05-11-2020 05:07 PM
In order for students to be able to hear YouTube videos I was advised to use Share - Multimedia. When I tested it at home (with another computer on our wifi) it was perfect and all ran well. However, when I attempt to use it from school I do not get the option to share multimedia (not even greyed out - just not there). Before students come into the session the option is there, once they are in the session the option disappears.
My students are in a number of different schools across the state.
Is it something within schools that blocks it and therefore I can't use it from school? Is there anyway to fix this or do we have to go back to watching videos with subtitles?
Does anyone know the answer to this?
05-14-2020 01:51 AM
Hey Susan,
you are talking about this menu-point here, or?
When you are at home then you are the Host and presenter in one role?
And in school you have the completly same setup like at home?
Im "fighting" with webex since 3 years and sometimes the behavior is... strange (nicely said).
Could you open Youtube outside of Webex in your school? Or anything else ?
Also it is possible that your school-it guys are having a very restrictive proxy-setting and webex is recognizing this.
05-14-2020 04:41 AM
05-14-2020 08:08 AM
Hey again,
so, than lets create a workaround :-)
Just use the funktion "Share Web Browser", and then open youtube.
In the "normal" version the participants would NOT hear anything, BUT
It is possible to bypass your speakersound to the microfone!
There is a Audio-Driver called "VB-CABLE Virtual Audio Device" you could find it here: https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/
And with this you could bring the sound from the video on youtube to your participants without that THEY have the need to have access to youtube.
Like this: Youtube -> virtual microfone (that is the speaker in the settings) -> to the virtual speaker (that is the microfone)->Webex-Participants
It is a bit tricky to set up, but its working :-) IF not too much music is in the videos, because Webex seems to optimize automaticly for voice!
05-15-2020 06:49 PM
Thank you. I now have share multimedia available.
Thanks for you suggestion, I am a little worried about messing up the audio in my lessons by doing this to be honest.
05-13-2020 03:44 PM
I have read this one a few times, and I am not sure why it does not show. It may be something to ask your help desk / IT staff, because yes, there is a chance it is prohibited or has been disabled for whatever reason. If not, I might submit a ticket to have it investigated by Webex support. You can start a ticket here: https://help.webex.com/contact Look towards the bottom. You can choose to use chat, submit online, or call.
Sorry I was not able to help!
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