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Sharing your device from a Prysm for rooms display

Who can do this?
  • Prysm for rooms users can connect and share their devices.
  • Prysm for web and desktop users can see the device if the Prysm for rooms user shares it with them.

From Prysm for rooms, you can share your devices (computers, tablets, mobile phones) to collaborate with other Prysm for rooms, web, and desktop users. When you share a device, it becomes a "live source" that you control through Prysm for rooms' Device List.

You can use these wireless and wired methods to share your device:

  • Use Apple AirPlay on iPhones, iPads, iPods, or Mac computers.
  • Use Google Cast on Windows and Mac desktop computers.
  • Use the Prysm display's HDMI cable to connect to your device.

 

ClosedConnecting devices via Apple AirPlay

You can connect your device wirelessly to a Prysm for rooms display via Apple AirPlay on iPhone, iPad, or Mac computers.

Tip: You can share up to four wireless devices.
  1. From your device, select AirPlay.
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  2. From the AirPlay menu, select the name of your Prysm display. (Your Prysm display shows its name at the top of the display.)
    Your device is shared on the Prysm display so that only users in the room with you can see it. To share it so that everyone in the project can see it, see Sharing Connected Devices with Everyone in the Project.
  3. If your device doesn't appear automatically, go to the Touch Menu, select Live Sources > Device List, and select your device.

  4. To stop sharing, turn off AirPlay mirroring from your device.
  5. If the room name isn't shown at the top of the display so that other participants know which room to select to display their devices, select Live Sources > Device List, and turn on Display on Workspace.
    Note:
    • The room name is always displayed when you use Sketch or Connect Device without signing in. However, after signing in, you must enable the room name display each time.
    • The room name that appears might be truncated or have periods (.) replaced with hyphens (-) in order to conform to Apple connection requirements.
  6. To unmute or disconnect wireless devices, click by the device name.
    • Click Unmute to share audio from your device. By default, wireless devices connect with their audio muted.
    • Click Disconnect to disconnect your device from the display. Prysm recommends disconnecting your device before signing off.
ClosedConnecting devices via Google Cast

You can connect your device wirelessly to a Prysm for rooms display via Google Cast from a Google Chrome browser on Windows and Mac computers.

Tip: You can share up to four wireless devices.
  1. From your device, select   and Cast...
  2. From the Cast tab menu, select the name of your Prysm display. (Your Prysm display shows its name at the top of the display.)
  3. Click Cast Tab again to switch to Select Source. Then select whether to cast your whole desktop or a single browser tab.
    Your device is shared on the Prysm display so that only users in the room with you can see it. To share it so that everyone in the project can see it, see Sharing Connected Devices with Everyone in the Project.
  4. If your device doesn't appear automatically, go to the Touch Menu, select Live Sources > Device List, and select your device.

  5. To stop sharing, select the Cast to icon:

    Then select STOP from the Chrome Mirroring window.
  6. If the room name isn't shown at the top of the display so that other participants know which room to select to display their devices, select Live Sources > Device List, and turn on Display on Workspace.
    Note: The room name is always displayed when you use Sketch or Connect Device without signing in. However, after signing in, you must enable the room name display each time.
  7. To unmute or disconnect wireless devices, click by the device name.
    • Click Unmute to share audio from your device. By default, wireless devices connect with their audio muted.
    • Click Disconnect to disconnect your device from the display. Prysm recommends disconnecting your device before signing off.
ClosedConnecting devices via HDMI cable
  1. Find the HDMI cable connected to the Prysm display, and plug it into your device.
    Tip: You can share up to 12 wired devices.
  2. If your device doesn't appear automatically, go to the Touch Menu, select Live Sources > Device List, and select your device.

ClosedSharing connected devices with everyone in the project
  1. Connect your device to the display via Apple AirPlay, Google Cast, or HDMI cable.
    • The Device List shows the name of the room and the wired and wireless devices that are connected.
    • Your device is shared on the display only in the room you are in, and the share toggle is set to SHARE OFF:
    • Some wired live sources are configured as private, which means you can't share them with remote participants. If the SHARE ON toggle for your source says PRIVATE, you can't share it:
    • You can use private live sources to display content to team members in your conference room, and you can turn on sharing for other live sources for team members in other locations. Contact your System Administrator for more information.
  2. To share your device with everyone who is in the project (users with Prysm for rooms, web, and desktop), toggle SHARE ON:

    Note: You can share two devices at a time with everyone. When you attempt to share a third device, Prysm notifies you that you must first stop sharing one of the currently shared devices in order to share a different one.
  3. Use your device's touch screen, keyboard, or mouse, as usual, to navigate and access presentations or documents.
  4. On the Prysm display, use the displayed device's side menu to annotate, share content, and take snapshots.
Note: Although you can view Remote Desktop sessions, video conference sources, and Skype for Business sources on a Prysm display, you can't share them with Prysm for web or desktop. In addition, you must use Skype for Business or Video Conferencing to share a device's audio with Prysm for web or desktop users.
ClosedTroubleshooting device sharing

If your device displays only in your room and isn't shared with everyone in the project, verify that you've followed these steps. Then work with your system administrator to verify the following:

  • Verify that the Live Source Streaming setting is enabled for your account.
  • Verify that a video can successfully play on your Prysm display.

In addition, if you find that shared content does not meet your quality expectations, press Ctrl+Shift+S on the Prysm display's keyboard to display stream information. Share this information with your system administrator. To close the pop-up, press Ctrl+Shift+S again.

Tip: If you experience issues with shared content, try a wired connection to improve content quality.
Note: You can use Prysm Go even when your internet connection is down. Regardless of the system's internet connection status, you can use the Prysm Go sketchboard and connect a live source using a wired HDMI connection or Apple AirPlay (if the local network connection is working). However, if the internet connection is lost, Google Cast won't work in Prysm Go.
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