Videochat admin console
To access videochat admin console you should enter the chat as administrator and click "admin console" button on the top:
By default administrator login/password are admin/admin. We recommend that you change the password once you entered admin console for the first time. |
Chat rooms management
In order to add a new room to the chat, click "create room" button .You will see a window as shown on the picture below:
| Field name |
Description |
| Room Name* |
The name of the room, which appears in the select drop down box. |
| Max Users |
Determines the maximum number of users allowed for this room (optional). |
| Access |
Specifies whether the room is public or password protected |
| Password |
Password for the Password protected room |
| Description |
Some text, which describes the room (optional). |
Once you’ve filled in all the required fields, click Submit button to add a new room.
Administrators/Moderators management
In order to manage chat administrators/moderators enter Admin section. You will see a screen similar to the one bellow:
The difference between chat administrator and moderator is a possibility to access admin console. Only administrator can access it, when moderators can only moderate chat users (kick, ban, warn, etc.)
To add a chat administrator/moderator click Create Admin button on the top:
Where:
| Field name |
Description |
| Admin Name* |
Name of the user you want to make an administrator. |
| Password* |
Password which is used by the user to enter the admin panel |
| Level* |
Level of the administrative control, assigned to the user. |
| Description |
Some text, which describes the administrator (optional). |
Deleting users from VideoChat administrator panel has no effect on your current user’s database. Deleted users will still be able to log-into chat, but as regular users. |
Remember: at least one user with administrator rights must be listed in the admin panel, otherwise you will not be able to enter the admin console.
Bans management
To manage chat ban list enter the corresponding section of the admin console.
In this section admin can manage bans by user name, IP address or IP range.
To add a ban select, click Create ban button:
Where:
| Field name |
Description |
| Type |
Ban type: IP range, User name, User IP |
| From IP/To IP |
Ban IP range (if type is set to IP range) |
| IP |
Banned user IP address (if type is set to IP address) |
| User name |
Banned user's login name (if type is set to user name) |
| Ends at |
Ban ends date and time |
| Description |
Some text, which describes the ban reason (optional) |
Chat settings
This section allows you to manage different video chat settings.
| Integration settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Auto Login |
If enabled, the chat calls authorization handler and if user is logged in on the main site he/she enters the chat automatically. |
| Chat Auth |
Enables/Disables chat authorization. I.e. a user will be offered to enter his username and password on the chat login screen. |
| Guest Mode |
Indicates if non registered users (guests) can enter the chat. |
| Avatar mode |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Avatar mode |
Video chat avatar mode (gender, avatar, photo) |
| Photo size |
The image size (width/height) in pixels. (only in photo mode) |
| Admins/moderators settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Admin apply color |
If enabled Admins are highlighted with their color in the users list |
| Moderator apply color |
If enabled Moderators are highlighted with their color in the users list |
| Moderator allow invisible mode |
If enabled Moderators can join chat room in invisible mode |
| Moderator allow see whisper messages |
If enabled Moderators can see whisper messages |
| Input settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Whisper messages |
Enable/Disable whisper messages in the chat |
| Allow drawing |
If enabled users can use drawing plugin and send drawings to the chat area |
| Allow send an image |
If enabled users can send image files from their computer to the chat area |
| Status settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Auto away |
Enables/Disables auto away user status |
| Auto away time |
Auto away time (in seconds) |
| Auto logout |
Enables/Disables auto logout user status |
| Auto logout for admins |
Enables/Disables auto logout user status form admins |
| Auto logout for moderators |
Enables/Disables auto logout user status for moderators |
| Auto logout time |
Auto logout time (in seconds) |
| Auto logout URL |
A page URL to which users will be redirected on auto logout |
| Max length settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Message |
Maximum message length. Longer messages are cut to the set number of characters.
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| Room name |
Maximum length of the room title. Longer titles are cut to the set number of characters. |
| User name |
Maximum length of the user name. Longer names are cut to the set number of characters. |
| Other settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| User max videos |
Maximum number of video windows, which user can open simultaneously |
| User create room |
If enabled users are allowed to create rooms |
| Allow password protected rooms |
If enabled users are allowed to create password protected rooms
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| Guest suffix |
Guest-users are displayed with guest-suffix, added to their names. |
| Parse links |
Text formatted like www.somedomain.com or http://somedomain.com, entered by user,
is automatically converted into clickable links. |
Video settings
In this section you can specify available video/audio quality presets (i.e. dialup, dsl, lan) which users will be able to choose from in the video quality settings.
videoWidth/videoHeight settings specifies the scale of video cam catch; approximately it is similar to the opened video window dimensions. Increasing this number you get video of the better quality and bigger load on media server.
defaultPreset name specifies default video preset name.
You can also add/edit/remove available audio/video quality presets where:
| Parameter name |
Description |
| fps (frames per seconds) |
Web camera frame rate |
| bandwidth |
Allowed video stream size |
| quality |
Video frame quality (similar to JPEG compression)
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| audioRate |
Sound quality |
Visualization
In this section you can manage different aspects of the chat interface.
| Input toolbar settings |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Select smile |
Hide / show Smiles button |
| Output settings |
Hide / show Output Settings button |
| Sounds alerts |
Hide / show Sound Alert button |
| Select avatar |
Hide / show Select Avatar button |
| Chat background |
Hide / show Change Background button |
| Change skin |
Hide / show Change Skin button |
| Predefined messages |
Hide / show Predefined Messages button |
| My colour |
Hide / show My Color selector |
| Right panels |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Who's watching |
Hide / show
Who's Watching panel |
| Friend / block list |
Hide / show Friend / Block panel |
| Main buttons |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Open chat rooms |
Hide / show Open Chat Rooms button |
| Settings |
Hide / show Settings button |
| Help |
Hide / show Help button |
| Login screen |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Select rooms |
Hide / show Rooms dropdown |
| Select language |
Hide / show Language dropdown |
| Select skin |
Hide / show Skin dropdown |
Miscellaneous
This section shows chat license information and allows to send system messages to all chat users in all rooms.
Word filtering
This console section allows you to setup and manage chat word filters.
The quick check area on the top is designated to do a quick check of the word or phrase.
To add a new filter click Create filter button, where
| Word Filtering |
| Parameter name |
Description |
| Filter key |
Specified key is exposed for filtration. |
| Replace |
Resulting output of filtration. |
| Ignore case |
Enable / disable case sensitivity |
Asterisk (*) symbol allows you to filter different word forms.
1. (*) is placed at the beginning. In this case filter is being applied to all words which end with a filter key.
2. (*) is placed at the end. In this case all words which start with a key, will be filtered.
3. The key is enclosed between asterisks [ *badword* ] - all words which contain key will be filtered
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