Restrict participant from sharing content

Administrators/video operators can enable or disable content sharing privileges for selected participants during an ongoing meeting. When content sharing is restricted for selected participants, they will not be able to share/present to other participants in the meeting. Any ongoing content sharing will be blocked immediately if the selected participant is presenting. Participants do not have the control to enable their access to content sharing.

button in the participant-level settings allows content sharing. On clicking this button against any participant, the icon changes to and stops/restricts the content sharing ability for the selected participant. Once restricted, participant(s) will not be able to share content even if the start sharing button is available on the user interface of the meeting.

This feature:

• is applicable for both SIP and web app participants.

• is applicable for participants joining through audio/video mode and Presentation-only mode.

If the content sharing is disabled when the participant is presenting in an ongoing meeting, then:

• For the presenter:

  • Content sharing is stopped immediately and the presenter will still be able to view the content sharing notification bar and the shared window in picture mode. The presenter can exit the presentation mode using the stop sharing button on the sharing notification bar.

• For other participants:

  • Content sharing will be stopped immediately for both SIP and web app. However, in case of web app, presenting icon continues to be displayed against the presenter's name in the participant list.

Note:  

• If using different end points that offer other sharing options like whiteboard, the content sharing of such options will not be restricted.

• When the sharing option is disabled, the share button available on the endpoints does not get disabled/hidden, but on clicking, an appropriate error message will be displayed.