Controlling session activity as the master controller

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After you have started a collaboration session and have become the master controller you can control the session activity using the following options on the Collaboration control panel :
HandOver
Use this option to pass full control of the session over to a new master controller.
  1. Select a participant from the participants list.
  2. Click HandOver.
The collaboration control panel opens on the new master controller’s system, listing the participants and you lose input control for the session. The IP address of the new master controller is displayed in the window title of your session window. The availability of this option is determined by the value of server policies or target properties depending on which type of collaboration session has been started.
Note: This option is not available in collaboration sessions that are started using a broker to make the connection.
Give control
Use this option to select a participant and pass control of the session over to them. You are still the master controller of the session.
  1. Select a participant from the participants list.
  2. Click Give control.
The selected participant now has control of the session and the target and can use the tools and actions that are available in the controller window. They can also change the session type by selecting one from the session pull down.
Note: You no longer have control of the session and some of the actions in your controller window are now inactive.
Revoke control
Use this option to retake control of the session at any time by completing the following steps :
  1. Select the participant from the list.
  2. Click Revoke control.
You now have control of the session. The actions in your controller window are now active. The selected participant no longer has control.
Disconnect
Use this option to disconnect one or more participants from the session at any time by completing the following steps :
  1. Select the required one or more participants.
  2. Click Disconnect.
The selected participants receive a message that the session has been cancelled. When they click OK their session ends.
Disconnect all
Use this option to disconnect all participants from the session at any time. All participants receive a message that the session has been cancelled.
Participants limit
Use this option to set the maximum number of participants that are allowed to join the session. The number is in the range of 1 to 10 and set to 3 as default whenever a collaboration session is established. You can change this value at any time during a session. When a controller tries to join a session, if the limit has already been reached they receive the following message when they click Join. Session rejected because the limit has been reached.
Note: For a collaboration session started using a broker to make the connection, the maximum number of allowed participants is 20 and the default value is 10.