# Privacy Mode for Standardized Patients (SPs)
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As an SP - or FON Data Entry privilege - user, you can **block** **the** **camera feeds** in your room by turning on **Privacy Mode.**
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When **Privacy Mode** is ON, no one can see through the camera feeds into your room, so you can change clothes or participate in sensitive scenarios in complete privacy. The cameras will be blocked until you turn **Privacy Mode** OFF.
## Manage Your Privacy in the Exam Room
Turn **Privacy Mode** ON or OFF by clicking the **Privacy Mode** icon located in the top right corner of the screen, below the name of the user:
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**IMPORTANT:** If you require privacy but do not see the **Privacy Mode** icon (**SP toolbar**), notify your instructor or system administrator.
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When you enable **Privacy Mode,** the camera feeds of the room are disabled:
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When [Privacy Mode](/doc/privacy-mode-for-standardized-patients-sps-Xw3JbxdOuN) is enabled, **the *Privacy Mode indicator* also appears** in the [**Camera Settings** ]()window of the [**System Manager**]():
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**Privacy mode** is currently **not supported** for mobile cameras. See [Mobile Recording Feature](/doc/42696a73-a79f-4fc9-bc0e-810c62b27fd3)
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Auto-Mute Setup
**When enabled, Privacy Mode can automatically mute audio in the exam room.** Contact your system administrator to **modify the audio auto-mute setting** in the [**General**](/doc/general-system-information-6jNQRhhNd8) tab in [**System**](/doc/system-manager-ar9EDnlVcL).
:warning: **Privacy Mode's** **audio auto-mute setting** can only be changed system-wide; it cannot be adjusted per room.
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Learn more about the **Auto-mute** feature [**here**](/doc/how-to-manage-privacy-mode-for-sp-users-io5MUyZap6)**.**
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### Disable Privacy Mode
Privacy mode for SPs can be centrally **disabled** on the [General tab](/doc/general-system-information-6jNQRhhNd8) of the [System Manager](/doc/system-manager-ar9EDnlVcL).
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When the respective checkbox is **not selected**, Privacy mode is **available** for SPs.
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## Privacy Mode Status
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| Privacy Mode ON | Privacy Mode OFF |
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| **Room Status** | The camera feeds are blocked. | The camera feeds are not blocked. |
Minimize the SP Toolbar in your profile using the arrow next to the **Privacy Mode icon**.
## Where to Find Privacy Mode on Your Screen
The **SP toolbar** for enabling **Privacy Mode** becomes available after you have successfully logged in to LearningSpace: you can find it in the upper right corner of your [**Dashboard**](/doc/login-and-dashboard-RUgPhfwowz).
You can also access the room's privacy setting on the Learner selection page:
Or while you are completing **data entry**:
## Push-Button activation of the Privacy Mode
In the latest versions of LearningSpace, Privacy mode can be controlled using a [**Push button**](/doc/recording-module-TQ1YnPoHOI) within the physical rooms. Once a **Push-button** has been **connected to a DAK (Digital Audio Kit)** **physically,** and the **DAK** is configured on the [**Cameras**](/doc/cameras-tab-8RMymSnjpT) tab, it can be selected as a
* ***Record control device***
* ***Privacy control device***
from the following two drop-downs of the Room Settings pop-up:
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Push-button hardware can only be assigned to a room once. Once assigned, it cannot be selected from the other drop-down any longer - otherwise, the following error message comes up:
:warning: One push button can **be added to only one room** within the system.
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In case any of the [**Cameras**](/doc/cameras-tab-8RMymSnjpT) within the room do **not support Privacy Mode**, the following warning message appears at the top of the [**Rooms**](/doc/rooms-tab-ps5MTFHIAS) settings tab:
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Simply by pressing the Push-button installed in the room, Privacy mode can be **activated or turned off**.
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* If **two DAKs** are used with **two Push buttons** (one DAK/one Push button) → **record control** and **privacy control** can be used **simultaneously**.
* By utilizing only **one DAK** device and **one Push button →** **either** record **or** privacy control can be managed by the Push button.
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Light indication colors for the Privacy control button:
* ***White:*** Button is **ready to use**, idle
* ***Blue:*** Request is sent, **waiting** for a response
* ***Pink:*** Privacy mode is **active**
* ***Black:*** No camera in the room
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***NOTE:*** The Push-Button has a 5-second **throttling protection**; any pushes within 5 seconds of the last push will be ignored.
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### Privacy Mode and DCU/ Encoder
**Privacy Mode** is accessible even when a **DCU or a JTech encoder** is present. (Earlier, adding a DCU or JTech encoder to a [Room](/doc/rooms-tab-ps5MTFHIAS) with [Cameras](/doc/cameras-tab-8RMymSnjpT) disabled would disable Privacy Mode. This limitation has been removed to ensure that **Privacy Mode can always be enabled**.)
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***NOTE:*** If there is a DCU/encoder in the room along with **cameras** on which **privacy mode can be enabled**, users can activate privacy mode in the room using the SP toolbar or push button, **but privacy mode will only be enabled on the cameras and NOT ON THE DCU/encoder**.
When pressing the *'Privacy Mode On'* button on the SP toolbar, a header message will appear with the following text: “***Please note that a connected capture device may continue to operate and record during Privacy Mode.”***
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Privacy mode does not affect the device(s) connected to the DCU or encoder.
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Privacy Mode is now available under the following conditions:
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The **audio source** is set to: *‘use without audio.’*
The audio source is connected to another Elevate-handled device that is **mutable**.
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**The mute icon is disabled if no audio is available on the assigned device** (i.e., if the camera or its audio source cannot be muted).
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For more information, visit the [**How to Manage Privacy Mode for SP Users**](/doc/how-to-manage-privacy-mode-for-sp-users-io5MUyZap6) page.
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## Privacy API
A prototype API has been implemented for LearningSpace, allowing a device to control the room’s [**privacy settings**]() directly from within the room using a **wall-mounted touch panel** (a network device panel).
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Because the touch panels are behind a "controller" that makes requests to LS, **all requests appear to come from the same IP address** as seen by LearningSpace.
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### Setup process
1. Add the "controller" computer to LS as an [additional station](/doc/how-to-configure-stations-MPs2FWkP2L).
2. Add the "controller" [station to all the rooms](/doc/how-to-assign-a-station-to-a-room-6I8BFuWjma) that need to be controlled.
3. Use curl to verify the operation of the API at
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It acts/performs just like pressing the privacy buttons on the UI.
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**Note:** If the computer is not a station in any room in LS, nothing happens because the station's IP is used to look up the associated room; this **API does not allow non-stations to control LS privacy**.
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[SP toolbar](/doc/how-to-manage-privacy-mode-for-sp-users-io5MUyZap6) still works alongside this new tool.
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## Troubleshooting
Issue: **Privacy Mode is not available.**
Solution: Contact the event coordinator or SP manager.
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Related pages
* [How to Assign a Station to a Room](/doc/how-to-assign-a-station-to-a-room-6I8BFuWjma)
* [How to Manage Privacy Mode for SP Users](/doc/how-to-manage-privacy-mode-for-sp-users-io5MUyZap6)
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For more information, please contact the **AVS Support team** using one of the available contact options listed [**here**](/doc/customer-aftercare-one-pager-GBWMe1BcfS).
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**Documents**
- [User Guide](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/user-guide-WPv4VxhtWB)
- [FAQ](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/faq-YoxOQOjvnY)
- [Training Videos](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/training-videos-D2ycsEwqPt)
- [Module Introduction Videos](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/module-introduction-videos-I6OQ6H7SUT)
- [Release Notes](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/release-notes-BcFFMsc0RV)
- [Distance Learning with LearningSpace](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/distance-learning-with-learningspace-eAfwW23Hxg)
- [Preventing Copy-Paste in LearningSpace](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/preventing-copy-paste-in-learningspace-sPD0IIUuk0)
- [Important Technical Notification Regarding Adobe Flash Player](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/important-technical-notification-regarding-adobe-flash-player-eQtMLwLmTJ)
- [iPad support - Technical information](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/ipad-support-technical-information-dLmeFvKofC)
- [TeamViewer Link](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/teamviewer-link-QyKZBMqUT9)
- [YouTube videos about LearningSpace](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/youtube-videos-about-learningspace-TMb3zdc0LC)
- [Customer Aftercare One-Pager](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/customer-aftercare-one-pager-GBWMe1BcfS)
- [Case Studies](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/case-studies-VcAbFqXSz7)