IVS Wiki talk:BEAM Manual
Getting Started
Logging In
Before using the BEAM application, users must first sign in.
- Enter your username
- BEAM usernames are the same as the username used to log into VALT.
- Enter your pincode.
- Not all user accounts have a pincode. If you are unsure of your pincode, please reach out to your local VALT administrator.
Main Screen
Once logged into BEAM, you will be greated to a camera view with a variety of buttons to perform actions.
Connection Status
The Connection Status
🖼️ displays the current status of communication with the VALT server.
Try it out!
| BEAM can connect to VALT |  |
|---|---|
| BEAM cannot connect to VALT |  |
Logout
The 
Logout button
🖼️ will allow you to logout or disconnect BEAM from your VALT server.
⚠Switching servers will delete all videos that are not yet uploaded to VALT.
Prepare Recording
The 
Prepare button
🖼️ is used to arm a room for an active recording. This option allows you to fill in all the information fields ahead of the recording.
Flip Camera
The 
Flip Camera button
🖼️ allows users to toggle between the front and rear cameras of your device.
Record
The 
Recording button
🖼️ will prompt the user to fill out an Information Template before beginning the reocrding.
Stream
The 
Stream button
🖼️ will allow the user to Stream or Stream and Record. Both options will allow the BEAM video stream to be viewable in VALT. The video will show up as a Stream in the VALT application.
Files
The 
Folder button
🖼️ will show you recordings stored on this device and allow users to change their individual sync settings.
Users will have access to two methods of syncing their files to VALT.
- Manual Upload (Default)
- Auto Sync
Manual Upload
If Auto Sync is disabled, users will need to manually sync their recorded videos.
⚠The iPad must be able to communicate with VALT to be able to upload the video to VALT. Click here to learn about the BEAM network requirements.
In the Files folder, you will see a list of your videos.
- The up arrow indicates the video has not been synced to the VALT server.
- You can click the up arrow to initiate uploading the video.
- A progress circle will appear after the arrow is pressed.
- A checkmark will appear when the recording is done uploading to the server.
| Ready to upload |  |
|---|---|
| Preparing to upload |  |
| Upload in progress |  |
| Upload complete |  |
Auto Sync
Auto Sync is a feature in BEAM that allows a user to automatically upload a video from the BEAM application to the VALT server. This screen will list any recordings that have been made, but not uploaded to the server.
🕮In BEAM—Auto Sync if off, by default.
Auto Sync is disbaled by deafult. Users can be enable by toggling Auto Sync Files.
| Auto Sync Disabled |  |
|---|---|
| Auto Sync Enabled |  |
