Overview
Meeting rooms that are fully integrated with your Microsoft Teams app. This lets you connect the room into your Microsoft Teams meetings like a participant and share your screen wirelessly when in the room. With the touchscreen console, you can also start unscheduled meetings instantly using the same app interface, making it simple to operate.
Quick start guide
Join a scheduled meeting:
- Tap Join next to your meeting on the display.
Start an unscheduled meeting:
- Tap the Meet Now icon on your console.
- Under Type a name or number, find the people you want to invite.
- If the contact is internal the display will say Request to join. If the contact is external, it will display Add to join.
- The meeting will start automatically as you Add participants
Invite your room into a meeting:
- In Microsoft Outlook, go to your Calendar.
- Select New Teams Meeting.
- Select Room Finder. Can be found in meeting scheduler or type the conference room email address.
- Select Show a room list and find a building or room list.
- Choose your room. Complete the meeting invite and send.
Using the keypad:
- Select the Call icon on the room console.
- Dial a number, then select Call.
Leave a meeting:
- Select Leave Meeting icon on the room console.
Share your screen:
- Connect your device to the appropriate cable connected to the console.
- The screen may be shared automatically. If not, select Present on the room console.
Manage audio:
- Select Mic icon on the console to mute or unmute the room.
- Mute participants by going to Participants, selecting a name, and then Mute Participant.
- Select Volume up or Volume down to adjust the speaker volume.
Manage video:
- Select the Camera icon on the room console to turn video on and off.
- Select which video device you want or select Camera Off to stop video.
Touchscreen console
The touchscreen console in a conference room is the heart of every meeting. It automatically wakes up when it detects motion. On the screen, there are a few things you can do:
- Join an upcoming scheduled meeting by selecting Join.
Note: To get a meeting to show up on the room console, organizers should set the room as the meeting location.
- Start a new meeting by selecting Meet.
- Make a phone call by selecting Call and dialing a number.
- Use Cortana voice assistant to join a meeting, or call someone by saying "Hey, Cortana," or selecting the Cortana icon (push-to-talk).
- Project your laptop by plugging in the cable connected to the console. Depending on the room settings, it may be projected to the room automatically, or you may have to select Share on the room console.
- Cast content from your meeting onto the room display from your desktop or mobile device.
- Select Join with meeting ID to join a meeting that isn’t on your calendar.
- Select More for instructions on how to add the room to a meeting, give feedback on the device, see accessibility options, or change settings. You can also snooze Cortana from here and adjust volume levels for system sounds (incoming calls, HDMI content audio playback, and system notifications).
- Select Room controls to switch to an OEM-provided application for in-room media or room lighting and/or blind controls. This option is available when configured by your IT admin.
When you're in a meeting, you'll have options to manage your camera and mic, share content, manage participants, invoke reactions, change layouts for the in-room display, and leave the meeting.
Invite a room into a meeting
Tip: To prevent the meeting name from being displayed on the Teams Room front-of-room and touchscreen consoles for anyone in the room to see, mark the meeting as Private in Outlook.
Use Outlook to reserve a room equipped with Microsoft Teams Rooms
- Open Outlook, and go to your calendar.
- Select New meeting to schedule a meeting. Select a meeting type from the drop-down menu to schedule a webinar or live event.
- Select Add required attendees in the meeting scheduler and type the conference room name or address.
- Choose a room from the list of available rooms.
- Complete the meeting invitation as you would for any other meeting before sending.
Use Microsoft Teams to reserve a room equipped with Microsoft Teams Rooms
- Open Microsoft Teams and go to your calendar.
- Open the meeting in Outlook on your personal device.
- Add the room name (it's on the console) under To or find the room using Room finder in the meeting scheduler, and send the update.
- If the meeting is accepted, it will appear on the console.
- Select the meeting on the console to join.
Note: For live events, you can add a room as a presenter but not as a producer or attendee.
Use Microsoft Teams to add a Microsoft Teams Room to an existing meeting
- Join the meeting from your personal device.
- Add the room name (it's on the console) to the participants list or find the room using Room finder in the meeting scheduler (available in Outlook) and send the update.
- If the meeting is accepted, it will appear on the console.
- Select the meeting on the console to join.
Use Teams or Outlook to add a Microsoft Teams Room to an existing meeting
- Open the meeting in Teams or Outlook on your personal device.
- Add the room name (it's on the console) to the participants list or find the room using Room finder in the meeting scheduler (available in Outlook) and send the update.
- If the meeting is accepted, it will appear on the console.
- Select the meeting on the console to join.
Join a meeting
Join a scheduled meeting
- Find your meeting on the console and select Join to enter.
- Current meetings will be at the top of the list. Any upcoming meetings and time slots where the room is available will be shown on the list. Select an upcoming meeting to view its details.
- If your room settings allow joining third-party meetings, find other meeting providers on the calendar and select Join to enter.
- If a scheduled meeting doesn't appear on the room calendar, or if there is no Join button on the meeting tile, you'll need to invite the room, add the room on your personal device, or select Join with meeting ID and enter the meeting ID and passcode.
Join a scheduled meeting that's not on the console
- Join the meeting on your personal device.
- When you're choosing your audio and video settings, you'll have the option to add a room and use that room's audio and video equipment. Your personal device may even detect a nearby room using Bluetooth. If it does, you'll see the meeting room's name and the option to Join and add this room. If the nearby room has already joined the meeting, just select Audio off to join with your audio off and avoid disrupting the meeting.
- If your device doesn't detect the room nearby, select Room audio and search for a room.
- If you've already joined the meeting on your personal device, you can select Show participants, then go to Invite someone or dial a number and search for the room name. Then, select the room and OK to call it into the meeting.
- Then, the room will ring. To join the meeting, select Accept on the room console.
Note: Make sure the audio on your personal device is off before you accept the call on the room console, or you could cause echo.
Start an instant meeting
- Select Meet on the room console. Your meeting will begin automatically.
- Under Type a name, search for who you want to invite.
- Select peoples' names from the search results.
- Select Request to join to add them to the meeting.
Make a call
- Select Call on the room console.
- Dial a number, then select a call.
Share your screen in a Teams Room (outside of a Teams meeting)
To share your desktop with in-room participants outside of a Teams meeting, connect your personal device to the appropriate cable connected to the room console. Depending on your room settings, your screen may be shared automatically, or you may have to select Share on the room console.
You can also cast content from your personal device. To learn more, see casting from a mobile device or casting from a desktop.
Share your screen with all meeting participants (during a Teams meeting)
There are three ways to share with both in-room and online participants from a personal device:
- Join the meeting on your personal device and select Share, then the item you want to share. Go to Share your screen in a Teams meeting to learn more.
- Connect your personal device to the cable connected to the room console. Depending on your room settings, your screen may be shared automatically or you may have to select Share > Connected device > Share on the room console.
- Cast content from your personal device. Learn more about casting from a mobile device or casting from a desktop.
Share in-room content (during a Teams meeting)
Content cameras allow you to stream a traditional whiteboard into meetings so remote participants can clearly see what's being drawn. While you write, we’ll square up the board, enhance the ink, and make anyone in front of the whiteboard transparent.
Note: Depending on your device settings, you may see different content sharing options.
If you're in a room that has a content camera, you can share to it by selecting Share > Content camera > Share on the room console.
If your room has a touch display, you can use Microsoft Whiteboard in your meeting by selecting Share > Microsoft Whiteboard > Share on the room console.
To stop sharing, select Stop sharing on the room console.
Manage participants in a meeting
Add a participant
- In the meeting, type the name of the participant you want to add in the search bar.
- Select the participant's name from the search results.
- Select Request to join.
Pin a participant
When you want to focus on specific participant(s), select their name(s) on the room console, then Pin for me.
Note: This will only pin the video for the room, not for others in the meeting.
Remove a participant from the meeting
To remove someone from a meeting, select their name on the room console, then Remove from meeting.
Change your view in a meeting
Manage the view on the front of room display
Select View on the room console. You can toggle between different views for your room display.
Note: Depending on the type of license assigned to your room account, some functionalities may not be available.
View | Use it to... |
Gallery | Optimise the layout of shared content to make that content as large as possible, while also showing more video participants. |
Large gallery | View up to 49 video streams at once. Large gallery view is available when at least 9 people have their cameras turned on. |
Together mode | See everyone who has a camera turned on seated together on one virtual background. Together mode view is available when there are at least 4 participants whose cameras are turned on. |
Front row | Enhance hybrid meetings and provide in-room participants with greater context of the meeting. On the front-of-room display, you can see remote attendees at eye level, including meeting experiences like chat and a rostered view of participants with raised hands. |
Focus on content | Choose when you'd like to pay close attention to the shared content without the distraction of seeing remote participants’ videos. |
Swap screens | Swap what each display shows when a room device is in dual display mode. If you have two room displays, one will show content and the other will show people. |
Show chat | Turn on the chat toggle on Gallery, Large gallery, and Together mode or select ‘Chat’ on the front row’s dropdown menu on the view switcher. Room users can see the meeting chat sent by remote participants on the front-of-room display. However, a room device cannot send a message. |
Manage other meeting options
The meeting controls on the touch console are similar to those found on the Teams desktop app.
Control | Learn more |
Cortana | Command assistance. Using Cortana in Microsoft Teams Rooms. |
View | Customise the view you see on the front of room display to focus on different aspects of the meeting |
React | Send live reactions in a meeting |
React | Raise your hand to engage in a meeting. |
More actions | Turn on/off live captions. |
More actions | Turn on/off Cortana |
More actions | Show/hide chat bubbles. |
More actions | Turn on/off incoming video. |
More actions | Turn on/off room remote. |
More actions | Turn on/off noise suppression to remove background noise. |
More actions | Put a call on hold. |
More actions | Report a problem. |
Volume | Adjust the volume of the speaker. |
Camera | Turn the camera on or off or choose the video device you want to use. |
Mic | Turn the mic on or off |
Share content | Share connected device content, Microsoft Whiteboard, and content camera. See above section Share content. |
Leave | Leave a meeting. |
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