Legacy Cymbus End of Life
The Legacy Cymbus app is being discontinued in favor of the new Cymbus app. If you haven't already, talk to your Service Provider to get it enabled for you. See Switch to the New UC App for details.
Available on Business Cloud Communications: Professional
Cymbus Meetings combine audio, HD video, screen sharing, messaging, and presence in one virtual meeting. Anyone can join your meeting using desktop and mobile devices.
Start a Meeting
The host is responsible for inviting people to a meeting as well as starting a meeting. Make sure to use a desktop device if you want to share your screen.
- From the Phone tab, tap Quick Menu > Start a Meeting.
- Tap Participants then tap Add.
- Start typing the name of a person that you want to invite. Cymbus will make suggestions.
- Click on the participant’s name when it appears in the suggestions.
- When you’ve selected all participants, tap or Done. Cymbus sends instant messages to the invitees with your meeting link.
Schedule a meeting
- From the Phone tab, tap Quick Menu > Schedule a Meeting.
- Your primary calendar application will open. Add invitees and set a time. If set, the PIN will be included in the invite.
- When you’re done, tap or Add to send the invitation.
Alternatively, tap Copy Meeting Link to Clipboard and send the link in the way you prefer.
Join a Meeting
Participants can join a meeting using the Cymbus app, a web browser, or by dialing in. Depending on the host’s settings, participants may enter the meeting immediately or must wait until the host joins. Cymbus needs access to your microphone and camera for a meeting.
Link | Click the link in the invitation email. The Cymbus app will launch. |
History | In the Contacts tab, locate an entry belonging to the host. On Android, long-press the entry and tap Join a Meeting. On iOS, tap Info, then tap the URL. |
Contacts | In the Contacts tab, tap Roster. Locate and tap the person that is hosting the meeting, then tap on their meeting link. |
Host Controls
Participants panel
In a meeting you are hosting, tap Participants. These settings apply to the whole meeting.
ANDROID
The participant controls are at the bottom of the panel. Here you can mute or unmute all participants, lock the bridge mute, disable the chime for incoming participants, and lock the meeting (no new participants).
iOS
The participant controls are at the bottom of the panel. Here you can mute or unmute all participants, lock the bridge mute, disable the chime for incoming participants, and lock the meeting (no new participants).
Participant controls
Mute the participant.
Send the participant an instant message.
Assign the participant to the floor.
Remove the participant.
Video
Video. To starts sending video and receiving remote video in the meeting, go to More > Stop Video. To remove all incoming and outgoing video from the call, tap More > Stop Video.
Layout. The video layout the members see is determined by the setting chosen by the host. To change the layout, tap More > Video Layout and choose a layout.
Mute
To mute all participants, tap Mute All Participants, then tap Lock The Bridge Mute.
To mute a single member, go to the Participants panel, locate the person you want to mute, and tap the Mute microphone beside their name. Tap to unmute.
Participant Controls
If the call controls are hidden, tap the screen. From the More menu, access the following settings:
On iOS, the Disable Chime and Lock Meeting settings are in the Participant panel. |
Video
You can choose whether to share your video.
Your Video | Tap Send Video to send your video to members. To stop sending video, tap Stop Video. Cymbus stops sending your video to members but still displays the incoming video. |
Local Preview | To see your video feed on a local preview, tap Local Preview (Android) or go to More > Local Preview (iOS). |
View | When Cymbus is running on a mobile device, you will see only the screen share or the video. Use the Screen share view and Remote video view buttons to swap views. |