What's new in version 34?
The new features and enhancements and changes in functionality included in version 34 of the Pexip Infinity platform and associated web apps, along with any planned changes, are described below.
For full information about the release, see the Pexip Infinity release notes and the Connect web app release notes.
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Pexip Infinity v34 new features and enhancements
Pexip Infinity platform
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Custom layouts improvements |
Custom layouts has the following improvements:
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Rules and requirements for customized themes (custom layouts) |
Breakout rooms |
Breakout rooms have been enhanced with the following additional features: Request assistance Guests in breakout rooms can now request assistance from the Host. When someone asks for help then all Hosts who are not already in that room see a message and can join the room requesting assistance. Guests can directly rejoin the main room A new optional configuration setting when opening breakout rooms can give Guests using the web app the ability to return to the main room from the breakout room via a button. Note that this does not prevent guests leaving a breakout room by disconnecting and then redialing the same conference and rejoining the main room. Bypass locked conference state There is a new bypass_lock configuration option in participant policy which allows a participant to bypass the locked state of a conference and enter the conference as if it was not locked. Virtual Auditoriums support Breakout rooms can now be enabled for Virtual Auditoriums. Previously only VMRs could be enabled for breakout rooms. You can also use the new Guests can see other guests configuration option to control the behavior when no Hosts are present in the Virtual Auditorium. Host chat message visibility Hosts can no longer see all chat messages from all breakout rooms at all times. They must now join the breakout room to see chat messages belonging to that room. Note that breakout rooms are still a technology preview feature and can be enabled via . |
Configuring Virtual Auditoriums |
Raised hand indicator in Adaptive Composition layout |
The indicator bar at the top of the Adaptive Composition layout now shows the number of participants with a raised hand.
The indicator bar also alternates every 5 seconds to show a message containing the name of the first participant in the list of participants with a raised hand.
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Adaptive Composition layout |
Portrait mode support for WebRTC devices in all layouts |
Any WebRTC device with a portrait aspect ratio (such as 9:16) can now receive a layout specifically designed for a portrait display in all layouts (previously this was limited to the Adaptive Composition layout). This is still a technology preview feature and can be enabled via . |
Enabling portrait layouts |
Teams Connector enhancements: scheduled scaling termination rebalancing, "Fit to frame" support, new default instance type, CBA is default behavior, custom VNET support, more precise PowerShell module requirements |
Pexip's Cloud Video Interop (CVI) integration with Microsoft Teams has been enhanced:
Note that version 34 of the Teams Connector contains updates that necessitate an upgrade to your Pexip platform to ensure compatibility with the latest updates to the Microsoft Teams APIs and to the Teams Connector's latest features. We strongly recommend that you upgrade your Pexip deployment — both the Pexip Infinity platform and the Pexip Teams Connector — to version 34 as soon as practicable. |
Integrating Microsoft Teams with Pexip Infinity Scheduling scaling and managing Teams Connector capacity Enabling the "Fit to frame" option Preparing your Azure environment, regions, instance type, and capacity planning Using a custom VNET with the Teams Connector |
Local and external policy: improved scope of the service_config variable in local policy, and rejection reasons for participant policy |
When using local policy, the service_config variable (which holds any existing service configuration data) can now be used in scripts run as service configuration, participant and media policy. Previously it could only be used in service configuration policy scripts. When using participant policy (local or external) you can now specify a reason for rejecting a call, which is then subsequently shown to any Connect app users. |
Writing local policy scripts |
Control the Guest experience at the end of a conference in a Virtual Auditorium |
You can now control whether Guests see other Guests when the last Host leaves the conference in a Virtual Auditorium via a new Guests can see other guests setting. Note that this does not effect the behavior at the start of a meeting — Guests always still see the "Waiting for the host" screen. |
Configuring Virtual Auditoriums |
Support Far-End Camera Control (FECC) from SIP/H.323 devices | SIP and H.323 endpoints that are in a gateway call can now send Far-End Camera Control (FECC) signals to supporting endpoints, in order to pan, tilt and zoom the device's camera. | Global settings: Connectivity |
Management API access using OAuth2 |
You can now allow administrator accounts connecting to the Pexip Infinity management API to authenticate using OAuth instead of, or in addition to, LDAP credentials. Doing so removes the need for every API request to first send an authentication request to the LDAP server. |
Managing API access via OAuth2 |
Improvements to content sharing | Improvements to the way in which presentation quality adapts based on the motion and sharpness of the content being shared. | |
Administrative improvements: SSH keys, TLS certificate uploads, AWS improvements |
This release contains the following administrative improvements: |
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Configuring SSH authorized keys |
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Connect web apps
Webapp3
Feature | Description | More information |
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New features | ||
Portrait mode support for WebRTC devices in all layouts |
Any WebRTC device with a portrait aspect ratio (such as 9:16) can now receive a layout specifically designed for a portrait display in all layouts (previously this was limited to the Adaptive Composition layout). This is still a technology preview feature and can be enabled via . |
Enabling portrait layouts |
Custom layout selection | Users can now select any of the custom layouts that are available to the current conference when changing the layout via the | tab.Using Connect web apps |
Presentation in Mix support |
Webapp3 users can control whether to view presentation in mix automatically when a supporting layout is in use. This option is off by default. Administrators can customize this option to be on by default. |
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Far-End Camera Control (FECC) support |
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Lower a raised hand | Meeting hosts can "lower" another participant's raised hand. | Lower a participant's raised hand |
Prioritize motion over sharpness | When sharing content with other participants, Webapp3 users can choose whether to prioritize motion (best for videos and moving images) or sharpness (best for static presentations and images). | Prioritize sharing motion |
Custom favicon | Administrators can customize the image used for the Webapp3 favicon. | favicon |
Hide UI elements | Administrators can use customization to hide selected UI components. | hiddenFunctionality |
Support for third-party authentication | Support has been added for features (such as plugins) that require authentication to a third party using an OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect flow. The redirect destination is webapp3/oauth-redirect. | handleOauthRedirects |
Custom join flow |
Administrators can use customization to add an extra step to the join flow to show additional information (for example, terms and conditions of use) and which can optionally require acceptance or confirmation from the user in order for them to proceed with the call. | customStepConfig |
Support for screen capture API updates |
Administrators can use customization to override default screen capture parameters, supporting recent changes to W3C's Screen Capture API. For more information, contact your Pexip authorized support representative. |
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Changes in functionality | ||
Processing improvements | The blur algorithm has been improved, reducing the local processing overhead when background blur is enabled. | |
Improvements to permission requests | Various improvements to the way in which requests for blocked camera and mic permissions are presented to users. | |
Plugin improvements | Various improvements and additions to enhance support for visual elements used in plugins (for example forms, prompts, toasts, buttons). | |
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Webapp2
There are no significant new features in Connect Webapp2 in Pexip Infinity version 34.
Pexip Infinity v34 changes in functionality
Feature | Description | More information |
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ESXi 6.5 is no longer supported | Support for ESXi 6.5 has been removed. The Pexip Infinity platform now supports VMware installation on ESXi 6.7, 7.0 and 8.0. | Configuring VMware for Pexip Infinity |
Planned changes in future releases
Feature | Description | More information |
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Deprecation of password-based authentication for the Teams Connector CVI application |
Certificate-based authentication (CBA) is the default documented/scripted method from version 34 to authenticate the Teams Connector CVI application towards MS Graph. You can still use the previous password-based authentication method, but we plan to deprecate it in a future release, thus we recommend using CBA for new installations, or migrating to CBA as soon as practicable when upgrading existing deployments. |