IVS Wiki:BEAM Manual
Connection Status
Displays the current status of communication with the VALT server.
Switch Server
The 
Logout button will allow you to logout or disconnect BEAM from your VALT server or to change the server settings.
⚠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 buttons 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.
Manual Upload
By default, Autosync is turned off. If disabled, users will need to manually sync their recorded videos.
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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.
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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.
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.
- To access the videos and Auto Sync settings, you will need to click on the Files icon in the bottom left of the app.
⚠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.
- Toggle switch to turn Auto Sync on and off.
