# Setup Guide ## Select your room experience before you start Mago turns any room into a modern meeting space. Before installing, it's worth taking a moment to decide how your room will be used. This determines the hardware requirements, the video conferencing licenses involved, and the steps you'll follow. The two available experiences are BYOM only and Room System (includes BYOM), each suited to different scenarios and levels of room autonomy.

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BYOM Bring Your Own Meeting	With BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting), a user device, laptop or mobile, connects to the room to start and manage meetings. The room relies on the user's device for meeting launch and control.	Best for: flexible spaces, hot-desking rooms, or quick rollouts where no dedicated room identity is needed.	Go to BYOM Setup Guide	mago-byom.jpg	byom
Room System + BYOM Room as a host	With Room System, the room has its own identity and can start, host, and manage meetings independently via a touch controller and calendar integration. BYOM is still supported: users can connect their device and take control if needed.	Best for: dedicated meeting rooms with high utilization, rooms that need to be bookable via calendar, or scenarios where meetings should start without a user device.	Go to Room System Setup Guide	mago-roomsystem.jpg	room-system

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BYOM

Bring Your Own Meeting

With BYOM (Bring Your Own Meeting), a user device, laptop or mobile, connects to the room to start and manage meetings. The room relies on the user's device for meeting launch and control.

Best for: flexible spaces, hot-desking rooms, or quick rollouts where no dedicated room identity is needed.

Go to BYOM Setup Guide

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byom

Room System + BYOM

Room as a host

With Room System, the room has its own identity and can start, host, and manage meetings independently via a touch controller and calendar integration. BYOM is still supported: users can connect their device and take control if needed.

Best for: dedicated meeting rooms with high utilization, rooms that need to be bookable via calendar, or scenarios where meetings should start without a user device.

Go to Room System Setup Guide

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room-system

## Not sure which one you need?

	BYOM only	Room System
Requires user device (laptop or mobile) to start a meeting	✅	❌
Requires touch controller (or Interactive Flat Panel)	❌	✅
Room Calendar integration	❌	✅
Room can host meetings independently	❌	✅

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