groups

Groups and two-way audio: current status

Live participant groups are not operational in the current server and browser runtime. Settings includes Groups & two-way audio, but its directory reports unavailable. The generated protocol defines list, join, and leave messages; the running implementation does not handle those commands. There are no real group names, participant counts, join sessions, or participant recording states to display. Creation and administration controls explain this limitation.

Do not add an invented [groups] section to config.toml or infer support from generated types. The configuration reference lists the supported settings.

Three different uses of grouping

Concept	Current purpose	What it does not grant
Camera group labels and access grants	Organize cameras and define which cameras an identity may access.	Membership in a voice or conference session.
Saved dashboards and their audience	Share a camera layout and its wall presentation settings with selected viewers.	Permission to see cameras outside the viewer's grants.
Live participant groups	A protocol and design model for named camera collections with optional participant audio/video. The runtime is unavailable.	A working walkie-talkie, conference, or group administration feature today.

Use Authentication and access control for camera grants and Live wall for saved layouts. These implemented features work independently of live participant groups.

What the group design describes

The group client scenarios describe server-owned definitions with static camera stream members, optional passwords, and optional live participants. Participant media would have a server-assigned identity and its own stream and recording policy. Camera membership would not change a camera's ordinary recording policy.

The design is full duplex: it has no floor control, moderator, or server-enforced speaking turn. Push-to-talk means a client gates its own microphone while keeping its publication ready. It is not a server command or a promise that the current browser includes a working radio console.

Those scenarios explain the intended contract, including reconnect and per-participant recording behavior. They are not evidence that the handler, client capture, directory, or recording path has been implemented and qualified. A future implementation needs runtime and device evidence before this chapter can provide operational setup instructions.

Camera talkback is separate

Talkback sends audio to a supported physical camera. A live participant group would exchange media between clients through KeepPeek. Support for one does not imply support for the other.

The current browser Talk control is unavailable. Consult Camera controls for supported physical camera operations and the availability reason shown for the selected device.