Google Meet: Setting up the Mic & Camera

Overview

     Google Hangouts Meet is a great way to host a video conference with anybody around the world. Faculty, Staff, and Students have access to G Suite for Education. This means up to 50 people can be in the video conference.  [ people in the room + up to 50 people online).  Most modern Laptops and mobile devices have cameras and mics built into them. If you are using a Desktop computer, then you will likely need to plug in some type of camera and microphone to participate in the video conference (the conference can be joined with audio only using a mic/microphone if no camera is available).

Before a meeting

Before you join a Google Meet meeting, you can use the green room self-check to check your appearance and audio.

1. On your computer, go to Google Meet.
2. Select the meeting that you want to join.
3. Before you join the meeting, at the bottom of your preview tile, you’ll find your peripheral devices, such as mic, speaker, and camera.
4. To change your peripheral, click the dropdown arrow and select your preferred device.
   • You can also click More options  at the top right of your preview tile  Settings  and select Audio  or Video .
5. To check your audio and video, at the bottom of the preview tile:
   • To test your microphone, click Microphone  and speak.
     • If the mic bar moves, your mic works.
   • To test your speaker, click Speaker   Test speakers .
     • If you hear a test sound, your speaker works.
   • To test your camera, click Camera .
     • If you see your video in the preview tile, your camera works.
6. When ready to join the meeting, click Join now.

7. 

   During a meeting

   Adjust your audio & video peripherals

   You can adjust your microphone, camera, and speaker in a meeting.

   Adjust your speaker & microphone

   Important: When you use mismatched microphone and external speaker devices, it might cause an echo.

8. When you’re in a meeting, next to the microphone icon , click the Arrow . A pop-up displays for your audio devices.
9. To change your microphone, on the microphone ​, click the Drop down arrow .
   • If the mic bar moves, your mic works.
10. To change your speaker, on the speaker  , click the Drop down arrow .
    1. To test your speaker, click Speaker   Test Speakers .
    2. If you hear a test sound, your speaker works.

11. Adjust your camera settings

12. When you’re in a meeting, next to the Camera , click the arrow  . A pop-up displays for your camera device.
13. To change your camera, click the drop down arrow  within the pop-up.
14. To adjust audio and video settings, select More options   Settings .
    1. Audio settings:
       1. In the settings panel, click Audio.
       2. Change your microphone and speakers settings.
    2. Video settings:
       1. In the settings panel, click Video.
       2. Change your video settings.

Need Help?

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