Overview
The Crestron AirMedia App facilitates the wireless sharing of video and audio content from a device to a Screen or Projector that has an AirMedia Device connected to it.
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Requirements
The Phone requires the Crestron AirMedia App to be installed.
The Phone 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
Access Google Play and search for the Crestron AirMedia App.
Make sure that the App is published by Crestron.
Follow the prompts to install.
If you want to confirm the correct App, 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 Android option.
Opening the Crestron AirMedia App
Assuming that the Crestron AirMedia App has been installed, open the Crestron AirMedia App.
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 a series of screens related to permissions, notifications, agreement and delegation. Once the permissions and notifications have been attended to, 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.
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 Phone in the Enter receiver’s address field (the http:// isn’t required, just 10.178.65.111 if referring to the example above) and click Done on the phone’s soft keyboard.
The Crestron AirMedia App will then prompt to start casting: select Start Now.
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 Phone and click Done.
Screen Casting
The Crestron AirMedia App will then prompt to start casting: select Start Now.
Presentation Control
The room’s Display or Projector will now show the video and audio content wirelessly from the Phone just connected, and the Crestron AirMedia App on the Phone will now indicate Presenting and off limited controls e.g. disconnect.
Select the content / screen on the phone to be presented
Ending the Presentation
Once the presentation has been completed, click on the Disconnect option on the Crestron AirMedia App to disconnect the Phone 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.