Sound menu

Last updated

Jul 23, 2018
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Introduction

The sound menu provides controls for the VOIP feature of ScreenConnect™ sessions. Guests can adjust their microphone and the volume of the sound, while hosts can toggle the sound mode of the session or meeting.

Tip: You can alter sound settings, including the default sound mode and the muting all microphones, by editing the web.config file.

Windows

For the host client on a Windows machine, the Sound menu has the following features:

Select Mode
- Silent – Do not capture any sound.
- Speakers – Capture the sound that is played through the speakers of the machine.
- Host Mic – Listen to the microphone of the host.
- All Mics – Listen to all microphones; useful for conferencing.
Select Microphone – Choose a specific microphone to use during the session.
Select Speakers – Select the device to output the sound to during the session.
Mute Microphone – Turn off your microphone.
Set Speakers Volume – Adjust the volume for your speakers

macOS & Mac OS X

For the host client on a Mac machine, the Sound menu has the following features:

Select Mode
- Silent – Do not capture any sound.
- Speakers – Capture the sound that is played through the speakers of the machine.
- Host Mic – Listen to the microphone of the host.
- All Mics – Listen to all microphones; useful for conferencing.
Select Microphone – Choose a specific microphone to use during the session.
Select Speakers – Select the device to output the sound to during the session.
Mute Microphone – Turn off your microphone.
Set Speakers Volume – Adjust the volume for your speakers

Linux

For the host client on a Linux machine, the Sound menu has the following features:

Select Mode
- Silent – Do not capture any sound.
- Speakers – Capture the sound that is played through the speakers of the machine.
- Host Mic – Listen to the microphone of the host.
- All Mics – Listen to all microphones; useful for conferencing.
Select Microphone – Choose a specific microphone to use during the session.
Select Speakers – Select the device to output the sound to during the session.
Mute Microphone – Turn off your microphone.
Set Speakers Volume – Adjust the volume for your speakers