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 Windows search bar type Software Centre and select the Software Centre App.

Type AirMedia into the Software Centre App search bar in the top right corner and press the enter key.

Click on the Crestron AirMedia Icon within the software centre.

Click on Install 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 two Windows options:

The Windows Deployable Application will install the Crestron AirMedia App for all users on the laptop (the file extension will be .msi).

The Windows Guest Application will install the Crestron AirMedia App for the current user only (the file extension will be .exe).

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, right click on the file and choose to scan the file with the laptop’s antivirus checker as a precaution.

Once the file has passed the scan, double click the file to install it and follow the prompts.

 

Opening the Crestron AirMedia App

Assuming that the Crestron AirMedia App has been installed simply start typing AirMedia into the Windows Search Bar and select 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 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 slide Auto Discovery to Off.

 

 

Click the Left Arrow within the Crestron AirMedia App to get back to the main screen of the App.

 

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.

 

 

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 Connect.

 

Presentation Control

 

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 now indicate Your Presentation and offer various setting controls e.g. pause / play, volume level, disconnect etc.

 

 

There should be a thin light-yellow outline around the edge of the screen on the laptop to convey that the screen is being shared, and the Crestron AirMedia App can be minimised to ensure it isn’t displayed to room’s Display or Projector.

 

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.