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Barco Updates ClickShare Via Software

barco-clickshare-0315Barco has performed a software update to the ClickShare product line (both the CSM-1 and CSC-1) that adds an auto-layout function to the CSM-1 Base Unit. This allows two people to share content on-screen at the same time.

You may already know that a CSC-1 kit comes with four Buttons, and four people can already share content simultaneously with it — something that the CSM-1 could not do, until now. With the new software update, a CSM-1 kit (which includes 2 Buttons) now enables two side-by-side windows on the screen.

In addition, now the ClickShare can fully mirror the screens of Apple devices using the CSC-1 Base Units. This means that whatever you see on the mobile device’s display — including data, images and video (yes, video) — is simultaneously shown on the central meeting room screen, without the need for an Apple TV or a specialized app. Full mirroring of Samsung Galaxy devices with ClickShare was already possible — so this update is focused on doing the same for iOS.

The update also added two other features to ClickShare:

  • The option to disable the wireless access point of the ClickShare Base Units and integrate the Base Units in your corporate network. This feature allows the ClickShare Buttons, or the mobile devices using the ClickShare apps, to connect to the ClickShare Base Unit via the corporate wireless infrastructure, instead of via the wireless network of the Base Unit itself. This option lets you avoid adding additional access points in your Wi-Fi environment.
  • A new signal strength modulation function, which limits the reach of the Base Unit. This function not only allows more ClickShare units to be integrated in a limited space – the section of the building that contains a lot of meeting rooms – but also prevents connections from outside the room.
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