Cisco Spark Board 70 Compliance model number: AA70WW About Spark and how to use the Spark Board DRAFT
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Introduction We are delighted to release the first iteration of our Cisco Spark app to accompany the Spark Board Early Field Trial. Using the Spark App you can make calls and share your screen and whiteboard with the Spark Board. When Cisco Spark app is running, it uses your microphone to listen for inaudible signals sent by Room Systems and Spark Boards. On receiving a signal, the app automatically pairs to the Room System or Spark Board.
Calling using a Spark Board When you are proximity paired to a Spark Room System or a Spark Board you can use your Spark App to call people or join meetings using your chosen device. You can also end the call using your Spark app. Interactive whiteboarding Interactive whiteboarding is available when you are on a call in a Spark space (formerly known as Spark room).
Interactive whiteboarding when there is no call ongoing is limited right now. The whiteboard activity is available to you on your app when you are not on a call so that you can play with the Whiteboard features such as – drawing, erasing or changing colors.
Caveats In an upcoming release of the Spark apps and Spark Board we will be making changes to whiteboard encryption mechanisms. Once this happens, you will not have access to any whiteboards created previously. We are seeing issues with the whiteboard loading on the following devices: Nexus 7 Nexus 10 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. Devices with Android 4 Windows 7 machines without any graphics drivers The previously changed Whiteboard list is very sparse.
Currently, we render both incoming whiteboards and incoming shares on the app on Mac and Windows desktop clients. This is not the final UX spec, and in upcoming releases we will only support one share activity at a time. You can’t switch back to the ‘All Boards’ view directly from the Whiteboard view. You need to click on the Whiteboard activity in order to get access to All Boards Whiteboards will only render on the Cisco Spark app and Spark Boards.
Upcoming Features: Remote mute, DTMF & volume control Implicit binding of Spark Board when a call is made using the app Enhancements to previously changed whiteboards – thumbnails, timestamps, select and manage boards View/Edit modes of operation for Whiteboarding in the App 2 way Whiteboarding outside of the context of a Spark call 2-way whiteboarding currently only works if the Spark Board is bound to a Spark room.
Appendix: Cisco Spark Desktop Proximity Summary The Cisco Spark Desktop app now automatically pairs with Cisco Spark Room Systems when you enter the conference room if the proximity feature is enabled in the app. This allows you to start and end calls directly from your laptop. This feature is Generally Available on the mobile apps. TIP: Under the Settings, you can turn off the proximity feature in the app if you don’t want to automatically pair with a room system.
Unpairing When a paired Spark Room System is no longer nearby the Spark App will revert to the last active device selection, for example ‘Use my computer for Calls’ and their avatar will no longer appear on the Spark Room System. This unpairing will typically take place about 90 seconds after the Spark Room System proximity signal is no longer detected. Manual Pairing option To provide for the few PC models which don’t support the proximity pairing above using the mic, we have kept a manual pairing option.
Sharing my screen When paired and using the Spark Room System for a call you can share your screen to the other participants of the call. We’ll also shortly be adding the ability to pair and share your screen to the Spark Room System when it is idle, eliminating the need for projector cables and dongles. How does this feature differ from using the App with Cisco Deskphones? This feature differs from using the App with Cisco Deskphones which is described here.
