Zoom’s Linux VDI plugins have begun to support Smart Virtual Backgrounds (Smart VBs), which was introduced in VDI release version 5.8.4. Smart VBs allow you to select a virtual background without the use of a green screen. The Smart VB feature on your computer can be automatically enabled if you have the required hardware and…
Adding phone dial-in contacts Account owners and administrators can create a dial-in contact list of phone numbers that are able to dial into Zoom meetings and have their name listed along with their phone number in the participant’s list. These numbers appear as a guest participant in the meeting: You can add a contact by…
In Linux plugins, the Smart Virtual Background (VB) feature can be forced to be enabled by account owners and admins. In addition to face recognition functionality, Smart VB has the ability to create an image mask that can be applied for creating a background image behind a participant. How to enable Smart Virtual Backgrounds The…
In window compositing, each window is allocated its own buffer and each application can operate independently on it. The output from these buffers can be composited by a window manager on a common desktop in order to show the output from them separately. Along with the rest of the desktop environment, it can have a…
Using push-to-talk You have the option to remain muted because of the push-to-talk feature for the duration of your Zoom meeting. You will need to hold down the spacebar to become unmuted and start talking again. You can learn about all of the control options available for a host or for an attendee. Push-to-talk requirements…
It is important to note that despite the fact that the VDI client and plug-in are backwards compatible with certain versions, it is imperative that they be updated at some point to take advantage of new features and critical security updates. Prerequisites for updating Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Access to the system management software for…
It is possible to install VDI plugins straight from Zoom, but it is currently unrelated to the Dell ThinOS platform itself. Rather than providing a direct link to Dell’s website, we will provide a link to their website so you can search for the latest updates to your hardware platform as well as patches to…
Identifying guests in the meeting/webinar In the Identifying guest participants in meetings and webinars feature, you can identify guest participants in a meeting or webinar so that you and participants in your account know that a guest has joined the meeting. It is just what the name implies. Someone is referred to as a guest…
In order for Zoom VDI to work correctly, it must be installed on a Windows-based operating system. This means at a minimum, Windows Server 2012 should be installed for server deployment. When connected through RDP to a remote, non-VDI Windows 7 machine, users can offload Zoom media to the remote machine using the Azure Virtual…
The FINRA and other regulatory compliance requirements can be satisfied by Zoom’s Meeting and Webinar Archiving solution which allows account administrators to automate the processes of collecting and archiving data from meetings into 3rd party platforms of their choice, which allows them to satisfy FINRA and/or other financial compliance requirements. In the account administrator area,…
