acceptance or block incoming calls

  • Disable the microphone automatically during incoming calls

  • Disable the camera automatically during incoming call

  • Block incoming calls when recording or streaming a conference

  • Block incoming SIP calls

  • Smart SIP spam protection

# Built-in MCU Features

The availability of an embedded MCU and the corresponding functionality listed below depends on the TrueConf Group codec model.

  • Built-in MCU module that allows transcoding and mixing video streams into one stream via SIP, H.323, RTSP, VNC and NDI protocols

  • Enable/disable the built-in MCU module

  • Display volume indicators

  • Video lecture mode: everyone can see the local camera feed and hear each other

  • Symmetric conference mode: everyone can see everyone in the common layout and hear each other, while the layout is set using the remote control

  • Voice activation mode: everyone can see everyone in the common layout and hear each other, while the layout switches when an active speaker is detected

  • View and change MCU layouts

  • Disallow/allow receiving presentations from far-end users

  • Customizable Video Layouts

  • Overlapping video layouts

  • Adjustable overlap factor for video layouts

  • The number of multipoint connections should be at least 4

# Power Control

  • Turn on/off the device

  • Restarting the endpoint OS

  • Quickly restart video conferencing system

  • Sleep Mode:

    • Enter sleep mode after a specified period of inactivity

    • Disable screens

    • Disable cameras

# Security

  • SRTP/TLS and H.235 support

  • Passwords for various sections and interfaces

  • Management through SSH, WEB (HTTP, HTTPS)

  • Disable IP services

  • Network settings protection

Available on request:

  • List of IP addresses allowed for remote access

  • Management through Telnet

# Operating, transportation and storage conditions

  1. Operate your devices under the following climatic conditions:

    • Ambient temperature: 25 ± 10 °С

    • Relative humidity: 45 ~ 80 %

    • Atmospheric pressure: 84.0–106.7 kPa (630–800 mmHg)

  2. Packaged endpoints can be transported by all transport modes according to the category 5 conditions of GOST 15150-69, except for unpressurized aircraft compartments and open decks of ships and vessels.

    Endpoints can be transported by rail in containers according to GOST 18477-79.

    When transported in freezing temperatures, keep endpoints in normal climatic conditions for at least 24 hours before unboxing.

  3. At supplier and consumer’s warehouses, video conferencing endpoints must be kept under storage conditions 1 according to GOST 15150-69 with no acidic, alkaline and other aggressive impurities in the air.

  4. According to the manufacturer, the device’s service life is 5 years if the consumer sticks to the rules and conditions of operation, transportation and storage.

    Given that the device is a high-quality and reliable product, the actual service life may exceed the labeled one.

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