Dual homed conferencing improves the user experience for both Lync/Skype for Business users and Cisco Meeting App users in Lync scheduled meetings and in Lync drag and drop style meetings (also known as ad hoc calls). Lync participants can use drag and drop to add Cisco Meeting App users to a Lync meeting, and can use conference controls to mute Cisco Meeting App users or disconnect them. For Cisco Meeting App users joining a Lync scheduled conference, they will see the video from up to five Lync participants, as well as video from the Cisco Meeting App users. Lync users now see video in a gallery format from all of the Cisco Meeting App users, as well as the Lync users in the meeting. Both Lync users and Cisco Meeting App users receive a full combined list of participants in the meeting.

Lync participants can also directly dial into a space or use drag and drop to add a space to a Lync meeting. These are useful if a large meeting is being held in an Acano space which the Lync user wants to join. In the first case they will receive a composed layout of multiple participants. When adding a complete space to a Lync meeting, the Lync user will receive only one video stream from the space (the main speaker) and will not receive a full combined participant list. They can continue to add additional Lync participants as normal.

Note: The "Add Participant" button on the Lync/Skype for Business client does not work in ad hoc dual homed conferences. Do not use the "Meet Now" button as a workaround, as this will this will leave an active call between the Meeting Server and the AVMCU.

Last update:

26-Sep-2019

FAQ ID:

1252