Table of Contents Chapter I Product Introduction .................................................................................. 4 1-1 Package Contents ........................................................................................ 4 1-2 Safety Instructions ........................................................................................ 5 1-3 System Requirements .................................................................................
-5-1 ‘Basic’ Settings .................................................................................. 63 3-5-2 ‘Advanced’ Settings ........................................................................... 66 3-5-3 ‘Security’ Settings .............................................................................. 69 3-5-3-1 Encryption: Disabled ............................................................. 71 3-5-3-2 Encryption: WEP ...................................................................
Chapter I Product Introduction 1-1 Package Contents Thank you for purchasing this wireless projector server! Before you start to use this product, please check every item in the package. If any of them is missing, please ask your dealer of purchase for a new package. Packaging List Item Name No.
1-2 Safety Instructions Please follow the following safety instructions when you‟re using this wireless projector server, or you may damage this projector server and / or yourself! 1. THIS PROJECTOR SERVER IS NOT A TOY! Keep out of reach of children! 2. Do not place this wireless projector server in humid and / or hot environment, like bathroom or kitchen. Please refer to the specification of this wireless projector server to understand the environmental requirements of this wireless projector server. 3.
10. There‟s no user-serviceable part inside this wireless projector server; if the wireless projector server is not working properly, please contact the dealer of purchase to ask for help. 11. Do not put the wireless projector server and / or A/C adapter on paper, cloth, or other flammable materials. After hours of use, this projector server will become hot, and may cause flammable materials placed under it to burn. 12.
1-3 System Requirements Video Display: A Projector, CRT display, LCD display, or plasma TV that support VGA video input. The display should support at least one resolution listed below: 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 800 Audio amplifier or speaker that accepts 3.5 audio connector. Computers support wired or wireless Ethernet connectivity. Windows 95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 operating system or MAC OSX 10.5 / 10.6 (Power PC exclusive) with Internet Explorer 5.
1-4 Highlights of this Wireless Projector Server Thanks again for choosing this wireless projector server. This projector server eases the procedure of sharing a single projector among many presenters; they don‟t have to switch VGA video cables, just use wired or wireless network connection to connect the projector server, and the video on their computer display will be projected on big-screen.
1-5 Familiar with Wireless Projector Server / Remote Control Front Name Description Power Press this button to switch this projector server on / off. WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) activation button Remote Control Receiver IR signal receiver (for remote Control), DO NOT block Power LED When this LED lights, indicates this wireless projector server is correctly powered. LAN When this LED lights, indicates wired LAN is connected. WLAN When this LED flashes, indicates wireless LAN activity.
Back Description Name Reset When this projector server is not working properly, you can use a pen or pin to press and hold this button for 5 seconds to reset the projector server. VGA VGA D-sub 15 pin video output (Connects to any VGA-compatible display). Audio Stereo audio output (Connects to external speaker or audio amplifier).
Remote Control - Front Name Description „Black out‟ Button Press this button to activate „Black Out‟ function, which will remove any display contents displayed on external display; Press this button again to resume. „Menu‟ Button Press this button to switch the display output of projector server between presenter‟s computer display content and projector server‟s configuration menu. „Page down‟ button Equivalent to „Left‟ key on your computer‟s keyboard.
Remote Control - Top IR Transmitter Name Description IR Transmitter Infrared signal transmitter. When using the remote Control, point the IR transmitter to the front of the projector server. DO NOT use your finger or other object to block the IR transmitter, or your command will not be received by projector server.
Remote Control - Back Battery Lid Name Description Battery Lid Press battery lid and push it out to open battery compartment (to install or remove CR-2032 lithium battery).
1-6 Install Wireless Projector Server Please follow the following instructions to get the projector server installed: 1. Unpack the wireless projector server‟s package, and make sure no item in the package is missing. 2. Connect antennas to both antenna connectors located at the back or projector server - hold antenna base by your finger and turn in clockwise direction to fasten it. 3.
You can skip this step if you don’t have external audio amplifier / speaker. 5. Insert VGA cable which connects with external video display to VGA connector located at the back of this projector server. 6. Adjust the antennas located at the back of the projector server, so they‟re perpendicular to the ground. 7.
at the back of projector server. 9. Press „Power‟ button located at the front of projector server. 10. Open battery lid located at the back of remote Control by press and push it downward, and place the CR 2032 battery into remote Control‟s battery compartment. Please note that „+‟ sign on the battery should be facing up. To close battery lid, push it back. 11. Please check the status of the „Power‟ LED located at the front of the projector server.
Chapter II Using Projector Server 2-1 Switch the Projector Server On and Check IP address When the connection between projector server and external display is established, you can switch the display‟s power on, then press the „Power‟ button of projector server, which is located at the front of projector server.
When the projector server is powered on and connected to a LAN with DHCP server, it will get an IP address from DHCP server automatically; when there‟s no DHCP server available, it will use default IP address „192.168.2.10‟. Please refer to chapter 2-3 „How to set IP address for your computer‟ to set the IP address for computers wish to connect to projector server when there‟s no DHCP server available.
2-2 Connect to Projector Server by Wireless Ethernet The wireless Ethernet interface of this projector server is switched on and accepts any computer to establish connection by default. You can use your computer‟s wireless utility to establish connection with this projector server. The SSID (Service Set Identifier) of this projector server is „projector‟ by default: Please select the wireless network named „projector‟, and click „Connect‟ to establish connection.
2-3 Set the IP address of the Computer If there‟s no DHCP server available on your LAN, please follow the following instructions to set the IP address of the computer, so the computers wish to use the projector server can connect to project server. If the operating system of your computer is….
2. Select „Specify an IP address‟, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.x (where x is an integer greater or less than 200, if there‟s more than one computer need to use this projector server on the same network, every computer should use an unique number) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click „OK‟ when finish.
2-3-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup: 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear.
2. Select „Use the following IP address‟, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.x (where x is an integer greater or less than 200, if there‟s more than one computer need to use this projector server on the same network, every computer should use an unique number) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click „OK‟ when finish.
2-3-3 Windows XP IP address setup: 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel.
2. Select „Use the following IP address‟, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.x (where x is an integer greater or less than 200, if there‟s more than one computer need to use this projector server on the same network, every computer should use an unique number) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click „OK‟ when finish.
2-3-4 Windows Vista IP address setup: 1. Click „Start‟ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections..Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’.
2. Select „Use the following IP address‟, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.x (where x is an integer greater or less than 200, if there‟s more than one computer need to use this projector server on the same network, every computer should use an unique number) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click „OK‟ when finish.
2-4 Download and Install Client Software Before any computer can use the projector server, client software must be installed first. Please follow the following instructions to download and install projector server client software: 1. Use the web browser to connect to the IP address of projector server (WLAN / LAN IP address). Projector server‟s IP address can be found at the lower-left corner of projector server‟s display (refer to chapter 2-1).
2. If you just want to display image on projector and don‟t want to install software on your computer (especially when you‟re a guest and only need to use projector server once), click „Start‟ and jump to next chapter for instructions for green-version client software. Otherwise please click „Video Driver‟ to install audio / video driver for complete functionality for Windows 2000 and XP.
4. Click „Run‟ to start software installation: 5. Please click „Next‟ when you‟re prompted, until installation procedure is complete.
If you see this warning message, please click „Continue Anyway‟ to continue, or installation cannot be completed (You may see this message appear for more than once).
2-5 Connect to Projector Server To connect to projector server, click „Start‟ in projector server‟s web page: You‟ll be prompted to save or run projector server client software: You can click „Run‟ to run client software directly, or you can click „Save‟ to save client software to your computer‟s hard drive for future usage.
If you have personal firewall software installed, or you‟re using Windows XP / Vista operating system, you may see similar message windows appear: Click „Unblock‟ (or the button with similar meaning) so firewall software will not block the network access of projector server‟s client software. Client software will appear: Click button and client software will search for projector server on local network.
server‟s display, and login code can be found at lower-right corner: Login Code SSID Please input a unique user name (used to identify each projector server user and should not be the same with other user, client software will use your computer‟s name as default user name) in „User Name‟ field, and input the login code as shown on projector server‟s display. When you’re ready, click icon to continue.
If the login code you provided is not the same with projector server‟s displayed login code, the following message will appear: If you see this message, click „OK‟ to input login code again.
If you entered correct login code, you‟ll be connected to projector server as one of users, and the client software will be look like this: Before any user start presentation, all connected user‟s name and their IP address will be listed on projector server‟s display:
Start presentation You can click „Start / Stop‟ button (as indicated above) to start presentation (the content of your computer‟s display will be transmitted to projector server, and being displayed on projector server‟s display). To stop presentation, press „Start / Stop‟ button again. Your computer‟s display content will no longer be transmitted to projector server.
2-6 Using Client Software If you download and execute client software, the client software will appear instantly, you don‟t have to install the software on your computer. There are two modes of client software: before login and logged in.
After Login: Minimize Client Software Close Application Play / Stop 1/2/3/4 Quad-Split Image Quality Setup
2-6-1 Client software icon After you connected to projector server and start transmitting display content, an icon will appear beside the clock of system tray, you can right-click on it and its menu will appear. You can also double click client software‟s icon to recall projector server client software (maximize its window): The descriptions of every function of client software will be given below.
Sound Sound of your computer will be transmitted to projector server by default. If you don‟t want to transmit the sound of your computer to projector server, click „Sound‟ in pop-up menu to uncheck it. To resume, repeat above procedure again. Setting Call the setup menu of projector server‟s client software (see chapter x-x for detailed descriptions). Exit Terminates projector server client software, and you‟ll be disconnected from projector server.
2-6-2 Start / Stop Projection To start / stop projection (display the display content of your computer to projector), simply click „Start / Stop‟ button. When projection has been started, client software will minimize automatically. To stop projection, recall client software and click „Start / Stop‟ button again. Please note that if someone‟s already using this function, other user will not be able to start projection, unless the other stop projection.
2-6-3 Quad-split Display This projector server supports quad-split projector display which allows maximum 4 users to display their computer‟s display content at the same time, and each of them will occupy 1/4 size of projector‟s display.
2-6-4 Change Display Setting The image displaying speed of different computer may vary depends on the network connection speed and other factors. If you find that the image displayed on projector is too slow, you can adjust image quality to improve displaying speed. Quality High: Set display quality as high, displaying speed will be slow on a slow network link. Quality Standard: Set display quality as standard, this setting will lose some graphic details but will improve displaying speed.
2-7 Broadcast With this function, You can broadcast some specific content to more than one Projector Servers on your network. To activate broadcast function, click broadcast button or select Menu -> Advanced -> Broadcast, then broadcast control panel will appear: Descriptions of every function will be given below: Item Description Select Device Only selected projector servers will be displayed when toggled.
NOTE: ‧Broadcast will not work when doing the presentation. Please stop the presentation before use 2-8 Capture Display To display a specific area from your computer desktop to the projector. To use this function, click „Capture Display‟ button , or select Menu -> Advanced -> Capture Display. Descriptions of every function will be given below: Item Description Select Object For Windows: Select an object (a window, explorer bar, notification area etc.) on your computer‟s player for projection.
player. Set: Select “Set” to confirm the frame of the player for projection. Close: To unlock the frame of your player for projection. Select Area Select a desired area on your computer‟s desktop for projection. When you selected an object or area for projection, click „Play‟ button to start projection. In this mode, only the object or area you selected will be displayed on projector.
2-10 Using Remote Control When the presentation is in progress, you can use supplied remote Control to control the presentation. When using remote Control, point the remote Control‟s IR signal transmitter toward the front of projector server. Notice: 1) Remote Control only works when the distance between remote Control and projector server is shorter than 7 meters. This distance will be shortened in some environments, or when the battery state of remote Control is low.
2-11 Select User When there‟re more than one connected client software, project server can select one of them to display its display content. In the example below, there are two connected client software and none of them is in presentation mode: You can use the „User Switch‟ button or remote Control to select the user, and display its display content by projector server‟s display.
In this example, total 2 users are connected. You can press „User Switch‟ button to select which user should projector server display its display content ( The selected user will become yellow, the color of the progressing presentation one is Orange). You can press this button again and again to select other users in the list. When a user is selected, stop pressing „User Switch‟ button and let „>‟ mark stop at the user you wish projector server to display its display content.
2-11-2 Use Remote Control You can also use remote Control to select which user should projector server display its display content: 1. If there‟s a progressing presentation, press „Menu‟ button on remote Control (Skip this step if there‟s no progressing presentation). 2. Press „Prev.‟ or „Next‟ button to select the user you wish projector server to display its display content, selected user will have a > mark in front of it. 3.
Chapter III Configure Projector Server 3-1 Connect to Web Configuration Menu This projector server provides several administrative functions which can be accessed via the web configuration menu. In this chapter, you‟ll be instructed to user web configuration menu to setup the projector server. Please follow the following steps to connect to the web configuration menu of projector server: 1.
2. Click „Admin Login‟ link on the left. 3. You‟ll be prompted to input administrator‟s username and password. Default „User Name‟ is „admin‟ and „Password‟ is „1234‟. Click „OK‟ button when you‟re ready.
4. After you logged in, the status of projector server will be shown on web browser.
3-2 Utility Download You can use this function to download projector server‟s client software. (Same as described in chapter 2-4) Click ‘Start’ link on the top, and you’ll be prompted to run or save projector server’s client software. For system MAC OS X10.4 above, please download the presentation utility from CD.
3-3 Basic Setting In this menu, you can change web configuration menu password. You can use this function to change the password required for logging onto web configuration menu (user name is always „admin‟ and cannot be changed). The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Current Password Input current password (default: 1234) here. New Password Input new password you wish to use here.
Click „Continue‟ to continue on projector server setting, or click „Apply‟ to reboot projector server, and changes you made will take effect after projector server rebooted.
3-4 Network Setting You can use this menu to change the setting of wired Ethernet connection and DNS (Domain Name Service) server. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Obtain an IP address automatically Select this option and projector server will obtain an IP address from the DHCP server on your local area network automatically. If you selected this option but there‟s no DHCP server on your LAN, projector server will use IP address „192.168.2.
is not located within local area network, projector server will not be able to access Internet and synchronize with time server. DNS address Input the IP address of DNS server here (DO NOT input the host name of DNS server here!). Secondary DNS Address You can input another DNS server‟s IP address here, so if projector server fails to connect to the DNS server listed above, it will use the DNS server‟s IP address listed in this field instead.
3-5 Wireless Setting You can configure the settings of the wireless network interface of this projector server from this menu.
3-5-1 ‘Basic’ Settings You can configure basic wireless network settings from this menu. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Enable Wireless pass through without login. Tick the box to enable the function allows other users not in the presentation to access the Projector Server as an AP. Wireless Function Select „Enable‟ from dropdown menu to enable wireless network function; select „Disable‟ to disable wireless network function (wireless radio off).
wireless clients. 2.4GHz (G) - supports 802.11g wireless clients only. 2.4GHz (B+G+N) - supports 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11 Draft-n wireless clients. ESSID Input the ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentifier, i.e. the name used to identify this projector server among other wireless access points) here. Please note that client software also uses this name to identify the projector server, even client software is using wired Ethernet connection to connect to projector server. Default ESSID is „projector‟.
discard changes, click „Cancel‟ button. If you click „Apply‟, you‟ll see the following message: Click „Continue‟ to continue on projector server setting, or click „Apply‟ to reboot projector server, and changes you made will take effect after projector server rebooted.
3-5-2 ‘Advanced’ Settings In this menu, you can configure advanced wireless settings of this projector server. Please note that only experienced user should modify these settings, and wrong settings may affect the performance of this projector server. This projector server is able to run properly without any modification in this page. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio.
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347. Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 100. DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 3. Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value.
‘Enable’. WMM The short of Wi-Fi MultiMedia, it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they‟re being transferred over wireless network. If you don’t know what it is / not sure if you need it, it’s safe to set this option to ‘Enable’, however, default value is ‘Disable’. When you finish, please click „Apply‟ button to save changes you made; to discard changes, click „Cancel‟ button.
3-5-3 ‘Security’ Settings In this menu, you can setup wireless security for wireless connections. By default, projector server does not enable wireless security so wireless clients don’t have to know the password for wireless network before they can get connected to projector server. You can improve the security level of projector server by setup security settings in this menu.
almost every wireless client support WEP (especially some old IEEE 802.11b wireless clients), therefore WEP provides better compatibility. Refer to chapter 3-5-3-2 for detailed instructions of WEP encryption. Encryption: WPA pre-shared key Enables WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption. WPA provides better protection strength against malicious attackers, and most of modern wireless clients support WPA. Refer to chapter 3-5-3-3 for detailed instructions of WPA encryption.
3-5-3-1 Encryption: Disabled When encryption setting is disabled, projector server‟s wireless interface uses no protection against wireless users who attempted to connect to it. It is convenient for meeting room‟s visitors; however, every one will be able to connect to projector server unless you enabled 802.1x authentication. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description RADIUS Server IP address Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication server here.
Click „Continue‟ to continue on projector server setting, or click „Apply‟ to reboot projector server, and changes you made will take effect after projector server rebooted.
3-5-3-2 Encryption: WEP Enable WEP encryption. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Key Length There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using „128-bit‟ is safer than ‟64-bit‟, but will reduce some data transfer performance. Key Format There are two types of key format: ASCII and Hex. When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed.
Encryption Key 1 Input WEP key characters here, the number of to 4 characters must be the same as the number displayed at „Key Format‟ field. You can use any alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if you select „ASCII‟ key format, and if you select „Hex‟ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, a-f, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption key here, and if you entered multiple WEP keys, they should not be same with each other.
3-5-3-3 Encryption: WPA pre-shared key Enable WPA pre-shared key encryption. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Please select a type of WPA cipher suite. Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but you have to make sure your wireless client support the cipher you selected.
Click „Continue‟ to continue on projector server setting, or click „Apply‟ to reboot projector server, and changes you made will take effect after projector server rebooted.
3-5-3-4 ‘WPS’ Settings In this menu, you can use WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to setup secure wireless connections quickly and easily with WPS-compatible wireless clients. In this menu, current WPS settings will be displayed, like above example. The descriptions of every field are: Item Description WPS Status Displays WPS configuration status: Configured (WPS ready), or Unconfigured. Self PinCode Displays WPS self pin code.
The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Config Mode Select WPS configuration mode: „Registrar‟ (This projector will accept WPS-compatible wireless client to send WPS pairing request), Configure via Push Button Click „Start PBC‟ and projector server will enter „WPS Push-Button‟ mode. When using this mode, another WPS-compatible wireless device must also enter WPS push-button mode with different WPS configuration mode (i.e.
3-6 Presentation Control You can use this menu to control every connected user, and device who should be active presenter here. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Administrator mode Check this box to enter „Administrator mode‟ (i.e. you can control users). Please note that when you change the status of Administrator mode, projector server needs to reboot and all connected users must reconnect to projector server.
You can arrange a specific user to display in quad-split display (1, 2, 3, or 4), or display in full-screen mode: Quad-Split Display Full-Screen Mode (Position 1 / 2 / 3 /4) To assign a user to display in specific quad-split display position or full-screen mode, select a user first, then click the white circle of specific position, and click button of quad-split display or full-screen mode.
3-7 Display Setting You can configure the characteristics of external display here. The description of every setting item will be described below: Item Description Resolution Select output video resolution, select a resolution from this dropdown menu. When you finish, please click „Apply‟ button to save changes you made; to discard changes, click „Cancel‟ button.
server rebooted.
3-7 Black Out When you don‟t want audience see the content of your computer display temporarily when you‟re active presenter, you can suspend video output by this function. Click „Screen Off‟ button and video will stop displaying on external display. Click it again to resume. Please note that this function will not stop video signal, therefore external display will NOT enter power-save mode when you use this function to stop displaying video contents (if it supports).
3-6 Configuration Tools This menu provides several useful functions, you can save projector server‟s configuration (backup), upgrade firmware (to improve projector server‟s functionality), or reset projector server from this menu. 3-6-1 Configuration Tools You can backup and restore configuration of this projector server here, or restore all settings of this projector server back to factory default value.
Item Description Backup Settings Click „Save…‟ button to save projector server‟s current setting as a file and store it on your computer. You‟ll be prompted when you click „Save…‟ button, click „Save‟ to select a folder on your computer to save projector server‟s configuration file. You can give each configuration file a different name, so you can remember the purpose of configuration file.
3-6-2 Firmware Upgrade In this menu, you can upgrade the firmware of this projector server. New firmware will provide more functionality, and fix some existing problem. Please download latest firmware from our website. Please click „Next‟ button to start firmware upgrade procedure: Click „Browse…‟ button to select a firmware file from your computer, and then click „Apply‟ to start firmware upgrade.
projector server off during firmware upgrade procedure. Also, please do not remove the network connection during firmware upgrade, if firmware upgrade fail, the projector server may not be able to function properly, and you will need to ask your dealer of purchase for help.
3-6-3 Reset If you found that projector server is not function properly, or respond to your command slowly, reboot the projector server may solve the problem. Click „Apply‟ to reboot the projector server. You‟ll be prompted before the projector server reboots itself: Click „OK‟ to reboot the projector server, or click „Cancel‟ to abort. Projector server needs about 60 seconds to reboot, please reconnect to projector server after you clicked „OK‟ button for 60 seconds.
Chapter IV Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification Supports DHCP Server & Client Supports wireless AP Mode Download utility from the device directly, no need installation CD Presentation control via remote Control OSD menu configuration Supports login code to protect other users from login into this device without any authentication.
Dimension 30(H) x 157(W) x 127(D) mm Temperature Operating: 10~40 C, Storage: -20~60 C Humidity Operating: 10~90% (Non-Condensing) o o Storage: Max.
4-2 Troubleshooting Don‟t panic if projector server is not function properly! In most cases, you can solve the problem by yourself and you don‟t have to send the projector server back to dealer of purchase to ask of help. Please refer to this troubleshooting table to find out possible solution. Scenario Solution Can‟t connect to projector server 1. Check the LED lights located at the front of projector server.
as „Remote‟) is not blocked by any object, especially when you inserted USB peripheral in front USB slot. 4. If there‟s strong / fluorescent light source near IR transmitter / receiver, remote Control may not be able to function properly. 5. If the distance between IR transmitter / receiver is longer than 7 meters, remote Control may not working properly. Noting displayed 1.
Windows system 2. Make sure no one is doing the presentation. 3. Please access to the disk “dPresenter” from “COMPUTER” and execute “dPresenter.exe”. No audio output in MAC 1. Please make sure “Enable Audio” is selected. 2.
