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Learn how to work together with your team via Fuzor's Peer-to-Peer collaboration tools.

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titlePeer-to-Peer Collaboration
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Peer-to-Peer collaboration

allows a user to host a project that other users can join to collaborate.

There is no set limit for how many users you can have in a collaboration session. All collaborators must have a unique viewer key or a license.

The Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Tool is located in the Collaboration Tab of the Fuzor App Menu. Using the Peer-to-Peer Collaboration method you can either join or Host using a number of connection methods.

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Hosting Collaboration Sessions

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Once a session has been hosted with the Internet Peer-To-Peer mode the Session code is located in the top of the Peer-to-Peer collaboration menu.

To connect to an Internet Connection Fuzor must be able to communicate with uswest.kalloctech.com using HTTPS port 443.

Fuzor connects to a Direct IP or LAN session using UPD Port 45204 and TCP port 45205.

the Fuzor Collaboration Invite App allows you to send collaboration invites by email.

To Add a recipient, click the Add recipient button.

To edit the email address double click the text or select the edit button.

To remove a recipient, from the list click the trash can.

The Meeting Notes text box adds some meeting notes to the invite message.

The Send button sends the invites.

The Cancel button will cancel this action.

For All Peer-to-Peer collaboration types The Peer-To-Peer window will display a list of connected users. When a collaborator joins you can give control over to that collaborator by clicking the green circle next to their name. If in free roam mode you can always teleport to any of the other collaborators by clicking their name in the list. The other text box will display chat messages that can be sent via the text box below it. To keep track of your collaborations it is sometimes useful to generate a report. This can be done using the Generate Report button. A report includes any changes or annotations made during the collaboration as well as chat messages and collaborators joining and leaving.

opens a menu for you to control your audio preferences.

The Tour Guide radio button forces clients to follow the host's avatar when in avatar mode.

The Free Roaming radio button allows clients to control their own avatar and navigate the scene on their own.

As a collaborator you can Edit your scene just as you would in Fuzor normally. However, the changes you have made will not be displayed to other collaborators unless you are the presenter. Annotations will be updated to all other collaborators as soon as they have been made. This is a great way to visually communicate while collaborating

Borrowing Network Licenses

This section demonstrates how to borrow a network license.

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If you installed Fuzor with a network license you have the option to reserve that license for a period of time using the Borrow Network License App. The Borrow Network License App is located in the Collaboration tab of the Fuzor App Menu. To borrow a network license, enter the amount of time you wish to borrow the license for into the textbox. The amount of time is measured in hours. You can enter decimals if the desired time is less than an hour. The Borrow License button will bring up a dialog box ensuring that you want to borrow the license and warning that this is irreversible. To proceed with this operation, select Yes. Once the license is borrowed the Borrow Network License app will display the amount of time that is left until specified time has elapsed. When the duration is complete you will be prompted with the Licensed is expired dialog box. Fuzor will exit however you will still be able to use the network license as normal after restarting.

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Collaboration Audio Preferences

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