Change settings for the display’s screen share app
You can choose a variety of settings for sharing device screens to the SMART Board interactive display:
The room name: choose a unique name to help people easily identify the display when trying to share to it.
Enable floating session ID: choose to turn on the floating session ID window to help people easily find the session information for connecting their devices.
Enable unlimited device connections: turn on unlimited connections so that everyone in the room can connect to the screen sharing session.
Choose to allow connections from any network: set whether devices need to be on the same network to share to the display.
Add security to control who can share to the display: turn on settings that prevent unwanted sharing to the display.
Change the name for easier identificationSMART Mirror uses the room name for your SMART Board. If the app is opened for the first time using a display, or after a factory reset, the default room name matches the display’s model number
To change the room name, tap Settings
from the SMART Mirror home screen and select General
Room Name.
Enable the floating session IDOn the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings
.Click Session management
Floating ID and select either On or Off.Notes
Moderator mode is required for this setting. When you enable unlimited connections, moderator mode is automatically turned on.
Devices must use the SMART Mirror client app to connect to the session. AirPlay, Google Cast, and Miracast receivers will be disabled.
Enable unlimited connectionsOn the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings
.Click Session management
Unlimited connections and select either On or Off.Notes
Moderator mode is required for this setting. When you enable unlimited connections, moderator mode is automatically turned on.
Devices must use the SMART Mirror client app to connect to the session. AirPlay, Google Cast, and Miracast receivers will be disabled.
Change the network settings to allow connections from any network or only the local networkChoose whether a local connection is required to connect and share to the display. When local connection is enabled, devices must be on the same network as the display to connect and share their screens. When this setting is disabled, devices on different networks can connect using the SMART Mirror app or the web app (smartmirror.link).
To change local connection options for SMART Mirror
On the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings
.Click Security
Local connections only and select either On or Off.Note
Devices using native screen sharing tools (for example, AirPlay or Google Cast) must be on the same network to connect regardless of whether this setting is enabled or disabled.
Turn on settings to control who can share to the displayTurn on Moderator mode to control who presents. When this setting is enabled, people who have connected devices must be invited to share their screen from the display. This helps prevent people from taking over screen sharing before you want them to.
On the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings
.Click Session Management
Moderator mode and select either On or Off.Now you can invite connected devices to present.
Change the network settings to allow or prevent native screen sharing protocolsChoose whether devices can use native screen sharing tools, such as AirPlay, Google Cast, and Miracast to share to the display.
To change screen share protocols for SMART Mirror
On the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings.
Click Network & Connections. You can now turn the following options on or off:
AirPlay Receiver: Turn on to allow devices to share using AirPlay.
Tip
To allow devices using AirPlay to share to the display even if they are on a different network than the display, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled in the display’s settings.
Google Cast receiver: Turn on to allow devices to share using Google Cast.
Cloud Connections: Not applicable.
Enable the SMART Mirror whiteboardOn the display, click SMART Mirror
to open SMART Mirror’s home screen.Click Settings.
Click Session Management
Whiteboard and select either On or Off.