Audience
Faculty
Question
What are the different types of hyflex classrooms and how do I use them?
Answer
We have a variety of classrooms that can be used for hyflex, multimodal, and recorded lecture courses. They differ primarily in the number of cables you need to connect to your laptop.
HyFlex Classrooms with Two Cables
Rooms: AIRC 128, BE 115, BE 413, DH 113, M 230, M 240, PE 240, S 331
- Connect the USB-A cable with the yellow tag labeled Zoom/Camera/Mic Connection to your laptop. This makes the room mic(s) and camera(s) selectable in your Zoom meeting.
- Also connect the separate HDMI cable to send video and audio to the room. In rooms with two cables, you need to use both for Zoom functionality. An HDMI-to-USB-C adapter is provided.
HyFlex Classrooms with One Cable
Rooms: BG 119, BG 218, HS 116, HS 150, HS 213, HS 214, S 208
- In rooms with a single USB-C cable at the podium, this is all you need to connect to your laptop for video, audio, and camera connections.
Start your Zoom Meeting and Select the Room Devices
- Equipment and device names vary slightly from room to room. Below is one example. You may need to try a few different combinations of cameras, microphones, and speakers to get it right. We recommend using the Test Speaker & Microphone function in Zoom to do this. Also check the classroom instructions resources for details specific to a room.
- Launch Zoom or your desired videoconferencing or lecture capture software and select EasyIP Decoder for the camera and Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (EasyIP Decoder) for the microphone. In Zoom click on the caret (^) symbol next to the camera and microphone icons to change the selected camera and microphone. If you use the lapel or handheld microphone, they will also be sent over the video conference connection.
- Other common camera names are:
- Other common microphone names are:
- Press the Camera button on the touch panel to access the camera control screen. Use the arrow keys and the zoom in or zoom out buttons on the touch panel to position the camera as desired. If you don't see a camera button on the touch panel, a Vaddio remote control is likely located on the desktop and will control the room camera(s) pan, tilt, and zoom.
- Press the Mics button on the touch panel if you need to adjust the microphone levels.
Zoom Rooms
AIRC 103 (GATHERING PLACE), AIRC 127, BE 422, BN 100, BN 253, BG 303, D301A, D 306, HMU Beaux Arts Ballroom, HMU Crying Wolf, HMU Ozawindib, L 225, L 236, M 170, M 300, PE 222, S 319
Zoom Rooms have computers or other systems already connected to the room microphones and cameras running Zoom software that is controlled by a touch panel. If you need to use software other than Zoom, please contact the IT Help Desk in advance for assistance.
- If you have invited the Zoom Room to your meeting, it should be listed as a scheduled meeting that you may start from the touch panel. Check this resource to learn how to invite a Zoom Room to your meeting.
- If you did not invite the Zoom Room to your scheduled Zoom meeting, tap the Join button and enter the meeting ID (and password, if applicable).
- If the meeting is not already scheduled, you can start an instant meeting. Tap the New Meeting icon on the touch panel. A new meeting will begin instantly, and you can find the meeting ID by tapping the title at the top of the Zoom controller screen.
- If you have content on your laptop you would like to share, click the Share screen icon in your Zoom Workplace app, or visit https://share.zoom.us and enter the meeting ID when prompted. Do not join the Zoom meeting from your laptop, or you will cause feedback in the room. If you do join the meeting from your laptop, be sure not to connect your audio when prompted...or select Leave Computer Audio if you are already in the meeting. Click the "^" caret next to the microphone/audio icon to see this option.
- Documentation on using Zoom Rooms is available here.