ClickShare Conference configuration with Ochno Power Conference 3 (O-PC-3)

ClickShare Conference (CX-20, CX-30, CX-50, CX-50 Gen2) in combination with Ochno Power Conference 3 (OPC3) USB-C switch provides seamless installations integrating

• ClickShare wireless content sharing and conferencing (referred to as “BYOM”)
• Wired screen sharing and conferencing (referred to as “BYOD”)
• Power to laptops
• UC room solutions (MTR, ZR, …)

ClickShare Conference offers wireless, easy to use, agnostic conferencing (BYOM) from laptops. Ochno Power Conference is the base for a user-friendly and cable sanitized meeting room offering USB-C connectivity and integration with UC room solutions. The ClickShare flexible room experience allows customers to seamlessly integrate wireless sharing and conferencing with Collaboration Bars such as Logitech RallyBar and Poly-X-series as well as Computer-based Room Systems. Ochno Power Conference expands the flexible room experience by adding multiple powered laptop BYOD connections, expanded ClickShare USB-C capabilities, and integration with UC room solutions.

All these elements of ClickShare Conference and Ochno Power Conference contribute to meeting equity for hybrid meetings for meeting rooms that require extra flexibility.

UC-hosted and laptop-hosted meetings

In a meeting room, hybrid meetings can be hosted in multiple ways:

• UC-hosted meetings as meetings running on a UC system installed in the room. This is typically implemented by a
  • UC Room System: MTR or Zoom Room running on a Windows PC installed in the meeting room running the UC meeting room application. These devices use external audio-video peripherals.
  • UC Collaboration Bar: mostly Android-based all-in-one devices (camera, speakerphone, compute) that run the UC meeting room application.
• Laptop-hosted meetings as meetings running on a user laptop. This can be performed by
  • A laptop wirelessly connected to ClickShare Conference to use the meeting room display and peripherals. We call this BYOM.
  • A laptop wired (USB-C or HDMI™ and USB) to the meeting room display and peripherals. We call this BYOD.

For many rooms with a UC system, there is a need to support laptop-hosted meetings too since there are situations when it is not possible to join the target meeting on the UC system. Therefore, for rooms with a dedicated UC system (with Microsoft Teams or Zoom Room application), there are two different modes that the users can use their laptop:

• Content-share to UC-hosted meeting: the meeting is joined and hosted by the UC system. Users can share their laptop’s screen or application (in case ClickShare is used) into that meeting. When sharing via ClickShare, it is also possible to share content from two users side by side (all CX except CX-20). When using a CX-50 Gen2 it is also possible to share wired laptop and wireless content side-side.
  This same intuitive content sharing into a UC session is also available for local meetings.
• Laptop-hosted meeting: users start the meeting client on their laptop. They want to make use of the meeting room display and audio-video peripherals. Technically, this means that the system needs to transfer the USB devices from the UC-system to the laptop.
  In case ClickShare is used, Smart Meeting Flows allow to view people and content side by side.

The goal is to cover all these situations so that seamlessly integrated solutions with wireless BYOM, wired BYOD and UC-hosted meetings can be provided. With the current ClickShare and Ochno versions, the following use cases are supported:

For detailed information on how to use, setup, and configure each 'Use Case', please refer to the document 'ClickShare Conference configuration with Ochno Power Conference' attached to this article.
 

Remarks:

• “Exclusive” refers to sharing “one at the time”.
• “Inclusive” refers to “side by side wired & wireless sharing”.
• Sharing includes content and audio.