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Crestron AirMedia AM 100
Contents
Configure Basic Presentation Settings
- Open a web browser on the computer, and navigate to the web address or the IP address that is displayed on the top left of the AM-100 welcome screen. The download screen is displayed.
Download Screen
- Click on the Download icon for the computer’s operating system and follow the instructions for installing the client software.
NOTE: When used on a Mac, the AirMedia application must be run from within the disk image file. Do not drag the application out of the disk image file.
1. Run the client software. The Enter Code (Enter Passcode on Mac) screen is displayed.
Enter Code Screen (Windows)
Enter Passcode Screen (Mac)
2. Enter the code displayed on the AM-100 welcome screen in the Code field and click OK (CONFIRM on Mac). The client establishes a connection between the computer and the AM-100 while displaying the Crestron AirMedia controls on the computer.
Windows:
Mac:
The contents of the computer screen are shown on the display connected to the AM-100.
NOTE: The application mutes the PC’s local audio, since the audio is transmitted to the device and played through the display’s speaker.
Direct the presentation with the following controls:
Once a link between the computer and the AM-100 has been established, the AM-100 can be configured for custom operation.
Perform the following to configure the AM-100:
1. On the presentation control screen, click Details. The screen expands to show additional controls and information.
Presentation Control Screen Details (L - Windows, R - Mac)
2. Configure the following options:
• Video Source (Windows® operating system only) allows the user to share a secondary desktop. This is similar to the Extend mode in Windows for multiple displays. On a Mac, a secondary connected display can be shared.
Screen Position sets the position of displayed content on a remote viewer’s display. For details, refer to “Quad View”.
• Remote View allows the device to serve images of the desktop to remote viewers via the built-in web server.
3. Configure the operation and the image quality settings: a. Click Options | Settings (on a Mac, click Crestron AirMedia | Preferences). The Settings screen is displayed.
Settings Screen (Top - Windows, Bottom - Mac)
b. Customize the settings.
• Auto Discovery should be set to On.
• When User Locks the Screen sets the behavior of the client software when the connected computer is locked. Choose from Stop (the client stops sharing), Pause (the client pauses sharing), or Nothing (nothing happens).
• Show Connection Dialog on Startup selects whether connection information is displayed when the client starts.
• Latency selects the amount of latency in transmitting the signal from the computer to the AM-101. Select Application Mode (shortest) for the least amount of latency or Video Mode (PreBuffer) for a longer amount of latency that is best suited for buffering shared video.
• Set the Quality of the projected signal (0 to 100 percent).
• Set the Max FPS (frames per second) refresh rate (1 to 30). c. Click OK to confirm the settings or click Cancel to cancel.
Up to four computers can simultaneously share their desktops with the AM-100. Shared desktops are arranged with each computer using one quarter of the projected image.
NOTE: If moderator controls are enabled, the screen position can be set by the moderator only.
NOTE: Although the AM-100 can support up to 32 connected computers for sharing, only four desktops can be displayed simultaneously.
Perform the following to share multiple desktops simultaneously:
1. Connect the computer to the AM-100 as described in “Run the AM-100 Client” on page 24.
2. Connect up to three other computers as described in “Run the AM-100 Client” on page 24.
3. Click Details. The screen expands to show additional controls and information
4. Select the position from the Screen Position drop-down list.
NOTE: If another computer is already sharing the selected position, the position is replaced by the newly shared desktop. Desktop playback ceases on the “booted” computer.
NOTE: If Fullscreen is chosen, any other shared desktops are replaced by the newly shared desktop. Desktop playback ceases on the “booted” computers.
If Remote View is enabled, users can view desktop images via the AM-100’s built-in web server. Perform the following to remotely view images:
1. Open a web browser on a remote computer, and navigate to the web address or IP address supplied by the user or users that are sharing their desktops.
2. Click Remote View. The shared desktop is displayed in the web browser as a web page.
Remote View Web Page
3. Use the following buttons when viewing the AM-100’s output in a web browser
In the event that the administration pages are disabled or the device is configured with a static IP address that is on a different subnet and the AM-100’s configuration screens cannot be accessed, the AM-100 must be reset to the factory settings. Perform the following to restore the factory settings:
1. Turn the AM-100 upside down as shown in the following diagram.
Underside of the AM-100
2. Unplug the AM-100.
3. Press and hold the reset button.
4. Plug in the AM-100 with the button still pressed.
5. Wait approximately 30 seconds or until the front LED turns green.
6. Release the reset button.
7. Unplug the AM-100.
8. Plug in the AM-100.
