ViewSonic ViewBoard Cast User manual

ViewBoard® Cast
Connect & Collaborate
User Guide

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Contents
Introduction ................................................................ 4
Preparing to launch ViewBoard® Cast.......................... 6
Needed components ..............................................................................................6
Launching ViewBoard® Cast ........................................ 7
Starting ViewBoard® Cast on a client device. ........................................................8
Network information............................................................................................. 11
Casting to ViewBoard® with AirPlay .....................................................................12
ViewBoard® Cast setting: .....................................................................................13
Display Group settings for one to many casting ......... 15
Display Group settings..........................................................................................15
Share a screen to the grouped display (one to many casting) .............................16
ViewBoard® Cast Activation .................................................................................16
ViewBoard® Cast User Features................................. 17
Connecting to a ViewBoard® or display from PC..................................................17
Connecting to a ViewBoard® or display................................................................17
Moderator mode for PC users (Window/Mac/Chrome only)...............................19
Troubleshooting ....................................................... 21
Device List is Not Displayed .................................................................................21
Unable to Connect to ViewBoard® Cast Download Page ....................................21
Network requirement ..........................................................................................21
Ports ....................................................................................................................21
Port for activation: ..............................................................................................21
Airplay service .....................................................................................................21
Ports: ...................................................................................................................22
How to confirm that Airplay service is broadcasting: ..........................................22
Other Information ..................................................... 23
Customer Support ................................................................................................23

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Introducon
ViewBoard® Cast for Windows soware is designed for wireless presentaons and
wireless collaboraon.
Working with ViewBoard® Cast soware and the vCastSender app allows you to
stream live recordings and annotate as well as share your screen, photos, videos,
annotaons, documents and camera directly onto ViewSonic® ViewBoard®
Interacve Flat Panels and other mobile devices.
Presenters can control displayed content from a phone, tablet, or laptop while
Android and iOS device users are able to use vCastSender’s specialized annotaon
toolbar and control the ViewBoard® remotely. Whether in class or in a meeng,
vCastSender makes teaching and group discussion quick and easy. The specialized
moderaon feature allows a moderator to take control of meengs or classrooms.
Wireless screen sharing and collaboraon in just three easy steps:
1. Connect with ViewBoard® Cast.
2. Download vCastSender app.
3. Open vCastSender to share content.

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ViewBoard® Cast has the following features:
Wireless Display Users can connect to the same network or cross sub-
network environments and display their personal screen to a
ViewBoard® or display.
Mul-split screen display Mulple users can connect and display concurrently to the
ViewBoard® or display.
Touch feedback The current presenter can use touch control on ViewBoard®’s
screen to remotely control casng devices.
Remote View Android/iOS users can view the screen of the current
presenter on a ViewBoard® or display.
Annotaon and collaboraon When viewing a presentaon, users can annotate on the
presenter’s display via Android/iOS pen tools.
Moderator mode The moderator has full control of a presentaon session and
can assign other parcipants to be the presenter or viewer.
The moderator can broadcast a presentaon cast to the
connected devices to be viewers and make necessary
annotaons.
NOTE: The touch feedback funcon is limited when using Chrome.

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Preparing to launch ViewBoard® Cast
This secon covers informaon you need to know about the ViewBoard® Cast
soware installed on your Windows PC device.
Needed components
• Suggested Windows PC hardware specicaons:
 Intel i3 series CPU or beer
• PC Operaon system requirements:
 Wi-Fi capability – 2.4GHz /5.0GHz
(5.0GHz band will provide beer wireless screen sharing performance.)
 Microso® Windows* 7, 8, 8.1, 10

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Launching ViewBoard® Cast
Follow the download link provided on the ViewBoard or display.
1. Connect to the room Network (i.e. “hp://your company URL here”)
2. Download and open the Applicaon
3. Launch vCastSender and enter the six (6) digit connecng PIN-code.

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Starng ViewBoard® Cast on a client device.
1. To start a ViewBoard® Cast, rst search for the vCastSender applicaon and
ensure the client device is connected to the same ViewBoard® Cast room
network server.
2. PC client devices (Windows/Mac/Chrome) should visit the address displayed in a
browser; phone/tablet devices (Android/iOS) should use the QR code to scan and
download the app directly from the server or from Google Play Store for Android
devices, Apple Store for iOS devices, or Chrome Web Store for Chromebook
devices.

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3. Input the displayed PIN-code to download and install the app.
4. Once the client device has installed vCastSender the app can be launched.

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5. Enter the six (6) digit PIN-code to wirelessly display content onto the ViewBoard®.

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Network informaon
• ViewBoard® Cast soware, laptops, and mobile devices can connect to both the
same subnet and the cross subnet network by entering the PIN-code to connect
to the ViewBoard.
• Connected devices will show up under “Device List” on the same subnet
connecon.

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Casng to ViewBoard® with AirPlay
Apple AirPlay® is compable with ViewBoard® Cast for screen mirroring and
content streaming under the same subnet environment only. Another “AirPlay
Password” number will be generated on-screen for connecon when using AirPlay
to cast to the ViewBoard®. If you are in a cross subnet environment, please connect
with vCastSender iOS rst.

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ViewBoard® Cast seng:
ViewBoard® Cast allows you to make advanced Cast Sengs by clicking the Sengs
icon located in the boom right corner of the screen.

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Device name Allows users to set their preferred device name so it is easy
to idenfy.
Connect Code Click the refresh icon to generate a new random code.
PIN Code Visible Toggle between showing the ViewBoard® Cast connecon
PIN-code in the upper right side of the windows screen for
easy log-in or hide it.
Auto Start ViewBoard® Cast will start automacally when you start your
Windows PC.
Touch & Annotate From Mobile Enable/disable the touch and annotate funcons for mobile
devices for easier screen management.
Open Moderator Mode by
Default
Allows users to have moderator mode open by default.
Mul-Screen Mulple users can wirelessly present to ViewBoard® Cast
simultaneously.
NOTE:
• The current presenter can touch each split ViewBoard® screen to remotely
control casng devices.
• The number of mul-screen presenters on-screen depends on your
Windows CPU processor performance and router specs.

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Display Group sengs for one to many
casng
Display Group sengs
1. Click the Display Group Sengs icon ( ) on the home screen and turn on the
display group feature. Other preinstalled ViewBoard Cast devices in the same
network will be listed.
2. Next, select the devices you want to join in the display group and click “OK” to
save the sengs.
NOTE: If the devices you wish to group are not listed, you can enter their
respecve IP address or connecng PIN code.
3. Toggle the advanced feature, “Synchronized group screen all the me”, On or O.
If On, it will display a synchronized group screen connuously. If you toggle it O,
it will work on ViewBoard Cast mirroring only.
NOTE:
• The Display Group limit is a maximum of 4 devices.
• Please select the correct devices to group rst, then turn on the
“Synchronized group screen all the me” funcon to avoid interrupon.

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Share a screen to the grouped display (one to many casng)
Aer conrming the above sengs, you can share your screen to the main display,
then the grouped client devices will be synced up to your screen.
ViewBoard® Cast Acvaon
When using a trial version of ViewBoard® Cast soware, a window indicang the
number of days le in your trial will be displayed. To connue using the soware
aer the trial period you must acvate the soware.
Please contact ViewSonic to purchase a license acvaon key.

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ViewBoard® Cast User Features
This secon describes the ViewBoard® Cast – vCastSender applicaon features you
can use while connected to ViewBoard® Cast or a display.
Connecng to a ViewBoard® or display from PC
Once connected, the vCastSender app for Windows, Mac and Chrome can
wirelessly share your screen and use ViewBoard® touch to control your PC
remotely.
Connecng to a ViewBoard® or display
Once connected, the ViewBoard® or selected display screen will appear on your
phone.

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Item Descripon
Toggle Click to hide or display the tool bar.
Home Go to the Windows home page.
Return Return to the previous operaon interface.
Folder View or open mobile device les including images, music,
video and documents.
Share Share your screen onto the connected ViewBoard® or
display.
Touch Touch to remotely control the ViewBoard® or display.
Annotaon Annotaon is used to quickly highlight and point out specic
items or secons on a displayed screen.
You can switch between pen colors by selecng your
preferred color.
Clear Click to clear everything on the screen.
Camera Can be used to send camera images to the ViewBoard® or
display.

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Moderator mode for PC users (Window/Mac/Chrome only)
Click the Moderator icon on-screen to enter ViewBoard® Cast Moderator mode, the
feature allows the Moderator to take control of meengs or a classroom.
NOTE:
• Moderator mode is only supported on Windows/Mac/Chrome devices.
• When you cast your Windows/Mac/Chrome screen to a ViewBoard®, the
full screen will not be broadcasted back to your device in order to avoid re-
cycled screen casng.
• Chrome OS is limited to only a “preview” funcon and casng sound out.
• Moderator: The moderator has full control of meengs or classrooms and can
preview images and screens shared to the ViewBoard® by a presenter.
• Broadcast and annotate: Moderators can broadcast screen content to
parcipants on Windows/Mac/Chrome devices and do annotaon.
• Presenter: Presenters can present, view, and annotate (mobile devices only).
• Viewer: Aer the moderator has enabled the broadcast funcon, all parcipants
will be able to view the meeng or classroom content being displayed.

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