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- Step 8: Set Content Sharing Options
Step 8: Set Content Sharing Options
Meeting participants connected to a Solstice display with a laptop computer can share three basic kinds of content through the Mersive Solstice app: their whole desktop, a specific application window, or media files such as still images and videos. Screen mirroring for iOS and Android mobile devices is available through the Solstice mobile appsThe Solstice Mobile Apps . Miracast and AirPlay support also provide the ability mirror the screens of Windows, macOS/iOS, and some Android devices without the Solstice app. For more information on how to configure Solstice to support sharing with AirPlay and Miracast, see Enable Sharing with AirPlay and Enable Sharing with Miracast.
How To
Each of the three main sharing options in the Solstice app (desktop/mobile screen, application, and media files) can be enabled or disabled for Solstice Pod displays using Solstice Dashboard. App-free sharing options such as AirPlay and Miracast can also be turned on or off. Enabling a given sharing option for a particular Solstice Pod means users connected can share content to that Pod's display using that method. If a sharing option is disabled, users will not see that option while connected to that display.
Go to the Appearance and Usage tab > Client Sharing Options section.
Under the Resource Restriction section, enable or disable the various resource sharing options.
Desktop Screen Sharing - Allows Windows and macOS users to share their desktop.
Application Window Sharing - Allows users to share only a specific application window.
Miracast - Stream video over Wi-Fi Direct - Allows users to mirror their Windows device screen.
Warning
Turning off Miracast WiFi Direct and then back on in quick succession for a Solstice Pod may result in it temporarily appearing multiple times in the Windows Connect and Wi-Fi connection panels. To resolve this issue, refresh the list of available Miracast WFD devices by turning Wi-Fi off and back on for affected Windows devices.
Miracast - Stream video over Existing Network - Allows users to mirror their Windows device screen.
Note
The Miracast Wi-Fi Direct option streams P2P from the Windows device to the Pod, while the Existing Network option streams over the existing network. For more information on how to configure Miracast for your organization's needs, see Enabling Miracast.
Android mirroring: Allows allows screen mirroring from an Android mobile device through the Solstice Mirror app.
Note
Some Android apps may block audio capture, preventing the streaming of their audio to Solstice.
iOS Mirroring - Allows users to mirror their iOS and macOS device screens via Apple's AirPlay.
Enable AirPlay Discovery Proxy - Enable this option if your network does not allow use of Apple's Bonjour. For more information on how to configure AirPlay, see Enabling AirPlay.
Enable Bluetooth discovery for AirPlay: Enable this option to allow end-users to discover the Solstice display without having to first connect to the network. However, users will have to connect to the same network as the Pod to stream content via AirPlay. This provides another alternative for discovery for environments that do not allow UDP broadcast traffic or Apple's Bonjour protocol. Available on Gen3 Pods only.
Video Files and Images - Allows users to securely share image and video files from their laptop or mobile devices.
Browser Sharing - Allows users to connect and share content via a web browser without needing the Solstice app.
Enabling this option allows users to connect to a Solstice display and share content without installing the Mersive Solstice app by using a web browser, either using
http://[Solstice URL]:6443(Solstice 5.5.2 and earlier) or with the redesigned Solstice web app atshare.mersive.com.The Solstice web app is supported on Solstice Pods running Solstice 6 and later. It is secured with a new default SSL certificate. Upgrading a Solstice Pod to Solstice 6+ replaces the old Mersive default certificate, but does not overwrite customer-installed certificates.
Click Apply.
To restrict the amount of connections or content posts to moderate Solstice's potential impact on your network, go to the Appearance and Usage tab > Resource Restriction section and update the corresponding fields with the desired limits, then click Apply.