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How to stream Microsoft Teams with ScreenCloud Broadcast
How to stream Microsoft Teams with ScreenCloud Broadcast

How to connect Microsoft Teams with ScreenCloud's live-streaming app Broadcast so that you can stream your team meetings.

Updated over a month ago

Please note that the Broadcast app and setup requires that you are on the ScreenCloud Pro or Enterprise Plan.

1. Create your streaming URL and streaming key in Broadcast

To begin, first follow the steps from How to use and manage ScreenCloud Broadcast of the ScreenCloud Broadcast: Setting Up Live Streams On Your Digital Screens guide to learn how to create your Broadcast app instance.

From this, you will have your

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Streaming URL and Streaming key ready for the broadcast connection steps for Microsoft Teams below.

2. Set your custom streaming app settings in Microsoft Teams admin

Please note that, to use Microsoft Team's Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) stream ability, you must:

  • Have the LiveStreamingMode policy turned on for your account

  • Be the meeting organizer

  • Have access to a streaming app, such as the Custom Streaming meeting app

More information can be found in Microsoft's support documentation here.

2.1. Head to your accounts Microsoft Teams admin center page. For more information on Microsoft's RTMP capabilities, please see here.

2.2. Under Meetings > Meeting Policies, turn on Live streaming and Local broadcasting

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2.3. Under Teams apps > Permission Policies, set Third-Party apps to Allow all apps.

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2.4. For an alternative solution to step 2.3., under Teams apps > Manage apps, you can set the settings for Custom Streaming (Preview) to Allowed.

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3. Set up your live stream with the Microsoft Teams application

For this step, please note that you will need first need the Microsoft Teams software or application on your desktop or device.

3.1. Get started by logging into the Microsoft Teams application on your device or desktop.

3.2. When in a Teams meeting select Apps

3.3. Search for Customised Streaming and select and save the app to the meeting

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3.4. Head back to your Broadcast app in ScreenCloud and copy the Stream URL and Streaming key from your Broadcast app

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3.5. Head back to your Microsoft Teams app, set in the links, and click Start streaming

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3.6. Click Allow when the 'Confirm streaming meeting content?' question appears

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Your Microsoft Teams meeting should now be playing on your Broadcast app on your ScreenCloud screens!

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