Meeting Room Hybrid Conference Systems Meeting Owl and Kandao Meeting 360

The CIT HelpDesk provides Meeting Owl Pro and Kandao Meeting 360 camera systems for hybrid campus meetings. These intelligent 360-degree devices automatically track, focus on, and frame active speakers, feeding dynamic audio and video seamlessly into platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

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Before You Start

  • Determine which system you would prefer to use, and borrow it from the CIT HelpDesk in Milne Library.
  • Make sure you have the appropriate cables for the system:
    • USB Type A to USB Micro B cable.
    • Power Supply.
    • USB Type A to Type C adapter if required.
    • Extension cord for power, depending on outlet location.

Using the Meeting Owl Pro

  • Plug the USB cable into the base of the Owl and the other end into your computer.

    image of owl and where to plug in the usb and power cables

  • Plug in the power adapter and wait until the Owl’s eyes stop pulsing and you hear a hoot sound.
  • Start your Teams Meeting.
  • Select the appropriate device in your Microsoft Teams Meeting:
    • Click on the 3-Dots More menu, select Settings, and then select Device Settings.

      image showing three dots, settings and device settings in teams meeting

    • In the Device Settings menu, Select **Meeting Owl Pro** in the Audio Devices drop down. This should set the Microphone and Speaker to the correct Echo Cancelling Speakerphone Meeting Owl setting. Then select **Meeting Owl Pro** in the Camera drop down.

      image of the device settings menu selecting the meeting owl and the audio options

  • On a Windows Laptop, press the Windows Key + P to bring up the Project Menu where you can choose Duplicate or Extend as needed.
  • On a MacOS laptop, the Screen Mirroring settings can be found in the Control Center.
  • Drag the Teams meeting window to the Projector or TV and keep your remaining application windows isolated on your laptop display.

Using the Kandao Meeting 360

Image of youtube video for using Kandao

Note: The linked video tutorial highlights configuration layouts for Microphone, Speaker, and Camera controls natively inside Zoom. Microsoft Teams settings mirror this setup workflow entirely; simply identify and select Kandao Meeting 360 inside all primary configuration dropdown selectors.

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