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New Updates for Zoom Rooms for Mac Follow

Upcoming Release

Details about upcoming releases will be posted as they become available.

September 24, 2018 Version TBD

New and Enhanced Features

  • In Meeting Features
    • Multiple Content Sharing within a Zoom Room
      Multiple screens can now be shared and viewed in a Zoom Room simultaneously via share.zoom.us. This needs to be enabled by an account owner or admin.
    • Dial Personal Link from a Zoom Room
      The Zoom Room controller now supports entering a personal link, in place of a meeting ID, to join a personal meeting room.
    • View Number of Participants in a Meeting
      The Zoom Rooms display will now show the total number of meeting participants in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
    • Follow Host View during a Webinar
      Zoom Rooms now supports the setting to follow the host’s view during a webinar, displaying either gallery view or active speaker depending on the host’s settings.
    • Microphone Testing
      On the Zoom Rooms Controller, users can start a microphone test. They will speak and wait for the playback to check if there are any issues with the audio.
    • Additional control of PTZ functionality for some camera models
    • Direct Share Improvements
    • Improvements to Recording Notifications
  • Management Features
    • Automatic Operating System Setup
      When configuring a new room, the Zoom Room admin now has the option to automatically modify the computer operating system settings to optimize for Zoom Rooms.
    • Reboot Zoom Rooms computers from the Web Portal and Dashboard
      Account owners and admins can now reboot Mac and PC Zoom Rooms computers from the web portal.
    • Support for Additional Authentication Methods for Calendar Integration
      When setting up calendar integration for an individual or Zoom Rooms, account owners and admins now have the additional options of connecting their Office 365 account via OAuth or utilizing account impersonation to configure their Office 365 or Exchange integration.
    • Digital Signage Enhancements
      Account owners and admins now have additional control of the Digital Signage schedule and video playback. Digital Signage also now supports higher resolution files and larger file sizes.
    • MacOS 10.14 support
    • Mac 64-bit support

Resolved issues

  • Some Users Unable to Share Audio within a Zoom Room
  • Minor bug fixes

Current Release

July 1, 2018 Version 4.1.27694.0702

New and Enhanced Features

  • Zoom Rooms In-meeting features
    • One click to join a meeting hosted on a Third-Party Meeting Service
      Users can schedule a Zoom Room with Skype for Business, WebEx or GoToMeeting and the Zoom Room will show a button to join the audio conference with one click. This may be useful for companies migrating to Zoom from other video conferencing solutions or who work with vendors and customers who use 3rd party meeting services. This feature requires callout and must be enabled by Zoom support.
    • Support for additional languages
      Zoom Rooms now supports French, Japanese, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Russian.
    • On-Premise Cloud Recording Email Collection
      If enabled, Zoom Rooms in an On-Premise configuration will prompt users to enter their email address when starting a recording.
    • Warning Messages for Performance or Network Issues
    • Improvements to the in-meeting H.323/SIP call-out list
  • Zoom Rooms Management features
    • Check-in to a Zoom Room
      The check-in feature helps maximize your room utilization. When this option is turned on, users must start the scheduled Zoom meeting or check-in to keep a room reservation. If user does not check-in within a configurable number of minutes after the scheduled start time, the room is released from the scheduled meeting and available for other users to use. Zoom Rooms activity such as starting a scheduled meeting, starting an instant meeting, making a phone call, and starting a screen share count as checking-in and do not require checking in separately. This feature can be configured on the Zoom web portal.
    • Improved Zoom Room Alerts
  • Peripheral Device Support
    • Polycom Trio Support
      Polycom Trio can function as the controller and audio device in a Zoom Room. This requires the latest Polycom Trio firmware which can be downloaded from Polycom.
    • Exchange and O365 integration with Alexa
      For Zoom Rooms with the Exchange or O365 calendar integration, you can now use Alexa.
    • Camera preset support for Marshall CV610-U2 camera
    • Support for Behringer UMC1820 & UMC404HD
    • Support for camera presets on Logitech Meetup and Logitech Rally camera

Resolved Issues

  • Optimized performance of HDMI capture devices
  • Minor Bug Fixes

Previous Releases

May 20, 2018 Version 4.1.24665.0514

New and Enhanced Features

  • Better Visibility of Zoom Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

Resolved Issues

  • Minor Bug Fixes

March 18, 2018: Zoom Rooms for Mac Version 4.1.22620.0316

  • Optimized Digital Signage and Magewell content share performance
  • Other minor bug fixes

February 6, 2018: Zoom Rooms for Mac: Version 4.1.20278.0206

New and enhanced features

Digital Signage

  • Display content on Zoom Rooms screens
    Use the screens in your Zoom Rooms to display static or dynamic content when the rooms are not being used for meetings. This is configured on the Zoom Rooms page of the Zoom web portal. In addition, you can create a Digital Signage Only room that will not be used for meetings, but instead will continuously display digital signage content.

In-meeting Features

  • Integration with Amazon Alexa 
    Participants in Zoom Rooms can start, join, and end Zoom meetings by speaking to Alexa. You can configure Amazon Echo devices with the Zoom for Alexa skill, and then deploy them into new or existing Zoom Rooms across your organization.
  • Switch between shared content and speaker mode
    In Zoom Rooms with a single screen, you can switch between shared content and the video of the active speaker. Tap Advanced (beneath the Change View button) to access this setting in the Advanced Settings dialog.
  • Save/restore manually selected speaker volume 
    After exiting a meeting, the speaker volume is restored to the value that was set by the administrator.
  • Camera sharing in Zoom Rooms 
    If you have multiple cameras connected to your Zoom Rooms, you can display the video from one camera while sharing content from a different camera. During a meeting, tap the Share Content or Camera button, then choose a camera. This allows two video streams at once from your Zoom Room.

Management Features

  • Simplified Zoom Rooms setup
    After you install the Zoom Rooms software on a Mac or Windows computer, the screen displays a pairing code that you can enter into a Zoom Room controller to automatically connect it to the Zoom Room. In addition, each time you add a room, an activation code is generated, and you can generate an activation code for an existing room on the Zoom Rooms page of the web portal. Enter this activation code on the Zoom Room controller to register the device without the need to sign in with administrator credentials. The activation code is included in the table of room information for each page in the Location Directory.
  • Zoom Rooms Automation API
    This API allows external systems to control Zoom Rooms. Complete the form to apply for this limited availability feature.
  • Warning when using bluetooth for audio
    To prevent audio issues, if your room includes only one type of bluetooth device (either a speaker or a microphone), the Zoom Rooms screen displays a warning message stating that bluetooth devices must be paired together. The warning messages are configured on the Alert Settings tab of the Edit Room page on the Zoom web portal. Note that using bluetooth devices in Zoom Rooms is not recommended.
  • Option for using passcode to exit a Zoom room 
    The Require Code to Exit setting lets you specify whether users need to enter a code in order to exit Zoom Rooms.

Peripheral Device Support

  • Logitech GROUP camera (latest version) support 
  • Logitech Screen Share (HDMI/USB adapter) support

Resolved Issues

  • The performance of Zoom Rooms has been enhanced when the event includes a large number of participants. 
  • To prevent performance issues during screen sharing, the resolution of TVs is adjusted automatically to 1080p. 
  • Additional minor bug fixes.

July 30, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac: Version 4.0.40888.0730

Resolved Issues

  • A workaround has been implemented for an audio issue that sometimes occurred when using a Revolabs speakerphone and USB extender on a Mac running MacOS 10.12.4 or 10.12.5. This workaround has been tested with the following USB extenders:
    • Gefen USB 2.0 LR Extender R
    • Icron USB 2.0 Ranger model 2304 CAT 5e Extender
    • StarTech.com USB 2001EXT2
    See Audio Quality Issues with Certain USB Extenders on Zoom Rooms for Mac for additional details.
  • After you sign into the Zoom Rooms computer, the list of rooms you can choose includes both the room name and the calendar resource name assigned to the room.
  • Minor bug fixes.

July 2, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac: Version 4.0.37666.0630

Change to an Existing Feature

  • Simplified Microphone settings
    A single Software Audio Processing setting replaces the settings for Software Echo Cancellation and Automatically Adjust Mic Level. Each microphone volume is automatically saved if it has been changed from default.

New and Enhanced Features

  • Zoom Rooms Scheduling Display
    A new mode in the Zoom Rooms app configures your iPad tablet as a simple and convenient tool that displays and schedules meetings. Run the iPad app in Scheduling Display mode and position the tablet directly outside of the Zoom Room to display room availability and allow a room to be be reserved.
    • Display Zoom Rooms availability from outside of the room
      Position an iPad on the wall outside of a Zoom Room. The top portion of the tablet displays information about upcoming meetings scheduled for the room, while the bottom portion prominently shows whether the room is currently occupied or available.
    • Instantly schedule meetings for Zoom Rooms
      Use the Reserve button on the Scheduling Display to schedule your own meeting during a time period when the Zoom Room is free. Both the Scheduling Display and the Zoom Room calendar instantly show the new meeting, preventing others from double-booking the room.

      Details about the iPad that runs the Zoom Rooms Scheduling Display are available in the Devices tab for the room on the Zoom website.
  • Zoom Rooms In-meeting features
    • Choose a Thumbnail, Gallery, or Speaker video layout
      The new Thumbnail layout combines the speaker view with a scaled down gallery view. In this layout, a single row of thumbnails containing the most recent speakers displays below a large view of the currently active speaker. Tap the name of the current view on the iPad controller to switch among the layout choices.
    • Improved Gallery View image quality
      Improved image quality is available for Gallery View on a Mac running an i7 or Xeon type CPU with 1 or 2 screens. This feature is not available when screen share is in use with a Mac Mini using dual screens.
    • Improved speaker visibility in Gallery View
      The speaker’s video is moved to the Gallery View page that you are currently viewing in the room.
    • Switch to a specific active camera
      If more than two cameras are available in the Zoom Room, you can dynamically choose which camera is active by choosing the camera from a list. Tap Switch Camera to display the list of available cameras and then tap the one you want to use.
    • Multiple MXL USB microphone support
      When multiple MXL microphones are available in a Zoom Room, they are merged into a single entity and managed together. The room automatically detects which microphone needs to be active at a particular time. Using multiple microphones is particularly useful in large rooms where a single microphone might not detect the sounds from all parts of the room.
    • Support for additional devices for HDMI Sharing
      The following HDMI-USB devices now support audio and video sharing in Zoom Rooms:
      • Magewell USB Capture HDMI Gen 2
      • Magewell USB Capture HDMI Plus
  • Zoom Rooms Controller features
    • Control PanaCast Intelligent Zoom
      If you have the Intelligent Zoom feature enabled for a PanaCast camera, the Camera settings in the controller includes an option for Intelligent Zoom. If you enable this option, the camera zooms in and out to include all of the people in the room.
    • Reduce excessive sound reverberation
      In highly reverberant rooms, you can reduce the echo in the room for remote participants by enabling the Reduce excessive sound reverberation setting..
  • Zoom Rooms Management feature
    • Disable devices alerts from appearing on the screen
      The Alert Settings tab lets you specify that peripheral device alerts do not appear on Zoom Rooms screens. For example, if you disconnect the camera and microphone, to use the room for displaying rather than presenting content, the room does not display an alert that these peripherals are disconnected. Configure the alert settings in the Alert Settings tab of the Edit Room page. To access this tab, sign into your Zoom account and click Zoom Rooms, then click the room name. Click the Edit button next to the room name to display the Edit Room page for the room, then click the Alert Settings tab at the top of that page.
    • Automatically start and stop scheduled meetings in Zoom Rooms
      You can specify that meetings in Zoom Rooms follow the Google or Microsoft calendar associated with the room. These meetings start automatically at the start time in the calendar and stop at the end time.
    • Hide or show sharing instructions on the screen
      You can enable or disable the option Hide share instruction from TV. If you enable this option, instructions for how to display your laptop are never shown on the TV.
    • Simplified Zoom Rooms Calendar integration
      Beginning July 8, the process to integrate a calendar into Zoom Rooms will be simplified. You can now easily link your calendar system (Google or Microsoft) on the Calendar Integration page (under Zoom Rooms) and then assign individual room calendars to Zoom Rooms at any time. Additionally, when adding a new room, you only need to enter a unique room name in order to make the room available to your account and you can add the calendar later.
  • Minor enhancements
  • Bug fixes

April 16, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac: Version 4.0.29587.0412

  • Improved Google login 
    Google has enhanced the login process, and in the latest version of Zoom Rooms, logging in through Google takes advantage of these enhancements. 
    Important: If you log in using Google, you must upgrade the Zoom Rooms software before April 20.
  • Minor bug fixes

March 2, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac:  Version 4.0.24950.0223

New and Enhanced Features

  • Zoom Room Management features
    • Control cloud recording for instant meetings
      Enable or disable the Start Recording button for meetings started from the "Meet Now" button on the Zoom Rooms controller. 
    • Transform all meetings to private
      Choose this option to immediately mask the display of upcoming meeting topics from Zoom Rooms screens. This can be done at the account level, the room level, or at any intermediate level in the hierarchy. The screens show either “<MeetingOrganizer_Name’s> Meeting” or “Private Meeting” instead of the original meeting topic. 
    • Hide host and meeting ID from private meetings
      If this feature is enabled, private meetings do not show the host name or meeting ID on the controller or the Zoom Room screen. Individuals can join a private meeting from a Zoom Room by clicking the Start button, even though they cannot see the host or meeting ID. This feature is available for iPad controllers only.
  • Zoom Room In-meeting feature
    • Camera presets
      The Camera Control option includes three buttons that can be used to return a camera to a specific preset position. You do not need a passcode to move the camera to the preset position, but you must enter the passcode to configure the presets. To configure a preset, long press a button to display a popup menu, where you can choose to save a camera position or rename the button. After a button is set, tap it to move the camera to the preset position.This is available on supported models of Logitech and AVer cameras. 
  • Zoom Rooms Controller feature
    • Improved end of meeting feedback survey flow
      Previously, if you chose the “Thumbs down” feedback option after the meeting ended, you had to select an option stating what went wrong. You can now choose the “Thumbs down” option without providing additional feedback. This is for iOS controllers only.

January 23, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac Version: 4.0.22115.0122

  • Voice command is updated to only listen to activate 10 mins prior/after of a scheduled meeting. Voice command will no longer activate a meet now (instant meeting).
  • Bug fixes

January 16, 2017: Zoom Rooms for Mac Version: 4.0.21487.0116

New and enhanced Features

  • Zoom Room Management features
    • Organize a hierarchical structure for your Zoom Rooms based on their location (such as Campus, Building, or Floor).
    • Remotely manage groups of Zoom Rooms and their associated devices.
  • Zoom Room In-meeting features

Resolved Issues

  • The HDMI Sharing dialog will now close after 5 minutes if no one is sharing.
  • Any meeting that includes a Zoom Room is never subject to the 40 minute meeting limitation, even if the host is using a free account.
  • The option to hide non-video participants in Zoom Rooms will now prevent participants not sending video from displaying on the active speaker view.

Nov 17, 2016: Zoom Rooms for Mac Version:3.6.11955.1111

Feature Enhancements: 

Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue Zoom Room Controller with proximity detection signal turned on
  • Other minor fixes

Oct 30, 2016: Zoom Rooms for Mac Version: 3.6.10620.1028

Feature Enhancements: 

Fixes:

  • Remote Zoom Rooms configurations update immediately
  • Zoom Admin with Zoom Rooms management privileges can manage Zoom Rooms
  • Camera mirroring is now saved
  • Volume control in presentation mode.
  • Zoom Room name is displayed on Airplay display list instead of computer name
  • Problem report includes Zoom Room’s main email and Zoom Room’s name
  • Improved and more user friendly Zoom Rooms alert notifications
  • Fixed low speaker volume with Logitech group and Jabra speakerphones

Jun 5, 2016  Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number:3.5.53011.0603

Feature Enhancements:

  • Customize default video or content view for 1,2 or 3 displays
  • Added option to automatically turn on AEC if selected audio devices disconnect
  • Mute/unmute sync with Logitech Connect Conference Camera
  • Alert meeting host when invite attendees is launched for locked meetings
  • Added in-meeting switch camera control (requires iPad update)
  • New UI to end or leave a meeting (requires iPad update)

Fixes

  • List meetings with no subject/topic
  • Display Airplay instructions on all displays
  • Muted microphone will stay muted when opening the microphone settings
  • Muted microphone will stay muted when switching microphone
  • Unmute Zoom Room microphones upon leave/end
  • Mute/unmute syncs with Zoom Rooms in and out of meeting
  • Display start and end time on Zoom Rooms monitor via Dashboard
  • Screen sharing instruction clears from the display when sharing ends
  • Phone attendees can no longer be made host (requires iPad update)
  • Airplay screen sharing improvements
  • Other minor fixes

Apr 11, 2016, Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.47012.0411

Feature Enhancements

  • Support for 3-screen Zoom Rooms setup.
  • Audio mute/unmute device controls with Logitech GROUP 
  • Setup Zoom Rooms displays for either 2 or 3 screens.
  • Move and resize the on-screen video thumbnail
  • Touch tone keypad entry (DTMF) support during a phone call
  • Switch a phone call to a Zoom meeting
  • Airplay or HDMI content sharing during a phone call
  • Meet Now supports a randomly generated meeting ID 
  • Configurable privacy watermark display for secure content sharing

Fixes

  • New auto login mechanism after failed login attempt
  • Display alert when a USB device is detected as not operating correctly
  • Fixed display issues when using a long name
  • Bug fixes

Feb 11, 206, Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.40334.0211

  • Search H.323/SIP room systems
  • Removed prefix 0 when dialing international numbers
  • Bug fixes

January 21, 2016 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.38660.0121

  • Enhanced auto-restart and upgrade/downgrade features
  • Enhanced audio performance when automatic gain is disabled
  • Display meeting list on TV option
  • Improved system performance (less CPU) for dual screen 
  • Zoom client can control Zoom Room's camera (iPad)
  • Optimize for full screen video sharing option (iPad)
  • Search room in room picker during setup (iPad)
  • Invite multiple attendees by email (iPad)
  • Participant list enhancements (iPad)
  • Enhanced Dashboard for selected devices and operational status
  • Bug fixes

If you are using Revolabs UC500, please also upgrade to the latest firmware 2.6.0.83 and Mac device manager 1.2.42 for speaker control and audio enhancement fixes. Firmware update for UC1000 and UC1500 will be released by Revolabs shortly. 

November 20, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.32849.1119

  • Option to turn off automatically adjust mic level
  • Bug fixes

November 6th, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.31682.1107

September 25, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.27852.0925

  • In-meeting dial out to H.323/SIP endpoint
  • In-meeting speaker volume control
  • Search offline contacts
  • Search all contacts on cloud
  • Bug fixes

September 25th, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.27852.0925

  • Fixed an issue with MacOS 10.10.x Airplay to Zoom Rooms
  • Fixed an issue after system restart
  • Fixed an issue with 250+ Zoom Rooms using Google Resource
  • Bug fixes

September 20th, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.24524.0821

  • iOS Screen Share Enhancements
    • Support for Airplay on iOS 9
  • *In-meeting H.323/SIP call out
  • *In-meeting speaker volume control slider
  • Search online/offline contacts up to 1000 locally
  • Search all contacts on cloud
  • Fixed an issue with audio failure
  • Bug fixes

Aug 24, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.24524.0821

Jul 28, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.21750.0725

  • Bug fixes

Jul 08, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.20319.0708

  • Enhanced USB audio device to minimize robotic audio
  • Enhanced XML parsing for Exchange 2007 integration

Jun 23, 2015 Zoom Rooms for Mac Version Number: 3.5.19327.0620

New Features:

Enhancements:

Mar 31, 2015 ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.12218.0330

Mar 23, 2015 ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.11548.0323

  • Bug fixes

Mar 16, 2015 ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.10841.0314

Feb 24, 2015 ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.9201.0212

  • Local Share uses share.zoom.us for wireless local presentation.
  • Bug fixes

Jan 20, 2015 ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.7389.0120

  • Bug fixes

Jan 15, 2015, ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.7098.0115

  • Fixed issue with enabling and disabling video.
  • Hide non-video thumbnails
  • Show non-video active speaker popup notification

Jan 13, 2015, ZoomPresence Version Number: 3.5.6895.0113

New Features

Enhancements

  • Meeting will not automatically end if there is an upcoming scheduled meeting

Dec 2, 2014 ZoomPresence Version Number 3.0.49040.1202

  • Added test microphone and speaker option
  • Bug fixes

Sep 21, 2014 ZoomPresence Version Number 3.0.46837.0919

  • Fixed an audio issue with concurrent speakers

Sep 16, 2014 ZoomPresence Version Number 3.0.46626.0915

  • Exit and sign-out icons will appear with mouse movement
  • Scheduled meetings will list the next meeting on top
  • Scheduled will display start/stop meeting time along with hostname
  • Settings will display version numbers
  • Bugfixes

Aug 08, 2014 ZoomPresence Version Number 3.0.45576.0809

New Features:

  • ZoomPresence on your Mac Mini with iPad control
  • Supports one or two HD screens
  • Support Google calendar integration
  • Login with Google or work email (no calendar)
  • Supports MacMini screen saver mode
  • Connect with anyone on ZoomPresence, iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, H.323/SIP room systems, telephone, and other devices
  • Up to 100 interactive participants or 1,000 view-only attendees (optional add-on)

 

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