Vidaoo

Requirements

The XCALLY Motion server uses the following TCP ports: 

• 443

The tested as compatible browsers are:

• Google Chrome (recommended 30+) 
• Firefox (recommended 27+)

General Architecture and Features

The XCALLY Motion VIDAOO Video Web application architecture is designed to provide:

1. Smart Video Routing Management to your Customer Care Agents, according to Queue distribution and Skills
2. Strong security
3. Easy configuration

How it works

There are two scenarios in which the solution VIDAOO can be used:

SCENARIO 1  

The Customers can engage a Video Communication Session with the Agent using a simple Web browser button (on PC, Mobile, Kiosk, etc.), like in the following examples:

In order to activate the Web browser button, follow these steps: 

1. Create the Web Browser Button 

   • Activate the web project

   • Check and edit parameters

2. Authenticate on VIDAOO

3. Connect XCALLY to VIDAOO

   • Create an OpenChannel Account

   • Associate the Agents to the OpenChannel Account

4. Track the video call route

   • Create a Webhook automation

   • Notify Agents of incoming video call

Create the Web Browser Button

Activate the web project 

The web button is able to connect the website and VIDAOO using a web project, through the API. In order to create the web button or a more complete contact form with the web button  on the specific website, you need to edit your website code.

• Download the web project Vidaoo-contact form:

The project is based on: 

HTML (HyperText Markup Language)- standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. 

Java- high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language that is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)- style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML.

PHP- server side scripting language embedded in HTML, used for programming dynamic web pages. 

• Drag the Vidaoo-contact form project into the domain directory (a server host supporting HTML and PHP is needed)

Check and edit parameters

The PHP file is responsible for making the API request. For the purpose of successfully activating and editing the request, check the parameters in the PHP directory. 

• You have the possibility to edit the Contact Form with the web button, choosing and personalizing the fields shown to the Customer 

• You have the possibility to edit the string $data in vidaoo.php, setting various fields of the meeting session

For example:

- 'topic' is the topic of the meeting (i.e. MY_WEBSITE), which appears  also in the video call session and in VIDAOO reports.

- 'metadata' are video call data in JSON format useful for VIDAOO automations. 

Authenticate on VIDAOO

The API links the website to the VIDAOO solution, to which we must have access. So, you need to authenticate your account VIDAOO on the web project, inserting your API KEY.  

• Login into VIDAOO. Check here VIDAOO documentation. 
• Create a role with customized permissions (i.e. you can create the "Clicktocall" role only to generate and manage meetings) 

• Create a user, associating the customized role (i.e. you can create a user "Clicktocall" dedicated to the web project)

• Generate the token connected to the new user, clicking on the key button and then create the API token

• Copy the token

• Move to the Vidaoo-contact form web project
• Paste the token in the PHP directory string 'X-APIKEY', aimed at having your authentication done

Connect XCALLY to VIDAOO

The Customer can now click a button and generate a video call (VIDAOO Quick Meeting).   

In order to let Agents receive notifications and answer the video call, you have to connect XCALLY to the VIDAOO project: 

• Create an OpenChannel Account (i.e. Clicktocall Vidaoo)

• Add agents to the new OpenChannel Account to associate specific Agents to VIDAOO account and manage the video call

Track the video call route

Create a Webhook automation

• From the XCALLY new OpenChannel Account, copy the URL included in the Receive URL section. This URL will be fundamental to create an XCALLY webhook from VIDAOO.

• Move to VIDAOO
• Create an XCALLY webhook automation : When the Customer clicks on the web button, the Agent receives a notification and can join the video call.  
• Select the condition when: a meeting is created

• Among the Actions, select the XCALLY Webhook 
• In the field Url, paste the URL included in the Receive URL section of the XCALLY Openchannel Account
• You can also customize your webhook, according to your needs

Notify Agents of incoming video call

• When the Customer click on the web button, the Agents belonging to the VIDAOO OpenChannel Account receive the notification of a video request on XCALLY Motion Omni Desktop Interface

• When one of the Agents accepts the interaction, he/she finds the video session link

• After entering the link, the session is established and the VIDAOO meeting starts!

SCENARIO 2

The VIDAOO Session can be activated by the Agent with a Customer during a Chat interaction.  

Clicking on Start Video Call a web link to join a video call is generated. 

• The VIDAOO link is shown to the Agent (in the interaction form):

• Simultaneously, the Customer receives the VIDAOO link and is invited to participate:

Please note: 

• The Vidaoo feature is available only if the Administrator has configured the Video option for the specific Chat Website.
• The number of available sessions set for your Account on Vidaoo must not be exceeded. 

Video call Overview 

When entering the VIDAOO meeting following Scenario 1 or Scenario 2, the video call can be managed in a very simple and intuitive way. 

Below, a brief overview of the video call is presented. Click here for further reading.