What's new in version 17?
The new features and enhancements and changes in functionality included in Pexip Infinity version 17 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 releases.
New features
Pexip Infinity platform
Feature | Description | More information |
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Microsoft Skype for Business and Lync integration improvements |
There are several interoperability improvements when integrating Pexip Infinity with Microsoft Skype for Business and Lync:
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Pexip Infinity and Skype for Business / Lync integration features |
Improved platform status dashboard |
The live view of the status of the Pexip Infinity platform has been substantially enhanced:
Note that some dashboard features (platform and issues summary statistics and the "Live" indicator) do not work in Internet Explorer browsers. We recommend using Chrome, Firefox or Edge browsers for the best experience. |
Viewing live and historical platform status |
Large-scale deployments improvements |
Version 17 of Pexip Infinity includes several enhancements to support large-scale deployments:
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Upgrading the Pexip Infinity platform |
Improved user experience in conferences |
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Selecting the layout seen by participants |
Certificate management improvements |
This release contains several improvements to the certificate management processes:
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Administrative improvements |
This release contains the following administrative improvements:
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Break-in resistance settings to mitigate rogue calls Provisioning VMRs and devices from Active Directory via LDAP |
Client authentication via AD FS and Google * |
Support to allow client applications (such as the next-generation Infinity Connect clients) to authenticate against Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Google has been added to Pexip Infinity. This will enable "single sign-on" capabilities for those clients, allowing users to register using their AD or Google credentials, and complements the existing Pexip Infinity capability to provision users from Active Directory. This feature is "technology preview" until Infinity Connect clients that support this feature are released. |
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* Technology preview only |
Infinity Connect Web App
Following are the changes to the Infinity Connect Web App in Pexip Infinity version 17:
Feature | Description | More information |
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Next generation Infinity Connect Web App * | Further changes have been made to the features and functionality of the "technology preview" version of the Infinity Connect Web App. | Previewing the new Infinity Connect Web App |
* Technology preview only |
Changes in functionality in this release
Feature | Description | More information |
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Administrative modifications |
This release contains the following administrative modifications:
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