# Initial Call Configuration
There are two ways to configure the initial call setup:
- Using the Stream Dashboard to setup the initial configuration per call type
- Passing the initial configuration in by `CallConnectOptions` parameter
### Stream Dashboard
You can configure the initial call setup using the Stream Dashboard. This is useful when you want to set up the initial configuration for a specific call type.
Find the call type you want to configure under **Video > Call Types** for your app in the [Stream Dashboard](https://getstream.io/signin/?product=video). Then under Video, Audio and Advanced settings sections you can set things like:
- Turn camera on/off by default
- Turn microphone on/off by default
- Set default camera facing
- Set default audio output device
### Default Device Selection Logic
The Stream Dashboard settings control device selection through a priority-based system:
**Audio Output Priority:**
1. **External devices** (headphones, Bluetooth) - Always preferred when available
2. **Speaker** - Used when video camera is on, speaker setting is enabled, or explicitly set as default device
3. **Earpiece** - Fallback for mobile devices
**Audio Input:**
- Matches the output device when possible (e.g., Bluetooth headset for both input/output)
- Uses first available microphone as fallback
**Video Input:**
- Selects camera based on Dashboard `camera_facing` setting (front/back/external)
- Chooses external camera when multiple devices available
- Defaults to any available camera if preferred facing unavailable
### CallConnectOptions parameter
Using the `CallConnectOptions` class you can configure the initial call setup programmatically. It provides the following options:
- Enabling or disabling the camera
- Enabling or disabling the microphone
- Enabling or disabling the screen sharing
- Setting the camera facing mode
- Setting the audio output device
- Setting the audio input device
You can provide this class as a parameter when joining a call:
```dart
final call = client.makeCall(callType: StreamCallType.defaultType(), id: '345');
await call.join(connectOptions: connectOptions);
```
Or by passing it to the `StreamCallContainer` widget
```dart
StreamCallContainer(
call: widget.call,
callConnectOptions: connectOptions,
...
);
```
You can access current options by calling `call.connectOptions` on the `Call` object.
```dart
final call = client.makeCall(callType: StreamCallType.defaultType(), id: '345');
await call.getOrCreate();
final callOptions = call.connectOptions;
```
When `getOrCreate` method is called, the default options will be created based on the Stream Dashboard settings.
You can then leverage the `call.connectOptions` to modify the default settings and pass them to the `join` method at the end.
`call.connectOptions` also has a setter but it should be used carefully. Depending on the moment in the call lifecycle, it might be overwritten by default configuration or it might be too late to apply the changes.
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This page was last updated at 2026-09-08T17:14:12.582Z.
For the most recent version of this documentation, visit [https://getstream.io/video/docs/flutter/guides/camera-and-microphone/initial-call-configuration/](https://getstream.io/video/docs/flutter/guides/camera-and-microphone/initial-call-configuration/).