LifeSize Share Reference guide

LifesizeShare™
GettingStarted:
InstructionsforsettingupyourLifesizeShare
Setupvideo(English)
QuickReferenceCard
Adminfunctions:
AccountmanagementforcontrolofalloftheLifesizeSharedevicesonyournetwork
Directlyconnecttoanyvideoconferencingsystem
Providesasecure,separatewirelessaccesspointforguests
Userfunctions:
Shareafileorstreamvideofromyourlaptop,tablet,ormobilephone
Shareyourscreen—presentations,documentsandmore
Shareonlinemedia—videoandaudio
Multiusersharingqueueletsyouquicklychangepresenters
VisitLifesizeShareOverviewformoreinformation.

Gettingstartedforadmins
InstallLifesizeSharewithLifesizeIcon
Optional - Wireless setupofLifesizeSharewithLifesize Icon
InstallLifesizeSharewithadisplay
InstallLifesizeSharewithLifesizeIcon
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourLifesizeIconsystem'sHDMIinputforpresentation(markedwith
theimageofacomputer).
2. InserttheincludedethernetnetworkcableintothenetworkportontheLifesizeShare.Inserttheoppositeendofthenetworkcable
intoanactiveportonyournetwork.NOTE:IfthenetworkporttowhichyouconnectedyourLifesizeSharehasDHCPdisabledthen
youwillneedtoconnectittoaWiFinetworktocompleteregistration.SeeInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharedevicewireless for
instructions.
3. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
4. MakesureyourLifesizeIconandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
5. OpenawebbrowseronyourcomputerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstothewebpageshowntofinishsettingupyourLifesize
Share.
6. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
7. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InordertoconfigureanduseLifesizeSharedevice,youmustwhitelist*.lifesizeshare.comandkeepTCPport22open.
OptionalWirelessInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharewithaLifesizeIcon
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourLifesizeIconsystem'sHDMIinputforpresentation(markedwith
theimageofacomputer).
2. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
3. MakesuretheLifesizeIconsystemandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
4. ConnecttheSSIDindicatedonscreen.
5. Openawebbrowseronyourcomputerandvisithttp://lifesize.share.
6. FollowtheinstructionstoconnecttheLifesizeSharetoaWiFinetworkandrestart.
7. FollowtheonscreeninstructionsandvisitthedisplayedURL.
8. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
9. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InstallLifesizeSharewithadisplay
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourdisplay'sHDMIinput
2. InserttheincludedethernetnetworkcableintothenetworkportontheLifesizeShare.Inserttheoppositeendofthenetworkcable
intoanactiveportonyournetwork.NOTE:IfthenetworkporttowhichyouconnectedyourLifesizeSharehasDHCPdisabledthen
youwillneedtoconnectittoaWiFinetworktocompleteregistration.SeeInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharedevicewireless for
instructions.
3. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
4. MakesureyourLifesizeIconandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
5. OpenawebbrowseronyourcomputerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstothewebpageshowntofinishsettingupyourLifesize
Share.
6. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
7. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InordertoconfigureanduseLifesizeSharedevice,youmustwhitelist*.lifesizeshare.comandkeepTCPport22open.

Gettingstartedforadmins
InstallLifesizeSharewithLifesizeIcon
InitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharewithaLifesizeIcon
InstallLifesizeSharewithadisplay
InstallLifesizeSharewithLifesizeIcon
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourLifesizeIconsystem'sHDMIinputforpresentation(markedwith
theimageofacomputer).
2. InserttheincludedethernetnetworkcableintothenetworkportontheLifesizeShare.Inserttheoppositeendofthenetworkcable
intoanactiveportonyournetwork.NOTE:IfthenetworkporttowhichyouconnectedyourLifesizeSharehasDHCPdisabledthen
youwillneedtoconnectittoaWiFinetworktocompleteregistration.SeeInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharedevicewireless for
instructions.
3. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
4. MakesureyourLifesizeIconandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
5. OpenawebbrowseronyourcomputerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstothewebpageshowntofinishsettingupyourLifesize
Share.
6. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
7. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InordertoconfigureanduseLifesizeSharedevice,youmustwhitelist*.lifesizeshare.comandkeepTCPport22open.
OptionalWirelessInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharewithaLifesizeIcon
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourLifesizeIconsystem'sHDMIinputforpresentation(markedwith
theimageofacomputer).
2. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
3. MakesuretheLifesizeIconsystemandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
4. ConnecttheSSIDindicatedonscreen.
5. Openawebbrowseronyourcomputerandvisithttp://lifesize.share.
6. FollowtheinstructionstoconnecttheLifesizeSharetoaWiFinetworkandrestart.
7. FollowtheonscreeninstructionsandvisitthedisplayedURL.
8. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
9. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InstallLifesizeSharewithadisplay
1. ConnecttheLifesizeSharetotheincludedHDMIcableandtoyourdisplay'sHDMIinput
2. InserttheincludedethernetnetworkcableintothenetworkportontheLifesizeShare.Inserttheoppositeendofthenetworkcable
intoanactiveportonyournetwork.NOTE:IfthenetworkporttowhichyouconnectedyourLifesizeSharehasDHCPdisabledthen
youwillneedtoconnectittoaWiFinetworktocompleteregistration.SeeInitialsetupoftheLifesizeSharedevicewireless for
instructions.
3. InserttheincludedpoweradaptercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheLifesizeShareandplugthepoweradapterintoa
poweroutlet.
4. MakesureyourLifesizeIconandthedisplayitisattachedtoarebothturnedon.
5. OpenawebbrowseronyourcomputerandfollowtheonscreeninstructionstothewebpageshowntofinishsettingupyourLifesize
Share.
6. ClickSignUptobegintheregistrationprocessforaLifesizeShareaccount.
1. Enteryouremailandapassword.
2. ClickSignup.Anemailissenttotheemailaddressyouentered.
3. Entertheverificationcodethatwasemailedtoyou.
4. ClickConfirmAccount.
5. EnteranAccountName.Forexample,lifesizeshare.com.ThisistheURLtoaccessthedevice.
6. Optional:EnteraCNAME.
7. ClickSave.YoucanchangetheaccountsettingsbyclickingAdminSettingsfromthedevicelistpage.
7. NameyourdeviceandclickSave.Thedeviceisnowregistered.ClickContinuetogetstartedwiththedevice.NOTE:Lifesize
recommendsgivingyourLifesizeSharedevicethesamenameastheroominwhichitisinstalled.
NOTE:TheupperlefthandcornerdisplaystheIPAddressandtheserialnumberoftheLifesizeSharedeviceatfirstsetup;itdisplaysthe
DeviceNameandtheAccountNameafteritisregistered.
InordertoconfigureanduseLifesizeSharedevice,youmustwhitelist*.lifesizeshare.comandkeepTCPport22open.

Adminfunctions
EditLifesizeShareaccountsettings
Toeditanaccount,youmustbesignedinasanAdmin.
1. TomodifytheLifesizeShareaccountsettings,clickAdminsettingsandmakethedesiredchangestotheAccountNameorCNAME(optional).
2. ClickSavewhenyouhavefinishedmakingyourchanges.
ModifyaLifesizeShare
WhenyouhavecompletedregisteringyourLifesizeShare,youcanmodifyanyorallofthedevicesettings.Toeditadevice,youmustbesignedinasanAdmin.
1. SelectaLifesizeSharefromthedevicelist.
2. Clickthe besidethedevicenameandtheLifesizeShareDeviceSetupwindowopens.
3. Editorleavethefollowingasis:
Devicename
CodePolicy:Askeverytime,Askonlyonce,Askevery30days,Neverask.Thisreferstohowoftenthepairingcodeneedstobeenteredwhenconnectingtothedevice.
FrameRate:30or60framespersecond(FPS).
DisplayTimeout(minutes):default(10seconds),5,10,15,30,45,60,Never.Setsthetimeforhowlonguntilthedisplaygoestosleep.
EnableOverscan:Overscanisdisabledbydefault.EnablingOverscanmaycausetheproportionsofanimagetonotmatchtheproportionsofthescreenwheretheimageis
displayed.
EnableAirplay:AirPlayisdisabledbydefault.EnablingAirPlayallowsyoutoshareyourscreenfromApple®devices.
Enable/DisableWireless.EnablingallowsyoutoconnectLifesizeSharetoaWiFinetworkorconfigureawirelessaccesspointforguests.
WirelessMode.NOTE:Wheninwirelessaccesspointmode,LifesizeSharetransmitsonchannel6.
Connecttowirelessnetwork–selectyournetworkfromtheavailableoptions.
Broadcastopen–allowsaccesstothecorporatenetwork.
Broadcastinternetonly–allowsinternetaccessthroughthenetworkthedevicecreates.
BroadcastShareonly–onlysharetothedevice,nointernetaccess.
SSID
Ifconnectingtoanexistingnetwork,selecttheSSID.
Ifcreatingaseparatewirelessaccesspoint,assignanSSIDname.
UsePassword(forawirelessnetwork)
Ifyes,assignaPassphrase.
4. ClickSubmit.
Fromthisscreen,youcanusethefollowingfortroubleshooting:Rebootdevice,SenddevicelogstosupportandCreatereverseSSHtunnelforsupport
access.NOTE:Selectinganyoftheseoptionsautomaticallystartstheaction.
DeleteaLifesizeShare
TodeleteaLifesizeShare,youmustbesignedinasanAdmin.
1. SelectaLifesizeSharefromthedevicelist.
2. Clickthe besidethedevicenameandthenclickDeletetoconfirmthedeletion.
Foryourconvenience,wehavecreatedatabletenttemplatetoassistusersonhowtoconnecttotheLifesizeSharedevice

Userfunctions
LifesizeSharedevicesupportsthefollowingbrowsersandoperatingsystems:
MacOSX–GoogleChrome™,Safari®
Windows—GoogleChrome,InternetExplorer®11,MicrosoftEdge
iOS—Safari
Android™—GoogleChrome
SharingyourscreenisonlyavailableondesktopwithGoogleChromeandtheLifesizeScreenShareandSchedulerChromeExtension.
UsetheLifesizeSharedeviceasaguest
Usingyourlaptopormobilephone,findtheWirelessNetworkSSIDName,andenterthepassword.YoucannowusetheLifesizeShare
device.
UsetheLifesizeSharedevice
1. OpenawebbrowserandgototheURLprovidedbyyourcompany(forexample,lifesizeshare.comorshare.company.com).
2. Clickthedevicenameandthenclick .Thedeviceattemptsultrasonicconnection.NOTE:Yourmicrophonemustbeonfor
ultrasonicpairing.UltrasonicpairingonlyworkswithGoogleChromeandtheLifesizeScreenShareandSchedulerChrome
Extension.
3. Ifultrasonicconnectionsfail,enterthepairingcodedisplayedonscreenandclickPair.Thecodedisappearsafter30seconds;click
ResendCodetorefreshthescreen.
NOTE:YoumayneedtoincreasethevolumeonLifesizePhone™HDforultrasonicpairingtoworkcorrectly.
Screensharing
ToshareyourscreenusingShareyourscreen:
NOTE:ShareyourscreenonlyworksifyouareusingGoogleChromewiththeLifesizeChromeExtension.Ifyouhavenotinstalledthe
LifesizeChromeExtension,youwillbepromptedtodosothefirsttimeyoushare.
1. Click Shareyourscreen.
2. Selectwhichscreenyouwanttoshare:
Yourentirescreen
Applicationwindow.NOTE:Werecommendsettingyourwindowtofullscreenbeforesharinganapplication.
GoogleChrometab
3. ClickShare.
4. ClickStopSharingorcloseyourbrowsertostopsharing.
ToshareyourscreenusingAppleAirPlay(sharesyourfullscreen):
1. ClicktheAirPlayiconontherightsideofyourMacmenu.
2. SelecttheShareroomfromtheAirPlaylist.
3. EntertheAirPlaycodedisplayedontheShareroomscreenandthenclickOK.
Tostopsharing,selectTurnAirPlayOff.
Playavideo
1. Click PlayaVideo.
2. EntertheURLforthevideoyouwanttoplay.NOTE:ThelinkmustbefromYouTube,Vimeo,orLifesizeRecordandShare.YouTube
videocontainingadscannotbeplayedonthedevice.
3. Click .Youcanpauseorstopthevideo.
Managefiles
LifesizeShareallowsfilestobeuploadedbymorethanoneuseratatime,butuserscanonlypresentoneatatime.
Thetotalspaceavailableis25GBanduploadsizeisamaximumof2GB.
Thefollowingarethesupportedfiletypes:AVI,DOC(x),JPG,MP4,M4V,PDF,PNG,PPT(x),andXLS(x).
1. Click ManageFiles.
2. Draganddropfilesontotheuploadbarorclicktheuploadbarandselectthefilestobeuploaded.NOTE:Videofilesmustbein
MP4format.SharingvideousingtheURLprovidesbetterperformance.
3. Reviewthefilesyouwanttoupload.
4. ClickUpload.
Afilelisttabdisplayswhenyouhaveuploadedafile.Toshareafile,click .
Language
Clickthelanguageoptionintheupperrighthandcornertoselectanewdisplaylanguage.
English
Chinese(simplified)(简体中文)
Czech(Čeština)
Dutch(Nederlands)
Finnish(Suomi)
French(Français)
German(Deutsch)
Italian(Italiano)
Japanese(日本語)
Korean(한국어)
Norwegian(Norsk)
Polish(Polski)
Portuguese(Brazilian)(PortuguêsBrasil)
Spanish(Español)
Swedish(Svenska)

Userfunctions
LifesizeSharedevicesupportsthefollowingbrowsersandoperatingsystems:
MacOSX–GoogleChrome™,Safari®
Windows—GoogleChrome,InternetExplorer®11,MicrosoftEdge
iOS—Safari
Android™—GoogleChrome
SharingyourscreenisonlyavailableondesktopwithGoogleChromeandtheLifesizeScreenShareandSchedulerChromeExtension.
UsetheLifesizeSharedeviceasaguest
Usingyourlaptopormobilephone,findtheWirelessNetworkSSIDName,andenterthepassword.YoucannowusetheLifesizeShare
device.
UsetheLifesizeSharedevice
1. OpenawebbrowserandgototheURLprovidedbyyourcompany(forexample,lifesizeshare.comorshare.company.com).
2. Clickthedevicenameandthenclick .Thedeviceattemptsultrasonicconnection.NOTE:Yourmicrophonemustbeonfor
ultrasonicpairing.UltrasonicpairingonlyworkswithGoogleChromeandtheLifesizeScreenShareandSchedulerChrome
Extension.
3. Ifultrasonicconnectionsfail,enterthepairingcodedisplayedonscreenandclickPair.Thecodedisappearsafter30seconds;click
ResendCodetorefreshthescreen.
NOTE:YoumayneedtoincreasethevolumeonLifesizePhone™HDforultrasonicpairingtoworkcorrectly.
Screensharing
ToshareyourscreenusingShareyourscreen:
NOTE:ShareyourscreenonlyworksifyouareusingGoogleChromewiththeLifesizeChromeExtension.Ifyouhavenotinstalledthe
LifesizeChromeExtension,youwillbepromptedtodosothefirsttimeyoushare.
1. Click Shareyourscreen.
2. Selectwhichscreenyouwanttoshare:
Yourentirescreen
Applicationwindow.NOTE:Werecommendsettingyourwindowtofullscreenbeforesharinganapplication.
GoogleChrometab
3. ClickShare.
4. ClickStopSharingorcloseyourbrowsertostopsharing.
ToshareyourscreenusingAppleAirPlay(sharesyourfullscreen):
1. ClicktheAirPlayiconontherightsideofyourMacmenu.
2. SelecttheShareroomfromtheAirPlaylist.
3. EntertheAirPlaycodedisplayedontheShareroomscreenandthenclickOK.
Tostopsharing,selectTurnAirPlayOff.
Playavideo
1. Click PlayaVideo.
2. EntertheURLforthevideoyouwanttoplay.NOTE:ThelinkmustbefromYouTube,Vimeo,orLifesizeRecordandShare.YouTube
videocontainingadscannotbeplayedonthedevice.
3. Click .Youcanpauseorstopthevideo.
Managefiles
LifesizeShareallowsfilestobeuploadedbymorethanoneuseratatime,butuserscanonlypresentoneatatime.
Thetotalspaceavailableis25GBanduploadsizeisamaximumof2GB.
Thefollowingarethesupportedfiletypes:AVI,DOC(x),JPG,MP4,M4V,PDF,PNG,PPT(x),andXLS(x).
1. Click ManageFiles.
2. Draganddropfilesontotheuploadbarorclicktheuploadbarandselectthefilestobeuploaded.NOTE:Videofilesmustbein
MP4format.SharingvideousingtheURLprovidesbetterperformance.
3. Reviewthefilesyouwanttoupload.
4. ClickUpload.
Afilelisttabdisplayswhenyouhaveuploadedafile.Toshareafile,click .
Language
Clickthelanguageoptionintheupperrighthandcornertoselectanewdisplaylanguage.
English
Chinese(simplified)(简体中文)
Czech(Čeština)
Dutch(Nederlands)
Finnish(Suomi)
French(Français)
German(Deutsch)
Italian(Italiano)
Japanese(日本語)
Korean(한국어)
Norwegian(Norsk)
Polish(Polski)
Portuguese(Brazilian)(PortuguêsBrasil)
Spanish(Español)
Swedish(Svenska)
For additional help, please call Lifesize Support at [phone] or 1-877-543-3749.
For the latest documentation, videos and release notes, or to submit a ticket, visit the
Support page on the Lifesize website.
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