Hi StephenG,
I am from India, I recently gave the exam and here are things that I would like to share with you:
1. You should be focusing on the exam and not the set up. Don't get distracted by it. If things don't work when the exam starts, you can ask the proctor to reschedule it. They are very understading and co-operative.
2. Two things are important for the external camera: auto focus and field of view. I ordered a couple of cameras and used the one which fit my requirements. Auto focus means, if you put a document in front of it, few inchese away, the proctor should be able to read it. You can try this with your operatiing system and see if you are able to read it. Second, the field of view, When you put the camera next your laptop, it should capture the keyboard and your face.
3. My set up involved a laptop. While ordering a camera, search for the requirements above and order those only, get them, test them and return them if not good. My external camera didn't have auto-focus, so for documents vefification I had to use my laptop camera.
4. This remote exam setup by Red-Hat is new, and still being developed. which means if you have passed the compatibility test in the first attempt and failed in the second attempt, probbly something is wrong with the compatibility tester. I did compatibility test many times before the exam and it always failed in the second attempt(sometimes media servers cannot connect, or camera image is not displaying). I knew that this had nothing to do with the set-up.
5. You can change the mic for the system using the dropdown menu under microphone section. Someone has also put a screenshot for it. Please check other pages on this discussion.
6. I wish you all the best for your exams!. Don't get distracted by these set-up requirements. Only follow what's required.
7. Moderators know the best.
