A change in our vendor for software signing certificates was required. To support those certificates, this release contains critical updates within VidyoConnect for Desktop.
As a consequence of this change, older versions of our clients will stop auto-updating from the VidyoPortal starting July 11th.
While the older versions will continue to work, they will fail the auto-update process and will periodically present an auto-update error until the application is manually updated.
Updating to version 22.3.0 is mandatory if you want to be able to receive automatic updates in the future from the VidyoPortal. This version is a critical checkpoint in terms of your upgrade path. You will not be able to update to future versions automatically without first updating to this mandatory version.
For example, if you are on version 22.2.0 now and you decide to skip 22.3.0, but you later want to update to 22.4.0, you will not be able to push out the update automatically via the VidyoPortal. Instead, your users will need to download the installer from the VidyoPortal and run the installation manually. Due to this, we strongly suggest updating to 22.3.0 now.
If you have deployed VidyoConnect for Desktop via an MSI solution, your endpoints do not get their updates from the VidyoPortal; therefore, they are not impacted by this issue.
Hardware check in Epic CAL workflows
In this release, we're introducing a pre-call hardware check into the Epic CAL workflow using a Custom Invocation URL parameter. When configured, this feature requires users to check their hardware before joining a call.
Users must go through three steps that help them check their speaker, microphone, and camera. For each step, users choose the device and perform the test.
To configure the hardware check, Epic administrators can add the following Custom Invocation URL parameter in their FDI record for generating Epic CAL links:
hwt=1: Enabling this would make the users go through the three-step hardware test.
hwtStrictMode=1: This is an additional parameter you can set to make the hardware check "strict". "Strict" means your users will not be able to join the meeting if one or more of their devices have failed.
Inactivity timer custom parameter for Epic
The new "InactivityTimer" custom parameter enables Tenant Admins to set a timeout value for guests and/or registered Epic users. After the specified amount of time during which a participant is alone in a call, the VidyoConnect app disconnects the guest or registered user.
The default timeout value is 6 hours (21600 minutes).
The Tenant Admin can set up this parameter for guest and registered users separately.
To use this feature, the Tenant Admin must configure it on the VidyoPortal.
Support for camera presets on VISCA cameras
If you're in a call with a VidyoConnect Room or VidyoRoom system that has a VISCA camera that supports camera presets, you can now see and use the presets from your VidyoConnect Desktop UI.
Camera presets are stored camera settings, such as the camera’s position and PTZ settings. When you select a preset, the camera quickly moves to the stored position.
For example, a VidyoConnect Room system in a patient's room may have presets set to point at the bed, the monitor, and the doorway. By selecting the "bed" preset, the camera would quickly move to point at the patient's bed.
Note: This feature is available only with VidyoPortal version 22.3.1 or later and VidyoConnect Room or VidyoRoom version 22.3.0 or later.
CEF update on macOS
To improve performance, we updated the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) on macOS.
For information about this version's compatibility with the VidyoPortal, on-premises customers can refer to the refer to the Vidyo compatibility matrix for on-premises.
