Hosting an Avaya Conference on Brightcove Live

In this topic, you will learn how to stream an Avaya conference or webinar on Brightcove Live.

Introduction

Avaya Rooms Systems is a video conferencing application that allows you to meet with other people online. To reach a larger audience, you can leverage Brightcove Live to stream your meeting for others to see.

Steps

Follow these steps to host a meeting to Brightcove Live:

  1. Once you create the Live channel, copy the Input URL and Input Stream Name from the Control Room.
    • Streaming RTMP URL - Input URL (found in the NextGen Live Control Room Input Source panel)
    • Streaming Key - Input Stream Name (In NextGen Live, the default Input Stream Name is "blive")
  2. Click Embed on Web to embed the player for this Live event in your website/intranet page, and note the page URL.

Configure the Streaming Session

With the Streaming RTMP URL and Streaming Key you must configure them on the Avaya Codec Unit.

  1. In the Avaya GUI, go to CONFIGURE > STREAMING.

    (Optional) In the Avaya website, go to ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS > UTILITIES > STREAMING.

  2. Insert your Streaming RTMP URL.
  3. Insert your Streaming Key.

Start/Stop the Streaming Session

To start or stop the streaming session, follow these steps:

  1. Go to HOME PAGE > MORE > STREAMING.
  2. Click the Streaming button. This will start the live stream.
  3. The RTMP Streaming is enabled by default. To disable it, in the Avaya platform go to CONFIGURE > ADVANCED > UTILITIES > STREAMING.