Cisco Webex Board, and Desk series, offer the possibility to share whiteboards by sending them via email or saving them into Webex spaces. To do this, users need to be standing in front of the board and perform several clicks on the screen. This Webex Device macro allows users to share whiteboards via email simply by clicking on a button on the navigator/touch screen. It has been designed for Companion mode, but it could be easily used in other situations.
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Send Whiteboard from you Navigator:
Use your Navigator to send Whiteboards that are open on your paired Desk or Board Series Devices
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Send Whiteboard in Companion Mode
Similar the above feature, we can also send Whiteboards opened on a companion Board Device from the main Room Series Device and its Navigator
The macro is designed to run on the main Video device in the room. It automatically creates a share button, which will be visible only in the call controls. This is because the API used to share the whiteboard (xapi.Command.Whiteboard.Email.Send) is only available when a whiteboard is shared during a call/meeting.
The device will send a warning message if the button to share the whiteboard is pressed before the whiteboard is shared:
and another message confirming that the whiteboard was sent
- RoomOS/CE Webex Device running RoomOS 11.14 version or above
- Web admin access to the device to upload and run the macro
- Local Admin account for the Companion Board ( Required to make xAPI calls from main room device )
- Network (LAN) connectivity between Main Room Device and Companion Board device
- Board SMTP configuration is needed (see https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/nkgc99h/Configure-the-SMTP-settings-of-Cisco-Board-and-Desk-series)
- Download the
share-whiteboard-companion.jsfile and upload it to your Webex Room devices macro editor via the web interface. - Configure the macro by changing the initial values, there are comments explaining each one.
- Enable the macro on the editor.
- Room Series & Navigator with Board Series in Companion mode
- Board Series & Navigator
- Desk Series & Navigator
*For more demos & PoCs like this, check out our Webex Labs site.
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