Starting collaboration during a broker remote control session

About this task

To start a collaboration session and allow others to join the session, start a broker session with the required target and become the master controller by completing the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Start a broker remote control session.
    For the steps required to do this, see Starting a remote control session using a broker.
  2. When the session starts, click Open the collaboration panel for multiple controllers.

    The Collaboration Control Panel opens.

    Figure 1: Collaboration Control Panel for a collaboration session that connects through a broker

    Collaboration control panel window for a collaboration session that connects through a broker, for master controller to control session activity

  3. Click Start.

Results

A collaboration code and URL are displayed in the Collaboration Details section of the Collaboration Control Panel. Pass these values to any new controllers who need to join the collaboration session.
Note: You can use the clipboard icon to copy the connection code and URL to the clipboard.
Click New Collaboration Details to obtain a new connection code and URL if required.

You are now the master controller for the session and other participants can request to join the session. For details of requirements for allowing others to join, see Joining a broker collaboration session. When other participants join the session, use the functions within the Collaboration Control Panel to control the activity within the session. For more details, seeControlling session activity as the master controller.