What's new in version 28?
The new features and enhancements and changes in functionality included in Pexip Infinity version 28, along with any planned changes and the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app are described below.
For full information about this release, see the release notes.
For information about earlier versions of Pexip Infinity, see Features added in previous versions.
Pexip Infinity new features and enhancements
Feature | Description | More information |
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Play prerecorded video content to participants prior to joining a conference |
Pexip's Media Playback Service allows you to play prerecorded video content (such as adverts and informational videos) to consumers. When the media finishes playing, the user can be transferred to another service, such as a VMR conference, or they can be disconnected. Third-party integrators with sophisticated Pexip Infinity integrations who use external policy servers, event sinks, and the Pexip Infinity management API can extend this base functionality. For example they could play content in response to events within other systems, such as consumers who are being held in a queuing system, before transferring them into a VMR. Alternatively, consumers could be transferred from a VMR conference into a playback service. |
Configuring a Media Playback Service |
Teams Connector enhancements: synchronized mute/unmute and mute indicator, raised hand indicators, spotlighting |
Pexip's Cloud Video Interop (CVI) integration with Microsoft Teams has been enhanced:
Other changes and improvements to the Teams Connector include:
We strongly recommend that you upgrade your Pexip deployment — both the Pexip Infinity platform and the Pexip Teams Connector — to version 28 as soon as practicable. |
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Multiscreen participant display for dual screen endpoints |
Dual screen SIP endpoints can display conference participants across both screens, allowing you to show more participants than if you have a single screen. This display mode is currently only available for certain meeting and layout types and is a technology preview feature in this release. | Controlling the layout during a conference |
New theme elements and controls |
The following new elements and controls have been added to the default themeconfig.json file:
There is also a new watermark_mute_icon.png graphic |
Rules and requirements for customized themes |
IPv6 support for H.323 | IPv6 addresses are now supported for H.323 calls. | |
One-Touch Join Office 365 integrations using Graph API | One-Touch Join integrations with Office 365 now support the use of Microsoft's Graph API to provide access to OTJ calendars, without the need of a service account. | Configuring Office 365 using Graph for One-Touch Join |
Web proxy bypass for One-Touch Join Exchange connections | For deployments where One-Touch Join system locations are configured to use a web proxy, it is now possible to bypass use of the web proxy for EWS connections to the Exchange server. For further information, please contact your Pexip authorized support representative. | |
Participant authentication: multiple web app FQDN support | Support has been added for deployments that use participant authentication where the Infinity Connect web app can be reached by multiple FQDNs. | About ACS URLs |
Ability to install and update individual Pexip Infinity components | The new software bundles feature enables administrators to update individual components of the Pexip Infinity platform (for example the Infinity Connect web app), independently of the platform itself. | Installing and updating software bundles |
Administrative improvements |
This release contains the following administrative improvements: |
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Pexip Infinity changes in functionality
Feature | Description | More information |
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WebRTC non-BUNDLE media no longer supported | Non-BUNDLE media on WebRTC is no longer supported from v28 onwards. Please ensure any custom clients support BUNDLE. |
Planned changes in future releases
Feature | Description | More information |
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RTVideo codec, Lync Server 2010 and Lync 2010 clients no longer supported | Technical support for the RTVideo codec is deprecated since Pexip Infinity v25. The RTVideo codec will be removed completely in a future release which will then disable interoperability with Lync Server 2010 and Lync 2010 clients. |
Infinity Connect web app new features and changes
Following are the new features and changes in the Infinity Connect web app in Pexip Infinity version 28:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Change layout during a conference and show/hide participant names |
Host participants can use a new option in the side panel's menu. This lets you dynamically change the layout used during a conference to any of the support layout options, and to toggle the display of participant names.
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Chat messages indicator |
A visual indicator is displayed when a new chat message is received. It is displayed against the Events tab If the side panel is open and showing the participant list, or above the button used to show the side panel if the side panel is closed.
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Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Push spacebar to talk | When a participant has muted themself, they can press and hold down their keyboard spacebar to talk. It does not allow the participant to talk if they have been administratively muted. | Using the Infinity Connect web app |
Customize the participant list sort order | The participant list can be customized to be sorted alphabetically via a new sortAttendeesAlphabetically application setting (instead of the order that the participants joined). | Advanced Infinity Connect customization |