Configuring your Chat Settings in Source-Nexus Gateway
This article is part of the Source-Nexus Gateway User Guide
Both the hosts of a streaming session and regular participants can configure settings before entering the session, including audio and video settings, and the display name and passkey (host-only), and after joining, using the gears icon.
Source-Nexus Gateway - Host Settings
After logging into the Source-Nexus Gateway, hosts reach a “Chat Settings” screen with the following settings:
- Display name: the name displayed in the participants list to other users in the broadcast. This will not have an impact on the display name you have configured in the user dashboard.
- Camera: the video device to be used as a camera during your broadcast.
- Background blur: enable this feature to have a slight or full blur behind your video to obscure any unwanted objects on your background.
- Microphone: the audio device used as a microphone, for your users to hear you.
- Use original audio (HQ): enable original audio for high-quality stereo audio (mono only when using Source-Nexus Free). It is recommended to use headphones to prevent audio feedback.
- Speaker: the audio device to be used to hear back any sound from the broadcast.
- Test button: the test button will play a sound to ensure that the speakers are correctly configured.
Clicking on the “Show All Settings” enables the following additional settings:
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Audio
- Microphone: the audio device used as a microphone, for your users to hear you.
- Microphone fader. When “Use original audio (HQ)” is on, you will see an “HQ” indicator next to the microphone fader.
- Speaker: the audio device to be used to hear back any sound from the broadcast.
- Test button: the test button will play a sound to ensure that the speakers are correctly configured.
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Use original audio (HQ): enable original audio for high-quality stereo audio (mono only when using Source-Nexus Free). It is recommended to use headphones to prevent audio feedback.
- Stereo Audio. A checkbox allowing you to turn on stereo audio when using the original audio.
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Max Audio bitrate: the bitrate to be used in the outgoing audio:
- When sending mono audio out, the options will be:
- Good / 64kbps / mono
- High / 96kbps / mono
- Great / 128 kbps / mono (default)
- Top / 160 kbps / mono
- Best / 256 kbps / mono
- When sending stereo audio out, the options will be:
- Good / 128 kbps / stereo
- High / 192 kbps / stereo
- Great / 256 kbps / stereo (default)
- Top / 320 kbps / stereo
- Best / 512 kbps / stereo
- When sending mono audio out, the options will be:
- Push to talk: shows or hides the “Push spacebar to talk” (push-to-talk or talkback mode) button during broadcasts. This will allow your connection partner(s) to hear you, and is an alternative to manually clicking the mute button.
- Sound notifications: mutes/unmutes any notifications received during the broadcast (for example, instant messages).
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Video
- Camera/video input: enable or disable the camera feature for your calls.
- Camera source: the video device to be used as a camera during your broadcast.
- Send Resolution (maximum): the maximum video resolution you will send to other users. The options are Low, Medium (SD), High (HD) and Highest (Full HD). Source-Nexus Gateway will default to “Highest”.
- Receive Resolution (maximum): the maximum video resolution you will receive from other users. The options are Low, Medium (SD), High (HD) and Highest (Full HD). Source-Nexus Gateway will default to “Highest”.
- Mirror self video: horizontally mirrors your video when enabled.
- Allow picture-in-picture: toggle it on/off to watch your Source-Nexus Gateway session on a floating window.
- Background blur: enable this feature to have a slight or full blur behind your video to obscure any unwanted objects on your background.
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General
- Display name: the name displayed in the participants list to other users in the broadcast. This will not have an impact on the display name you have configured in the user dashboard.
- Enter the new pass key: allows broadcasters to set a new passkey before or during broadcasts. The passkey must have a minimum of 4 alphanumeric characters and up to 50.
- Change the pass key button: confirms the new passkey. Closing the Chat Settings window without clicking it will not save the new value.
Source-Nexus Gateway - Viewer Settings
After logging into the Source-Nexus Gateway, hosts reach a “Chat Settings” screen with the following settings:
- Display name: the name displayed in the participants list to other users in the broadcast. This will not have an impact on the display name you have configured in the user dashboard.
- Camera: the video device to be used as a camera during your broadcast.
- Background blur: enable this feature to have a slight or full blur behind your video to obscure any unwanted objects on your background.
- Microphone: the audio device used as a microphone, for your users to hear you.
- Use original audio (HQ): enable original audio for high-quality stereo audio (mono only when using Source-Nexus Free). It is recommended to use headphones to prevent audio feedback.
- Speaker: the audio device to be used to hear back any sound from the broadcast.
- Test button: the test button will play a sound to ensure that the speakers are correctly configured.
Clicking on the “Show All Settings” enables the following additional settings:
-
Audio
- Microphone: the audio device used as a microphone, for your users to hear you.
- Microphone fader. When “Use original audio (HQ)” is on, you will see an “HQ” indicator next to the microphone fader.
- Speaker: the audio device to be used to hear back any sound from the broadcast.
- Test button: the test button will play a sound to ensure that the speakers are correctly configured.
- Use original audio (HQ): enable original audio for high-quality stereo audio (mono only when using Source-Nexus Free). It is recommended to use headphones to prevent audio feedback.
- Push to talk: shows or hides the “Push spacebar to talk” (push-to-talk or talkback mode) button during broadcasts. This will allow your connection partner(s) to hear you, and is an alternative to manually clicking the mute button.
- Sound notifications: mutes/unmutes any notifications received during the broadcast (for example, instant messages).
-
Video
- Camera/video input: enable or disable the camera feature for your calls.
- Camera source: the video device to be used as a camera during your broadcast.
- Send Resolution (maximum): the maximum video resolution you will send to other users. The options are Low, Medium (SD), High (HD) and Highest (Full HD). Source-Nexus Gateway will default to “Highest”.
- Receive Resolution (maximum): the maximum video resolution you will receive from other users. The options are Low, Medium (SD), High (HD) and Highest (Full HD). Source-Nexus Gateway will default to “Highest”.
- Mirror self video: horizontally mirrors your video when enabled.
- Allow picture-in-picture: toggle it on/off to watch your Source-Nexus Gateway session on a floating window.
- Background blur: enable this feature to have a slight or full blur behind your video to obscure any unwanted objects on your background.
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General
- Display name: the name displayed in the participants list to other users in the broadcast. This will not have an impact on the display name you have configured in the user dashboard.
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