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<h1>Getting Started</h1>
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Before using the BEAM application, users must first sign in.
  
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<li>Enter your <b>username</b></li>
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<li><em>BEAM usernames are the same as the username used to log into VALT.</em></li>
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<li>Enter your <b>pincode</b>.</li>
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<li><em>Not all user accounts have a pincode. If you are unsure of your pincode, please reach out to your local VALT administrator.</em></li>
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Once logged into BEAM, you will be greated to a camera view with a variety of buttons to perform actions.
 
Once logged into BEAM, you will be greated to a camera view with a variety of buttons to perform actions.
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<h1>Navigation</h1>
 
<h1>Navigation</h1>
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The {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 01.png | text = Connection Status | width = 600px}} displays the current status of communication with the VALT server.
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The {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 01.png | text = Connection Status | width = 800px}} displays the current status of communication with the VALT server.}}
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{{Aside - Helpful | hue = 260 | content = <center>Interactive <b>BEAM Navigation</b>.
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    <th style="width:230px;text-align:right">BEAM can connect to VALT</th>
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    <th style="text-align:right">BEAM cannot connect to VALT</th>
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{{Manual lvl 2 | title = Logout | content =  
The {{img - icon | file = Beam icob(sign-out-option).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 02.png | text = Logout button}} will allow you to logout or disconnect BEAM from your VALT server or to change the server settings.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icob(sign-out-option).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 02.png | text = Logout button | width = 800px}} will allow you to logout or disconnect BEAM from your VALT server.
  
{{Aside - Warning | hue = 50 | content = Switching servers will <strong>delete</strong> all videos that are not yet uploaded to VALT.}}
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{{Aside - Warning | content = Switching servers will <b>delete</b> all videos that are not yet uploaded to VALT.}}
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(hour glass).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 03.png | text = 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.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(hour glass).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 03.png | text = Prepare button | width = 800px}} 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.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(flip cam).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 04.png | text = Flip Camera button}} allows users to toggle between the front and rear cameras of your device.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(flip cam).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 04.png | text = Flip Camera button | width = 800px}} allows users to toggle between the front and rear cameras of your device.
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The {{img - icon color | file = Record.png}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 05.png | text = Recording button | width = 800px}} will prompt the user to fill out an Information Template before beginning the reocrding.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(wifi-signal).png | width = 18px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 06.png | text = 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 [[VALT_Manual_Observe#Filter|Stream]] in the VALT application.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(wifi-signal).png | width = 18px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 06.png | text = Stream button | width = 800px}} 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 [[VALT_Manual_Observe#Filter|Stream]] in the VALT application.
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(folder).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 07.png | text = Folder button}} will show you recordings stored on this device and allow users to change their individual [[BEAM_-_Auto_Sync|sync settings]].
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The {{img - icon | file = Beam icon(folder).png | width = 16px}} {{img - tooltip | file = BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 07.png | text = Folder button | width = 800px}} will show you recordings stored on this device and allow users to change their individual sync settings.
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{{Aside - Warning | hue = 50 | content = The iPad must be able to communicate with VALT to be able to upload the video to VALT. [[Network_Requirements#BEAM_.28Mobile_Application.29 | Click here]] to learn about the BEAM network requirements.}}
  
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In the Files folder, you will see a list of your videos.
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Latest revision as of 11:07, 29 April 2025

Getting Started

Logging In

Before using the BEAM application, users must first sign in.


  1. Enter your username
    • BEAM usernames are the same as the username used to log into VALT.

  2. 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.


BEAM Manual 2.0 Login 00.png


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Main Screen

Once logged into BEAM, you will be greated to a camera view with a variety of buttons to perform actions.


BEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 00.png


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Navigation

Connection Status

The Connection StatusBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 01.png🖼️ displays the current status of communication with the VALT server.

🕮
Interactive BEAM Navigation.
6 port io block.png

Try it out!

BEAM can connect to VALT Beam online status-00.png
BEAM cannot connect to VALT Beam online status-01.png

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Logout

The icon Logout buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 02.png🖼️ 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.


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Prepare Recording

The icon Prepare buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 03.png🖼️ 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.


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Flip Camera

The icon Flip Camera buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 04.png🖼️ allows users to toggle between the front and rear cameras of your device.


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Record

The icon Recording buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 05.png🖼️ will prompt the user to fill out an Information Template before beginning the reocrding.

BEAM Manual 2.0 Template 01.png


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Stream

The icon Stream buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 06.png🖼️ 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.


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Files

The icon Folder buttonBEAM Manual 2.0 Navigation 07.png🖼️ 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.

  1. Manual Upload (Default)
  2. 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 Beam upload icon-01.png
Preparing to upload Beam upload icon-00.png
Upload in progress Beam upload icon-02.png
Upload complete Beam upload icon-03.png

BEAM Manual 2.0 Files 01.png


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 Beam auto sync icon-01.png
Auto Sync Enabled Beam auto sync icon-00.png

BEAM Manual 2.0 Files 02.png


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