At MyOwnConference, there are 2 variants of holding webinars. The first one is just using your web browser with no application installed locally, and the second one implies using a plugin to be downloaded to your computer. The second one is called Alternative technology.
Advantages of broadcasting using alternative technology:
- More stable connection even when the Internet connectivity speed is low
- Possibility to host webinars in case of failure to do so using your web browser (the WebRTC technology is blocked or non-working)
This guide offer steps to enabled Alternative technology.
Activate Alternative technology.
The system will offer to download a plugin. Proceed with the download, as traffic saving mode will work only if the plugin is installed.
Then, follow these steps:
- Wait till the download finishes;
- Unzip the archive and start the application;
- Press the Speak button.
Enabling the technology on Windows OS based computers
After the plugin is downloaded, proceed to Downloads
and unzip it.
Double click on it to start.
In the taskbar, the icon of the running plugin will appear.
Return to the webinar room and press the Speak button.
Enabling the technology on Mac OS based computers
Unzip the archive
and double click on it to start.
You may see the message informing you it is impossible to open the app.
In this case, keep the Control key pressed and right-click on the DTS app icon, then select Open from the context menu.
Press Open.
The app will be saved in the security exclusions list and further on you will be able to launch it by simply double-clicking, same as any registered app.
After this, return to the webinar room and press the Speak button.
If you encounter any difficulties broadcasting with the alternative technology enabled, feel free to contact our technical support via your preferred means of communication.