Last updated by crashtest_ on Thu, 2008-05-22 15:38
Introduction
Here are the basics you need to use TeamSpeak for teachers. You don't need TeamSpeak at all if you are just listening to a lesson. Note: I wrote these up using the TeamSpeex Mac client so I don't know if there are differences in the other clients. If so, this is a wiki, so please add them.
Connecting via a URL
Paste this address into your Firefox or IE address bar and hopefully it will ask to launch the TeamSpeak client: teamspeak://webavant.com:8768
If launched in this way in Windows, it will connect to the server automatically, otherwise, when it launches, click "connect".
Connecting directly within the client
Alternatively you can set up the connection directly in TeamSpeak by clicking Quick Connect (do not use Connect in TeamSpeak, it will take you to a server browser) and enter webavant.com:8768 into the Server Address field. Pick a nickname you would like to be known by, preferrably the same one you use in IRC, and leave the password field and Login Name blank.
Click "connect"
Register your account with the server
For TeamSpeex users, once connected, go to Server > Register Player with Server and enter in the Login name and Password you wish to use. If that doesn't work for you, ask one of the admins (they're the ones with the SA tag) to grant you some registration rights.
For Windows TeamSpeak users, once connected, go to Self > Register With Server and enter in the Login Name, Password and Password again.
Disconnect and then reconnect, this time make sure to give yourself a nickname (so you are easily identified on the participant list) and select the Registered radio button. Fill in your Login name and Password, then Connect.
Becoming "Voiced"
(If we have a non-Mac user that can moderate and give voice then that should be all that's needed. If not, then an existing Admin (SA) will need to make you an Admin for the duration of the lesson so you can have voice.)
In TeamSpeak you can also go to Self > Request Voice, enter your reason for wanting voice, and your request will then be noted and an admin will be alerted to the fact that you want voice.
Check your Push-To-Talk settings
The default setting to speak in TeamSpeex uses push-to-talk (PTT) which means you need to hold down a key on your keyboard in order to be heard (in TeamSpeak, the default is Voice Activated). Since you are the only person speaking you should turn on Voice Activation to avoid the PTT hassle. Go to TeamSpeak Preferences > Voice Activation and check the box. The slider determines the noise level threshold that activation will pick up. Move it all the way to the left so that TeamSpeak doesn't try to mute your mic whenever you talk a little quieter than normal.
Also make sure your Input and Output devices are set correctly under TeamSpeak Preferences > Audio.
Saving Your Connection - TeamSpeak Only
In TeamSpeak, you can save your connection by selecting Connection > Connect. In the Connect to Server dialog, right-click on the word "Servers" and select Add Server. Use the following information to complete the form:
- Label: Drupal Dojo
- Server Address: webavant.com:8768
- Nickname: (enter your nickname)
- Allow server to assign a nickname: (leave unchecked)
- Anonymous or Registered: Registered (if you have registered using the above instructions)
- Login Name: (the name you registered with)
- User Password: (the password you registered with)
- Auto-Reconnect: (your choice)
- Default Channel: Drupal Dojo
- Default Subchannel: (leave blank)
- Channel Password: (leave blank)
There is no need to save, it saves your settings automatically. When you are finished, click "Connect." Subsequent visits to Drupal Dojo TS channel are accomplished by opening TeamSpeak, selecting Connection > Connect choosing the Drupal Dojo server, and clicking "Connect."