Screen sharing

With SMART TeamWorks, up to eight devices, such as laptops, tablet, and cell phones, can share their screens to the SMART Board interactive display at the same time. You can double tap a specific shared screen to make it occupy the whole screen, or you can look at previews of all the shared screens.

Notes 

  • Screen sharing is available only when the SMART TeamWorks ScreenShare service is configured in the SMART TeamWorks settings.

  • For the best results with screen sharing, SMART recommends that the meeting room computer uses a wired network connection.

  • Screen sharing works best on laptops and mobile devices that are using high-speed wireless connections.

  • Devices using Google Cast or Airplay must be connected to the same network as the meeting room computer.

The following Apple operating systems support screen sharing:

  • iOS 9 or later

  • OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) or later

The following Apple devices support screen sharing:

  • iPhone 4S or later

  • iPad 2 or later

  • iPod touch (5th generation) or later

To share screens using Airplay

  1. Connect the iOS device to the same network as the meeting room’s network.

  2. On iOS mobile devices, swipe up to open the Control Center and tap Airplay .

    OR

    On Mac computers, click the Airplay icon in the menu bar.

  3. Select the meeting room’s network to start sharing the device’s screen.

Any Android mobile device that's running Android 4.4.2 or later supports screen sharing.

Note 

Not all mobile devices have been optimized for screen sharing. See Optimized devices for Android Screen casting.

Important 

Make sure your Android mobile device is connected to the same network as the meeting room’s computer.

Tip 

Turn off Power Saving mode on your Android device. Power Saving mode can limit the device’s processing power, which could affect the screen sharing performance.

To share your Android device’s screen using the Google Home app

  1. Download the Google Home app from Google Play.

  2. On your Android device, open the Google Home app.

  3. In the top left corner, tap the navigation drawer .

  4. Tap Cast Screen.

  5. Select the meeting room’s network.

    Note 

    If you don’t see the meeting room’s network in the list, tap MORE SETTINGS to show more options.

  6. On the SMART Board interactive display, a message appears asking for permission for the device to connect; tap Accept.

To share your Android device’s screen on the display from the notification shade

  1. On your Android device, swipe down to open the notification shade.

  2. Tap Cast.

  3. Select the meeting room’s network.

    Note 

    If you don’t see the meeting room’s network in the list, tap MORE SETTINGS to show more options.

  4. On the SMART Board interactive display, a message appears asking for permission for the device to connect; tap Accept.

Note 

Not all apps are Google Home-enabled.

If you're using a Windows 8.1 or 10 computer, you can use Miracast to share your computer's desktop.

Tip 

You can also share a Windows desktop using the Chrome browser with Google cast. See Sharing content from the Chrome browser with Google Cast.

Important 

Make sure your computer is connected to the same network as the display.

To share the desktop of a Windows 8.1 computer using Miracast

  1. On your computer, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Devices.

    OR

    With a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the pointer up, and click Devices.

  2. Click Project > Add a wireless display and select the meeting room’s network.

To choose how the desktop is shared from a Windows 8.1 computer

  1. On your computer, swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Devices.

    OR

    With a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the pointer up and click Devices.

  2. Click Project and then select an option:

    • PC screen only: Nothing is shared to the display.

    • Duplicate: The same image appears on both screens.

    • Extend: The computer’s desktop is extended across the computer and display’s screen. You can move items between the two screens.

    • Second screen only: The computer's image is shared to the display. The computer’s screen is blank.

To share the desktop of a Windows 10 computer using Miracast

  1. On the computer, click Action Center in the lower right of the screen, select Connect, and select the meeting room’s network.

You can use the Chrome browser (version 52 or later) and Google Cast (a browser extension for Chrome) to share the desktop or a specific browser tab from your computer.

Important 

Make sure your computer is connected to the same network as the meeting room’s computer.

To share your desktop to the display

  1. On your computer, open the Chrome browser.

  2. In the top right corner of your browser, click .

  3. Click the drop-down menu beside Cast to.

  4. Click Cast desktop.

  5. Select the meeting room’s network.

  6. In the Share your screen dialog box, click Entire screen.

  7. On the SMART Board interactive display, a message appears asking for permission for the device to connect; tap Accept.

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