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SMART Bridgit® 4.5
software
U s e r ' s G u i d e
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Trademark notice SMART Bridgit, SMART Board, SMART Podium, SMART Meeting Pro, SMART Notebook, smarttech, the SMART logo and all SMART taglines are trademarks or registered trademarks of SMART Technologies ULC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows, Outlook and Excel are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Mac and Apple are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. All other third-party product and company names may be
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Contents Chapter 1: Getting started 3 Overview 3 What's new 4 Global Server Network (GSN) option 5 Downloading SMART Bridgit client software 5 Starting and exiting SMART Bridgit client software 6 The Audio Setup Wizard 6 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) standard 7 Chapter 2: Using SMART Bridgit 9 The SMART Bridgit client desktop 10 Starting SMART Bridgit software 12 Creating a meeting 13 Joining meetings 18 Using voice conferencing 21 Using meeting tools 24 Setting meeting options 36 Writing on the sha
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Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Getting started Overview 3 What's new 4 Knocking 4 Sharing a region of your desktop 4 Raising your hand 4 Resizing video windows 4 Incremental annotation with drawing tools 4 Global Server Network (GSN) option 5 Downloading SMART Bridgit client software 5 Starting and exiting SMART Bridgit client software 6 The Audio Setup Wizard 6 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) standard 7 Certificates 7 Overview SMART Bridgit® conferencing software is a client/server application that lets you sh
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C H A P T E R 1 Getting started collaborative learning software or SMART Meeting Pro™ software file or save them in an application, such as Microsoft® Word or Excel® What's new SMART Bridgit 4.5 software introduces several new features. Knocking You can knock at a SMART Bridgit meeting door to get access to the meeting without receiving an invitation to the meeting. When you knock, other participants in the SMART Bridgit meeting can allow or deny you access to the meeting. For more information,
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C H A P T E R 1 Getting started Global Server Network (GSN) option The SMART Bridgit Global Server Network (GSN) is a network of SMART Bridgit servers at different geographical locations. The GSN optimizes bandwidth and reduces latency by detecting the fastest server in each GSN and then automatically connecting the client to that server, regardless of the server they initially connected to. For example, if there are five clients in North America and five clients in Europe all connecting to the
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C H A P T E R 1 Getting started Starting and exiting SMART Bridgit client software SMART Bridgit client software starts automatically when you click the link in an e-mail invitation and run the software. See Joining a meeting from an e-mail invitation on page 19. You can also start SMART Bridgit client software by double-clicking the SMART Bridgit icon on your Windows desktop or Mac Dock. N N OT E If you downloaded the software and saved it to a location other than your desktop, you must open
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C H A P T E R 1 Getting started N N OT E If the SMART Bridgit software administrator disables audio on the server, you're unable to use the audio features. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) standard SMART Bridgit software complies with the SSL 3.0 standard for secure communications. Data transmitted in SSL mode is encrypted to prevent a third party from viewing it while it’s in transit between a client and server. SMART Bridgit software has been tested to ensure the encryption mechanism and the commun
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Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Using SMART Bridgit The SMART Bridgit client desktop 10 The SMART Bridgit client toolbar 10 The SMART Bridgit client desktop borders 11 Starting SMART Bridgit software 12 Creating a meeting 13 The SMART Bridgit client lobby screen 15 Creating a meeting with a third-party voice bridge 15 Sending invitations to participants 17 Joining meetings 18 Joining a meeting from SMART Bridgit client software 18 Searching for a meeting 19 Joining a meeting from an e-mail invitation 19 Jo
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit Changing viewing options 40 Changing language options 41 Writing on the shared desktop 41 Customizing your pen 42 Erasing on the shared desktop 43 Using the screen pointer 44 The SMART Scheduler Outlook add-in 45 Minimum requirements 45 Installing the SMART Scheduler Outlook add-in 45 Upgrading SMART Scheduler Outlook add-in 47 Scheduling a SMART Bridgit meeting in Microsoft Outlook 47 Joining a SMART Scheduler meeting from an Outlook invitation 50 You can use
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit l Change the language used in the SMART Bridgit client software interface. l Change to full screen view. l E-mail a meeting invitation. The toolbar also includes the following buttons: l Show/Hide Audio Controls l Show/Hide Video Window l Start/Stop Sharing My Desktop l Share Desktop Region l Mouse Pointer l Pen l Raise Hand l Show/Hide Participant List g To move the toolbar 1. Drag the handle on the toolbar to move it horizontally on your desktop. 2. Drag the
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit Starting SMART Bridgit software Once you download SMART Bridgit software, you can start the software to join or create a meeting. g To start SMART Bridgit software Double-click the SMART Bridgit icon on your Windows desktop or Mac Dock. The SMART Bridgit Software dialog box appears. Once you join or create a new meeting, use the SMART Bridgit client software toolbar to participate in the meeting. 12
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit Creating a meeting When you create a meeting, you can speak with other participants, share your desktop or webcam, or invite participants to the meeting. You can also wait for others to join the meeting and share a desktop. You're the meeting's owner when you create a meeting. Owners can control a number of meeting options, such as microphones, webcams and the ability to write on the shared desktop. The owner isn't necessarily the participant who shares their
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit 6. Click the Create New Meeting tab. 7. Type a name for the meeting in the Meeting name box. 8. Optionally, type and confirm a password for the meeting in the Password and Confirm password boxes. N N OT E If you don’t assign a password, anyone who can view the list of meetings can join your meeting. 9. If you see the Automatically open microphones option, your server administrator has enabled VoIP. Select this option to enable it for your meeting, and automa
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit The SMART Bridgit client lobby screen From this screen, you can share your desktop or send e-mail invitations to participants. You can also start to talk in the meeting or share your webcam, even if no participants are sharing a desktop. Windows client lobby screen If the meeting was configured to use third-party voice bridge notification, you see across the top of your lobby screen a Voice Bridge banner, which contains the telephone number and meeting code re
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit g To create a meeting with a third-party voice bridge 1. Start SMART Bridgit software, if it isn't already started. See Starting SMART Bridgit software on page 12. The software starts and connects to the last SMART Bridgit server you used. If you want to connect to a different server, click the server icon in the bottom -left corner of 2. the SMART Bridgit Software dialog box. The Server Information dialog box appears. 3. Type the server name in the Which serv
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit 12. If the Password Required dialog box appears, type the password in the Creation password box, and then click OK. The lobby screen appears and the meeting starts. See The SMART Bridgit client lobby screen on page 15. N N OT E This dialog box opens only if your server administrator assigned a password for creating meetings. Sending invitations to participants Once you create a meeting, you can send e-mail invitations to people you want to have join the meet
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C H A P T E R 2 Using SMART Bridgit Joining meetings You can join a SMART Bridgit meeting in two ways: you can open SMART Bridgit client software and locate a meeting, or you can respond to an e-mail invitation to join a meeting. Joining a meeting from SMART Bridgit client software You can join a meeting by starting SMART Bridgit client software, connecting to the server, and then selecting a meeting. g To join a meeting from SMART Bridgit client software 1. Download SMART Bridgit client softwar
