Overview

The Crestron AirMedia App facilitates the wireless sharing of video and audio content from a Laptop to a Screen or Projector that has an AirMedia Device connected to it.

 

 

Requirements

The Laptop requires the Crestron AirMedia App to be installed.

The Laptop must be connected to Deakin Eduroam wifi.

The user needs to be able to see the AirMedia Device splash screen on the room Screen or Projector to be able to determine the IP address to connect to and the random code required to complete the connection.

 

Installing the Crestron AirMedia App on a Deakin managed Laptop

In the Dock locate and click on the Self Service Icon.

Type AirMedia into the Self Service search bar in the top left corner and press the enter key.

Click on the Install button of the Crestron AirMedia entry and follow the prompts.

 

Installing the Crestron AirMedia App on a personal Laptop

Access the Software Library website for BYOD/non-managed devices: https://software.deakin.edu.au

Search for AirMedia within the search bar of the Deakin Software Library.

Once the Crestron AirMedia page is displayed, click on Continue Reading.

Click on the Crestron AirMedia text above download for Windows and Mac option.

This will take you to a Crestron AirMedia App download page.

There will be two Mac options:

The macOS Deployable Application will install the Crestron AirMedia App as an available App on the laptop.

The macOS Guest Application will require the downloaded DMG file to be opened every time you want to use the Crestron AirMedia App.

Once you have clicked on one of these options, if you are comfortable and agree, click on the I Agree to The Terms of the License, Download Now option.

Locate the just downloaded file which will most likely be in the Laptop Downloads Folder.

Open the file to install it and follow the prompts.

 

Opening the Crestron AirMedia App

Assuming that the Crestron AirMedia App has been installed, click on the Spotlight Search magnifying glass icon in right hand side of the top menu bar simply start typing AirMedia and select the Crestron AirMedia App when it shows.

 

First time use of the Crestron AirMedia App

If this is the first time that the Crestron AirMedia App has been opened then it will prompt with an agreement screen and then a settings screen.

If happy with the Privacy Statement and the Terms of Use, click on the Agree button and then select Ask Me and then click on the OK button.

 

 

Wait while the Crestron AirMedia App searched for devices.

 

 

To avoid waiting in future for the approx.15 seconds while the App searches for Devices, click on Options, then Settings and click on Auto Discovery to change it from On to Off.

 

 

Connecting to an AirMedia Device: the IP Address

 

 

To determine the IP address of the Crestron AirMedia Device in the room, the room AV will need to be turned on, and the AirMedia will need to be selected as the source for the room’s Display or Projector.

In some spaces the AirMedia may be the default or only source available where in other spaces the AirMedia will need to be selected as a source from the room’s AV Touch Panel or Control Panel. Please note that in many AV spaces, the AirMedia will be labelled as Presenter on the AV Touch Panel or Control Panel.

Once displayed, the Crestron AirMedia Device will indicate its IP address in the lower lefthand corner. In the example below the IP address is 10.178.65.111

 

 

Enter the appropriate IP Address shown in the room you are using into the Crestron AirMedia App on your laptop (the http:// isn’t required, just 10.178.65.111 if referring to the example above) and then hit the Enter key on the laptop’s keyboard (please note that the image below depicts a different IP address as was the image was captured in different circumstances).

 

 

Connecting to an AirMedia Device: the 4 Digit Code

The Crestron AirMedia App will then prompt for a 4 Digit Code.

 

 

After a few seconds the random 4 Digit Code will be displayed on the room’s Display or Projector. The code is set to be random as this prevents someone external to the room presenting an inappropriate image using a code they have previously used.

 

 

Enter that 4 Digit Code into the Crestron AirMedia App on the laptop and click on the blue upward arrow.

The Crestron AirMedia App will now look like the image below.

 

Screen Mirroring

 

 

To select the AirMedia Device as the receiver click on the Control Centre icon in right hand side of the top menu bar, then click on Screen Mirroring and select the AirMedia Device.

 

 

The Crestron AirMedia App will now prompt for the same 4 Digit Code again.

 

 

Presentation Control

Once that 4 Digit Code is typed again the room’s Display or Projector will now show the video and audio content wirelessly from the laptop just connected, and the Crestron AirMedia App on the laptop will show the Start Mirroring screen again.

 

 

Click on the OK button and the Crestron AirMedia App on the laptop will now indicate Presenting and offer a few setting controls e.g. volume level, disconnect etc.

 

 

The Crestron AirMedia App can be minimised to ensure it isn’t displayed to room’s Display or Projector.

NB – after 10 seconds the room’s Display or Projector may show the 4 Digit Code again but this will disappear after approx. 30 seconds.

 

Ending the Presentation

Once the presentation has been completed, click on the Disconnect option on the Crestron AirMedia App to disconnect the laptop from the wireless presentation. The room’s Display or Projector will then return to the Crestron AirMedia Device’s splash page and the Crestron AirMedia App can be closed.