{"id":315,"date":"2023-10-12T07:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T07:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=315"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:06:22","slug":"webclient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/","title":{"rendered":"Webclient of alfaview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can use the webclient of alfaview instead of installing the app, if the room administration has enabled this feature. The browsers <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong> and <strong>Firefox<\/strong> are currently supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#join-with-an-invitation-link\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#join-with-an-invitation-link\">Join with an invitation link<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#join-with-a-user-account\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#join-with-a-user-account\">Join with a user account<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#camera-microphone-and-screen-share-permissions-in-google-chrome-microsoft-edge-and-firefox\">Camera, microphone and screen share permissions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#camera-microphone-and-screen-recording-permissions-on-macos\">Camera, microphone and screen recording permissions on macOS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>The webclient of alfaview is not supported on mobile devices. <a href=\"\/en\/first-steps\/getting-started\/installation-linux-mobile\/\">Install the app<\/a> in the Play Store or App Store to use alfaview on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"join-with-an-invitation-link\">Join with an invitation link<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/first-steps\/getting-started\/webclient\/#as-a-guest\"><\/a><a href=\"#join-with-an-invitation-link\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please click on the invitation link you received. Alternatively, you can copy the full link and paste it into your web browser\u2019s address bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your name in the text field if it has not been predefined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Join with browser<\/button> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirm the legal notices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Join<\/button> button. You will now be forwarded to your selected alfaview room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient_en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient_en-1.png\" alt=\"Join the alfaview room as a guest. Here you can enter your name and decide whether you want to join using the app or the web client.\" class=\"wp-image-9645\" style=\"width:250px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient_en-1.png 780w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient_en-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient_en-1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Join an alfaview room as a guest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p><strong>When starting the Webclient for the first time, the following steps must also be observed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please grant your browser permission to access your camera and microphone while using alfaview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional permissions are required for screen share on Apple macOS devices. For more information and a guide on enabling permissions, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/miscellaneous\/webclient\/#camera-microphone-and-screen-recording-permissions-on-macos\">Camera, microphone and screen recording permissions on macOS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"join-with-a-user-account\">Join with a user account<a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/first-steps\/getting-started\/webclient\/#with-a-user-account\"><\/a><a href=\"#join-with-a-user-account\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/webclient.alfaview.com\/\">web client page<\/a> using your email address and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can now see the start page. It displays a list of all alfaview rooms that you have access to, as well as a list of all meetings that you have created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To join an alfaview room or a meeting, click the <button class=\"av-button av-button--primary\">Join<\/button> button next to the room or meeting name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-sign-in_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-sign-in_en.png\" alt=\"Login screen in the web client\" class=\"wp-image-9647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-sign-in_en.png 1000w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-sign-in_en-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-sign-in_en-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Login screen <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p>Alternatively, you can log in on the administration page. Click the grey <button class=\"av-button av-button--default\">Join with browser<\/button> button on the start page to access the list of alfaview rooms and meetings in the Webclient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"camera-microphone-and-screen-share-permissions-in-google-chrome-microsoft-edge-and-firefox\">Camera, microphone and screen share permissions in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox<a href=\"#camera-microphone-and-screen-share-permissions-in-google-chrome-microsoft-edge-and-firefox\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When you start the Webclient for the first time, your browser will request access to the camera and microphone. Please confirm this request to be able to use all functions of alfaview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox, no additional authorization is required to start a screen transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-camera-mirophone-allowed_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-camera-mirophone-allowed_en.png\" alt=\"When you start the web client for the first time, you will be asked to grant access to the camera and microphone.\" class=\"wp-image-9649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-camera-mirophone-allowed_en.png 1000w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-camera-mirophone-allowed_en-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/alfaview_webclient-camera-mirophone-allowed_en-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Browser permission for camera and microphone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"camera-microphone-and-screen-recording-permissions-on-macos\">Camera, microphone and screen recording permissions on macOS<a href=\"#camera-microphone-and-screen-recording-permissions-on-macos\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>When you launch the Webclient on macOS for the first time, you will be prompted to allow access to the camera and microphone. The approval is required in order to transfer video and sound to the other participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These approvals can be revoked at any time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To do this, go to the System Preferences, click on <strong>Privacy &amp; Security<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click on either <strong>Camera<\/strong>, <strong>Microphone<\/strong> or <strong>Screen &amp; System Audio Recording<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To prevent access to the camera or microphone, the switch next to the icon of your preferred browser icon must be disabled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If access is denied, the prompt to allow access again will reappear every time your browser tries to use the camera or microphone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approval of Accessibility is required if the Push-To-Talk (PTT) feature is used. Just like the approval for microphone and camera, this can also be revoked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en-1024x823.png\" alt=\"On macOS, alfaview's permission to use the camera and microphone can be revoked or granted in the system settings.\" class=\"wp-image-7613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en-768x617.png 768w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en-1536x1234.png 1536w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings-camera_en.png 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allow camera access on macOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-1024x823.png\" alt=\"On macOS, alfaview can be granted or denied permission to use screen sharing in the system settings.\" class=\"wp-image-7615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-1024x823.png 1024w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-768x617.png 768w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en-1536x1234.png 1536w, https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfaview_macos-settings_recording_en.png 1670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Allow screen share on macOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about how to join an alfaview room using the web client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":597,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10973,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions\/10973"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}