MC856756: Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows: Native PTZ controls

Announcement IDMC856756Published Date08-09-2024
ServicemicrosoftteamsLast Updated08-09-2024
CategoryStay informedExpiration Date12-27-2024
Roadmap ID409534Action Required by Date
TagsAdmin impact, New feature, User impact


Summary
                Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support native PTZ camera controls, with rollout starting mid-September 2024. This feature will be on by default but can be toggled in Admin Settings. No admin action is required before the rollout. Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 409534.


More Information

Microsoft Teams Rooms on Windows will soon support native PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) controls for cameras capable of supporting PTZ controls. The PTZ controls will appear in the Camera settings pop-up menu when the Enhanced Framing toggle is set to off.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out mid-September 2024 and expect to complete by late September 2024.

General Availability (GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out early October 2024 and expect to complete by early November 2024.

How this will affect your organization:

Before this rollout: Native PTZ controls are not displayed in Camera settings pop-up menus for PTZ-capable cameras.

After this rollout: Admins will be able to toggle this feature for each Teams Rooms on Windows in the device's Admin Settings for Peripherals. This setting will be on by default.

Local PTZ controls in the Camera settings pop-up menu for supported cameras when Enhanced Framing is disabled:

Local PTZ controls

Users in a Teams Rooms on Windows with a PTZ-capable camera connected will see PTZ controls in the Camera settings pop-up menu.

Admin toggle for the local PTZ control in Settings > Peripherals:

Admin toggle for the local PTZ control

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this new capability and update any supporting documentation for your users.

Before rollout, we will update this post with revised documentation.

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