SMART GoWire User manual

Connecting Your Laptop with the
SMART GoWire™ Cable
SMART Technologies Mar 2012
Need to collaborate on a SMART Board®interactive
whiteboard using your laptop? This guide shows you how
to connect a laptop with a Microsoft®Windows®operating
system to an interactive whiteboard.
The SMART GoWire auto-launch cable contains
SMART Meeting Pro
™software and SMART Product Drivers
so you don’t have to install them on your laptop. The cable
connects to a USB receptacle on your laptop and launches
SMART Product Drivers.
Use this cable when you want to:
• Collaborateusingalaptopthatdoesn’thave
SMART software installed
• Workwithsoftwarethatisn’tinstalledonthe
meeting room computer
To display your desktop on the
interactive whiteboard
1. Connectyourlaptoptotheinteractivewhiteboard
using the projector video cable (VGA or HDMI)
2. Press the Input button on the interactive
whiteboard control panel or projector
remote . If you have an appliance-based
interactive whiteboard system, press the laptop
icon on the appliance control panel.
Theinteractivewhiteboardnowdisplaysyourdesktop.
Ensureyourdesktopisclonedratherthanextended.When
yourdesktopisclonedtheinteractivewhiteboardduplicates
yourdesktopontheinteractivewhiteboard.Thissetting
makestheSMARTBusinessToolbaravailableonthe
interactivewhiteboard.Whenyourdesktopisextended
ratherthancloned,youcan’tseeyourdesktopiconsonthe
interactive whiteboard and you have to drag open
application windows onto the interactive whiteboard screen.
To clone your desktop
The procedure may vary depending on your video
card software.
1. Right-clickyourdesktopandselectyourvideocard
software from the drop-down menu
2. Find display settings and select clone desktop
ContactyourITadministratorifyouneedhelp.
To connect the SMART GoWire cable
1. ConnecttheUSBAplugontheSMARTGoWire 
cable to a USB A receptacle on your laptop
2. ConnecttheUSBAreceptacleonthe
SMART GoWire cable to the USB A plug on the
 CAT5USBextenderthatrunsfromtherightendof
the interactive whiteboard pen tray

Connecting Your Laptop with the SMART GoWire™ Cable
SMART Technologies Mar 2012
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  PressSPACEBARonyourkeyboardtosendthe
orientation screen to the interactive whiteboard.
3. Completetheorientationprocessattheinteractive
whiteboard by pressing each orientation target as
it appears on the interactive surface
Now your notes appear on the interactive whiteboard.
SMART InkTM
SMARTMeetingProsoftwareincludesSMARTInk.
SMARTInkenablesyoutowritenotesoutsideof
SMART Meeting Pro software. You can write over
applications, websites and videos.
Group presentation tips
The connected laptop and the interactive whiteboard both
act as input devices for the interactive whiteboard system.
The best practice when delivering a group presentation is to
controlthepresentationfromonelocation.Worktogether
at the interactive whiteboard, and if you need to use the
computer, ensure that other presenters wait to touch the
interactive whiteboard.
Additional resources
To learn more about SMART Meeting Pro software and
SMARTInk,accesstheMy Meeting tutorial at
smarttech.com/SMARTMeetingProTutorial.
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Once you’ve connected the SMART GoWire cable, SMART
software launches automatically and the AutoPlay dialog
boxappears.
If SMART Meeting Pro software doesn’t launch automatically,
checkwithyourITadministratortoaskiftheAutorun/AutoPlay
feature can be enabled on your laptop. Alternatively, you can
launch the software using the following procedure.
To launch SMART Meeting Pro software
1. Browse to My Computer on your laptop and
 double-clicktheSMART GoWire Meeting Pro
drive
2. Double-clickMPLauncher. An About
SMART Meeting Prodialogboxappears,displayinga
license agreement.
3. ClickAccept. SMART Meeting Pro software
launches and the SMART Business Toolbar appears
 onyourdesktop.
You can switch between Whiteboard, Web, Presentation,
PDF, and Organizer modes using the SMART Business
Toolbar.
Redirecting touch input
When you write notes on the interactive whiteboard you
may notice that they appear on your laptop screen instead
of the interactive whiteboard. To redirect touch input to the
interactive whiteboard, you need to orient the interactive
whiteboard.
To orient the interactive whiteboard
1. Right-clicktheSMART Meeting Pro icon in the
notication area of your laptop, and select Orient
SMART Ink toolbar
SMART Meeting Pro modes